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Repeat final set up for Katherine Rayer Cup final
THE Worcester League’s Katherine Rayer Cup final will be between Arrow 2000 and Martley Spurs in a repeat of the Worcestershire FA Sunday Premier Cup showdown. Lee Seldon, Brett Morris and Gary Price were on target for county champions Arrow, who beat
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Dowe and co win Spreckley
A FIELD of 60 competed at The Worcestershire Golf Club’s Spreckley foursomes competition. The reward for the winners was a pair of silver trophies, first presented in 1922 by HW and AG Spreckley, the former being the 1923 club captain. Originally
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Jemma is singing for Japan
A SINGER from Malvern with a following in the Far East has launched a charity single in aid of victims of the Japan earthquake. Jemma Pixie Hixon, aged 20, has build up an Asian following thanks to the power of websites such as YouTube. She has fans
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District seats are keenly contested, unlike parishes
THERE will be no election for Malvern Town Council as not enough candidates have come forward to fill the spaces. Only 16 nominations have been received to fill the 20 seats on the council, meaning four members will have to be co-opted. However town
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Rogers at the double in Hanley Swan victory
Hanley Swan 3, Cheltenham Saracens 1. HANLEY Swan returned to winning ways with a good home triumph over Cheltenham Saracens. From the start of this Cheltenham League Division Three clash, Saracens looked sharp, particularly down the left with the
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Council not responsible for referendum mailshot
THE elections office at Malvern Hills District Council is alerting residents that it is not behind a campaign leaflet urging people to vote yes in the upcoming referendum. Many Malvern homes have received a mailout from the Yes to Fairer
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Rangers remain top after sharing spoils
Malvern Rangers 2, AFC Smethwick 2. MALVERN Rangers shared the points with in-form AFC Smethwick but remain top of the West Midlands League Division Two. Smethwick got off to a good start when Ricky Sandhu latched on to a long ball and raced between
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Olympics inspire sports projects
FUNDING has been awarded to two Malvern-based projects inspired by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Inspired small grants scheme is offering funding of up to £500 for schemes that aim to increase sport or physical activity, and help to create
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Town target cup joy to finish term
LEDBURY Town joint-manager Chris Powell is aiming for a cup double to end his side’s season in style after conceding they will finish third in the Herefordshire League Premier Division. The New Street side face Malvern Town Reserves on Thursday, April
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Malvern area now attracting London wealth
WEALTHY buyers from London are starting to push up the prices of the poshest properties in the area around Malvern. That's the conclusion of upmarket estate agents Knight Frank, who say that prices of prime country houses rose in the first quarter of
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Firemen save Croome farmhouse
A BLAZE in a farmyard at Earl's Croome threatened the main house before fire fighters managed to bring it under control. A crew from Upton, two from Worcester and one from Evesham were sent out to a farm in Worcester Road at about 7.30pm on
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Chase achieves academy status
THE Chase Technology College in Malvern is to become an academy in September. It means the school will now become independent of the local authority, Worcestershire County Council, and will get its funding direct from the government. The decision
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Malvern slump to ninth after poor away loss
Old Northamptonians 29, Malvern 8. MALVERN slumped to their second successive National Three Midlands defeat to fall to ninth in the table. The home side put over their first penalty of many in the opening minute. However, Malvern responded well
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New musical will premiere in West Malvern
THE Elim Arts Centre in West Malvern is the venue for the premiere of a new musical next week. Created by Rob Holman, Attraction is an original musical being performed by the students of Regents Theological College. It is being staged
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Get ready for arts trail
THE latest round of funding from the Arts Council announced last week contained good news for at least one local organisation. In its inaugural year, the Worcestershire Arts Trail has been awarded £3,395 to promote the event across the county and nationally
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Pearce: We need to take chances
DESPITE being buoyed by a first clean sheet in five games, Malvern Town joint-manager Ray Pearce has called on his goal-shy side to take their chances. Town returned from Friar Lane and Epworth after a goalless draw with what could be a vital point
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Bonfires celebrated national occasions
"MANY great bonfires have been lit on the towering mount of the Malvern Beacon, but the fire with which it is proposed to celebrate the coronation of King George V will probably create a record for size and scientific construction," said the Malvern News
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Hill walkers get lost in blizzard
"SEARCH parties were sent on to the Malvern Hills on Sunday for a group of charity walkers caught in the sudden blizzard," reported the Gazette 25 years ago. "The teenagers from Gloucestershire were among a group of 40 walking for the Guild for the Disabled
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Echoes from the past
100 YEARS AGO Members of the Streets Committee are to be commended for their wise and kindly recommendation to the Council that flower sellers to be permitted to pursue their harmless and picturesque trade in Church Street without let or hindrance. It
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Sophie's fight with rare genetic condition
A MALVERN teenager has spoken of the struggles caused by a rare genetic condition that sees her weigh 28 stone despite eating a healthy diet. Sixteen-year-old Sophie Harris, of Michael Crescent, weighs three times as much as her twin brother Shane despite
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Thought for the Week
NATURE abhors a vacuum said Aristotle. It tries to fill any potential vacuum with whatever is at hand. Similarly so does society. World leaders have met to discuss what is to happen when the fighting in Libya is over. We have learned from the war in Iraq
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Building up the hills
A BETTER idea than using soil to bring the Malvern Hills up to EU regulations would be for the fit ones amongst us to carry the billions of British money in the volunteers buckets to accomplish the task. The six foot pile of £20 notes could be secured
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Hospital crossing
I HAVE to agree that the reduction in height of the wall fronting Malvern Community Hospital is indeed a bizarre plan. I cross over that entrance on a regular basis and have NEVER had any difficulty - in fact it is a much better crossing than many on
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Changes to Youth Centre
I HAVE, as an interested tay payer, just examined the plans for the restructure of the site of the Malvern Youth Centre. Despite glib assurances from Councillors, all that will be left to the youth is a room not much bigger than a broom cupboard, which
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Malvern Youth Centre
FURTHER to the letter from Owen Morgan regarding the selling-off of the Malvern Youth Centre, I congratulate Mr Morgan who has made a strong case for the retention of this very worthwhile amenity. In common with many of my contemporaries I too was a
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Todays Events
Friday Bingo Evening in aid of Bosbury Cricket Club at Bosbury Village Hall, Main Street. 8pm. 07814 707311. Yoga for All various classes throughout the week, one free class trial at The Wheel of Life Centre, North Malvern Road, Malvern. 01886 833826
