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17 August 2010 Last updated at 12:55 Share this page Email Print Share this page 2 Share Facebook Twitter Worcester children raise £300 for Pakistan flood appeal Aid agencies have said flood survivors were at risk of malnutrition and diseases like cholera Continue reading the main story Related Stories Pakistan flood children at risk Floods response 'pitiful' - Clegg Charity hits £2m for flood relief A group of children in Worcester raised about £300 in two hours for flood victims in Pakistan by collecting cash door-to-door. The youngsters from Redfern Avenue ordered the clothing online and wore specially-designed T-shirts, saying "Pakistan Needs You". Ward councillor Jabba Riaz said the youngsters were "kind of putting the adults to shame". At least 1,600 people are known to have died in the monsoon floods. 'Human cost' The Pakistani government has said up to 20 million people have been affected and some six million have been es...

We want to return historic park to its former glory 6:10am Friday 24th June 2011 in Local By Flora Drury , @floradruryWN #worcsnews CASH INJECTION: Fort Royal Park which has huge historical significance. AN ambitious vision of what a neglected Worcester park could be has been outlined. We reported how Fort Royal Park is to get a much needed cash injection earlier this month. The park – once named the eighth best park in the country by a national newspaper – has become a little tired over the years. The views across the city and the Malverns – which clinched the position – may still be there, but so are crumbling walls, overgrown areas and a playground which one resident said “wouldn’t look out of place in Beirut”. Worcester City Council intend to use some of the £1.7 million surplus from last year’s budget to revamp the park. As yet it is unclear what form this will take but if Cathedral councillor Jabba Riaz and Ben Humphrey, chairman of the Battle of Worcester Societ...

New play area and telescope feature in park overhaul Andrew Warren 27 October. Updated: 27 October 07:55 A BRAND new play area and a high powered telescope offering views of the Malvern Hills and Worcester Cathedral are set to be the centrepieces of a refurbished city park. The Standard previously reported how Worcester City Council had set aside £250,000 from its £1.78million cash surplus to begin renovating Fort Royal Park, which was a key battle site during the English Civil War in 1651. Ward councillor Jabba Riaz had led the calls for a major overhaul of the park, with the support of the Battle of Worcester Society. At a meeting of the council's scrutiny committee on Monday night (October 24), cleaner and greener manager David Sutton revealed up to £110,000 will be used to build the new play area for the park, which will be based on the successful play area in Power Park in St Peter's. Local community groups and schools will be able to have their say on how the area shoul...

Councillor leads bid to restore historic park A COUNCILLOR is spearheading an appeal to breathe new life into an historic Worcester park which is at the very heart of the city's rich Civil War history. Coun Jabba Riaz has joined forces with the Battle of Worcester Society to campaign for major investment in Fort Royal Park off Wylds Lane, which has suffered in recent years due to a lack of investment. The park is situated on one of the key sites of the Battle of Worcester in 1651 - Fort Royal Hill - where Royalist soldiers built a fort to defend the city from the attack of Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarians. It is also the place where two former American Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson met in 1786 to look out over the city which they considered to be one of the key battlegrounds for democracy. But despite its great history Fort Royal Park has missed out on the kind of investment which has seen other city parks like Gheluvelt and Cripplegate flourish. It has led t...

Worcester councillor banned from tweeting in meeting Continue reading the main story Related Stories Council to tweet election results Council bans staff from Twitter A Worcester City councillor has complained after being told he could not tweet during an open meeting. Councillor Jabba Riaz, who represents the Cathedral ward, was banned by the mayor, Dr David Tibbutt, from updating his micro-blog on Tuesday. Mr Riaz said he believed his freedom of speech had been infringed. A city council spokesman said the request was made because councillors were in a full council meeting which needed their "full attention". 'Not confidential' Mr Riaz said: "I was really upset, outraged my freedom of speech, my voice to the outside world was being stopped. "This is not confidential information, it's important information of what's happening in the city of Worcester and decisions that are being taken that affect the whole city. "It's important as ...

'Chuggers' could face clampdown By Tim Clarke 08/03 Updated: 12/03 10:41 'NUISANCE' charity fund-raisers who approach city centre shoppers could face stricter rules governing their behaviour. Coun Jabba Riaz, chairman of the licensing committee at Worcester City Council, has called for a meeting with local and national charities to discuss the behaviour of so-called 'charity muggers' or 'chuggers' who operate in Worcester. In a letter to the Standard Coun Riaz said he had received reports of people avoiding the city centre for fear of being approached by persistent street fund-raisers. His concerns come in the wake of action taken by Gloucester and Burnley city councils, who have drawn up voluntary agreements with charities stopping fund-raisers from collecting on certain days of the week. Coun Riaz said: "We at Worcester face similar issues where often the High Street on most days has collectors in various forms. I have heard of people who avoi...