100 years ago.

The opinion expressed by Sir Henry Grey at the licensing session on Wednesday, that the report of Superintendent Sherriff was a satisfactory one, will be generally endorsed. It proves without a doubt that Malvern is a very sober town, and that the licensed houses in the district are well conducted. There was only one license-holder proceeded against for permitting drunkenness and the case was dismissed. During the year 23 males and five females were summoned for drunkenness and of that number two females were discharged. in 1912 the figures were 27 males and five females, 25 of the former and four of the latter being convicted. Compared with the previous year, there was a decrease of four persons proceeded against, and a decrease of three persons convicted.

Malvern Gazette. February 13, 1914.

50 years ago.

Malvern would be very adversely affected if the abolition of resale price maintenance was carried out by the government, Mr E W Willard, president of Malvern Chamber of Commerce, forecast this week. Mr Willard, a former president of the National Union of Retail tobacconists, estimated that if the abolition should go through, one in three shop premises in Malvern could be empty within two years. Any individual businesses still open would be mere 'hucksters' . Shoppers seeking anything other than the few popular lines offered by self-service and cut-price stores would in most cases be unable to find it in Malvern. There might be a few survivors in larger towns but this would result in even more people shopping away from Malvern.

Malvern Gazette, February 14, 1964.

25 years ago.

Police in Malvern are pushing for an architectural rethink to make Ambleside a pleasanter place to live, in a bid to cut lawlessness in the area and promote harmony between teenagers and older residents. They have called for the whole Brook Farm Estate to be revamped, so people have their won territory. Individual gardens would be created, a new youth club built to double as a community centre, and adventure play park set up and alleyways blocked off. Malvern council chiefs have allocated £32,000 from the 1989-90 housing budget to carry out the first phase of the work. And they have given an undertaking to complete the work of enclosing one area before the end of March 1990. The idea behind the scheme is to eliminate "anonymous" public spaces.

Malvern Gazette, February 17, 1989.