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  • A bird? A plane? Not superman!

    WAS it a bird? Was it a plane? Or was it even a UFO? No it was a tyre firm’s promotional airship. The Malvern Gazette has taken several calls in recent days from readers who saw a strange object moving slowly across the skies on Friday evening.

  • Table Tennis round up

    CSSC Ramblers moved up to second in the Paperstation Malvern League Division One table following back-to-back 9-1 wins over Manor Park Pumas and Express. Against Pumas, three sets went to five games with Dave Hallam beating Graham Thompson and

  • Excellent care

    I UNFORTUNATELY had cause to attend the recently established Malvern Community Hospital. My son had a rather nasty accident at school and required several stitches. From the moment we arrived at the hospital the staff were efficient, friendly and

  • Polite dog message

    MALVERN Hills Conservators have produced a “nearly polite” notice in a bid to tackle the ongoing problem of dog mess on the hills and commons. Jenny Grantham, deputy conservation officer, explained the notice had been produced in response to issues

  • Councillor’s concern for ‘poor badgers’

    A CONTROVERSIAL bid to build new homes on an infill site has been kicked out by council planners unimpressed with the look and layout of the development. The proposal put forward by David Wilson Homes for land off Hornyold Avenue attracted a

  • Town dominate but lose fiery encounter

    MALVERN Town could not make the most of their possession in a 2-0 home defeat to Goodrich in the West Midlands League Premier Division. The Langland Stadium clash was delayed by 15 minutes as the air ambulance landed just behind the goal to collect

  • Flower power at Little Malvern Court

    MORE than 500 people took advantage of the spring sunshine to enjoy a day out among the daffodils in Malvern. On Sunday Little Malvern Court opened its doors to visitors in support of the National Garden Scheme (NGS) and armed forces charity

  • A record breaker?

    THE tourist/trade officers should check this floodwall against the Guinness Book of Records as it could be unique and it could put Upton on the map. Also a two-metre plan/billboard of artists impressions of the finished landscaping around the floodwall

  • Malvern man given Crasbo

    A MALVERN street drinker has been served with a Crasbo following drunk and disorderly behaviour in the town. Kevin Bayliss, aged 48, of Elgar Avenue, Malvern, is a well known character around Malvern but police hope the Crasbo will reduce his

  • Junior Football round up

    MALVERN Town Wanderers won 2-0 at mid-table rivals Warndon Villages Coyotes in Mercian Festival Junior League Under 13s Division Two. Despite having no substitutes available, Wanderers took control of the second period and Kane Bruton opened

  • Cash box snatched from security guard

    A SECURITY guard had a cash box snatched from him at a Malvern supermarket. The robbery happened just after noon on Monday at Morrisons, Roman Way. The van, owned by security company Loomis UK, was visiting the supermarket when the guard was

  • Flaming daft!

    ONLY two of the people chosen to carry the Olympic flame through Malvern are from the town. While there are other torchbearers from Malvern, they will – somewhat bizarrely – be parading the torch through other areas in the region, some up to

  • Coal strike starts to bite

    "IN view of the coal strike and the possible shortage of supplies, the Urban District Council Committee requests consumers to economise in the use of gas and electricity for lighting, heating and cooking purposes." This stark warning appeared in the

  • Worcester Gymnastics

    MALVERN competitors represented the City of Worcester club at the West Midland Regional Grades Championships. All girls passed their respective grades at the Gymnastics and Martial Art Centre in Birmingham to make their hard work of training

  • Church riven by choir dispute

    "A MILD consternation was caused on Sunday at St Matthias' Church, Malvern Link, when at the morning and evening services all the adult membeers of the choir exepct one, failed to take their accustomed places in the stalls, although several of them were

  • Echoes from the past

    100 YEARS AGO. Established in 1852, the well-known firm of Messrs. Kendall and Co., drapers, Beauchamp House, Church Street, celebrate this year their diamond jubilee. The event is to some degree being marked by the reconstruction and remodelling of