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  • Nominate businesses for tourism awards

    VOTING has opened for the fourth Worcestershire Welcwebsite.ome Awards featuring a new category for best tourism business website. Residents can vote in 10 categories including hotel of the year, outstanding customer service and the taste of Worcestershire

  • Street drinker ends up in jail yet again

    A STREET drinker from Malvern has found himself behind bars for the second time in less than a month. Kevin Bayliss, of Elgar Avenue, was seen consuming alcohol near his home and appeared incapable while shouting and singing on Saturday, July 28

  • Taking a look at Malvern's water features

    THE secrets of the springs and water features of the Malvern Hills are unlocked in a comprehensive new guide book which has just been published. Celebrated Springs of the Malvern Hills is the work of Bruce Osborne and Cora Weaver, founders of the

  • Hardcore bands to play punk in the city

    A GIG at a Worcester venue will offer plenty of loud and frenetic thrills later this month. The Firefly, in Lowesmoor, is opening its doors to three hardcore bands from across the world on Wednesday, August 22, from 7.30pm. Headliners Smile

  • Narrow footpaths

    MOST footpaths are six feet wide –plenty of room for pedestrians. Why do they need to be 13-17 feet? The footpath outside the Barnards Green post office is 13 feet wide and the car park spaces are much smaller than most cars need. Why not reduce

  • Lyn to scale new heights for Noah

    A HAIRDRESSER will be scaling new heights to support a good cause based in Upton-upon-Severn. Lyn Hancock, recently turned 65, wanted to do something special to mark the occasion. She has signed up for a challenging five-day hike to the top

  • Town all jazzed up for music festival

    A VETERAN festival organiser is busy making the arrangements for a threeday feast of music to be held this summer. Top Midlands jazz drummer and events organiser Alan Buckley is already laying the foundations for the second jazz festival to be

  • Simple solution

    HAVING lived on Barnards Green Road for 40 years and therefore knowing well the Barnards Green shopping area, I have never noticed an undue backing up of traffic due to buses stopped outside the Court Road post office. Coun Brown used the emotive

  • World music

    THE world music of Flatworld promises revellers at Great Malvern Hotel, in Graham Road, an eclectic night of compelling melodies and tight driving rhythms on Saturday, August 18, from 9pm. The experienced line-up consists of Eric Aston on djembe

  • Home hosts own Games

    A REAL Olympic torch helped to give a truly authentic feel to a “mini Olympic Games” held at an Upton care home. Residents of Beechwood, Holly Green, near Uptonupon- Severn, were joined by their families and visitors for the fun event, which included

  • Longdon

    LONGDON Women’s Fellowship enjoyed their recent evening of Art and Painting, run by Mrs Anne Harker. This was followed by delicious refreshments organised by Fiona Haines and Barbara Young. After the summer break the next meeting will be held

  • Parking essential

    I WARMLY applaud the Barnards Green subpostmaster for attempting to keep the parking spaces open in front of the post office. Numerous people have to make short visits to the post office and it makes sense to have parking spaces as near to it as

  • Couple's furniture is on star Rihanna's TV show

    A START-UP company from Worcestershire which has been trading for only four months has hit publicity gold with its vintage-inspired furniture appearing on a high profile reality TV series produced by and featuring international superstar Rihanna.

  • Talk is all cricket

    CRICKET broadcasting legends Blofeld and Baxter will appear at Worcester’s Huntingdon Hall later this month with their debut show full of memories from within the Test Match Special commentary box. During the show, Henry Blofeld and Peter Baxter