A ONE-WOMAN play which received its world premiere at Worcester’s Swan Theatre is to be given two special performances at The Commandery in the city. The Second Best Bed by Avril Rowlands centres on Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway, on the night
UPTON garden club’s annual vegetable, flower and craft show opens in the memorial hall from 2pm until 4.30pm on Saturday, September 1. All amateurs are welcome to compete in the show, with class categories including flowers, fruit, vegetables,
WHEELIE bins are set to come to Malvern after councillors reluctantly backed fortnightly collections. Malvern Hills district councillors backed the introduction of the controversial bins for recycling at a meeting on Tuesday after saying their
HOMEOWNERS around the county are being reminded not to leave their properties vulnerable to burglars in their attempts to keep cool. With the summer finally arriving and Worcestershire residents feeling the temptation to leave doors and windows
BROMSGROVE’S Ron Jeremy Band come to Drummonds, in New Street, Worcester, on Friday, August 17, with their reworkings of rock and indie classics to get the audience baying for more. This is followed by the exciting and dynamic live show of Sugar
A VILLAGER says her home is still not protected after the rest of the community celebrated the opening of new flood defences. Villagers toasted the opening of £1.7 million flood defences in Kempsey at the end of July after 21 years of campaigning
OUR next meeting is at St Andrews on September 5. We will meet as usual at around 10am for coffee and a chat to catch up with all the news from holidays and other excursions that we have all undertaken ... can we call it Summer holidays with all
A DETERMINED young man has landed a job thanks to a Government work scheme after a lack of experience kept putting off potential employers. Despite having an NVQ in construction skills, Stefan Brookes, aged 21, of Elgar Avenue, Malvern, has never
TWO weeks ago the Shard had its official opening. As you will know it is a towering pyramid of steel and glass, dominating the London skyline. It has many critics concerning its purpose and its funding but above all its siting close to much
A RUNNER who works for one of the town’s top technology firms has run the equivalent of 10 marathons in 10 days. Determined Christophe Lasne, who works for Malvern Instruments as a customer support manager based in Paris in France, was taking part
A SOLO performer will be playing a range of popular covers in a village pub this week. Rich Goble plays everything from the 1960s up to the present and people at the Old Bush Inn, in Callow End, have the chance to hear his output from 9pm on Friday
A NEW campaign will shine the spotlight on financial abuse towards older people. The push to raise awareness is being backed by the charity Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and is the brainchild of the Worcestershire Safeguarding Adults
I SEE from your front page on July 20 (Delight as our trains get bigger) that our MP Harriett Baldwin confirms she has had the pleasure of travelling in one of the new Adelante trains on the Cotswold Line, returning to Malvern having had lunch
