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Birtsmorton
THANK you to all who gave so generously over Christmas to the various nominated children’s charities. Birtsmorton elected to support the NSPCC and £130 has been forwarded to this charity from the midnight mass service.
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Royal British Legion Powick and Callow End Branch
WE started our new year by returning to monthly meetings to be held on the second Tuesday of the month at Madresfield Club. After the silent tribute and wishing everyone a happy and peaceful new year, the chairman detailed the future prospects
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Mail box stolen
A METAL mail box was stolen from Hyde Lane, Upton-On-Severn, on Tuesday. A white Ford Transit with an open back with a cage around it was seen in the area. Call police on 101, quoting incident 0403-S-150113.
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Poolbrook WI
“OYEZ! Oyez!” Thus the speaker of the evening could be identified – Jim Pearman, town crier of Kidderminster. He was most resplendent in his official uniform and members heard how the role of the town crier had developed from its origins in biblical
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Volunteers call
Volunteers call A SERVICE dedicated to matching volunteers with suitable opportunities in the Malvern Hills is going from strength to strength. Between April to the end of November last year, Kay Bromley, who runs Malvern Hills Volunteering, answered
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Berrow
WE must not forget the last jumble sale of 2012, which raised £700 for Macmillan Cancer. This is also a sad time as Janet (Pitt), our leader for 40 years, has decided to hand over the reins and take a well-earned break. Janet has not been in
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Rude bus driver
ON Monday January 7, I boarded the 44C bus at the second bus stop in Victoria Road. My bus pass wouldn’t register, and the driver said ‘It’s 9.28am, I am sick of you b******!’ I said the bus is due at 9.30am. He got off the bus and checked
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Festival put on ice again
THE organisers of the Big Chill have announced there are “no plans” for the festival to return this year. A spokesman for Festival Republic, which has organised the event at Eastnor Castle Deer Park, near Ledbury, since 2010, said: “There are currently
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Houses plan
Houses plan PLANS to demolish two houses at Green Lane, Malvern Wells, and build three have been sent in to Malvern Hills District Council. The proposal is to build three four-bedroom energyefficient houses on the site. Permission already exists
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Residents vow to continue fighting sports facilities
RESIDENTS who oppose a scheme to build new facilities at sports fields off Sling Lane, Malvern, are to take their case to the local government obudsman. Work to build new facilities for Newtown Sports Junior FC is set to begin next week. Residents
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Let’s make displays the blooming best in town
THE Malvern in Bloom team has made a new year’s resolution to make the town’s floral displays the very best in the business. After celebrating a fourth consecutive gold award in the large towns category of the Heart of England in Bloom competition
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Guide Dogs fund-raiser
IT was smiles and wagging tails all round at Malvern’s famous Morgan car factory this week where councillors helped to raise more than £600 for Guide Dogs for the Blind. The chairman of Malvern Hills District Council, Paul Tuthill, joined forces
