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  • Council minutes unadopted after row

    HEATED words erupted at Malvern Town Council’s meeting on Tuesday evening during a discussion about committee minutes. At the start of the meeting, the mayor, Councillor Ian Hopwood, announced one agenda item, concerning the code of conduct, would

  • Dozens turn out to protest homes plan

    MORE than 50 people turned out at Malvern Cube to protest against plans to sell off land next door for development. The Cube, formerly the town's youth centre, was handed over to Malvern Youth and CommunityTrust by Worcestershire County Council

  • Picture released in comcorder theft case

    POLICE have released a picture of a man they would like to speak to about the theft of a video camera in Malvern. A woman was filming on Wheatley Lane off the Welland Road, at about 3.30pm on Friday, January 11, when she was approached by a man who

  • Take the plunge to help campaign

    MALVERN residents are being urged to take to the water to help buy a vital new scanner for the town's hospital. Last week, the Malvern Gazette launched its Ease the Pain campaign, backing the appeal by the Friends of Malvern Community Hospital

  • Town’s double blow

    MID-table Malvern Town fell to a double West Midlands Football League Premier Division defeat against top-10 opposition. They lost 2-1 at Bewdley in mid-week despite taking a 61st minute lead through Ed Lyons. However, Malvern conceded to a

  • Football - Loader fires treble as Radar hit seven

    MALVERN Radar continued their winning ways with an impressive 7-1 victory at St John’s in Worcester and District League Sunday Division One. Radar still boast a 100 per cent record and scored all eight in their latest success with Tom Clack getting

  • Rugby: Malvern suffer relegation

    MALVERN Rugby Club’s relegation from National LeagueThree level was finally confirmed after a 69-15 mauling at Brixham. The Spring Lane men, already stretched by injuries, competed well going forward but the Devon hosts attacked their 10 to 12

  • Mayor crosses France on the way to Czech Republic

    Day 2 - April 11. The drive until lunchtime took us through mainly built-up areas so not too interesting. PM drove more through small villages through the Ardennes. More gently rolling hills – very pretty. Poignant moments when we passed British

  • Townsfolk pay respects to Maggie

    MEMORIES of Margaret Thatcher have been shared by Malvern folk, some who knew her in an official capacity, others whose paths crossed with hers in unexpected ways. Distinguished portrait painter Michael Noakes, who moved to Malvern Wells in 2007

  • Factory farm proposal would blight rural beauty spot

    "THE fight to ban factory farming from the doorstep of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's childhood home gathered force this week as environment guardians and public closed ranks," reported the Gazette and Reporter 25 years ago. "Outraged by proposals

  • Echoes from the past

    100 YEARS AGO. Frank Willoughby Cotton, Ledbury, was summoned for failing to produce his motor licence at Malvern Wells on March 14th. PC Bennett said he stopped defendant near the British Camp Hotel, where he was one of a number of motor cyclists