Just a few days after receiving his chain of office, Worcester’s new mayor Councillor Jabba Riaz is settling into his new job as our first citizen.

He’s been fitted for his official robes and bicorne hat and has been checking out the Mayor’s parlour in the Guildhall. Cllr Riaz tweeted a short video of his new ‘second home’ for the next year saying it’s ‘not quite the Oval Office’ but that it’s ‘plush, posh and full of history.’

Cllr Riaz has chosen St Richard’s Hospice, Worcester Community Trust and Worcester Live as his three charities.

His deputy mayor is Councillor Allah Ditta.