PUPILS at Great Malvern Primary School had the chance to meet their predecessors when the school's new classroom block was opened.As part of the opening ceremony, former pupils were invited to come back, see the school as it is now and talk to current
LONDON may boast the real Buckingham Palace – but Worcestershire is home to the award-winning Bugingham Palace.The luxury residence for creepy-crawlies, which features a haven of nooks and crannies mini-beasts find irresistible, has been created by Holt
CHURCHES in Droitwich have been taking part in National Maintenance Week.The campaign, which runs from November 21 to 28, encourages owners of buildings to be aware of the importance of regular care, and churchgoers in the Worcestershire town have taken
A CAMPAIGN to raise £1.6 million for a lifesaving new machine treating prostate cancer patients is a quarter of its way to reaching its target.Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust launched the Rory the Robot campaign in March this year to raise funds
MALVERN laboured to a 13-10 home win over mid-table Nuneaton Old Edwardians in Midlands Two West (South). The fourth-placed Spring Lane side needed to get back into the winning habit after the previous week’s 44-10 defeat at Newbold-on-Avon.
WORCESTERSHIRE Forum Against Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence has pledged its support to an international event that aims to end violence against women.The 16 Days of Action campaign was launched globally yesterday (Tuesday, November 25) and will run
MEMBERS of the Malvern police Safer Neighbourhood Team and Malvern Hills District Council will be talking to the public in their webchat next week.It will be on Thursday, December 4, from 6pm to 8pm, when they will be updating the public on upcoming Christmas
A SHIRT worn by Worcester City FC’s goalkeeper during the club’s glorious FA Cup win over Coventry has been auctioned for charity.City star Nathan Vaughan put the top on eBay and the sale has raised more than £500 for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy
A WORCESTERSHIRE man has been ordered to pay £1,045 in fines and court costs after he admitted operating a business without authorisation and building an illegal earth bund.Tom Williams of Wheeler Orchard, Tenbury Wells, appeared at Worcester Magistrates
A GROUP of thugs pulled up flowers from a bed in Barnards Green Road, Malvern, and pelted a 60-year-old man with them while he was passing by between 9.20pm and 9.30pm on Saturday, November 22. The victim was unhurt but covered in soil.A 25-year-old man
A CHRISTMAS gift market brought the festive spirit to The Fold in Bransford.The special event on Sunday (November 23) featured more than 40 market stalls, live music and seasonal food.Visitors were able to buy gifts from artists, crafters, jewellers and
IT was refreshing to read in the Gazette (November 21) of parish councillors' support for the Upper Welland Action Group and Tom Wells' support for transparency in public expenditure, the more so in the light of your editorial about a political vacuum
THE Campaign to Protect Rural England has estimated that there is brownfield land for at least a million homes, so why has the Government encouraged developers to target greenfield sites?The Government has estimated that about 230,000 new homes are needed
A SINGLE-MOTHER has been left “furious” after an act of Christmas generosity landed her a £70 parking ticket.Aimi Price, of Worcester, parked for just 2 minutes in a loading-only bay while she dropped off donations to a St Richard’s Hospice charity shop
A GROUP of friends from the Ledbury area will be out on vintage tractors on Sunday (November 30) as part of a fundraising push for the Movember challenge.The Bar Leaners, largely formed of former Ledbury Rugby Club members, hit the headlines in March
A DEVELOPER who has been given permission to build on land at Ryall, near Upton, now wants to build more houses on the site next door.Builder Taylor Wimpey has already been given approval to build 25 houses in the village, and the latest proposal is for
VANDALS in Droitwich played a criminal version of Pimp My Ride with a parked car.The offenders poured a thick, white liquid – believed to be a type of paint or glue – over a Mini Cooper in Wych Road, giving it a bizarre makeover the owner would not have
LONG-LOST wedding photographs found in a Powick loft are set to be returned to their rightful owner, after an appeal went international.Charles Ellis, who now lives in South Spain near Gibraltar, saw a story about the mystery in your Worcester News and
THE chair of Malvern Hills Foodbank is delighted that a Tesco superstore in Worcester is taking part in a national food donation drive.Customers at the St Peters superstore in Worcester are this week being asked to donate foodstuff such as long-life milk
WELLAND Pre-school's annual Christmas fair next weekend promises a wintry wonderland packed full of seasonal games, competitions and crafts for children and adults.This year's event will be bigger and better than ever, with a grand draw including prizes
The mist just started and in the background there are the Malvern Hills. Based on information supplied by Mihaly Tomka.
