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Malvern Hills Conservators precept set to rise
MALVERN Hills Conservators will be raising its precept by 5.4 per cent this year. The decision was approved by 11 votes to seven, with one abstention, at a meeting of the full board yesterday and it is the first increase since 2009/10.
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Warriors stars make patient Brian’s day
A MALVERN man was over the moon when four Worcester Warriors players popped in to St Richard’s Hospice. Brian Marks was among patients in the day hospice who met players Dale Rasmussen, Miles Benjamin, Tevita Taumoepeau and Joe Carlise. Mr Marks
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Enjoy the fantastic views while you still can
I ENJOYED seeing your reader John Clements photo entitled “After the Storm” in the Gazette, which was of a spectacular view taken from the Bredon Hills looking across the Avon and Severn Valleys to the entire profile of the Malvern Hills range.
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Sleigh brings in £1,964
MALVERN Hills Lions raised £1,964 from their Santa Claus sleigh this Christmas. For the first time, the sleigh was parked at a single location instead of touring the town. The Lions wish to thank Morrison’s supermarket for providing a pitch for
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Enjoy the fantastic views while you still can
I ENJOYED seeing your reader John Clements photo entitled “After the Storm” in the Gazette, which was of a spectacular view taken from the Bredon Hills looking across the Avon and Severn Valleys to the entire profile of the Malvern Hills range.
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Chernobyl charity is looking for helpers
A CHARITY that brings children affected by the fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster to Malvern for “health-giving” holidays is looking for people to help its efforts in its 10th anniversary year. Chernobyl Children’s Life Line Malvern and
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Help improve bird habitats
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help with a project to improve bird habitats at a local nature reserve. A volunteer day is taking place at Ravenshill Woodland Reserve in Alfrick between 9am and 3pm on Thursday. Activities will include clearing scrub
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I will! Pop star Cher engaged to boyfriend
MALVERN chart-topper Cher Lloyd is engaged to her hairdresser boyfriend, according to reports in some national newspapers. The 18-year-old is apparently set to marry Craig Monk, aged 21, after he popped the question. The couple started dating in
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Jobs for our young
ENTIRE novels have practically been written on how potentially devastating an out of town superstore could be to Ledbury’s town centre businesses, and conversely, on how the town also needs a new superstore in order to keep up with the changing
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Look out for feathered friends
ALL eyes will be on the skies later this month as the biggest garden birdwatching event in the world takes place across the country. The RSPB’s annual Big Garden Birdwatch, now in its 33rd year, takes place on Saturday and Sunday, January 28 and
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Mountain biker injured
A MOUNTAIN biker was flown to hospital after coming off his bike on the Malvern Hills on Sunday. The incident happened at about 10.40am, between the Wyche Cutting and British Camp. First on the scene was a volunteer paramedic from the All Terrain
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Café inquiry committee could need at least £5,000
THE inquiry into the dispute between St Ann’s Well café tenant John Redman and the Malvern Hills Conservators may require a budget of at least £5,000. The inquiry committee will request the conservators' board grant the initial amount to cover the next
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Parking fees outrage
PLANS to alter town centre car park charges will be the “death of shop - ping”, says a civic leader. Malvern Hills District Council is to consider raising the prices in the short-stay car parks in Great Malvern, and lowering them in the long-stay
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Powick's choir to welcome new faces on Sunday
NEW faces will be welcome when Powick Community Choir meets for the first time this year on Sunday (January 15). The choir has gone from strength to strength since it was formed by local musician and teacher Tom Wells. Last year, the choir appeared
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Conservators consider uplifting idea
THERE is a long tradition of ideas for making it easier for people to get to the top of the Malvern Hills, and 50 years ago, it was the turn of Malvern Hills Conservators to throw their hats in the ring, according to the Gazette. "Malvern Hills Conservators
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Booze leads West Malvern man astray
A SAD tale of a drink-sodden nuisance enlivened the pages of the Malvern Gazette this week 100 years ago in the court reporting column. "Albert Bishop, familiarly known as Tickle, of Harden Cottages, West Malvern, was summoned for bring drunk on December
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Echoes from the past
100 YEARS AGO. Sir Edward Elgar OM has just purchased the fine freehold detached mansion, No 42 Netherall Gardens, Hampstead. The house, designed by Mr Norman Shaw, was for many years held by Mr Edwin Long RA and has a large studio or music room. Its
