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Charities' slice of our teatime treats
FUND-RAISERS enjoying an afternoon tea in Malvern filled the pot with money for two charities. Organiser Susie Smallman was on hand to pour the teapot and slice the cake during the Pink Tea, which raised more than £700 for Breast Cancer Care and
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Library merger concerns raised by regular user
CONCERNS have been voiced over the way a proposal to merge Malvern Library and the town’s job centre has been handled and the impact it might have on both services. Worcestershire County Council is consulting on the idea, which it says would help
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Alfrick and Lulsley
ON Saturday, November 24, the Thursday Club will be holding a Christmas Bazaar in the village hall from 2pm. Flicks in the Sticks returns on Thursday, November 29, with a showing of Made In Dagenham in the village hall, doors open at 7.30pm, tickets
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MPs to talk about trains
MP Harriett Baldwin has secured a meeting with the Government’s transport minister in a bid to improve the county’s poor train links to London. Simon Burns has agreed to meet a delegation from the county, including the West Worcestershire MP and
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Panto time here again
THE Theatre, Chipping Norton, is marking its 40th year of pantomime with a production of Cinderella. Ugly sisters, handsome princes and glass slippers all feature in the traditional panto tale of love, laughter and wishes made true. The timeless
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A big thank you
THROUGH your newspaper I wish to thank all involved after my fall in Malvern Link on October 16. The attention I received was first class at the time and afterwards. A & E staff are marvellous. Again many thanks. NOLA MITCHELL Malvern
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Money will help people globally
PROCEEDS from Malvern Rotary Club’s Tree of Light will be used to help people locally and across the globe. Macmillan Cancer Support and Acorns Children’s Hospice are each receiving 45 per cent of proceeds with the remaining 10 per cent supporting
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Castlemorton
AUTUMN Shindig concert at Castlemorton Village Hall on Friday, November 23, commencing at 8pm (doors open 7pm). Licensed bar. Tickets £9.50. Featuring Ashley Hutching’s Rainbow Chaser. Ashley is known more as co-founder of the British legendary
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Football fan is aiming to save club with walk
A LIFE-LONG football fan is doing his bit to save an ailing team from the threat of administration by organising a sponsored walk. Jon Hale, who lives in the Cowleigh Road area of Malvern, was inspired to stage the event to help the troubled Blue
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Virtuoso pianist is to play in Malvern
A RENOWNED French- Canadian virtuoso pianist is coming to Malvern Theatres next week. Marc-André Hamelin will perform a programme of works by Bach, Fauré, Ravel and Liszt in the latest concert of the fifth Yamaha International Piano series on Friday
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Raise a glass for a good cause
SHOPPERS can raise a glass of bubbly and money for a good cause on Friday (November 23) when a Champagne and Christmas Shopping event takes place at Malvern St James school. A host of bespoke retailers are attending the event, which costs £5 to
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Paralympic swimmer Sasha visits schoolchildren
PARALYMPIC star Sascha Kindred was a hit when he visited Castlemorton Primary School to meet the pupils. Swimmer Sasha, who has won 12 gold medals across five Paralympic Games, came to the school at the invitation of teacher and parent Scott Tranmer
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Malvern Priory Lunchbox
THE Indian sub-continent has a massive, and growing, poverty problem; some 80 per cent of the 1.2 billion population are poor – and hundreds of millions of these are in the most dire poverty. India is, of course, a country of contrasts – a growing
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Please clarify
IN a letter published in the Malvern Gazette on November 2, Councillor Paul Swinburn makes some statements which call for further explanation. He refers to “some 150 staff directly employed” by the council. Does this mean that there are a number
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Drunken man used bike to damage car
A DRUNKEN man smashed up a neighbour’s car in Malvern using a child’s bike and a scooter. Calvin Taylor, aged 37, appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court, admitting two counts of criminal damage, three of obstructing a constable in the execution
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The Two Wrongies make it all right
ONE OF the most talked about acts of last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe is coming to Malvern. Avis Cockbill and Janine Fletcher, aka the Two Wrongies, blend dance, cabaret and a filthy sense of humour in their show, The World of Wrong. One
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Redmarley
ON Thursday, Redmarley Senior Citizens are holding a coffee morning in the village hall from 10.30am. Come and join us for a coffee and a chat and help raise funds for the next outing! Everyone welcome. £2 a person. A chance to catch up with friends
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Testy atmosphere surrounds meeting
MORE than 150 people packed into a tense and often heated meeting where battle lines were drawn over the future of Malvern. As Malvern Hills District Council leader David Hughes warned rejecting a plan for 700 homes at Newland would leave the council
