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  • School's £900,000 development

    UPTON Primary School is set to receive a re-development costing almost £1m to “meet the growing needs of the community”. Plans have been submitted for the School Lane site that will provide a Sure Start Children’s Centre offering services to families

  • Farming conference coming to showground

    THE Three Counties Agricultural Society is holding its third annual farming conference in the Severn Hall at the Malvern Showground on Thursday (November 19). The conference, titled “Agriculture: The Lifeblood of Community” is being run in association

  • Preparing to take the plunge

    TWO dental nurses are looking forward to their first charity skydive. Carrie-Anne Abba and Ruth Bennion of 202 Dental, Pickersleigh Road, are taking the plunge on Saturday, November 28, at an airfield near Cirencester. "We're nervous, but we're also

  • Scents stolen from lorry

    AFTERSHAVE and perfume worth £8,000 was stolen from a lorry parked overnight in Upton. Police are urging the public to be alert for anyone trying to sell the stolen goods after a pallet of Calvin Klein aftershave and perfume was taken when the sides

  • Fitness centre helping people fight the winter blues

    MALVERN St James’ sport and fitness centre is helping people fight the winter blues by offering a week of free fitness classes. From Monday (November 16) until Sunday (November 22) anyone can call to book a place at one or more of the free sessions,

  • School's £900,000 development

    UPTON Primary School is set to receive a re-development costing almost £1m to “meet the growing needs of the community”. Plans have been submitted for the School Lane site that will provide a Sure Start Children’s Centre offering services to families

  • Latest styles to be paraded during Upton fashion show

    THE latest styles will be paraded on the catwalk during a fund-raising Fashion Show at the Kings Head in Upton. The event, on Tuesday evening (November 17), will feature more than 50 outfits from Upton store Fair Exchange. There will also be belly

  • Town falls silent

    BRITAIN’S current involvement in conflicts was at the forefront of people’s minds as a Remembrance event was held in Malvern this morning. Veterans, cadets, councillors and members of the public paid respect to those lost in wars with a solemn ceremony

  • Blanket raises £46 for Poppy Appeal

    A BLANKET made by members of the public who took part in a knitting event at Malvern Library was raffled off to raise money for the Poppy Appeal. The library, in association with nearby shop The Knitting Parlour, held a series of events last month to

  • free computer repairs for voluntary sector workers

    MALVERN Community First’s IT project, getwithit.org.uk, are offering to repair voluntary-sector computers for free on Wednesday and Thursday, (November 18 and 19) next week. Computers that are running very slowly, producing error messages, or seem to

  • Reg to speak at garden club

    UPTON Garden Club’s next talk will be given by Reg Moule on the subject “In Your Garden” when the group meets in Memorial Hall on Thursday, November 26. The talk is at 7.30pm and non-members are welcome to attend. Annual membership of the Garden Club

  • HEEKS

    HEEKS Muriel Mue Passed away at Worcestershire Royal Hospital on October 31st, 2009, aged 84 years. A beloved wife to the late Len, a much loved mum to Eddie, Lyn, Mike and Kerrin and a dearly loved nan to Emily. Funeral service to take place at Worcester

  • CHAMBERLAIN

    CHAMBERLAIN Norman Sadly passed away at home on November 4th 2009, aged 61 years. Beloved husband of Linda and a dearly loved dad and grandad. Funeral service will take place at Worcester Crematorium on Monday, November 23rd at 2.30 p.m. Donations to

  • BELLIS

    BELLIS Betty Passed away peacefully at Davenham Care Home on November 7th, 2009, aged 93 years. She will be sadly missed by Family and Friends. Funeral service to take place at Worcester Crematorium on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 1 p.m. Flowers may

  • Sea cadet is a hot shot

    MALVERN Sea Cadets are celebrating several achievements by 16-year-old Leading Cadet Ben Turner who recently took part in a round of inter-service shooting competitions. Ben qualified earlier in the summer for the International Inter-Service Cadet

  • Charity CD brings together local and national performers

    A BRAND new charity CD featuring a host of classical performers and composers has been produced in Malvern. ‘Hillsongs’ is the idea of local composers Paul Farrer and John Raine, and includes a mixture of brand new compositions and classics from

  • Rotary club organises a mile of pennies fund-raiser

    MALVERN Rotary Club is organising a ‘Mile of Pennies’ in memory of a former club member who passed away in August. Dr Alex Brown died in August, aged 94, having been a Malvern Rotarian since the mid-1950s. He had suggested that the club should organise

  • Not In My Neighbourhood scheme hits Malvern

    PEOPLE living in Malvern are being asked to help police tackle crime and anti-social behaviour as part of a Home Office initiative. Officers from West Mercia Police’s local policing team were invited to join a Green Clean Up with Malvern Hills District

  • Cup sorrow for Radar

    Martley 3, Malvern Radar 1. MALVERN Radar were knocked out of the Nursing Cup when Worcester and District League Premier side Martley advanced. Radar were somehow still in with a chance of snatching a draw until a bizarre injury-time own goal sealed

  • Film crew re-visit school's war time history

    A FILM crew from France visited Malvern this week to capture a piece of the country's history that involves the town. After the fall of France in 1940, the French Officer School was placed in one of the boarding houses at Malvern College, after the

  • Today's events

    Wednesday Powick Mother & Toddler Group meet at Powick Parish Hall, Malvern Road. 9.30am. £2 per session. 01905 830774. Term time only. Meditate your way to health at Malvern Acupuncture Clinic. 7.30pm. 01684 892023. Modern Tango Variations & Technique