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Faster Broadband is just around the corner
THE long wait for the thousands of people still expecting an upgrade to superfast broadband in Malvern is nearly over. Bosses from BT attended a summit meeting with senior council officers and MP Harriett Baldwin on Friday and has pledged to deliver
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Popular music site to rock once again
A POPULAR music venue in the heart of Great Malvern has been given the licence to rock again. The Re-Con was the only designated venue for live performance and the arts in the town but it closed seven years ago after its lease was not renewed.
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Identity of car crash victim is revealed
A MAN who was killed in a crash between a car and a lorry on the A449 has been named as 27-year-old Alex Martin, of Belle Vue Terrace, in Malvern. Mr Martin was driving a red Peugeot 106 on the A449 between Newland and Bastonford, just outside
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Santa Claus is coming to town
GREAT Malvern town centre will be overflowing with the sights, sounds and aromas of Christmas tomorrow (Saturday) for the annual festive celebrations and lights switch-on. The fun day will include street performers, craft and food stalls, refreshments
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Get-together to meet minister
THE congregation at St Mary’s Church, Sherrards Green, gathered to meet their new minister, Rev Lynne Sparkes. Rev Sparkes is currently assistant curate at a parish in the Diocese of Gloucester, where she is also chaplain to the diocesan board
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Awful thought
I LIVE in West Malvern and the thought of wheelie bins here is awful. They are going to be such an eyesore as many properties will have nowhere to put them and residents (young and old I suggest) will have difficulty in storing them out of sight
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Nowhere to go
WHEN living in Tennyson Drive, Malvern, we had both wheelie bins and they were excellent. Now we live in Zetland Court, Malvern, on the junction of the Worcester Road and Zetland Road. There are 14 apartments here and we have nowhere to store
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Bin this bad idea
THE residents of Malvern live in a hillside town and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A large percentage of us have steep drives. Why are our councillors and the officers of Malvern Hills District Council going to desecrate the town with
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Sunday shakeup with new morning services
RAIL campaigners have welcomed a new Sunday timetable that reintroduces morning services from Ledbury, Colwall and Malvern to Worcester and Birmingham after a break of more than 40 years. With its new winter timetable starting on Sunday London
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Flood chaos for many, but defences stand firm
UPTON-upon-Severn for once escaped the worst as Worcestershire was hit by a week of flood chaos. The riverside town, usually one of the first in the county to flood and one of the hardest hit, stayed above water despite the river Severn peaking
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New buses set to take to Malvern's roads
"THE Malvern public will be glad to know that the new motor buses have arrived and that in a course of a week the old Wolseley car, which has become so familiar a figure on the local roads, and which, it may be added, has done valuable service in the
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Think again! U-turn hope on homes
THE leader of Malvern Hills District Council is urging politicians to do a sensational U-turn over an ailing county housing blueprint – with opponents saying they are “staggered” by the appeal. Councillor David Hughes believes many of those who
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Echoes from the past
100 YEARS AGO. With the object of endeavouring to clear off the debt upon the Holy Trinity Parish Hall, a two days' bazaar was held in the Hall on Wednesday and Thursday. For the first day's ceremony, the organisers were fortunate in securing the
