TIME Team and Blackadder star Sir Tony Robinson spent almost two hours at the Malvern charity ARCOS during a recent visit.Sir Tony, who has been in town to appear in a production at Malvern Theatres, met some of the charity's clients, spoke to staff and
Sir - I’m over the moon that Malvern Hills District Councillor Clive Smith approves of the plans to build a new home for the City’s football club in Perdiswell. Of course there is a long tradition in this country of football clubs moving location, WCFC
UP TO 100 beds in Worcestershire hospitals are regularly being taken up by patients who are ready to go home, new figures have revealed. A report by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust showed 2,308 bed days at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Kidderminster
A SERIES of team-building activities have been designed to help boost the fitness and morale of desk-bound workersWorcestershire Wildlife Trust is offering memorable and fun practical conservation sessions or wildlife experiences on nature reserves across
AN amateur musician has plucked up the courage to take on the London Marathon – and will be carrying his trusted ukulele around the famous course. Kevin Kilmartin, of Worcester, will be running on ukelear power when he faces the fitness challenge in April
THE organisation running Worcestershire Royal Hospital has continued to fall further behind its financial plans.Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust ended the 2012-13 financial year with a £14.2 million deficit and forecast it would end this year
FESTIVE Fayre this Saturday from 10.30am to noon.Lots of bargains, plants, wreathes, veg. Look forwards to seeing you.MRS R BOLTON 01684 833287
A SPECIAL medal ceremony in Worcester has recognised the bravery of 36 veterans during the Second World War.The heroes were awarded the Ushakov Medal for their roles in the Arctic Convoys, delivering essential supplies to the Soviet Union.Worcestershire
MALVERN Rugby Club face an away tie in the North Midlands Shield semi-finals. The regional cup winners in 2002 beat Old Yardleians 20-12 in the Shield quarter-finals and travel to play the winners of the match between Camp Hill and Bridgnorth.
TOMORROW, November 29, at 7.30pm Cradley Singers, directed by Kate Cheetham present Glories of Baroque at Bosbury Church. The evening will feature works by Handel, Purcell, Viadana and Vivaldi. Advent Carols, with audience participation, will also be
THE amount of people going to A&E at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in October was up by 11.5 per cent in comparison to last year.Figures revealed by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust – the organisation running the Royal as well as Kidderminster
ANOTHER five minutes in the oven and this year’s Wellington Heath village pantomime “Hansel and Gretel: Half-Baked” will be ready to serve. There’s a distinct Bake-Off flavour to proceedings as Hansel and Gretel meet an assortment of fairytale characters
HURRY! Hurry! Book your tickets for the village pantomime, Hansel & Gretel: Half-baked, tonight at 7.30pm and again tomorrow at 6pm at the Memorial Hall, Ledbury Road, Wellington Heath. You can email whads.boxoffice@gmail.com or phone 01531 630005, adults
WHAT a wonderful morning we had on Saturday, November 22, the Church was buzzing! We had the Malvern Chase Band playing for us and breakfasts cooking and stalls to entice. It was so nice to see everyone all our visitors, friends old and new who said they
THE coffee morning and raffle held for The Children‘s Society last Thursday morning raised over £160. Marian Lewis thanks all who attended and who brought their collecting boxes.A coffee morning with bring-and-buy sale, raffle and cake stall held at St
Since earlier in the month the members of Malvern Hills Lions Club along with members from the Worcester, Droitwich, Kidderminster and District and Ross-on-Wye Lions clubs had been on hand to help BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester's Children in Need Cash
MORE than 18 per cent of cancer patients in Worcestershire have waited longer than 62 days since being referred by their GP for treatment in the past 12 months. Figures released by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust this week showed 18.9 per cent
“TRIUMPH for Tewkesbury Two” might have been the headline from the latest meeting of Malvern Speakers when John Day and Cate Cody won the night's Best Speaker and Best Evaluator Awards. Their successes highlighted the wide area from which the club draws
THERE may be Black Friday mayhem elsewhere, but Christmas shopping in #VeryMalvern is a much nicer experience. Our local businesses boast expert knowledge, as well as competitive prices. There are also some wonderful bars, cafes and restaurants
DOCTORS are reminding people in Worcestershire with long-term medical conditions, those over 65, pregnant women and children aged two to four to get a free flu jab this winter. For most healthy people flu is unpleasant but usually passes within a week
NOW we are almost into December, pre-Christmas events are coming thick and fast! In fact, this very afternoon (Friday) at 2.30PM, the children of St James’ C. of E. Primary School will Let Christmas In at a special service at St James’s Church, to which
COLWALL and Malvern earned their first win in three West Clubs Women’s League Severn Division One games. The fifth-placed ladies saw off fourth-from-bottom Badgers 4-0 at Malvern College. Emma Hughes and Becky Lewis were creative early on and
THE closure of Worcester’s park and ride service has hit hospital staff in the city. The Worcestershire County Council-run service was stopped in September after it was revealed it was costing the taxpayer £3,000 a month.And now it has been revealed some
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CASTLEMORTON Commoners Association present Autumn Shindig featuring Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies at Castlemorton Parish Hall on Sunday, December 7. Doors open 7pm for 8pm. Licensed bar. £10 adult, £8.50 under 16s. Phone Malcolm Prior on 833297.This is
DECEMBER 4 sees the Cordery Club meeting at Welland Primary School for their Christmas Carol Concert and then back to the Village Hall for tea.The next St James Flea Market will be on December 6 and will be held on the first Saturday of each month through
THE eighteenth century was the heyday of county house building in England. The National Trust has a large portfolio of magnificent buildings to demonstrate the scale of the work that was done at the time funded by the fruits of the budding Empire.It was
HEALTHCARE workers across Worcestershire were assaulted 376 times between April 2013 and March this year.NHS figures show 120 assaults were committed against people working at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Kidderminster Hospital or Redditch’s Alexandra
A RESIDENT of Leigh Sinton Road, just outside Malvern, is calling for speed limits to be enforced after three cars parked at his home were wrecked in a single crash.David Barrie said his family was still in shock after the crash last Friday night which
UPTON Town coped with an under-strength squad as they beat AC Olympia 2-1 in Cheltenham Association Football League Division One. They moved up to sixth in the table after three league home victories in a row were sealed by a late winner. Craig
JAMIE Gladwin scored five as Ledbury Colts thrashed Malvern Vale 6-0 in the FW Peterson Cup first round at New Street. The striker completed his hat-trick inside 20 minutes and Tom Skittery was also on target as Colts led 5-0 by half time.
100 years ago. The patriotic march on Thursday of last week was one of the most inspiring sites ever witnessed in Malvern, Everybody was interested in it, for the War has brought home to all the grimness of the struggle in which we are engaged.
