Garway u14s 3, Ledbury Swifts Athletic u14s 10. LEDBURY Swifts’ opening league game of the season started off with Garway taking the lead in the seventh minute with a low shot. Swifts responded midway through the half scoring three goals
THE Malvern Dipsticks mixed hockey team start their season on Sunday with a home clash against the Police. The mixed side kick-off their campaign with the clash at Malvern St James, Barnards Green Road (11am start). This will be followed by a home
ELGAR Housing Association tenants in Ledbury will be seeing a lot more of this motor-home over the next few months as it becomes the primary mode of delivering face-to-face services. The association plans to close its Ledbury office, in New
SATURDAY Birmingham & District League Third Division (First XI): Penn v Eastnor (noon start). Worcestershire League Division One (First XI): Malvern v Droitwich; Redditch v Colwall; Romsley & Hunnington v Bromyard; Worcester v Barnards Green;
SERVICES that help some of the most vulnerable people in the Malvern and Ledbury area are in jeopardy from spending cuts. Festival Housing Association is bracing itself for possible cuts of up to 20 per cent in its budget for support services, once
SOUTH Worcestershire College opened its Malvern campus to the local community to come in and enjoy themselves on Saturday, with a host of fun activities provided. Children, adults and the college staff alike had a great time joining in and trying out
FIREFIGHTERS spent nearly 12 hours dealing with a fire in a large wood pile at Upton. The call came at about 2am on Monday, September 6, initially reporting a fire in a field off Hanley Road. Firefighters arriving at the scene found the large wood
THE Lamb in West Malvern is the venue for a three-day festival of music this weekend. The first night of the Pyramid Weekend starts tomorrow (Friday, September 10) features rock band the Zebedy Rays, who have just released a new single, called
THE Worcestershire branch of CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) has paid a well-deserved tribute to late Malvern landlord Trevor Marston by naming the Brewers Arms in West Malvern as its ‘Pub of the Year’. The West Malvern community was left saddened when
JUDGES had a tough time deliberating between almost 300 entries across more than 15 classes as Upton upon Severn Garden Club held its annual show. The expert panel mulled over their choices behind closed doors at Memorial Hall on Saturday (
A COMBINED 130-year commitment to Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service was recognised at an annual awards ceremony. Retired firefighter Nicholas Summer and station manager Mark Forsbrook, both based at Malvern Fire Station, were honoured for
THREE quick-thinking police officers have rescued a man from the river Severn at Upton. A call came in at 12.19am today (Thursday, September 9) from a member of the public who could hear a man’s calls for help from under a footbridge at Upton Marina,
THE number of motorists speeding through Hanley Swan has dropped by nearly a quarter since monitoring was introduced in May. Police have stationed cameras at two sites in the village following pressure from residents who were concerned by the speeds
MALVERN playwright and actor Alex Jones has hit the road with the launch of a seven-week tour of his one-man show I'm A Minger. The tour opened on Monday, September 6, with the first of six shows at Coventry's Belgrade Theatre. It then goes on to
GOVERNORS at St Matthias Primary School have launched a campaign to raise £30,000 to help pay for building works at the school. The work was competed just before the new term began on Monday, and cost just under £300,000. Although the government has
CUDDLY teddy bears will be showing their dare-devil sides at a novel fund-raiser for a Powick church. St Peter’s Church, the Greenway, will be offering children the chance to see their favourite fluffy toys ‘abseil’ up to the church tower before
GRASS roots cricket in Malvern has been given a huge boost thanks to a £30,000 grant to develop facilities at a local club. Barnards Green Cricket Club is the proud owner of a new three-bay synthetic practice area that is enabling it to improve its
ORGANISERS of Upton in Bloom are nervously awaiting the results of their efforts for what could be the final time. Upton has an unblemished record of success in the Heart of England in Bloom competition and hopes are high that months of hard work will
LOCAL councils are set to consider a proposal that could provide a solution to the funding crisis facing Malvern’s historic gas lamps. The future of the gas lamps had seemed uncertain since Malvern Hills District Council announced its intention to withdraw
Thursday New Style Solo Ballroom and Latin Class at Club Dance UK, Spring Lane, Malvern Link. 10am. £4. 01905 353052. Flamenco Dance Class at The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford. 1.30pm. £6. 01684 574174/07813 990937. Hatha Yoga - Advanced at The
