5 short Worcester walking routes to try this lockdown (Photo: Geograph, Pixabay) PEOPLE have rediscovered their love of walking during lockdown as it is one of the times we are allowed to legally leave the house. According to the government guidelines, we can leave the house once a day for exercise- this can take place alone, with your household or with your support bubble. While you can still visit beauty spots and scenic parks on your doorstep, it’s important that you stay within your local area and don’t travel to other cities and towns in order to visit them.
SCHOOL: Cllr Andy Roberts (top right) and Cllr Marcus Hart (bottom right) A NEW secondary school will be built in Worcester after plans were backed by councillors. The new school would be built to cope with the rise in places due to the number of new homes being built in and around the city in the near future. Worcestershire County Council s cabinet backed the plans at a meeting on Thursday (February 4). Six locations have been proposed for the new 600-pupil school by Worcestershire County Council with an estimated cost of around £35 million but the whereabouts of the new school are currently a secret.
SCHOOL: Artist s impressions of the South Worcester Urban Extension (top right); Nunnery Wood High School, Cllr Marcus Hart PLANS to build a new secondary school in Worcester have been revealed. The new school would be built to cope with the rise in places due to the number of new homes being built in and around the city in the near future. Six locations have been proposed for the new 600-pupil school by Worcestershire County Council, according to a cabinet report due to be discussed next week, with an estimated cost of around £35 million but the whereabouts of the new school are currently a secret.
MAP: Three parts of Worcester are still showing dark purple on Public Health England s coronavirus hotspot map meaning infection rates are above 800 cases per 100,000 people in the areas THREE areas the city still have very high infection rates according to the latest figures. A total of 55 cases were recorded in Ronkswood and Nunnery Wood in the week up to January 20 giving the area an infection rate of 839.7 cases per 100,000 people. The number of cases in Ronkswood and Nunnery Wood dropped by 12 per cent but still remained high according to Public Health England’s latest coronavirus hotspot map. Warndon West saw 45 cases recorded in the same week giving the area an infection rate of 818.8 cases per 100,000 people.