Dan Morehead

Worcestershire County Councillor for Bewdley
District Councillor for Bewdley and Rock

I served as a Bewdley Town Councillor between 2019 and 2023 and had the honour of being Deputy Mayor in 2020. I have also served as your County Councillor since 2021

I balance my political commitments with my role as a Regional Manager for Waitrose. I am married to Jo who also works for the John Lewis Partnership and we enjoy spending time locally walking our dog and socialising with friends. My personal interests are Football, Rugby and I am a keen Cyclist, runner and Scuba Diver.

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Road surface on Bewdley by-pass

County Councillor Dan Morehead has reported the road surface of both the By-Pass and the islands at either side Highways for inspection and any emergency repairs.He has highlighted the uphill inside lane towards Wharton Park, the downhill lane under the bridge and both islands, and requested any wor

General Highways update

Further to Dan's regular divisional onsite meeting with Highway officers today, which was specifically looking at our rural roads, Dan's feedback is as follows:A couple of key updates:Following concerns raised by residents, I have asked for some Horse and Rider signs to be installed along the Kinlet

Severnside South and Red Hill

A number of people have contacted me recently about the steps and loose cobblestones/tarmac on Severn Side South and also the damaged railings on Red Hill.I have received agreement for these steps to be fully restored along with the loose cobble stones and tarmac fill ins on Severn Side South to bri

Wribbenhall Developments - Impact on Bewdley

This week I have been speaking with the Highways team at WCC about the impact that the two developments in Wribbenhall are having on access into Bewdley whilst we have the remainder of the EA works being completed.Whilst Highways cannot reasonably deny traffic permits for these developments until th

High Street - Safety improvements

After a number of incidents and concerns being raised by residents, Cllr Dan Morehead had an independent study completed to understand what improvements would be recommended.

A456 CONSULTATION OPEN – HAVE YOUR SAY!

The proposal to make the 30mph limit on Callow Hill permanent, extending it to Lye Head Road and also to implement a 50mph permanent limit from Long Bank, through the By-Pass and up to the Safari Park will be open from tomorrow (February 13th) until March 13th 2025.A public notice will be issued on

Flood defence works update

Today I had a really constructive and positive meeting with the Environment Agency and Jackson to discuss how the Flood Defence works are progressing.Of course a big focus of that discussion was how we can work to ensure we do everything possible to get the bridge open by the Summer holidays to supp