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Golf - Caswell finishes up in second in seniors test
MORE than 100 players from Midlands clubs contested the annual seniors’ open at The Worcestershire. The overall winner was R Mason (Bromsgrove) with 42 points, who beat the hosts’ Barry Caswell on the back nine. I Lloyd (Bransford) was third with
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Three days of events
A MALVERN pub will be fund-raising for Acorns Children’s Hospice tomorrow (Saturday). The New Inn, in Lower Howsell Road, is holding a car boot sale, costing £5 per car, from 9am until noon. Then on Sunday there will be a charity rounders match between
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Eastnor storm to easy victory over Harborne
EASTNOR skittled Harborne for 84 in claiming their second Birmingham and District League Division Two success of the season. Captain Clive Chadhani joined Faisal Khalid in an unbroken stand of 43 to steer the mid-table Herefordshire side home by
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Customer service excellent
STAFF at the council customer service centres in Malvern and Upton are celebrating after being awarded the Customer Service Excellence award for the second successive year. To achieve the recognition, staff at the Worcestershire Hub centres had to demonstrate
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Hillside School reunion date
The Hillside School 40-year reunion will take place on Saturday, June 9, at the Nag’s Head, Link Top, Malvern, NOT Saturday, June 2, as reported in print in the Malvern Gazette. People are gathering from 11am.
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West Malvern suffer a defeat to new leaders
WEST Malvern lost by two wickets as Claverley took over at the top of Worcestershire League Division Five. After a solid start by Glenn Collins (35) and Steve Wright (21), only Phil Chaundy and Joe Bird scored more than 20 on a difficult pitch
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Green go top after late away triumph
BARNARDS Green took over at the top of Birmingham and District Premier Cricket League Division Two with a win over Cannock. They triumphed on their travels by just one wicket with 2.3 overs to spare and the 24 points collected put Green five
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It's jubilee time!
COMMUNITIES in and around Malvern are coming together over the next few days to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Red, white and blue will be the colours as towns and villages mark the historic occasion with parties and events of every
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Rare birds of prey are spotted over the Hills
A BIRD of prey enthusiast was thrilled to spot what he believes was a pair of red kites circling above Malvern Link. Simon Moore, who lives in Malvern, spotted the birds soaring a couple of hundred feet up in the air on Friday, May 25. “At first glance
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Cricket - Colwall secure points
COLWALL held on for a handy losing draw at new Worcestershire League Division One leaders Droitwich Spa. They bounced back from the previous week’s batting collapse and kept going in temperatures pushing 30 degrees. Spa elected to bat first but
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Get a pair of cottages for £300
A REPORT of an auction in the Malvern Gazette 100 years ago this week gives us a look at the state of property prices in 1912. The auction was held at the Beauchamp Hotel in Graham Road, now the Great Malvern, and conducted by Messrs J R Harper and Sons
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Town is still hopeful for Portas Pilot centre cash
THERE were no winners from Worcestershire or Herefordshire in the first round of Portas Pilots. Communities in Malvern and Ledbury were among 370 applicants vying to be one of 12 towns to receive a slice of £1.2 million and a tailored package of support
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A wartime vigil on the Beacon
INSPIRED by recent letters in the Gazette about the cafe on top of the Worcestershire Beacon, George Burton of Lower Howsell Road remembers it in wartime. "Early in the war, about 1941, a rumour persisted that German planes were about to drop incendiary
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Echoes from the past
100 YEARS AGO. The Bishop of Bunbury, Western Australia, Right Rev F Goldsmith, has been paying a visit to Malvern this week. Dr Goldsmith has been in England on a holiday for some time, and has been speaking and preaching in various places up and down
