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Gipsy site appeal will be heard soon
CONTROVERSIAL proposals for a gipsy site at a small village between Malvern and Powick will be going before a planning inspector later this month. An application by Edward Smith to site touring caravans on a field between the A449 dual carriageway
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Supermarket meeting planned in bid to dispel residents’ fears
SAINSBURY’S is inviting Bronte Drive residents in Ledbury to a meeting concerning its altered plans for a new superstore on the Galebreaker site at the New Mills industrial estate. But the move comes as a property expert voiced fears that proposed
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Jubilee debate
RE: EDWARD Hogan’s letter last week on the Queen’s jubilee and who should pay. Mr Hogan, £5,000 is not a little amount. You expect the council taxpayers of Ledbury to pay? Well, believe it or not, it was put to a vote and those who wanted the taxpayer
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Double trouble for rail passengers
RAIL users endured two bouts of travel misery in less than 24 hours on the line running through Malvern and Ledbury. On Tuesday evening, commuters found their journeys disrupted after points failed at Malvern Wells. And the next morning, cows
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Hart’s victory
YOUR review of the late John Hart’s many achievements (Malvern Gazette, December 9) didn’t mention one of the most important ones, his victory in Pepper (Inspector of Taxes) vs Hart, a taxation case that had implications for taxpayers throughout
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Plenty of choice for well dress theme
ORGANISERS of the annual well-dressing in Malvern are holding a public meeting on Monday to pick a theme for this year’s event. The well-dressing, organised by Malvern Spa Association, has been growing ever more popular in recent years. Last
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Sculptor to exhibit human–sized wooden angel statue
AN up-and-coming sculptor is opening his workshop up for a two-week exhibition celebrating his most successful commission to date. Ed Elliott, who grew up in Malvern and has a studio at Trumpet Corner, near Ledbury, was commissioned by the National
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Caught doing 55 in a 30 zone
A WOMAN caught driving at 55mph in a 30mph zone has been warned that she faces a ban if she offends again. Lucy Roberts, aged 29, of Cross Hands, Hanley Castle, near Malvern, admitted speeding on the B4209 at Hanley Swan on July 21 2011 when she
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I have a solution
I HAVE been driving to the northern end of Green Lane to access the level track in Dog Hill. Whilst doing so, I have been amazed and appalled, not only by the volume of traffic using Knapp Lane, but also by the speed at which vehicles travel along
