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Worcestershire welcomes Olympic winners on the Tour of Britain

Worcester will play host to the world's top road cyclists, including members of the British Olympic Cycling Squad, as the Tour of Britain comes to Worcestershire(more)

Preserve tree heritage by getting fruity

Worcestershire County Council is offering residents the chance to protect and increase the county’s orchard heritage by buying local organic fruit trees.(more)

Nappaccino mornings are back in Worcestershire

Worcestershire County Council is asking local mothers and mothers to be to pop along to their local Nappaccino morning to discover the wonders of real nappies.(more)

New school term, recycled stationary

Worcestershire County Council is encouraging parents to consider kitting their children out with recycled stationery for the new school term.(more)

New walk cycle path opens on Berkeley Way

A new shared use path along Berkeley Way which extends an existing route from opposite Hastings Drive is now complete.(more)

Food Waste Road Shows

Worcestershire County Council is celebrating the success of its recent waste promotion(more)

New school term, recycled stationary

Worcestershire County Council is encouraging parents to consider kitting their children out with recycled stationery for the new school term.(more)

Five new leisure cycling routes for Worcester

A series of leisure cycling routes in and around Worcester have been created by Worcestershire County Council’s ‘Choose how you move’ team to help get residents out and about on their bikes.(more)

Get Motov8-ed this summer - Buy or donate a bike and help a local charity

With this year’s Tour de France generating cycling excitment, Worcestershire County Council is encouraging residents to help Motov8 a Worcester based charity who reuse and recycle unwanted bicycles.(more)

Residents reminded that re-use is kinder on the purse strings

Worcestershire County Council is highlighting the work of local re-use organisations to help save local residents’ money during the credit crunch(more)

Worcestershire residents encouraged to borrow a bike

Worcestershire County Council is offering Worcestershire residents the opportunity to borrow a bike for to see whether they get the cycling bug.(more)

Residents urged to call on Shredderman service

Residents in Worcester, Wychavon and Redditch are being urged by Worcestershire County Council to make sure they take advantage of its low cost garden waste handling service.(more)

Climate change highest on public’s agenda

Worcestershire residents want County Councillors to look at the issue of climate change, a survey has revealed.(more)

Worcester to host 2008 Tour of Britain

Worcester is set to become centre stage in the cycling world for the second time as Britain's premier cycling event returns to Worcestershire for the Stage Four start of the 2008 Tour of Britain.(more)

Residents can put clutter to good use whilst spring cleaning

Worcestershire County Council’s Waste Prevention team is encouraging residents to think twice about what they throw out during their annual spring clean.(more)

County Council wins prestigious Beacon status

Worcestershire County Council has received national recognition for its work towards tackling climate change by scooping a prestigious award from the Government (more)

County Council leads the way with tackling climate change

Worcestershire County Council is at the frontline when it comes to tackling climate change and meeting the Government’s target to cut carbon emissions on a national scale.(more)

County Council reminds residents that waste isn't just for the weekend

Worcestershire County Council is reminding residents that extended opening hours at household waste sites should make it easier for them to recycle.(more)

Roundabout needs you

Worcestershire County Council is encouraging residents to help collect and distribute donated furniture as part of the Roundabout project. (more)

Food waste disposers are inexpensive and effective

Food waste disposers are an effective and inexpensive way of disposing of kitchen waste, according to a County Surveyors’ Society study. (more)

Chose how you move continues to reduce traffic congestion in Worcester

Worcestershire County Council’s Choose how you move team is continuing to make a real positive impact on traffic congestion levels in Worcester city.(more)

A dozen more schools claim Green Flag

Worcestershire County Council welcomed a dozen schools to a special awards ceremony last week praising their efforts to help the environment. (more)

Pilot project caters for local food suppliers

Five Worcestershire schools have been selected to support a national pilot scheme aimed at linking local food suppliers with schools.(more)

Free bikes for Worcester employees

Employees of Worcester businesses with a travel plan have the opportunity to borrow a bike for free, courtesy of Worcestershire County Council’s Choose How You Move team.(more)

Aston Fields scoop prize for promoting energy saving

Children from Worcestershire’s Aston Fields Middle School have won the top prize for their artwork as part of the Worcestershire, Coventry and Warwickshire ‘Switch it Off’ campaign.(more)

Mission Impossible success at the Green Awards

Worcestershire County Council’s Mission Impossible Action Pack has scooped a prestigious Green Award (more)

County Council picks up its second Green Apple award

Worcestershire County Council has picked up a second Green Apple award for its approach to environmental issues.(more)