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  • Bill beats the heat to surmount Sahara challenge

    A FORMER soldier from Malvern has returned home after completing the challenge of a lifetime - a 156-mile footrace across the Sahara.Bill Adsett, of St Andrew's Road, was one of 1,050 participants who set out on the Marathon Des Sables, labelled &

  • Drop in A&E admissions due to violence

    THE amount of people admitted to A&E in Worcestershire due to assault almost halved from 166 in 2012 to 93 last year. The statistics are in line with a national report published this week showing a drop in the amount of people injured in serious

  • Meet Malvern Gazette reporter Rob at Malvern library

    MALVERN Gazette reporter Rob Hale will be at Great Malvern library, Graham Road, from 10am to 2pm tomorrow (Friday). Please call in to meet him and chat about any stories you would like to see in your local newspaper. You can also email him

  • Barnards Green off to fine competitive start

    THE opening weekend of the cricket season brought a clean sweep of wins for Barnards Green. In their first competitive game of the campaign, a young Green XI took on league rivals Ombersley in the National Twenty20. Ombersley were pegged back

  • Sunday Division Three title decided

    BREWERS Athletic have been crowned champions of McDonald’s Worcester and District League Sunday Division Three. They clinched the title with a 6-3 win over nearest challengers Metro. James McKee hit a hat-trick and Ben Harborne added a double

  • Malvern Town finish solid league season with draw at Bewdley

    MALVERN Town completed their West Midlands Football League Premier Division season with a 0-0 draw at Worcestershire rivals Bewdley Town. Les Jones’ side ended a solid campaign strongly in 11th but teams below them still have to fulfil their fixtures

  • Grease is the word at village school

    IT was a packed house that greeted Hanley Castle High School’s recent production of Grease.More than 100 pupils and staff staged the popular American classic musical.Director Suzy Parker and musical co-ordinator, James Felton, conjured up awe inspiring

  • Inspector says 'no' to Leigh Sinton housing bid

    CONTROVERSIAL plans for housing in Leigh Sinton have been thrown out by a government planning inspector.Village residents were dismayed when the application, for ten houses off Hop Pole Green, was submitted last year.The applicant was Lady Christabel