A CHARITY that provides transport to doctors and hospital appointments has issued a plea for recruits. Volunteer drivers from Upton Community Care made almost 2,000 trips for 700 different clients last year. But it has recently seen the number
Hanley Swan return to action in Cheltenham Association League Division Two with a trip to Shurdington Rovers tomorrow (3pm). The title-chasers’ last game was a 5-0 victory over Barometrics Reserves on January 12. In Division Four, Welland are
WATERLOGGED pitches caused the majority of Worcester and District League matches to be postponed. In the games played, Brewers Athletic reached the Worcestershire FA Sunday Minor Cup semi-finals with a thrilling 8-4 extra-time win at Areley Kings
AN EIGHT-week-old baby from Malvern who died suddenly has been named. Leah Elkins, of Sherrards Green Road, was flown to Worcestershire Royal Hospital on Wednesday, February 23, after she stopped breathing. She later died. An inquest into
THE enforced break due to the snow seemed to work for Malvern Dipsticks as they beat depleted Chelsea 5-0. Malvern’s mixed team looked secure against 10- player opposition and were well worth only their second clean sheet of the season. Dipsticks
IN response to Mike Charles's letter in last weeks Gazette, I have to admit I had an “Inward Chuckle” on the above subject. Cllr Charles states that he is fed up with outside councils and Councillors interfering in this debate. The facts are
UPTON Town cruised into the Cheltenham Association League Senior Charity Cup semi-finals with a 4-1 home win over RSG. They beat their fellow Division Two high-fliers thanks to a crushing display featuring goals from Matt Warne, Tom Crump, Luan
WITH the river Severn at flood levels similar to those seen over Christmas, the outlook for the weekend is unsettled with the threat of more wintry weather. There was a risk of hill snow last night. Dave Throup, who is the Environment Agency
UPTON-upon-Severn remain adrift at the bottom of Midlands Two West (South) after a 37-15 defeat at Kidderminster Carolians. But, despite being nine points behind Leamington after failing to win a match since the first day of the season, they put
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council has once again shown its lack of understanding of, or regard for, the community in Malvern with its plans to build houses on the land adjacent to the Cube (formerly Malvern Youth Centre). Malvern will already be subject
MALVERN Town Football Club hope to play their first game in three weeks with a Worcestershire derby at Bewdley Town tomorrow (3pm). Since beating Bartley Green 3-2 on January 12, they have seen West Midlands League Premier Division clashes with
AS a resident bordering the South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP) 13/4 site at Rothwell Road/Hanley Road in Malvern Wells, I am alarmed, again. This field, within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, has been included in the SWDP for
100 YEARS AGO. On Tuesday evening, about 25 friends of Mr E B Probert dined at the White Horse and afterwards made him a presentation on the occasion of his retirement from the proprietorship of the hotel. After dinner, the chairman proposed the
DOM Murphy will step into the breach for Malvern Rugby Club to solve their tighthead crisis ahead of tomorrow’s visit of Newton Abbot in National Three South West (2.15pm). Regular number threes Jack Cosgrove and Tim Pickard are both unavailable
A HIGH-profile international college in Malvern does not properly ensure the welfare and safety of its students, an Ofsted inspection has found. The £20,000-a-year Abbey International College in Malvern Wells says it has already taken action to
"NEW Hospital Hope. It is up to you," proclaimed the front page headline of the Gazette 25 years ago this week. "Whether a new community hospital for Malvern is built on health authority land in the Link will largely depend on how people use the
A LONG-standing member of the Worcester and Malvern group of the Royal Society for the Preservation of Birds has had his service to the charity recognised. At the group’s Christmas meeting at Powick Village Hall, Anna Keen, the RSPB’s Midland region
