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  • Southall fires treble in Malvern derby win

    EMPHATIC Malvern completed the double over local rivals Hereford with a 31-3 away win in National Three Midlands. Relegated Hereford raised their game and Malvern’s repeated first-half forays into home territory were repelled by stout defending

  • Celebrations galore as Upton mark their 30th

    UPTON-upon-Severn celebrate their 30th anniversary on Saturday with a festival of rugby at Old Street. Ray Gidley also hosts his president’s day on an action-packed afternoon for the Midlands Two West (South) club. Four games start from 1pm with

  • Callow End WI

    THE April meeting is Members Night. After the singing of Jerusalem a minute’s silence was held for fellow member Beryl Brain. The normal business was completed and details of the crafts show in October would be available next month. The fundraising

  • Celebration of music

    THE hills really will be alive with music tomorrow as a town centre shop presents a local take on an international celebration of independent music. To mark Record Store Day a number of acts are set to play Carnival Records in Church Street, while

  • It's Hi-De-Hi, campers

    A BBC sitcom is being reproduced by a Droitwich theatre group this week. The popular 1980’s TV show Hide- Hi, set in Maplins Holiday Camp and made famous by the likes of Ruth Madoc and Paul Shane is being staged by the Norbury Players. Focusing

  • Warriors stars give a coaching masterclass

    UPTON’S first team enjoyed a coaching masterclass from Worcester Warriors players Alex Grove, Errie Claassens and Rob Wood. The club won the QBE Rugby Pro competition, run by the business insurance specialist, to be one of 12 grassroots clubs

  • Jail for man who broke window after night out

    A MAN who smashed a window worth £2,289 on a drunken night out has been jailed. Warren Willis, of Pickersleigh Road, Malvern, pleaded guilty to one charge of criminal damage, thereby breaching a 10-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months

  • Bromyard claim derby bragging rights

    BROMYARD Town claimed the derby honours with a 2-1 victory over Malvern Town in the West Midlands Football League Premier Division. Missing four suspended players and one on holiday, Malvern twice went close through Dave Reynolds and Lee Hooper

  • The Unthanks bring their storytelling music to life

    AN intimate evening of music with a northern accent is on the cards at Malvern Theatres next weekend. Mercury Prize-nominated Tynesiders The Unthanks, who centre around Rachel and Becky Unthank, play the Forum Theatre on Saturday, April 28, from

  • Service will help the elderly and disabled to get around

    RURAL pensioners and people with disabilities in the Malvern Hills could benefit from a council-taxpayer backed bus and car service. The charity Worcester Wheels Community Transport is running a service under the Rural Transport For The Elderly

  • Berrow

    THERE is an evening with Philip Serrell at Berrow Church on Thursday, May 24, at 7.30pm. Tickets £10 to include a glass of wine and nibbles. book early to avoid disappointment. Tickets available via benefice administrator Tuesdays and Thursdays

  • Golf Club's hole in one for Diabetes UK funds

    MEMBERS of a local golf club hit the fairways for a good cause and raised almost £1,700 for Diabetes UK. Dave Randle and Cynthia Holmes, club captain and ladies captain at Bransford Golf Club, decided to support the charity during their year in

  • Slow worms

    HOW laudable of Herefordshire Council planning department to avert a re-enactment of the Civil War in Ledbury and also to protect threatened species of slow worms on the Galebreaker site. As regards nearby New Mills, the green site identified as area

  • Anna to follow famous dad by riding at Ascot

    THE daughter of Simon Sherwood, who rode legendary horse Desert Orchid, will be riding at Ascot next month in a charity race. Anna Sherwood, who lives with her family in Bromyard, will be competing against 11 other amateur and retired jockeys

  • Malvern aming to bow out on a high

    MALVERN Rugby Club brought the curtain down on their National Three Midlands campaign on Saturday looking to complete the double over cellar- dwellers Manchester. The Spring Lane side beat the basement boys 44-11 in September and bid to repeat

  • Raiders steal cigarettes in shop break-in

    THIEVES stole a large quantity of cigarettes from a Co-Op store in Upper Howsell Road, Malvern. Two men entered the store via the front door on Wednesday, 18 April, activating an alarm between 3.25am and 3.40am. PC David Wise of Malvern police station

  • Support garden week

    MALVERN people with green fingers are being urged to support National Garden Week by planting insect-friendly flowers in their gardens. They can be bought at the Malvern Country Market, which is held each Friday at the Lyttelton Rooms, Church

  • Halliday stars in Celtic event

    CALLIE Halliday defied sub-zero temperatures to heat up the Pan Celtic canoe slalom first leg in Scotland. The Chase pupil from Malvern, 18, spent 10 days training on the River Tay in Grandtully, Perthshire, before competing in her first year as

  • Adults in the Scouting movement honoured

    ADULT volunteers will be having their commitment to the Scout Association honoured with special awards this St George’s Day. The Silver Acorn award, originally known as the Silver Medal, was instituted as a St George’s Day award in 1933 and remains

  • Social assassin

    I would like to reply to the letter headed Social assassin from Bob and Yvonne White (Ledbury Reporter, April 13). Firstly to my knowledge, I do not know Mr John Charles or ED Hogan, so the allegations of being in a clique is at best pathetic. Yes,

  • Flood defences are to be completed in weeks

    A £4 MILLION defence scheme to protect floodprone Upton-upon-Severn is set to be completed within a month. A glass-topped flood wall along the waterfront is taking shape and will be ready on schedule by the first Bank Holiday weekend in May,