RESIDENTS in Worcester are being urged to give their views on a bid to transform the face of Worcester's riverside.

Worcester City Council has just a day left to produce a plan that will impress Lottery judges in an attempt to win £25m backing. Three new bridges, a public square, and a lighthouse are among the key features of the ambitious project being put forward to the Big Lottery Fund for its one-off Living Landmarks scheme. Grants of between £10m and £25m will be made to successful organisations out of the pot of £140m, but with more than 150 submissions expected, the local bid needs to stand out.

The vision is to make Worcester a first-rate cathedral city and to link people and places.

The council has been urging people to voice their opinions on the scheme since it was launched last month and is encouraging them to continue to do just that.

A spokesman said: "Our bid has to be submitted by tomorrow, Friday, January 6, and we will discover in April if it has made it through the first wave of selections.

"We want people to carry on sending in their views right through that period. We want to be able to show the Lottery what Worcester residents think.

"So far they are very much behind the bid." For more information contact Worc-ester City Council on

01905 723471.