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Sunday cup date for Malvern
MALVERN Rugby Club attempt to win the North Midlands Cup for only the second time when they face Solihull on Sunday (May 13) at Stourbridge RFC (3.00). The teams have competed in the same Midlands Two West division this season with Solihull finishing
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Paddock blasts maiden century
BARNARDS GREEN v MONMOUTH BARNARDS Green entertained Monmouth in the WCL Division Two on Saturday and visiting captain Dan Head took the early advantage of winning the toss and inserting the home side. Missing influential opener Rich Williams again
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Extras rise in Malvern loss
MALVERN v NETHERTON MALVERN stumbled to a disappointing five wicket WCL Division Two defeat against Netherton on Saturday. Malvern batted first and quickly lost Mark Baugh. Andrew Cullen and Ollie Bendall then produced an excellent partnership before
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Green II recover and settle for tie
PERSHORE II v BARNARDS GREEN II THE Green travelled to local rivals Pershore with a team slightly altered to accommodate the four league teams that the Green are now fielding, in came the experienced Sam Freeman and youthful debutant Tom Banks. The
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Knapper in 125 knock
BIRLINGHAM II v BARNARDS GREEN IV NEW Green fourths skipper Andy Wheeler, having lost two bowlers in the morning and replaced them with two batsmen, had no hesitation inserting the opposition. Ian Alley and Adam Price both picked up early wickets but
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Wolfendale in century blast
COLWALL v STOURPORT AFTER last week's disappointment at Avoncroft, Colwall responded with this crushing WCL Division Three defeat of Stourport. Tom Wolfendale's century and Charlie Griffiths six wickets were the foundation of this outstanding performance
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Dropped pair stay to finish
STOURPORT II v COLWALL II COLWALL Seconds continued their winning start to the season with a comfortable nine wicket victory at Stourport Seconds. After winning the toss and fielding first Colwall were put under pressure with some wayward bowling. Despite
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West Malvern ease home in nail-biter
WEST MALVERN v OLD HILL III ON yet another warm and sunny afternoon, on a pitch perfectly suited for batting, it was the ball that conquered the bat in the first WCL Division Six encounter of the season at Mathon Court. On being asked to bat first,
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Colwall have to battle
COLWALL v FECKENHAM THIS was Colwall's introduction to the Worcestershire Sunday league, and if all games are as close, competitive and enjoyable as this one, then it will be a popular addition to the games at Stowe Lane. Colwall batted first but lost
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Batting was poor
BARNARDS GREEN III v BIRLINGHAM IN the opening round of matches in Division Three South, Barnards Green entertained Birlingham and visiting skipper Rob Drake elected to bat. The openers got them off to a steady start putting on 33 for the first wicket
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Little joy yet for Artefacts
MALVERN ARTEFACTS v RUSHWICK MALVERN Artefacts played their second league game of the season in bright sunny conditions at Regency Road on Tuesday and were involved in a tense and evenly matched contest with Rushwick, losing on the last ball of the game
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Wombats are the champions
THE remaining games of the Brewin Dolphin Securities Malvern Table Tennis Division Two season have now all been played with all seven matches involving teams fighting for the championship and promotion. Broadheath Wombats beat Crackpots E 6-4 with Tony
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Newtown teams do doubles
NEWTOWN Sports sides completed league and cup doubles at the Mercian Festival League cup finals played at Langland Stadium on Sunday. Newtown Sports Junior U14s won the Wayne Phillpotts Memorial Shield with a comfortable 5-0 win against Worcester Raiders
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Ryan hits 100 goals
MALVERN Town Wanderers won the Ron Handy U12s Memorial Cup on Sunday at Malvern Town's Langland Stadium, defeating Evesham United 8-2. Wanderers player Ryan Scullion was on 99 goals before Sunday's cup final and grabbed a hat-trick on the day taking
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Junior soccer scene
NEWTOWN SPORTS JUNIORS U14S 4, BROMYARD TOWN U14S 1 WITH an unavoidable fixture four days before the cup final, it was imperative that everyone came out unscathed. Playing the only side that had denied them a victory this season it was a scratchy first-half
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Amery is first again
SUPERVET Mike Amery won Velo Club Sevale's 15-mile time trial in a time of 37min 20sec, just one second outside his own vet's record. The senior competition continues to be close, with Brian Boswell taking second place, and Will Davies third. The full
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Hawkings in action
FORMER Worcestershire Golf Club professional Graham Hawkings was in action last week in the PGA Seniors Championship held at Northamptonshire Golf Club at Church Brampton. From 120 entries Graham made the final 40 cut after two rounds, lying in 20th
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Oak Allstars lift Norman Simmons Cup
OAK ALLSTARS 2, DYNAMO LEDBURY 1 LAST Sunday evening saw thesoccersite.co.uk Malvern League's major cup final when Oak Allstars and Dynamo Ledbury met to decide the Norman Simmons Senior Cup at Ledbury Town FC. Oak Allstars were looking to win this
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Title still in line for Powick Reserves
CROWN 1, POWICK RESERVES 3 POWICK Reserves travelled to Pitchcroft to face Crown for their penultimate game of the season, knowing that a win would secure their promotion and take the race for the title to the final weekend. Struggling for numbers
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Dave Lawrence hits 50-goal mark
LIONELS LIONS 0, MORGAN AERO 8 6 MORGAN Aero 8 returned to their winning Malvern League ways with this comfortable win against Ledbury-based Lionels Lions. The home side were short of a few players and with their goal keeper injured at half-time they
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Great Scott
BRITISH Lions star and Welsh rugby union captain Scott Quinell is giving a talk and answering questions on Monday (May 14) at Colwall Cricket Club. Quinell, who has played union and league at the highest level, will present an event for the whole family
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Manor Park juniors in county side
THREE Manor Park junior tennis players were proud to represent Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the prestigious County Cup U14 tournament last weekend. Competition for selection was very keen and four girls with equal rating were asked to play in
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Manor Park team in action
MANOR Park lost 1-5 to Droitwich Tennis Club in their 16U National Junior Club League match. Sophie Coombes Roberts, who is a pupil at Malvern St James' and who has only recently returned from Dubai, scored the only winning rubber in a close two and
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Shock and horror as Campbell and Smee fail to cross start line
A SMALL number of Arden Sailing Club (Defford) members braved the strong (20-25mph) easterly winds on Sunday. The first race was Pursuit Two, there was an uncharacteristically slow start from Niall Campbell and Jane Smee (Enterprise) with Jeremy and
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Teams
BARNARDS GREEN CC Tomorrow (Saturday) 1sts away to Netherton, meet 11.30am. C Smedley (capt), T Williams, K Golder, K Downes, J Clarke, A Ford, R Williams, P Drinkwater, A Binks, P Harris, A Hoogstraten. Scorer I Shaw. 2nds home to Redditch, meet 12.45pm
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Green race to opening win
BARNARDS GREEN v BROMSGROVE BARNARDS Green welcomed visitors Broms-grove to North End Lane for the first match in the Duncan Fearnley Sunday Club League. Bromsgrove chose to bat first on a hard wicket which was full of runs the previous day and got
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Prize night for town anglers
MALVERN United Angling association held their AGM and presentation evening at the Newtown club. There was a good turnout of members old and new, which in his address chairman Phil Harding said he was very encouraged by as it showed the club was in good
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House hit by a 4x4
A vehicle has crashed down an embankment and into a house, narrowly missing the home's owners. Martin and Maureen Court were in the kitchen when they heard an "horrendous" sound as the Mitsubishi 4x4 went into their front door. They have been told that
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Tandem rider moved down
DEVOTED tandem rider Irene Wallace was mowed down by a careless driver who failed to see her and her husband John as he cut across a junction near Ledbury, an inquest heard today. The couple were cycling back home from a Gloucestershire countryside centre
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Famous quartet to visit town
AFTER leading the renowned Borodin Quartet for 20 years, Mikhail Kopelman formed his own Russias string quartet. And now Malvern Concert Club has scored the considerable coup of getting one of the world's greatest ensembles to visit the town. Mikhail
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Copter ride goes under the hammer
A HELICOPTER ride and a canal holiday are among the latest star lots in the auction of gifts and promises in aid of St James's Church, West Malvern, organ refurbishment fund, being held on Friday, May 11. Some 110 lots are now assembled and ready to
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Phone mast planned for North Malvern
MOBILE phone company O2 has plans to erect a new mast within yards of homes and a school in North Malvern. The firm has put in a planning application to erect the mast by the side of Leigh Sinton Road, just south of its junction with Yates Hay Road.
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Homes plan for former hostel
PLANS to convert Malvern's disused youth hostel into homes have been sent in to Malvern Hills District Council. The applicant is Regal Executive Homes, based at Sandys Road in the Enigma Business Park. The Youth Hostel Association closed the Peachfield
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Crash inquest is postponed
THE inquest into the deaths of two young men killed in a car crash at the start of this year has been postponed. Ashley Attwood and Timothy Andrew Evans died following the crash on the A4103 Hereford-Worcester road at Bransford, on Wednesday, January
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Downs celebrates educational anniversary
Children at the Downs School in Colwall will next week join in celebrations for the centenary of Montessori education. In 1907 the first Montessori school was opened by Maria Montessori in the slums of Rome, marking the beginning of what became a global
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Pupils run for new classroom
PUPILS at St Joseph's RC Primary School, Newtown Road, put on their running shoes this week to help raise money for new classrooms, now being built. The children have been playing a big part in the building project, and Wednesday's fun run, on the playing
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First meeting for new councillors
MALVERN Hills District Council will be holding its annual meeting, the first since the elections, on Tuesday, May 15. At the meeting, in Priory Lodge Hall at 7pm, members wil have the chance to elect the council chairman and vice-chairman for the coming
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Decision on chapel plan
PLANS to convert the Baptist Chapel in Church Street, Kempsey, into three homes will be up for decision next week. Malvern Hills District Council's northern area development control committee will have to decide whether to allow the scheme, by Severn
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Town council to meet
THE first meeting of Malvern Town Council since the recent election is next Tuesday, May 15, at 6pm in the council's headquarters on Belle Vue Terrace. Members will select a chairman and vice-chairman, choose committee members and appoint representatives
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New face at Qinetiq
MALVERN defence technology company Qinetiq has appointed Karen Oddey as managing director of its Technology Solutions business. She will focus on using Qinetiq's rich technology base to provide services and solutions to defence and other customers.
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Mary tipped for top award
MARY Banks, who works at chartered accountants Kendall Wadley, of Graham Road, Malvern, has been named as a finalist in the Worcestershire Secretary/PA of the Year awards. The awards, hosted by Hewett Recruitment, will be announced at a champagne reception
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Arrest after Link fracas
POLICE arrested one man after a disturbance in Malvern Link during the early hours of last Saturday, May 5. The force received calls about fighting near one of the fast food outlets - either Domino Pizza or Caspian Pizza, the information is unclear -
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Car crash closes road
TRAFFIC on the A4103 Hereford-Worcester road was disrupted after a car crash just after 5pm on Wednesday, May 9. The road had to be closed for more than an hour after the accident at Stifford's Bridge, while emergency services dealt with the situation
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Fixtures
SATURDAY CRICKET CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division One 1st XIs: Astwood Bank v Bromyard; Bewdley v Brockhampton; Redditch v Eastnor; Worcester Nomads v Pershore. Division One 2nd XIs: Barnards Green II v Redditch II; Brockhampton II
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Teams
BARNARDS GREEN CC Tomorrow (Saturday) 1sts away to Netherton, meet 11.30am. C Smedley (capt), T Williams, K Golder, K Downes, J Clarke, A Ford, R Williams, P Drinkwater, A Binks, P Harris, A Hoogstraten. Scorer I Shaw. 2nds home to Redditch, meet 12.45pm
