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Shop needs volunteers
A CHARITY-run dress shop in Malvern is looking for more volunteer support. Déjà Vu, in Belle Vue Terrace, is run by St Richard’s Hospice and is described as an “upmarket dress agency”. It sells customers’ designer and high-end high street clothing
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Move over Nigella
PUPILS from a Malvern school were stars for a day as they signed copies of their new fund-raising cook book. The book, A Taste of the Hills, features more than 100 local recipes compiled by children, teachers and families from St James’ CE Primary
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QinetiQ predicts increase in profits
AFTER a strong performance in the first half of the year, Malvern defence giant QinetiQ is predicting an 11 per cent increase in its operating profits for 2013. Figures show the company recorded a first-half operating profit of £79m in 2012 and
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Festival tickets go on sale
TICKETS for a feast of singing and dancing are now on sale. Fans of the Cheltenham Folk Festival, which runs from February 8-10, can already snap up weekend and day tickets for its 17th instalment to banish the mid-winter blues and kickstart their
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The Severn seal gets to know her new home river
A SEAL which has been causing a stir on the river Severn has been spotted in Upton. Over the weekend the seal who was named Keith, but is now thought to be female, was spotted in Upton several miles downstream from her previous hunting grounds
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A big thank you
I WOULD like to thank all Malvern residents who wrote letters, signed the petition, and lobbied their councillors about the proposed removal of parking spaces outside Barnards Green Post Office. Thanks to everyone’s efforts we have been able to
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Powick
A coffee morning held on behalf of the NSPCC held in Colletts Green last Friday raised £427.84 from sales and raffle tickets. At St James’ Church in Callow End a coffee morning raised £245.80 on behalf of the Barnabas Fund. Mike Washbourne,
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Give us real votes
ON leaving the polling booth after deliberately invalidating my ballot paper to vote on an issue of supreme indifference to the electorate, namely Police Commissioners, I pondered. What, may I ask, was wrong with the old Police Watch Committees
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Opinions are divided over wheelie bins
NEWS that wheelie bins are on their way to Malvern has split opinion among Malvern Gazette readers. As we revealed last week, fortnightly wheelie bin collections for recycling will be introduced across the Malvern Hills district from next spring
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Old tales brought to life at cathedral
A MODERN take on the creation of the world will provide a spectacular start to performances of contemporary mediaeval mystery plays at Worcester Cathedral in the run-up to Christmas. The plays will tell the traditional stories of creation, Adam
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Castle Frome
DECEMBER is a busy month. On Saturday, December 8, we are having a table at the Bishops Frome Village Centre Christmas Fayre, which will be laden with cakes for your delight. On Sunday, December 9, at 11.30am, there will be a Communion service
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Cradley WI
CRADLEY WI met in November for the annual meeting. Members welcomed Brenda Drake, WI adviser, to join them for a busy evening. President Di Cale reminded members of the remaining events in the calendar. Members can join the lunch club for
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More wasted cash
I WATCHED in amazement early Monday morning as workmen erected a large Christmas tree and a lovely new white fence below the flood barrier in front of The Kings Head in Upton. Had no one seen the weather forecast? Soon after it was moved to
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Son kicked door
A SON kicked down his mother’s front door when he returned home to get clothes, a court heard. Alex Griffiths left Gina Griffiths’ house on October 30 following an argument, but he caused £75 worth of damage when he forced his way in on November
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Matchless band
A BAND of talented and experienced musicians are set to share their sounds in a Worcestershire village next month. The Matchless will play a mix of covers and a sprinkling of self-penned numbers at the Callow End Social Club tomorrow (Saturday)
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Cracking singing
THOSE of us who were lucky enough to be in the audience at St James’s, West Malvern, on the 17th of this month were treated to the sparkle and snap of crackingly good singing. Colla Voce, a group based in the county. They beguiled us again
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Late bid for outdoor centre
A LATE-breaking bid to place the future of Malvern Outdoor Education Centre in the hands of the local community has been launched. Local councillors, concerned the centre’s offering will suffer from a decision to outsource control to a private
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Bosbury
BOSBURY Primary School will hold their Christmas fair in Bosbury Church, 2.30pm to 4.30pm on Thursday. Bosbury and Coddington Parish Council’s next meeting will be at 7.30pm on Thursday in the parish hall. This Christmas let 1st Bosbury Cubs
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Embroiderers' Guild, Worcester Branch
THE guild has had a very active few weeks. On October 26 a workshop by Alyson Midgelow- Marsden featured creating Antiqued Waxed and Stitched Papers. The next day Alyson gave the annual celebrity lecture, whose title was Babies, Beetroots and
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Be considerate
IN the recent wet weather conditions, may I ask for some consideration for pedestrians? A large number of people, principally, but not exclusively, white van or 4x4 drivers, do not seem to realise the effect that a two-tonne vehicle hitting a flooded
