100 YEARS AGO.

On the eve of All Saints' Day, a bronze tablet of simple but chaste design was placed in the Benedictine Priory Church of St Wulstan, Little Malvern, to the memory of the late Mr and Mrs Cashel Hoey, who were buried in the churchyard. Mr Cashel Hoey, who died in January 1892, was long an esteemed and highly capable official of the Colonial Office in the Department of the Agent General for Victoria, Australia.

Malvern Gazette, December 6, 1912.

50 YEARS AGO.

Within three-quarters of an hour of a report that a 70-year-old man was missing, Malvern police dog Flash found him in the middle of a field suffering from exposure. The man, an informal patient at Powick Hospital, went for a walk on Saturday at 4.30pm. As he had not returned at 7.15pm he was reported missing. Just before 8pm the police dog found the man, who was wearing only a pair of pyjamas and a dressing gown. He has since recovered.

Malvern Gazette, December 7, 1962.

25 YEARS AGO.

Malvern Town Football Club's immediate future looks set to be resolved within the next seven days. The Nanks's Brewery League side had been facing the threat of winding up after a number of their creditors had suddenly demanded payment. The Langland Stadium club's debts are said to total close on £60,000. But club chairman Reg Tandy is "optimistic" following financial talks. He was confident that Malvern Town would not have to close.

Malvern Gazette, December 11, 1987.