Worcestershire's Conservatives have lost control of its county council with Reform UK taking the most of council's seats Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Nigel Farage's party won 27 seats in Worcestershire today making them the largest party on the council they remained two seats short of an outright majority The Green Party and Liberal Democrats also gained seats in the area as locals appear to be looking beyond Conservative and Labour for leadership Reacting to the news, Simon Geraghty, who has been ousted as Conservative leader of the council, told the BBC that it had been "difficult day" for himself and local party members after he lost his seat, Riverside in Worcester, to the Greens Gillian Ruth BELL - Liberal Democrat - 138 Peter Desmond TURNER     Reform UK    - 956  Sara Jane WOODHOUSE - Liberal Democrat - 183     Ingrid SCHMEISING-BARNES    Liberal Democrat    131  Margaret ROWLEY    Liberal Democrat    599     Stephen Peter SQUIRES    Green Party    195    Emma Jane KEARSEY    Conservative    1137  Joshua William ROBINSON - Liberal Democrat - 1715 Samuel Marc EVANS - Liberal Democrat - 1141     John David COCHRANE     - Labour - 169     Helen Jayne JONES - Conservative - 474     Christopher Norman COOKE - Green Party - 154     James Andrew CLARKE - Liberal Democrat -502    Rita Lorraine DENT - Conservative - 257     Philip William HINGLEY    Reform UK    948    Helen Elizabeth DYKE    Independent    664     Linda Dorothy HARDWICK    Liberal Democrat    46     Mel ALLCOTT    Liberal Democrat    1656     Philip John EDMUNDSON    Labour    454     Cloud Clare Eloise GOLLOP    Liberal Democrat    118     Steven Robert COLELLA - Independent - 1129 Laura Maeve ROLLINS - Labour & Co-Operative Party -165 David Joseph NICHOLL - Liberal Democrat    135     Martin John ALLEN    Green Party    2027     Sarah Caroline MCDERMOTT    Conservative    497      Daniel Brian BIRCH    Conservative    1324    Christopher Hugh EDMONDSON    Reform UK    729     Nicola Louise Mary MORRIS    Green Party    691     Owen Mark RALPH    Liberal Democrat    154     Richard Julian MORRIS    Conservative    1276     Roy Charles HARMSWORTH    Liberal Democrat    155     Mark Sidney GOODGE    Conservative    707     Mary Elizabeth TASKER    Labour    305     Matthew Edward Wilson JONES    Liberal Democrat    196     Michele Jayne HULME    Reform UK    924     Emma Katherine STOKES    Conservative    493     Sally Danielle JONES    Liberal Democrat    99     Sebastian James SPIERS    Reform UK    816     Daniel WALTON    Labour & Co-Operative Party    735     Clifford HOBBS    Liberal Democrat    251     Richard Henry KIMBERLEE    Green Party    186     Paul John CLAYSON    Green Party    330     Andrew Paul FIELDSEND-ROXBOROUGH    Liberal Democrat    270     Hannah Mary ROBSON    Green Party    890     Aaron James POWELL    Conservative    833     John David LITTLECHILD    Liberal Democrat    89     Graham Paul KEMP    Heritage Party    16     Malcolm Gordon VICTORY    Green Party    1518    Sebastian BARBOUR    Conservative    628     Angel Florence CHAWNER    Reform UK    507    Emma TRUEMAN    Liberal Democrat    360     Paul BENNETT    Liberal Democrat    716     Julie Caroline MACLUSKY    Conservative    488     Chris MCSWEENY    Liberal Democrat    824   Karen Michelle HANKS    Conservative    685     Christopher Roland BURROWS    Labour    184   Natalie Maria MCVEY    Green Party    1559     Michael David SAVAGE    Reform UK    509    David Edgar Lawrence WATKINS    Conservative    462     Jamie CRAMP    Liberal Democrat    251     Scott BUTLER    Liberal Democrat    134     Michael Bleddyn STURT-JOY    Liberal Democrat    222    David Charles CHAMBERLAIN    Green Party    215     Dan BOATRIGHT-GREENE    Liberal Democrat    2263     Fiona Sarah NUNAN    Green Party    82     Christopher David WINDSOR    Labour    67     Tom WELLS    Independent    2194    65.12Max WINDSOR-PEPLOW    Reform UK    622    18.46Glen PROMNITZ    Conservative    361    10.72Paul BOATRIGHT-GREENE    Liberal Democrat    117    3.47Christopher Johnathan TAYLOR    Labour    75    2.23 Jabba RIAZ    Labour    794    32.59Clare WRATTEN    Green Party    768    31.53David CARNEY    Reform UK    595    24.43Gregory WILKINS    Conservative    185    7.59Bart RICKETTS    Liberal Democrat    70    2.87Mark Patrick DAVIES    Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition    24    0.99 EDMONDS (REF) & TUDGE (REF) elected for Redditch central division MONK (REF) & TAYLOR (REF) elected for Redditch East division BENNETT (REF) & EACOCK (REF) elected for Redditch South division FOSTER (REF) & MONK (REF) elected for Redditch West division Paul Richard JAGGER    Liberal Democrat    102     Archie Michael HARRISON    Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition    18     David Richard ROSS    Conservative    757     Bernadette CONNOR    Labour & Co-Operative Party    353     Oliver Yasha WALKER    Liberal Democrat    167     Fran OBORSKI    Liberal Party - Keep It Local    591     Marie HOLMES    Labour & Co-Operative Party    232     Nigel John GRACE    Liberal Democrat    226     Steven HOLLANDS    Conservative    214     Brett Raymond CAULFIELD    Green Party    143     Tony Andrew MUIR    Independent    331     Di SMITH    Labour & Co-Operative Party    309     Kevin George GALE    Conservative    229     Shazu MIAH    Liberal Party - Keep It Local    164     Mark Thomas Eliot HEAFIELD    Liberal Democrat    82     Martin John HEWLETT    Reform UK    570     Bertie BALLINGER    Conservative    277     Peter JACKSON    Liberal Democrat    66     Martin POTTER    UK Independence Party (UKIP)    19     Leigh WHITEHOUSE    Independent    350     John BECKINGHAM    Labour & Co-Operative Party    336     Suzanne Elizabeth NICHOLL    Liberal Democrat    93     Paul Simon HICKLING    Reform UK    758    Stuart WILD    Liberal Democrat    122     Nathan John DESMOND    Conservative    624     Clare CASSIDY    Liberal Democrat    167     Roger Paul BROOKER    Reform UK    541     Angelika WISNIEWSKA    Conservative    233     John William Roland THOMAS    Independent    267     Timothy SCHMEISING-BARNES    Liberal Democrat    139     Ian Robert CRESSWELL    Reform UK    1298    John CALDWELL    Liberal Democrat    536     Carl FORDINGTON    Conservative    1072     Peter Henry JONES    Green Party    314     Adam Cedric Hudson SCOTT    Labour    150     Linda ROBINSON    Conservative    1318     Philip David KILLORAN    Liberal Democrat    675    Robert Jon NICHOLS    Green Party    208     Steve AINSWORTH    Labour & Co-Operative Party    134     Jill Marjorie DESAYRAH    Labour    440     Connor Paul Terence SMITH    Reform UK    684     Sarah MURRAY    Liberal Democrat    536     Shirley Anne WEBB - Conservative - 1047     Martin Philip GERMAN - Liberal Democrat - 245     Julian Malcolm GRAY - Green Party - 152     Adam David KENT - Local Conservatives - 1832     Valerie Jane CLARKE - Liberal Democrat - 92 Amelia Louisa QUIRK - Green Party - 77     Tom Palmer recently reflected on his experience at Droitwich Spa Hospital Droitwich Spa Hospital, part of Circle Health Group are Harriers preferred healthcare partner of choice. 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All of the Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) in Worcestershire will be open as usual across the Easter break apart from Hallow Road in Worcester which will be shut on Good Friday (18 April) and Easter Monday (21 April) Check on Let's Waste Less for locations and opening hours There are 11 Household Recycling Centres across Worcestershire: Bishops' Conference of England and Wales The new Lottery Heritage Fund multi-million pound initiative for UK places of worship has given a sizable grant to a Catholic church in Droitwich Spa with world-renowned mosaics The parishioners of the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and St Catherine of Alexandria gratefully received £190,000 from the National Lottery which will go towards a £260,000 project cleaning and conserving mosaics that encourage thousands of visitors from across the UK “We are extremely grateful to the National Lottery players for helping us to preserve this unique and magnificent church so that visitors can continue to enjoy its outstanding beauty.” The church is covered with some of the finest venetian glass mosaic artwork in Europe and was built between 1919 and 1921 in the style of the basilica churches of Ravenna Along with the ability to clean and conserve the mosaics the grant will also allow for the digitising of the paintings by Gabriel Pippet that were converted into the mosaics by Maurice Josey and his assistant The Church is open on weekdays between 10am until 6pm and on weekends between 12 midday and 5:30pm unless there are any religious services in progress More information about the church can be found on the Sacred Heart, Droitwich site and also on Visit Worcestershire This site is maintained by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales what3words.com/leader.nodded.tiger You can sign-up to receive regular newsletters from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales By NOTICEBOARD · 7 April 2025 Kids can celebrate Easter at a free event coming to Droitwich The Easter Kids Fun Fest will be held at Vines Park The festival has been striving to bring something for the kids of Worcestershire for the last five years which has successfully achieved the coveted Green Flag award The festival is designed around kid's entertainment and enjoyment and has everything to make the festival a day out for the whole family the festival is bigger than ever with 41 stalls and attractions This year's special entertainment is ENTW9 Dance Come who welcome anyone who would like to join them on Saturday from 1pm The 'We Love Easter Bunny Wrestling Match' will see wrestlers fight to win the heart of the Easter Bunny on Sunday at 1.30pm There's also Kids Karaoke at 3pm on Saturday and a disco at 3pm on Sunday A hunt featuring Easter lollipops kicks off on Sunday at 1pm at St Richards Statue There is no need to book and there are no entry fees For more information, visit saltfestdroitwich.co.uk/easter-kids-fun-fest Location: Droitwich LoadingDaily Email Updates {{contentTitle}} Conrad Energy has been chosen to optimise Terra Firma Energy’s latest flexible generation project – a 5MW site located in Droitwich Worcestershire that has recently begun commercial operation The agreement will leverage Conrad Energy’s iON+ platform to ensure peak performance of the asset The platform helps operate and maintain assets with unmatched efficiency iON+ means the asset is traded and despatched in the right markets at the right time and for the right duration to maximise profitability “We’ll be integrating the new site at Droitwich into iON+ immediately,” said Tony O’Carroll “It’s great to see another asset owner putting their trust in both our company and technology to maximise their returns” “Each of our collaborators has played a crucial role in bringing this project to fruition We are excited to see Conrad Energy optimise the site’s capabilities reliable energy to meet the challenges of a modern grid.” and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Copyright © 2024 | The Energyst | Website users agree to abide by our Terms & Conditions and Cookie Policy Design by: MoravacNET Contractor Griffiths and marine engineering specialist The Rothen Group have overcome engineering challenges to replace two footbridges spanning the Droitwich Canals in Worcestershire which reopened in 2011 after restoration efforts form an important leisure route for walkers and boaters in the mid-Worcestershire area located at King George Playing Fields and Little Hill Court were no longer fit for purpose due to deterioration The decision was made in January 2024 to remove and install new structures The project involved complex lifting operations due to the bridges’ location over water and proximity to residential developments which limited land access for conventional construction equipment Griffiths site manager Thomas Roberts said: “From a civil engineering perspective dismantling and replacing bridges is undoubtedly difficult and requires a lot of planning the difficulty factor multiplies further – both needed to be stripped down replaced and lifted into place on the canal itself so we knew specialist equipment and knowledge would be needed to carry this out.” Griffiths partnered with marine engineering specialists The Rothen Group The company provided a 8m (26ft) crane pontoon designed to facilitate construction activities directly on the water This piece of equipment was crucial as it could lift 2t at 12m and the platform could also be adapted to narrow and wide beam waterways suiting the awkward-to-access circumstances of each bridge’s location creating a stable working platform while both projects were carried out This allowed the bridges to be stripped down and replaced without the need for land access New ramps were also put in place as part of these works followed by the installation of handrails – also from the pontoon The Rothen Group founder Ian Rothen said: “Dismantling the old bridges proved difficult from a health-and-safety perspective as it quickly became apparent that the old wood had rotted using scaffold towers mounted on the pontoon and extra harnesses off the crane to carry out the first stage of the works.” the materials were cleared using a 21m (70ft) historic carrying boat which also played a key role in transporting the new structures to their installation sites with each new bridge installed in just two days “While The Rothen Group is known for its traditional bridge lifts the sheer size of these bridges made them some of the biggest we had ever erected,” said Rothen we drew on our years of experience to ensure the complex project was completed without a hitch.” Roberts praised The Rothen Group saying: “The assistance of The Rothen Group was invaluable to the successful completion of this project Ian and the team were extremely helpful throughout despite the complexities this particular project presented or – in the case of the rotting wood on the original bridges – encountered over this project’s lifetime The Rothen Group was able to adapt and provide a suite of comprehensive solutions I would gladly engage with them again on projects of this type.” Like what you've read? To receive New Civil Engineer's daily and weekly newsletters click here. 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