A FOOTPATH on the western slope of the Malvern Hills will be closed for five days next week to allow maintenance work to be carried out.

The track, heading south up the hills from Westminster Bank, West Malvern, will be closed from 8.30am to 5.30pm staring on Monday, February 20.

The work is part of the Malvern Hills Conservators' project to improve the condition of the Site of Special Scientific Interest by restoring open habitats.