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Church Street to test cyclists
MOTOR vehicles will be banished from Church Street for a few hours tomorrow (Saturday) for the Sir Edward Elgar Bicycle Challenge organised by Malvern Fringe. The road is closed between 9am and noon to enable as many cyclists of all ages and abilities
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Jenkins picks up highest paycheck
TERRY Jenkins completed his inaugural season in the Holsten Premier Darts League with a play-off final spot against unbeaten champion Phil Taylor. Taylor, however, proved he is still the man to beat as he claimed his third successive league title with
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Bowlers rescue 24-point victory
MALVERN v COOMBS WOOD MALVERN travelled to Coombs Wood on Saturday and came away with a much-needed 24 Worcestershire County League Division Two points. Malvern batted first, Andrew Cullen taking the attack to the home side before being dismissed for
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Paddock hits a superb 95no
OLDSWINFORD v BARNARDS GREEN ENTERING the bank holiday weekend just three points behind leaders Lye the Green were hoping for a weekend of good weather and more importantly good cricket. This wish was almost granted with two positive results on a Worcester
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Town base for fencers
WORCESTER Fencing Club has moved to the new sports hall at Dyson Perrins School in Malvern Link. Chairman Malcolm Fare said: "The new hall has an excellent floor and good changing facilities and we can store all fencing equipment on site. "We hope
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Green jump to top of table
BARNARDS GREEN v COOMBS WOOD NORTH End Lane hosted Black Country opposition Coombs Wood on Monday and despite terrible weather the game started on time with the visitors batting. On a day perfect for seam and swing bowling Hoogstraten and Williams again
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Powell and Panniers set up Colwall win
COLWALL v HARBORNE COLWALL defeated Harborne by 151 runs in this Crusader Worcestershire League third division game. As if anticipating a hard afternoon, Harborne won the toss, inserted Colwall and set defensive fields from the off. David Powell and
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Hill and Clarke swing much-needed victory
HANLEY CASTLE & UPTON v BARNARDS GREEN III BARNARDS Green travelled to Hanley Castle in the Worcestershire Cricket League Division Four South. The Green were asked to bat on a wicket which looked like it would give help to the bowlers and they immediately
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West too strong for Colwall III
COLWALL III v WEST MALVERN WEST Malvern put in another excellent bowling and fielding performance that proved decisive in their league encounter with a youthful Colwall side. The Colwall openers struggled against the West's Pete O'Connell and James
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Tolchard Trophy is set to run
WHENEVER the subject of running quick singles is mentioned on Sky Sports or Test Match Special, the commentators always bring up the name of Roger Tolchard - without fail. He was renowned for being quite simply the arch exponent of stealing impossible
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Artefacts exploit last ball drama
STOKE PRIOR v MALVERN ARTEFACTS ON Monday Malvern Artefacts played their first ever Evening League Cup game and were well beaten by a strong Stoke Prior side by eight wickets. Malvern elected to bat first, a decision they were soon to regret, as the
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Young Hogs in victory upset
THE ninth annual Foley Challenge, between the Sand Hogs Ancient Golf Society and the Foley Arms Golf Society was held last weekend at Cleobury Mortimer and Bransford golf clubs. This year's Sand Hogs captain, Steve Vizard, was determined to maintain
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Kathleen Noble Trophy
THE Ladies from the Worcestershire Golf Club played their annual match against Worcester Golf and Country Club for the Kathleen Noble Trophy. Mrs Noble was a County player, member and captain of both clubs and the trophy was presented by her husband
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Colwall catch up the leaders
COLWALL v KIDDERMINSTER COLWALL'S patience paid off on bank holiday Monday when after a three hour rain break and a concerted mopping-up effort, a winning draw was forced in adverse conditions. With all the other leading teams unable to play, the gap
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Winning draw for Green Seconds
BARNARDS GREEN II v WORCESTER II BARNARDS Green entertained local rivals Worcester on very cold grey day with rain looking threatening for most of this Worcester County League match. Green were put in and they lost their first wicket at 13 when James
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Malvern II race to win
MALVERN II v COOMBS WOOD II THIS game started in the gloom as Malvern won the toss and decided to field. Opening the bowling with Laws (1-23) and Whitecross (1-19) and some inspired all round fielding Malvern applied pressure from the start. In the
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Green IV frustrated by Hanley
BARNARDS GREEN IV V HANLEY CASTLE & UPTON II BARNARDS Green Fourths welcomed Hanley Castle & Upton Seconds to Newland for the WCL Division Four South 2nd XI fixture, and hoped to continue their positive start to the season. The Green were asked to bat
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Nomads II ease home
REDDITCH II v WORCESTER NOMADS II WORCESTER Nomads Seconds travelled to Redditch in the 1st Division of the Worcestershire Cricket Board League, where they gained an impressive five-wicket win. After winning the toss and choosing to bat, the Redditch
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Badgers are league champions
LEIGH and Bransford Badgers face the camera after winning the Mercian Festival Junior Football League U9s title. The team, who won the U8s league last year, lost just one match all season. Next season the Mercian Festival Junior Football League aims
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Driver celebrates birthday with 24-hour win
COLWALL Green engineer Edward Mason has taken his first victory in his own 2CV car at the 17th annual 24-hour race at Snetterton, in Norfolk, over the weekend. The bank holiday weather arrived four hours before the start of the race, at 4pm on Sunday
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Veterans turn out despite the weather
THE wet and wild weather failed to put a dampener on the activities of VC Sevale. While other sports activities on Sunday fell by the wayside the club managed to put on a veterans' road race and surprisingly most riders turned up and rode the event.
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Fir Tree capture fair play award again
AT the annual general meeting of thesoccersite.co.uk Malvern Football League, secretary Joe Whitehouse reported on the completion of another successful season for the league. The season had begun on September 3 and ended 256 days later on May 17. There
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Training resumes for Upton rugby
UPTON Rugby Club begin pre-season training on Tuesday, June 19, at 7pm at the playing fields, Upton upon Severn, overseen by a qualified and experienced coach. Upton runs two senior teams as well as a junior section, which will commence again in September
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Racing at Shelsley Walsh
THE fastest accelerating racing cars in the country make their first visit to the world's oldest racing track at Shelsley Walsh this weekend as the Midland Automobile Club stages the MSA British Hill Climb Championship rounds 11 and 12 of this year's
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New event at a new venue
THE Sixty and Worcestershire Motor Club will be holding the Geometric Grass Autotest for the first time on Sunday at a new venue just outside Malvern. The exciting new event will be held at Clevelode crossroads on the B4211 Upton-on-Severn to Worcester
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Malvern Hills club opens
THE newly-formed Malvern Hills Bridge Club will commence meeting at the Pheasant Inn, Welland, at 7.15pm on Thursday (June 7). Players can turn up on the night or for further details contact Angela Lane on 01684 594379.
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Fixtures
SATURDAY CRICKET CRUSADER WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Division One 1st XIs: Bewdley v Eastnor; Bromyard v Chaddesley Corbett; Droitwich Spa v Brockhampton; Worcester Nomads v Stourbridge. Division One 2nd XIs: Alvechurch v Bromyard II; Barnards Green
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Downpour stops park concert
HEAVY rain on Sunday forced Malvern Town Council to cancel the Bands in the Park concert, the first in the season. The Alcester Victoria Silver Band was booked to perform at the bandstand in Priory Park, to kick off the annual season of 15 concerts.
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Vintage jet overhead
A VINTAGE jet fighter, the Gloster Meteor, was spotted flying over Malvern this week by Gazette reader Donald McCarry. Mr McCarry saw the aircraft, Britain's first jet fighter in service, flying over the town at about 2.30pm on Tuesday, May 30. The sighting
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Wheels stolen from care worker's car
A CARE worker's car has had to be written off after thieves stole all four wheels, leaving it up on breeze blocks. Paul Ferguson of Queens Road, Malvern Link, came out of his house at about 6.30am on Tuesday to find the wheels missing off his T-reg Ford
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Dog saved from river bank
THE Upton-based Mercia Inshore Search And Rescue (MISAR) crew was called out on Friday (May 25) to rescue a dog trapped on the bank of the River Severn. The call come from Queenhill, near where the river is crossed by the M50 motorway, at about 1.30pm
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Faulty alarm call-out
A FIRE crew was called out to the Splash leisure pool in Priory Road, Malvern, at about 5.35pm on Saturfay (May 26) after the building's fire alarm system developed a fault. The fault was quickly put right and the building did not have to be evacuated
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Car hits wall
A FIRE crew from Malvern was called out at about 1.30pm on Sunday (May 27) after a car hit a wall in Howsell Road, Malvern Link. The fire fighters made the vehicle safe, but did not have to free anyone. No injuries were reported in the accident.
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Crew called to Strensham
THE Upton fire crew was called out at about 9pm on Sunday (May 27) after a car caught fire at the Strensham service station on the M5 motorway. The fire was put out and prevented from spreading beyond the car.
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Plane application sent in
A PLANNING application to build an outbuilding to house an aeroplane has bee sent in to Malvern Hills District Council. The plan, for Pillows Barn at Staunton, has been submitted by Mr J Aplin and Mrs R Green. The application is retrospective; a similar
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Euro industrialists visit Morgan
A GROUP of European motor industry experts were given a taste of innovative manufacturing and traditional English style during a visit to Malvern. Members of the Transnational Clustering in the Automotive Sector (TCAS) project, which includes representatives
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Jazz returns to Mathon Court
MATHON Court is the setting for West Malvern Cricket Club's Jazz at the Court fundraising event later this month, which is being staged again by popular request. The first Jazz at the Court event was held two years ago, with the kind permission of Dr
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Historic forest secrets revealed
THE hills and commons of Malvern are rightly regarded as one of the scenic glories of England, but what made them the way they are? That is the question that's answered in The Forest and Chase of Malvern, the latest book from distinguished local historian
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Book charts iron markers
A MALVERN man has published a new booklet about the Clerkenwell Markers - iron bollards that can be seen at various points around the town. Last year, Michael Shiner and fellow Malvern Civic Society member Katharine Barber produced a leaflet containing
