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Even the floods couldn’t stop our fantastic folk festival
THE riverside town of Upton was filled with the colourful sights and sounds of the ann ual folk festival over the weekend. Performers took to the streets to dance and entertain visitors with their unique style despite earlier concerns that
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Security fencing bid
A PLANNING application to install security fencing at a disused incinerator near Hanley Swan has been sent to Malvern Hills District Council. The application has been made by developer Peter Styles, and includes temporary facilities for contractors
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Rowing - Purchase wins Belgrade gold
FORMER Upton Rowing Club member Zac Purchase secured a gold medal at the World Cup in Belgrade. The Great Britain squad claimed 12 medals, including four golds, in Olympic classes at the event, taking a confident step towards London 2012. Purchase
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Darts - Mark on the oche to help players improve
A FORMER professional pool player turned sports photographer hopes to make it big in the darts world after inventing a unique way for players to improve their game. Mark Stephenson, from Malvern, has developed a set of five practice rings that
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Angling - Colin the man to beat
MALVERN United AC fished the first of their Spring League contests on Mathon Pool. The fish were reluctant to feed because of the cold weather and the contest proved close. Colin Shaw managed to catch the only carp from one of the island pegs
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Football in brief
YOUNG Leigh and Bransford Badgers starlet Jaz Byers will play for League Two outfit Cheltenham Town’s under 13s academy next season. The 12-year-old striker spent time on trial with the Robins and impressed enough to earn a 12-month contract.
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Football - Herbert the hero in a nine-goal final win
LEDBURY Town secured their second piece of silverware this season after a stunning Strongbow Senior Cup final victory. The Herefordshire FA Charity Bowl champions again got the better of Bartestree but this time after extra-time with a 5-4 scoreline
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Skating, bands and face-painting
THE new Malvern Youth and Community Trust is inviting people to celebrate its takeover of the town’s youth centre. Last week, the county council handed over the keys for the Albert Road North centre to the trust, with a grand opening tomorrow
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Petition to reinstate unions at tech firm
A TRADE union which used to represent staff at technology firm QinetiQ has launched an online petition backing its recognition. QinetiQ management told staff, including the 800 employees at St Andrew’s Road in Malvern in February it would no
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Hollywood actor opens new care home
MOVIE star Alfred Molina traded the Hollywood Hills for the Malverns to open a new dementia care home. The actor, who has appeared in films including Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Da Vinci Code and Spiderman 2, toured the Friends of the Elderly
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Why did pool decide to axe ladies-only swim session?
A DECISION to axe a popular ladies-only swimming session at a Malvern pool has caused outrage among its users. Jenny Stevenson, of Burrows Close, contacted the Gazette after she was told that the hour-long, Friday evening session at Malvern Splash
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1,000 houses is not localism
AT the time when the plans for Malvern’s Townsend Way – the road itself, the supermarket, the retail park, the industrial estate – were being considered, the developers claimed that the development would “not affect the vitality, viability and
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Black smoke annoys Gazette reader
AN early example of automotive pollution was exercising a Mr Black, whose letter was published in the Gazette 100 years ago. "On Tuesday morning last the police I am told were on the warpath amongst the milksellers, for which they have the best thanks
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Hill start for hang-gliders on their way to Wales
PEOPLE in Malvern who craned their necks skyward may have seen more than 60 hang-gliders taking part in a contest to fly away home. The gathering was actually the first round of the British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association’s British Open
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New cinema for the Link?
IN the magistrates court 100 years ago, Mr W C Richards of Birmingham was applying for "a cinematograph licence for 12 months, for the Church Institute, Hampden Road", "Supt Sherriff said that he inspected the building on Tuesday and found that
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Town centre holding its own, say traders
TRADERS in Malvern say the town centre is thriving despite recent closures and imminent expansion of the edge-of-town retail park. The latest closure is Superdrug, which will be closing its Church Street branch in a few weeks. The news comes soon
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Echoes from the past
100 YEARS AGO. On Monday afternoon Cyril Malsom, son of Mr J W Malsom, Quest Hills Road Post Office, while climbing the railings in the playground of the Church Schools at Malvern Link, had the misfortune to slip, and one of his legs was impaled by a
