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Campaign launched to bring pub back to life
THE future of the Lamb Inn is back on the agenda after its owner sent in two planning applications for the premises to Malvern Hills District Council. Developer Peter Styles bought the West Malvern pub last year. It has been closed for about
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No pets please
WITH reference to the advertisement by Festival Housing for apartments to rent in Malvern, the small print states: ‘Please note we cannot accept applications from those in receipt of housing benefit and No Pets’. As tenants of private rented housing
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Indulge in all things vintage at tea party
TWO women from Malvern are organising a vintage fund-raiser in aid of two good causes. Lisa Clarke and Kirsten Jeffrey- Palmer are hosting an afternoon tea party at the 2nd Malvern Scout Hut in Spring Lane between 2pm and 4pm tomorrow in aid of
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Pavement used by pupils needs work
A PATCH of pavement used by village schoolchidlren is “a right mess” and needs re-paving, says a parish councillor. Councillor Ann Hart asked county councillor Bob Bullock to request a repair of the path from outside Nos 1 to 3 Ellsden in Kempsey
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A big thank you
LAST Tuesday saw my year as Malvern Hills District Council chairman come to an end. Through your letters page may I please thank all the local people who, if present at one of the many events that I attended, made me feel welcome. There are too
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Lush seals top Welland award
DOUBLE winners Welland Football Club held their first presentation evening with top-scorer James Lush voted players’ player of the season. Jim Owen bagged the young player award and Rob Kelly was player-of-the-year, while there were also accolades
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Have your say on all public services
PEOPLE across Worcestershire are being urged to have their say on public services. A new survey has been launched which aims to get feedback from residents on Worcestershire County Council, the district councils, NHS Worcestershire and Hereford
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Community threatre and music project launched
A NEW community theatre and music project is hoping to drum up interest ahead of a planned production next year. The Malvern Entertainment Group, set up by music graduate and soprano Emma Burrows, is holding a meeting for people interested
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Cricket - Malvern still searching for first win of season
WINLESS Malvern continued their disappointing start in Worcestershire League Division Three with an 18-run home defeat to Tenbury. The visitors batted first and struggled for runs against a disciplined bowling attack with opener Aaron Morris (
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Cricket - Nomads in bragging rights over Bromyard
THIRD-placed Worcester Nomads knocked Bromyard down to fifth in Worcestershire League Division One after beating their rivals by eight wickets. On a wet, cold day and after a three-hour delay, play was finally possible at Bransford between the
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Assault victim’s dislocated collar bone
A MAN suffered a dislocated collar bone after he was assaulted in the early hours in Malvern. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened between 2.30am and 3am on Sunday, May 6. The victim, aged 20, was walking along
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Speed stops now
I was taken by your piece in the Gazette recently about the problem of speeding motorists in Suckley Parish, in particular the views aired by Keely Charles, of Alfrick Pound. I live on the Acton Beauchamp Road where speeding is rife more so than
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Blind Ashes at Malvern College
MALVERN College are hosting two cricket matches in the Blind Ashes Series. England and Australia will play 40-over clashes at College Road next Wednesday and Thursday. They will complete the three-game series at Warwick School on Saturday, June
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Cricket - Colwall crash to 70 all out in eight-wicket KO
COLWALL were completely outplayed in an eight-wicket defeat to Worcestershire League Division One leaders Oldswinford. The visitors won the toss and unsurprisingly chose to put the Stowe Lane side into bat on a good wicket with a wet outfield.
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Permit prices are not ‘fairer’
SO, Malvern traders according to last week’s Gazette are perfectly happy with the new car parking charge structure, and that it is, according to the traders ‘fairer than before’. Fairer to whom may I ask? I think the poor rate payer is again being
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Sunday best for the second time for Green
BARNARDS Green picked up their second Worcestershire Sunday Club League win of the season. The seconds defeated Oldswinford by eight wickets after dismissing the Black Country side for 102. Oldswinford found runs difficult to come by against
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Causing a splash at Guide Dog fund raiser
A MALVERN teenager had a splashing time as she took to the water to raise money for Guide Dogs for the Blind charity. Fourteen-year-old Dyson Perrins CE Academy pupil Emma Witherford was the youngest of 14 members from Wychavon Kayak and Canoe
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Sofia is polo star
TEN-year-old Sofia Cupper (left) is challenging the traditional stereotypes of polo only being for the rich and famous. Cupper, who attends The Downs School in Colwall, does not have her own pony but first got a taste for the sport at a charity
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Hospital marks the anniversary of VE Day
THERE were singalongs and waving flags as Malvern Community Hospital hosted a celebration of the anniversary of VE Day. Youngsters from St Matthias Primary School spent the morning making scones and corned beef sandwiches, which were enjoyed
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Coming together as torch arrives in town
THOUSANDS of spectators are expected to line the streets of Malvern this morning to see the Olympic Torch relay come through the town. The visit by the torch relay is expected to be one of the biggest events the town has seen for years, with
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Department store has new owners
"MALVERN'S top department store has been bought for more than £700,000 by staff, private investors, and its new directors after a 'hair-raising fight'," reported the Gazette 25 years ago. "Contracts were exchanged for Warwick House after five weeks
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Waste transfer station is given the go-ahead
PLANS for a new waste transfer station capable of handling 5,000 tonnes of debris a year near Upton have been approved. The facility, which will be based just off the A38 Tewkesbury Road at Ryall was backed by the county council’s planning committee
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Charity champ conned in rogue builder scam
A PENSIONER from Malvern who has dedicated her life to helping others was scammed out of £550 by a rogue builder. Diana Caldicott, aged 86, handed over the cash to a man who had offered to fix tiling and the pointing on her home in Albert Road
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Malvern greets the Olympic Torch
THE people of Worcester were out in force again this morning to bid a fond farewell to the Olympic flame. From before 7am crowds of people made their way into the city centre to watch the famous relay wind its way out of town. By 7.30am
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Green close in on top spot after win
BARNARDS Green sit just one point off the top of Birmingham and District Premier Cricket League Division Two. The third-placed Malvern side have adapted well to the highest level in their history and picked up a second 24-point win of the season
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Musical success for local organists
"DR Herbert Wareing, organist of Christ Church, Malvern, has won the first prize of 60 dollars in Class 3 (Characteristic Songs) of the great American and international vocal contest, with his song The Ocean's Pride," reported the Gazette 100 years
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Echoes from the past
100 YEARS AGO. The annual Pound Day at Malvern Hospital will take place on Thursday next, May 30th. It is hoped that all interested in the Institution, and the work it is carrying on, will again contribute generously. The articles of various kinds given
