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  • Death of cricketer, war hero and master

    FRIENDS and colleagues have been paying tribute to schoolmaster, county cricketer and war hero George Chesterton, who died last Friday, aged 90. Mr Chesterton passed away two weeks after he visited Buckingham Palace to be presented his MBE insignia

  • Ladies that lunch

    AWARD-winning comedienne Jo Brand will be entertaining guests with personal anecdotes and answering questions during an intimate lunch at Dewsall Court in Callow later this month, to raise money for a local hospice. Guests will enjoy a drink and

  • Proposals are a ‘monster that nearly no one loves’

    THE man behind a report calling for last-minute changes to a housing strategy that will alter the face of Malvern has labelled the existing plans as a “monster that nearly no one loves”. On Tuesday members of Malvern Hills District Council face

  • Darts - Slam test is next for in-form Jenkins

    TERRY Jenkins will aim to build on his recent upturn in fortunes when he opens his William Hill Grand Slam of Darts campaign today. The Ledbury ace, who reached the quarter-finals of both Players’ Championship events last weekend, is part of a

  • Poppy shame

    LAST week I popped into Marks & Spencer in Roman Way and saw a display of poppy brooches, with a sticker for the British Legion. The brooches are very pretty and for a good cause, I thought. I bought one – it cost £15. The next day I was

  • Indoor Bowls - Amy retains title

    MALVERN Hills club star Amy Stanton successfully defended her Under 25s Women’s World Council Indoor Bowls title in Fraserburgh. Stanton’s first game in her round-robin section was a tough encounter with Scotland’s Michelle Keenan. The England

  • Community groups feeling the squeeze

    COMMUNITY groups are having to operate in cramped conditions after the closure of part of the Grange, a Victorian building in the centre of Malvern. Malvern Hills District Council closed the upper floor of the building in Grange Road for “safety

  • Hard times

    IT was an interesting reply from Councillor Cheeseman (Car parking woe – letters, November 2) to my letter regarding the increase in the ratepayers’ parking permit. At no point does he try to explain why we the ratepayer should be lumbered with