A HIGH-profile Malvern Hills District councillor has quit the Tory party with a scathing attack on its leadership. Mike Soley, a Conservative councillor for Malvern Link for the past six-and-a-half years, says he is washing his hands of the party
A STRIKING sculpture of a pair of buzzards in Malvern has been described as the town’s own version of the Angel of the North. The £17,500 artwork, recently installed at Rosebank Gardens, were designed by renowned sculptor Walenty Pytel to celebrate
ENFORCEMENT of roadside parking time limits cannot come soon enough, say Malvern traders. Their call came after Malvern Hills Distrct Council disclosed that since new parking charges were introduced in September, the turnover in short-stay car
A PROMOTER has cooked up a monthly outlet for sharing new and unsigned music with local music fans. John James, who bakes and sells cupcakes as the owner of Stamford Cakery, has turned his hand to the Malvern music scene and will stage Cakie Presents
POLICE and crime commissioner Bill Longmore has survived a ‘no confidence’ motion at Worcestershire County Council – but was subject to widespread criticism. West Mercia Police’s first ever elected boss was likened to Corporal Jones from the BBC
AROUND 650 extra jobs are going to be axed by Worcestershire County Council – on top of the 850 previously announced. Bosses have unveiled a controversial blueprint for between now and 2017 which reveals at least £20 million is set to be slashed
I read in the Gazette about the argument over the wheelie bins, with Mike Charles being inundated with complaints against the re-introduction. I feel that many places are inadequate to hold these, but I find them tidy and animal proof as well
EXPECT music, dancing and a warming bonfire when the ancient custom of wassailing is brought to life at Clives Fruit Farm in Upton on Sunday. Between 10am and 4pm there will be live music at Clives and morris men will be on hand strutting their
AN acclaimed Worcestershire duo return to their home county. Eleanor Percy and Irina Lyakhovsky will perform at the Huntingdon Hall in the latest offering from Worcester Concert Club’s 2012/13 programme. The pair have been playing for 12 years
A HISTORIC property is celebrating recordbreaking visitor numbers at the start of the new year. The National Trust’s Croome estate, near Upton, used to close during the week over winter but changed that policy this year after receiving countless
SUBSTITUTE Dave Reynolds bagged two late goals to give Malvern Town a 3-2 victory over Bartley Green. The home success left Les Jones’ side 10th in the West Midlands Football League Premier Division. Malvern Town took the lead in the 11th minute
POLICE have extended the bail of the owner of a top Malvern private school for a second time. Hekmat Kaveh was arrested on suspicion of possessing Class A drugs at Cheltenham Racecourse on Wednesday, October 11, after police found a package in
AN award-winning band with a Celtic vibe can be caught live next weekend. The Roving Crows bring their inexhaustible energy that combines fiery fiddle playing, trumpet, guitar, drums, bass and vocals to Malvern Cube, Albert Road North, on Saturday
AS we celebrate the beginning of a New Year, 2013 will also see the 102nd anniversary of International Women’s Day on Friday March 8. As we recognise the achievements of women around the world, we must also remember the millions of women struggling
I CANNOT believe the column inches, including the front page headline ‘Listen, we just don't want these wheelies’, given to Mike Charles last week in the Gazette. Having moved here from previous homes in both Worcester and more recently Herefordshire
MALVERN Victoria edged an 11-goal thriller 6-5 at town rivals Anchor Falcons to progress in the Worcester and District League’s Southam Trophy. Dave Jones grabbed the injury-time winner in the second round for lowerranked Victoria who are currently
MALVERN were outpowered in the Weston-superMare mud as the thirdplaced side completed a 24-3 win in National League Three South West. On a pitch that resembled the beach just after the tide had gone out, third-from-bottom Malvern were always going
MALVERN Rugby Club host fifth-placed Newton Abbot tomorrow (2.15pm) with head coach Nick Tisdale saying they will meet fire with fire in their bid to avoid relegation. The Spring Lane outfit hope to turn their luck around after a 24-3 defeat at
UPTON Town Council is holding its first full meeting of the new year on Tuesday. It takes place at Memorial Hall, in Old Street, at 7.30pm
TRIBUTES were paid to one of West Malvern’s best-known residents at his funeral at St James’s Church in the village. Andrew Dakin, age 58, was a builder and plumber. He was a member of West Malvern Cricket Club, a leading light of the West
MALVERN was bracing itself for heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions today (Friday) as the cold snap looks set to worsen. The Met Office has increased the risk of snowfall across the county and Herefordshire by issuing an amber warning for the
THE world-renowned Banff Mountain Film Festival (BMFF) is coming to Malvern later this month as part of its largest world tour to date. Through the big screen, audiences are offered an intense and inspiring experience, as the films take them around
MALVERN Spring Gardening Show has beaten the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in a poll among readers of Which? Gardening magazine. Asked to compile a list of Britain’s top 10 horticultural events, 2,300 Which? members responded and gave the Malvern
100 YEARS AGO. Commencing on Monday next, the 20th instant, an important alteration will take place in the evening mail delivery. This, which has hitherto not commenced until 7.30pm, will in future start at 7pm. The earlier hour will no doubt be
WITNESSES have told of the dramatic moment when 14 police cars closed in on a suspect near a Malvern supermarket. They raced to just outside the entrance to the Lidl store on Worcester Road, Malvern Link, and confronted a man who had been in a
