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  • Charity quiz night raises £400

    THE annual Quiz and Chips fund-raising event held by Malvern Friends of ChildLine on Saturday at the Lyttleton Well, was a great success, say organisers. Thirteen teams of six competed and the winning team, Chesney’s Challengers, scored 63 points

  • Sport in Brief

    • Chess - Malvern retained the Worcester and District League Division One title for the third season in a row with a 2½ - 1½ victory over closest rivals Kidderminster Knights. Geoffrey Herbert’s game on board three ended in stalemate and John

  • Museum’s Titanic exhibition

    THE sinking of the Titanic 100 years ago is the subject of a new exhibit at Malvern Museum, which opens its doors for the new season on Sunday. The exhibit tells the story of Malvern sweet shop owner Henry Morley, who perished when the ill-fated

  • Hockey - Early goals cost Dipsticks dear

    MALVERN Dipsticks shipped two early goals in a 3-1 defeat to a quick, skilful Sherborne side. But they battled hard and got their reward early in the second period with Helen Barnes expertly finishing a fine counter-attack involving Tim Riley and

  • Men charged for theft

    THREE men from the West Midlands have been charged with metal theft in Malvern. At about 12.25pm on Sunday, some steel joists were stolen from Morgan Blacksmiths in Upper Chase Road. Three men – two 19-year-olds from Birmingham and a 27-yearold

  • Welland still impress with further success

    WELLAND continued to impress with a 2-0 win at Smiths Athletic thirds in Cheltenham League Division Five. As in previous weeks, they started brightly with plenty of possession and numerous attempts on goal but failed to really trouble the home

  • Keep eye out for sick or injured hedgehogs

    A LOCAL rescue shelter is urging people to be on the lookout for sick, injured or underweight hedgehogs as they begin to emerge from their winter hibernation. Viv Smith, who runs Malvern Hedgehog Rescue at her home in Matthias Close, currently

  • Swan still flying after dispatching Belmore

    HANLEY Swan kept up their Cheltenham League Division Three title pursuit with a 5-2 triumph at lowly Belmore after bouncing back from two goals down. Belmore grabbed two quick goals from a defensive mix-up and following a corner that should have

  • Homeless teen asks for shelter

    A TEENAGER sleeping rough in Malvern is concerned there is not enough provision for homeless people. 19-year-old Ashley Jones has found himself on the town’s streets since Saturday, February 18, after he was asked to leave St Paul’s Hostel,

  • Toy library is to hold a sale for its vast stock

    LOCAL organisations have stepped in to ensure that stock held at a much-loved Malvern toy library will still be available to youngsters once it closes its doors next week. As revealed by your Malvern Gazette, the Borrowers Toy Library will be closing

  • St James School lacrosse squad sixth in UK

    MALVERN St James School are celebrating being ranked sixth in the United Kingdom after a gruelling National Championship schedule at London’s Imperial College. Defending their Division One title from last year, the students beat St Mary’s Calne