UPTON Town backed up their derby win over Hanley Swan with a solid 3-2 success at third-placed RSG in Cheltenham Association League Division Two. After a cagey opening, Matt Hindmarsh’s header looked to have crossed the line but no goal was given
FROM Friday, April 19, Jumpstart Kidz – a registered charity providing soft play sessions for pre-school children with their parents/carers attending – will hold their Ledbury sessions at Bosbury Parish Hall each Friday from 10am to noon. The cost
BARNARDS Green start their outdoor junior coaching evenings next Wednesday for six to 13-year-olds from 6.30pm until 8pm. Both the club’s under 14s and 15s side will be training on Thursday evenings, starting next week. New members can turn
AT the April meeting, after Jerusalem was sung, Jill Thompson, president, introduced speaker Gill Baines, the Malvern Town Crier. Gill was dressed in her full regalia and started by ringing her bell and shouting “Oyez, oyez, oyez” before reading
A MALVERN councillor is planning to use pedal power to raise £1,000 for charity. Julian Roskams, who represents West Malvern on Malvern Hills District Council, starts a five-day, 500-mile adventure on his bike around Holland on Wednesday to raise
UPTON AND DISTRICT LEAGUE PRINCE of Wales managed to hang on to top spot as Oakey Koakeys left their 11- match winning run too late. Hanley Club have made all three finals and won the Johnson Cup 17-13 against Huntsman ‘B’. They also play
AT last, the huge chunks of snow at the top of the ridge near Tattersalls have almost melted. Several vehicles came to a grinding halt there in the recent cold Easter weather and some lucky drivers were able to turn around and look for an alternative
THE annual parish meeting on Monday was informative for those who wanted to keep abreast of village news and views. Nathan Burlton explained how the Colwall and Malvern Car Clubs worked and how such a car sharing scheme could be developed in West
DATES for your diary: Thursday: Shindig music presents Baltic Crossing. Five lively performers from Finland, Denmark and the UK who bring an exciting blend of fiery folk music, dynamic stage presence and light humour to their show. Tickets
THE March meeting began with business matters and included details of the annual council meeting. The Joan Macpherson Trophy, donated to Colwall WI by Joan’s daughter in memory of her mother, was admired by members. Guests were welcomed by
TUESDAY is the first day of summer term and an afternoon tea party at Castlemorton CE Primary School will celebrate 50 years on the present site. More information from 01684 833282. Saturday, April 20, annual church jumble sale in the Parish
THE 40th annual meeting of the Malvern Hills District Footpath Society was held in Lansdowne Church Hall on Wednesday, March 6, and all existing committee members were re-elected. The general secretary, John Barr, reported that the general sommittee
COUNCILLORS in Upton are standing firm behind a bid to build a new housing estate on the edge of the town, despite huge public pressure to throw the controversial plans out. Developer MG Property wants to build 43 homes, 22 of them affordable,
THE Worcestershire opened their ‘A’ team league title defence with a 5-1 home victory over Kidderminster. Captain Steve Bradshaw bowed out at the top and handed over to Andy McCabe for the competition which involves six pairs in better ball matches
A CARE home in Malvern is preparing to offer a warm welcome and a friendly face to older people in the community who need a little company. Following recent reports highlighting the problem of loneliness among older people, staff and residents
EASTNOR have a registration evening for boys’ and girls’ junior coaching on Wednesday at 6.30pm. The coaching sessions for six to 15-year-olds begin on April 24. For more details, call youth co-ordinator and welfare officer Emma Hughes on 07920
CRIME has been slashed by a quarter in six years as police say they are winning the war to make our streets safer. Across West Mercia, which includes Worcestershire and Herefordshire, 60,627 crimes were recorded in 2012/13 compared to 81,347 in
THE return of warmer weather produced a sizzling try feast of 11 scores as Upton-upon-Severn won 41- 29 at Shipston-on-Stour in Midlands Two West (South). Relegated Upton did not do their hosts’ own hopes of survival any good and were inspired
Here we go another marathon, well, not quite. We left Luxemburg via the motorway, it being the quickest way out of the duchy. We took the A13 and A8 to junction 3, then took the 407 which turned out to be the Huns rack Hohne Strasse. Many miles
MALVERN mayor and mayoress Ian and Janet Hopwood have set off ona 850-mile trip to a fellow spa town in the Czech Republic. The trip has a dual purpose: to sign the partnership agreement between Malvern and Marianske Lazne and to raise money for
AFTER a lot of effort to preserve the Victorian spa image, barely a week passes without a developer promising to build a new area of housing paradise. Many ofthese will resemble Milton Keynes, using Malvern to make money, supported by a foolish
I WRITE with reference to your two weeks of front page stories, comment and letters regarding the plight of Malvern’s shops. Itis a matter of great regretthat Mr Morris has been unable to make his café work. How I wish I were surprised when
I READ with interest your recentitem on the Malvern pudding. I consulted my great grandmother’s cookery book. It is the Cassell’s Dictionary of Cookery and contains 1,000 recipes. When I inherited it more than 30 years ago it was in a sorry
OUR wheelie bin has arrived atlast! Having moved to Malvern from Kent, where we have had two bins for a number of years, we were surprised at allthe fuss. We had fortnightly collections of garden waste from a free bin, along with sacks of recyclable
K E Petch wants wheelie bins in Malvern.It would be a shame to ruin the appearance ofthe town as it has been in Cheltenham with bins outside the front gardens of beautiful Regency terraces. A lot ofthe houses in Malvern are on the side of the
I AM sorry Jon Burgess seems to feel so threatened by the promotion of vegetarianism and veganism, as he expressed so strongly in his letter in last week’s Gazette. He may well disagree with the sentiments expressed by VIVA (Vegetarian International
A MALVERN councillor is facing a second investigation by the standards watchdog, after allegations he has “bullied and intimidated” colleagues and staff and treated others with a lackof respect. Town councillor Mike Charles has had an official
