TRADERS in Great Malvern are preparing once again to wow visitors to the town with their floral creations. This is the third time that Great Malvern Association of Traders (GMAT) has teamed up with the Royal Horticultural Society and the Malvern
A CHURCH near Malvern is offering people a chance to try out the art of bell-ringing. The bells ringers at Madresfield Church are holding two open days to encourage people to have a go. Stephanie Smith-Cooper said: “You don’t have to be a church-goer
FOR the past seven or eight years a team of local people have gone to Thailand annually to help Hands, a charity supporting displaced and vulnerable hill tribe communities in the north of the country. This year’s team of 14, with ages ranging
TWO county councils could be putting their heads together to solve a flooding problem in a rural lane near Bromyard. Residents of Gaines Road, off the A44 west of Sapey Bridge, have been complaining for years that a 30-yard stretch of the road
A GEM of British theatre is coming to Malvern Theatres. Educating Rita tells the story of the relationship between a feisty Liverpudlian hairdresser and a jaded university professor. Rita (Claire Sweeney) has a passion for literature and is intent
HANLEY Swan resident Gladys Slack celebrated her 105th birthday this week. Mrs Slack, of the Albion Lodge retirement home, was joined by her son Stuart Slack and daughter-in-law Pat Slack for the occasion on Tuesday. She received a special card
THERE will be a Welland Pre-School open morning on Saturday, May 19, from 10am until noon at the pavilion, Spittalfield, Marlbank Road. Come and meet the staff and committee and take a look at the fabulous facilities and setting. Further details
PROPOSALS to create a home for eight young men with autism in Powick have been approved by a planning inspector on appeal. Last summer, healthcare provider the Options Group submitted a planning application to Malvern Hills District Council to
YOUNGSTERS from Upton Pre-school had a splashing as they visited their local launderette as part of their studies on the theme of water. During their visit to The Launderette in New Street the children were welcomed by Brenda Till, who showed
AN evening of close-harmony pop-folk comes to Herefordshire’s centre for the arts this week. Girlyman visit The Courtyard in Hereford on Wednesday from 8pm with acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, djembe and electric baritone guitar in tow and improvisational
AFTER one of the wettest weeks in recent history, organisers of Malvern Fringe’s May Day celebration were understandably anxious as Saturday dawned. But the rain held off, and the daylong event in Priory Park proved to be another success. Young
THE group now meets on the third Wednesday of the month at Great Malvern Hotel to tell and listen to stories with a folk bias. This month the story round is on Wednesday from 8pm when the theme is May Traditions and True Love, but any story will
AS the Brownies were unable to get outside during their meeting, due to the wet weather, they spent most of the evening working on one of the challenges from the Culture section of the Olympics badge. Following in the footsteps of the ancient Greeks
A LANDSCAPE gardener who drank to “anaesthetise” the pain of an injury before getting in his car has been banned from driving. Paul Bayliss, 31, of Leigh Sinton Road, Malvern, was stopped by police in Albert Park Road after they saw his van exceeding
I WAS pleased to see your article (23 March 2012) in the Malvern Gazette (though not in the Ledbury Reporter) about the welcome reintroduction of Adelantes trains. However the Ledbury Rail Users Group is worried that direct train services from London
FRENCH multi-instrumentalist Thierry Guillemot and the Montys Travellin’ Music Band play the Neil Young songbook this week. From 8pm on Friday, May 18, at the Market Theatre in Ledbury they will be joined by John Montague, who produced Thierry
Malvern held its first emergency services open day over the bank holiday weekend. Inspector Jane Francis, who is in charge of policing in Malvern, said: “I am over the moon with the turnout. It has been really successful. It has been an opportunity
BEGINNING on Saturday, May 19, a stunning embroidery exhibition entitled Creation: a Celebration is being shown at Lansdowne Crescent Methodist Church, Great Malvern until Wednesday, June 13 (to include Malvern Civic Week). The 42 panels created
