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Ex-chairman's cash helps good causes
TWO good causes have benefited from money raised during Councillor Caroline Bovey’s year as chairman of Malvern Town Council. Coun Bovey handed over cheques for more than £650 to both the British Beekepers’ Association and Malvern MIND during a special
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Festival plans taking shape
PLANS are taking shape for a fund-raising Garden Festival Weekend in Hanley Swan. A host of activities will be taking place in the village on Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14 to raise money for the Hanley Churches’ Development Fund. There will be a
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New mayor welcomed by town council
CEREMONIAL chains and a “great responsibility” were passed to councillor Jamie Jacobsen as he became Bromyard’s new mayor on Monday evening. He was voted in unanimously by his fellow councillors and will take over from Jonathan Lester who occupied the
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Garden Fete offers Bank Holiday fun
ST Jospeh’s Church in Upton is holding a Bank Holiday Garden Fete from noon-4pm on Monday (May 25). The event takes place in the church gardens, in School Lane, and will feature a variety of stalls selling bric-a-brac, gifts, cakes, books, toys and
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QinetiQ workers to vote on strike action
WORKERS at Malvern defence firm QinetiQ will vote on whether to take strike action after union negotiations over a pay-freeze ended in deadlock. Prospect, which represents about a third of QinetiQ’s 1,600 Malvern workers, had been in talks with the
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Award for Malvern building firm
A MALVERN building firm has won an award from Gloucestershire County Council for its work on a school and a children's centre. Speller Metcalfe Ltd, based at Maple Road, was one of this year's winners of the council's Considerate Contractors Awards.
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Cadets reach new heights
A TEAM of cadets from Malvern College braved the elements to complete the Three Peaks Challenge - climbing Scafell Pike, Snowdon and Ben Nevis - in under 24 hours. After a nine-hour journey from Malvern to Scotland, the team battled dreadful weather
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West Malvern
THE children of West Malvern look to be facing major disappointment in the apparent failure of bids to obtain substantial funding from Malvern Hills District Council for improvements to the playing field playground and for play facilities at St James’
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Walk to raise money for hospital
MALVERN Rotary Club is organising a sponsored walk along the Malvern Hills to raise money for the town’s new hospital, which is currently being built at Seaford Court. The walk will take place on Saturday, June 20 and participants will be offered a
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Choir in good voice
COLWALL Community Choir was in good voice as it sang its way to the Gold Cup at this year’s Cheltenham Festival. The 28-strong choir began by winning the “Songs from the Shows” category, before going on to compete in the main mixed adult voices contest
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Colleagues tackling 31-mile hike
A TEAM of colleagues from a Malvern business are gearing up for a challenging 31-mile fund-raising trek across the Worcestershire countryside. About eight employees from Worcester City Tiling, based in Spring Lane North, will be tackling the St Richard
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FIDOE TUDGE
FIDOE TUDGE Lilian May 23rd 1988. Loved, remembered and sadly missed. Mary, Pat, John and Grandsons. Published in paper 20/05/2009 in Malvern Gazette
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Shadow home secretary to visit
SHADOW home secretary Chris Grayling will visit Hanley Swan Post Office on Friday (May 22) to meet the postmaster who was badly injured in a burglary. Alan Davies suffered a fractured skull after being hit on the head with a crowbar by the two teenagers
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Wyche
LAST week, the Malvern Hills Conservators were out on the steep grassy slopes of the Wyche cutting the grass so that everyone can enjoy walking without getting their feet too wet. Thank-you to those concerned. In certain areas, patches have been left
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Malvern Wells
LAST Saturday, there was a string of 500 walkers, many of them local, who took part in the St. Richard’s Hospice Charity walks along the Hills, some passing up above the village of Malvern Wells. Various abilities completed the 2, 5 and 11 mile walks
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The state of Abbey Road
IT is now several years since a correspondent wrote to you pointing out the poor state of Abbey Road. However, no repairing was done and the road is now worse than ever, a mass of patches, bumps and pot holes. What visitors to Malvern think of it I shudder
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Colwall
THERE will be a Jazz, Blues and Curry night at the Colwall Park Hotel on Sunday, May 24 from 7.30pm to 11pm with the award winning JB Jazz and Blues Band. Tickets are £15 per person (including Curry Supper). Tickets from the hotel on 01684 540000. Don't
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Latest Herefordshire Planning Applications
THE following Planning Applications were made to Herefordshire Council on May 15, 2009:- ACTON BEAUCHAMP - Proposed boarding kennels and cattery. Acton Mill Farm, Suckley per Richard Gittings, 61 Primrose Crescent, Worcester. BROMYARD - Provision of
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In Bloom judging day announced
HEART of England in Bloom judges will be visiting Malvern on Tuesday, July 7. Now that the town’s judging day has been announced Malvern in Bloom chairman John Jordan plans to distribute leaflets to people who live along the judging route making them
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Mayor outlines his plans
UPTON’S new mayor Paul Thomas has spoken about his hopes and plans for his term in office. Councillor Thomas, who was elected to succeed Tim Perry last week, believes the ongoing work to bring a flood defence scheme to the town is the biggest project
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Castle bringing history to life
EASTNOR Castle will be bringing history to life with a medieval re-enactment event entitled “Armouritis” this bank Holiday weekend. The castle boasts the second-largest privately-owned collection of armour in Britain, with more than 50 suits. The term
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Pipe-up and be part of fund-raiser
THE chance to buy one of the pipes from St Peter’s Church organ is just one of the fund-raising schemes planned to restore the imposing instrument. A team headed by David Kemp, town councillor and head of music at Queen Elizabeth school, has come up
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Teams compete on the court
THE Golden Netball Trophy saw 10 teams compete at Queen Elizabeth Humanities College in Bromyard. The teams from the local area and further afield, including Tenbury and Ashperton played in group and knock-out stages for three trophies. This event
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Company supports leukaemia cause
A MALVERN-based company that specialises in school fund-raising is sponsoring the prizes for a national art competition. FunMats is supporting Leukaemia CARE’s “My Family: the people that CARE for me” competition, which aims to raise awareness
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Today's events
Wednesday Pilates Class for beginners at Club Dance UK, Spring Lane, Malvern Link. Noon. Booking essential. 077733 27623. Full Circle Martial Arts Group meet Christ Church Hall, Avenue Road, Malvern. 6pm. £5. 07970 307108. Yoga class at Berrow Village
