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CONTENTS
Welcome 4-5: News

At last we are starting to emerge from Over the last 12 months, the City 7: Leaders’ messages
10-11: Investment: £17.9 million
this prolonged period of sadness and Council has also continued to deliver to transform parts of
uncertainty and are finally moving essential services such as emptying Worcester’s city centre
towards a better place. Whilst caution bins, supporting homeless people,
remains the watchword with regards to providing grants to residents and 12-13: Investment: Worcester bids
COVID, as the front cover and pages businesses, hosting funeral services for further £28 million
of this magazine demonstrate, there and dealing with the fallout from
genuinely are reasons to look forward flooding. I’m sure that you would like 14-15: Business: New support for
and be optimistic about the future here to join me in thanking all the staff for job seekers after COVID
in Worcester. their hard work over the last year. 18: Housing: New properties
sought by Council letting
On Boxing Day we And finally, the City service
received the very welcome Council is preparing
news that Worcester will to hold local elections 19: Environment: More trees
receive £17.9 million from on 6 May. A huge for Worcester – and free
central government to amount of effort is home insulation offer
transform the northern underway to ensure
part of the city. You can they are as COVID- 20: What’s on in museums in
find out more about secure as possible. Worcestershire
this major regeneration 22: Careers opportunities in
around Angel Place on You can read more the arts for young people
p.10 – 11. about the preparations
– as well as how to 23: Worcester’s next BIG thing!
Hot on the heels of this apply for a postal or
success, Worcester City proxy vote – on p.4. I 24: Planning: 40 new homes
Council bid for a further £28 million do encourage you to make your voice for former Sansome Walk
from central Government’s Towns Fund. heard and vote in these elections. swimming pool site
We expect to find out at the end of There are real challenges ahead as 26: New action to tackle
March if we have been successful – but Worcestershire recovers from COVID. anti-social behaviour
are confident that we have put forward By voting for the candidate who best
a very compelling case. Turn to p.12 addresses your concerns, you will be 27: Census 2021:
– 13 to find out how this investment influencing important decisions around We’re counting on you
could transform the city. If successful, local priorities and how money is spent
this investment would create hundreds as we move forward. 30: Protecting communities
of new jobs in Worcester and provide from COVID
residents with the skills they need to David Blake
secure sustainable employment in the Managing Director
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