Work to remove five trees near to homes in Droitwich will take place next week. The Red Oak and Norway Maple trees have been causing ongoing issues for residents living nearby on Park Way for more than five years. The trees were planted in the wrong place originally. They are unsuitable for the location as they can grow to more than 25 metres in he...

Wychavon District Council has provided funding to a number of community projects supporting the ongoing response to the Covid-19 crisis. In July, Crowdfund: WYCHAVON was launched in partnership with crowdfunding platform Spacehive. This offered a way to raise funds by connecting people with local causes. Wychavon made a pot of £25,000 available to ...

Wychavon District Council has provided funding to a number of community projects supporting the ongoing response to the Covid-19 crisis. In July, Crowdfund: WYCHAVON was launched in partnership with crowdfunding platform Spacehive. This offered a way to raise funds by connecting people with local causes. Wychavon made a pot of £25,000 available to ...

Residents will have the chance to keep their bikes safe from thieves at a series of bike marking events across Wychavon district. Organised by Wychavon District Council, bike marking is a method that consists of applying a unique identifiable number to the frame of the bike, which is then registered with the National Bike Register Database. This re...

Wychavon District Council is encouraging residents to take part in an annual survey before the deadline on Sunday. The Residents' Survey, which ends at midnight on Sunday 4 October, gives people the chance to say what they think of their local area and services. This year, the survey includes questions on how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted resi...

More than £440,000 has been given to councils across Worcestershire to continue supporting rough sleepers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The money comes from the Government's Next Steps Accommodation Programme, which is part of the national strategy to end rough sleeping for good. Funding will be used to continue providing B&B and hotel accommod...

From Thursday (24 September 2020) the NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app will be launched. This is part of the test and trace service and will be important in helping control the spread of coronavirus and protecting each other. All businesses in the following sectors must by law display a QR code poster from 24 September: Hospitality Leisure and tour...

Wychavon District Council has flown the rainbow flag in celebration of Worcestershire Pride. Chairman Cllr Robert Raphael, and Leader Cllr Bradley Thomas raised the Pride flag outside the Civic Centre in Pershore on Friday afternoon to celebrate the festival over the weekend. The rainbow flag is a symbol for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgend...

A new cycle track has been officially opened in Evesham's Charity Brook Park. Wychavon Chairman Robert Raphael cut the ribbon on the Pump Track on Saturday (September 5), as part of a short ceremony which also included a display of BMX skills from semi-pro riders. The track cost £37,500 and allows novice riders of any age to build confidence and sk...

A new community minibus service which will make regular trips to Worcestershire Parkway Railway Station is set to launch next week thanks to funding from Wychavon. Starting from 14 September 2020, the Norton Connector will initially run every two hours between 8.30am and 4.30pm from Monday to Friday. The 30 minute route will start from Worcestershi...

Wychavon District Council marked Merchant Navy Day today (Thursday) by raising the Red Ensign flag. The commemoration, which took place at the Civic Centre in Pershore, joined those around the UK in remembering all of the Merchant Navy sailors from Great Britain's proud naval past, and also to show support for today's British seafarers. At the cere...

Free outdoor cinema events are taking place across Wychavon this weekend. Classic films are being show on a ten-metre inflatable screen on the following dates: Monsters Inc, Abbey Park, Pershore, 8pm on Friday, 4 September 2020 The Lion King, King George V Playing Fields, Droitwich Spa, 8pm, Saturday, 5 September The Greatest Showman, Corporation M...

According to Love Food Hate Waste, more than a third of us admit we throw away more food at Christmas than at any other time of the year. In fact, the UK throws out the equivalent of: 2 million turkeys5 million Christmas puddings74 million mince pies That's a lot of wasted energy and water needed to make that food, as well as your money, going in t...

 Here are a few ideas to help you apply the reduce, reuse and recycle principles to the spirit of the festive season. Advent calendars They are great fun and the chocolate ones are very tasty but do create waste in terms of the cardboard outer box, foil cover and plastic inner. So why not make your own this year? Make it reusable and you can u...

Should you buy a real Christmas tree or an artificial one? In terms of waste prevention, opting for a plastic tree may seem the obvious way to go as if you look after it, then it can be used again and again. In comparison, about 250 tonnes of Christmas trees end up in landfill each year, even though there are better ways to dispose of them. However...

Christmas jumpers have joined mince pies, ice skating and Noddy Holder in becoming an integral part of the festive season. Sadly, they are also adding to the shocking environmental damage Christmas does too. In the UK we spend about £220 million on Christmas jumpers but according to the environmental charity Hubbub a quarter of them end up in the b...

Here is our guide to help you get your recycling right and cut your waste this Christmas. Visit what can I put in my green bin for information about all the items you can recycle at home. The Nice List These go in your green bin/clear sack or can be taken to a Household Recycling Centre where indicated. Wrapping paper – if it is not glittery o...

An appeal is being made to find the original donor of a tree planted in memory of a local teacher. The Horse Chestnut tree was planted in St Peter's Fields in Droitwich some years ago in tribute to a retired teacher called Jimmy James. Unfortunately, Wychavon has no more information about Jimmy or who donated the tree. The tree sadly has had to be ...

Wychavon District Council is providing funding to support innovative and sustainable community transport projects across the district. Working in partnership with crowdfunding platform Spacehive, the council has launched the Crowdfund WYCHAVON: Ticket to Ride Fund which will support transport projects that are citizen-led and community-based. The c...

More than 300 residents and businesses have now signed up to Wychavon's Adopt a Street volunteer litter picking scheme to help take on the litter louts. Wychavon is now encouraging more people to sign up ahead of The Great British September Clean which takes place from 11 to 27 September. The national event, run by Keep Britain Tidy, replaces the u...