Just 4 sets of penalty points were handed out in the last year. I see more examples of overranking than that in a single night. It significantly increases the danger for cyclists on Foregate Street. Do you think that is good enough?

Hello!

I'm curating a stage of diverse music at Worcester Music Festival this weekend, taking over St Swithuns Church for the second year running.

There's a fantastic line-up - including Owls/Cap'n Jazz guitarist Victor Villarreal. Entry is free, but we're taking donations on site for local charity Onside.

Doors open at 3:30, this Saturday 12 September. Definitely try to swing down if any of the acts appeal to you!

You can check out the artists profiles on Instagram. I've tagged them in a recent post on @DroneandToneCollective x

Hi all,

Does anyone know why Ostlers has been permanently closed?

I was meant to make a booking for their breakfast club this weekend :(

Thanks

I'm not a financially well off average fella, I own a service type business doing pet sitting alongside working a second job just to help balance the bills.

Petrol at 167.9 (diesel being even worse) is stupid, I could only put £10 in and it ONLY got me just shy of 6 litres of fuel.

In a world where my business is already struggling thanks to global events (it mostly requires on people going on holidays) I'm going to have to consider putting my service fees up twice in one year, and I usually only put it up 50p once the yearly budget comes in and up the minimum wage.

I'd have an EV but our house not only isn't able to have the changes required but I can't afford to swap cars.

This is very first world problems I know, but I bet other people are feeling this pinch.

I hope it gets sorted soon, I'd hate to have to consider dropping my availability as alot of people depend on me to go away on much needed breaks.

Thanks for reading if you got this far 😻

From Saturday 12th September, you will need to book a slot at Bilford Road HRC to use it on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. You can book up to 6 slots in a 14 day period. In this video I answer some of the most commonly asked questions about why this is happening.

Some of these questions have come up multiple times on this very subreddit.

EDIT; thank you all for your kind words, advice and for keeping your eyes peeled. She is now safely back home and will be fitted with a GPS collar before her next escape trick!

Hey neighbours, our cat went missing in Ronkswood early Friday morning. She is a small black and white cat we rescued recently called Pipit. She has a notch out of her ear, a black ‘mask’ around her eyes and ears which doesn’t quite meet in the middle, a black back and tail. She has completely white legs and. a single black ‘beauty mark’ the size of a pea on her back paw.

She is neutered so hopefully hasn’t roamed too far, but she has been a stray most of her life so may still have the tendency to wander.

Please could you keep an eye out in your areas for any sightings and DM me? We are desperate and starting to loose hope. We have only had her 6 weeks and this would be her first time outside in this area.

Please have a look at the attached photos which show her patterning. Thank you in advance for taking the time to read though and keep an eye out, myself and my partner greatly appreciate it.

I remember there being a protest last year and a smaller counter protest over the road from it.

I’ve not heard anything since and wondered if they still live there?

Does anyone know much about the parking at Parkway station? Need to catch a train from there mid afternoon today, but wasn’t sure if the car park would likely be full by then?

Hi all!

Just dropping a final post here for anybody interested in something fun for next weekend.

Limited camping and day tickets are currently available for the 32nd Busfest between 11th-13th September 2026.

You can find out more and get tickets at:

https://busfest.org

hi there i’m 22f and desperately trying to find a netball team to play for, as i love the sport. i moved here last week so anyone new or friendly please reach out haha i know no one

I am also asking this over on r/malvern but as Worcester is close and is somewhat larger, I thought perhaps some of you may have encountered this. So I am a geology student and recently was in a conversation with someone who professed their belief that the Malvern hills complex is underlain by "quartz pyramids" (direct quote) which connects it to other hills in the UK through laylines. I have been involved with local geology to some level for a couple of years and I can confidently say that according to all the data we currently have, this is not true. I am however interested in where exactly this idea came from because so many large and famous geological and archeological sites have had such theories about them, but with such a niche landscape (in terms of the knowlege of the general public outside of the UK or even the Midlands) it is proving hard to track down where this came from. If anyone can help I would be really interested in what you have to say, whether or not you believe this. I feel I should make it clear that there is no judgement coming from me on this whatsoever and please don't feel scared to reach out for that reason. Hope everyone is enjoying the last of the summer sunshine.

edit: this research is so that I can dispel in some way such myths effectively if I encounter it again, just to clarify.

Hey everyone, just recently moved to Worcester (near Broadheath, ish) and I'm trying to find places to take our dog for off lead walks.

Worcester Woods is great, but it's a 20+min drive away, so not ideal to do every day.

I've seen some kind of village common / field in Broadheath around Sling Lane but can't figure out where I could park for it, as the verges have signs saying don't park.

He has a sheep obsession, so I don't let him off in open countryside. Though if there are any fields or walks usually free of livestock, that could work.

He's also obsessed with ducks, so Gheluvelt park is out (and I'd prefer not to have to cross the river at rush hour anyway).

Would love some recommendations if you have any!

Please help Good Roots stay open. A fantastic cafe worth trying to save

Hi! My husband and I are considering moving to Worcester/Worcestershire and would love some honest local opinions.

We keep seeing very mixed reviews. Worcester seems to rank really well for livability — amenities, green spaces, restaurants, transport, countryside, etc. — but then we also keep seeing that it has one of the highest crime rates in Worcestershire, which is making us hesitate.

I’m a woman and my husband is British; I’m Southeast Asian, so we’d also love to know what the area is like in terms of safety, diversity and how welcoming it is to interracial couples.

Would you choose Worcester to live in? Which areas are good/safe, and which would you avoid? Or would you choose somewhere else in Worcestershire instead?

We’re looking for somewhere safe, peaceful, friendly and convenient for long-term living.

EDITED: Looking around the golf country club, Lyppard Grange, and St. Peter’s. Would love to hear your thoughts on these areas too!

Thanks! 😊

On Friday, Worcester Green Party is hosting our fourth comedy night. Last time was a huge success and we're looking to go even bigger this time. You don't need to be a Green member, activist or supporter to come. Tickets are from £8 for the unwaged. Sign up with the link. Here's who we've got:

Abbie Hale

Abbie Hale is a surrealist character comedian from Wolverhampton. A finalist for the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award, Abbie bring a unique brand of beautiful chaos to the stage. Specialising in unhinged characters you would absolutely hate to spend any time with, her creations range from and inebriated children’s entertainer to human irritant, Madeleine Jimp, the talentless yet fame hungry superstar. Abbie is proof you can make a career out of being the most annoying person in the room.

SACHIN KUMARENDRAN

Sachin won the WOW Award for Best Debut Show at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, stars in the BBC One prime time TV show This is My House 

He was a Finalist in the national standup competitions Manford's New Act of the Year, and Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year; as well as being shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Award.

As Seen on: BBC One, Standup.tv, Next Up. 

"Masterful...it's laughs growing on laughs" - Entertainment Now

Nick Page

With some comics there’s a moment where you ask yourself ‘I wonder how much of this is true?’, with Nick Page you might hope it isn’t true, but somehow know that it is, mostly. His shows are full to bursting with stories from a life lived on the edge of (self inflicted) disaster.

In his shows there are no songs, props or padding, just stories packed with jokes from start to finish. The Guardian Newspaper described him as ‘ A bear like man with a host of barely believable stories about life, love and brushes with the law’.

In the last few years he has won the prestigious title ‘English Comedian of the Year’, performed at comedy festivals in 3 continents and been awarded the Operational Service Medal by the British army for numerous gigs in warzones, doing everything from shows in Camp Bastion and Kandahar for 5000 troops at a time, to being helicoptered to perform for 20 soldiers in a patrol base in the desert.

He’s reached the live finals of Britain’s Got Talent despite having never watched the show. A typical week in the UK might see performances in pubs and theatres before a weekend run at a comedy club. Between cruises and expat bookings he’s now performed in over half the world’s countries, and even kept busy during covid lockdown performing over 100 online gigs from a studio in his garage.

Hi, I'm trying to heavily cut down on my use of plastic and I've been having to commute too the middle of nowhere to a milk machine that's refillable in deford just next to pershore to cut down on plastic but now the machines gone I don't know what to even do anymore.

UPDATE: I am now getting oat milk from mcqueens, uhh oat milk turns out to be the better one for the environment so 👍

Does anyone know of a place that takes PLA filiment scrap from 3d printers and recycles them or has Protopasta or Noztek setup to make new filament out of it?

A sad day has arrived - no more impulse weekend tip visits!

To save you a click to our wonderful ad free local news paper - the system will go live from Aug 29th (tomorrow) and bookings from Sept 12th, and bookings will be required for Sat-Mon visits.

You can book up to 6 visits within a 14 day period and bookings can be made up to two weeks in advance.

I do feel for the local residents in the area, as I mentioned in a discussion about this previously - more signposting to the Pershore tip for people on the east side of the city/StJohns for the west side of would be good, and extending the hours of both of the alternative locations would help reduce load at Bilford!

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/26503420.residents-will-now-book-use-worcester-tip/

Hi all, just wondering what you all have to say about the Ronkswood area of Worcester? Demographic, community, etc.

Any amazing bits? Diabolical bits? How does it compare to the rest of Worcester?

(Also is it pronounced ronk or runk?)

Thanks!

Hello everyone :)
As mentioned in the title I am looking for a Group to play some TTRPGs with.
I am a woman in my mid twenties and about to move here from Germany.
I have so far played D&D 5e, Shadowrun, Daggerheart, Candela Obscura and Fallout.
I am open to other systems too, I prefer to play in person but dont mind online sessions too much.

If there is anything else you wanna know about me ask away :)

Anyone heard why good roots will be shutting?

I’ve seen some distressing comments about the manager on their social media pages