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MALVERN finished their County League season with a 4-2 loss to a strong Hagley side at Manor Park. Malvern lost two games against strong junior players and were unable to make up the points in the remaining games. John Knee drew a steady

A DEVELOPMENT company is having yet another go at getting permission to build more than 100 homes in Bromyard. Marsten Developments has this week submitted a planning application for the Porthouse Farm site off Tenbury Road – the Worcester-based

UPTON Town’s chase for a fourth-placed finish in Cheltenham League Division Two was ended after they crashed to a poor defeat to Newton. With the creative influences of Luke Kitchen and Matt Hindmarsh missing, Town struggled to create any real

A RALLYING call for the people of Malvern to do something to mark Armed Forces Day has been met with an overwhelming response. Support for the initiative has been coming in from all sides, with more than £10,000 pledged towards a full day of events

THERE seems to be no stopping Malvern fighter Ryan Holdham after he won three gold medals in as many weeks. Representing his jujutsu club Tai Jutsu Kai, he tapped out his opponent in the first round to claim the World United Martial Arts Association

A BIG thank you to everyone who came along and lent a hand to spruce up the village hall on Saturday, April 21 – it really looks fantastic, fresh and clean and ready for use by the local community. The next open meeting of the Longdon Women's Fellowship

ARE you happy with your Malvern Gazette and Ledbury Reporter – or is there something missing? Do you love our sports coverage, but wish there was more? Are you an occasional reader who would buy more regularly if there was more to interest you?

HANLEY Swan secured back-to-back promotions by claiming a 1-1 draw at Brockworth Albion Reserves in Cheltenham League Division Two. Hanley sealed the point they needed with the away draw at Brockworth, Hanley cemented second place in Division Two

THE presence of a bat colony has caused lengthy delays to plans to develop an historic former school site near the centre of Malvern. Audley Retirement plans to create a retirement village on Malvern College’s former Hillstone site, off Abbey Road

THREE pupils from Malvern St James Girls’ School have been selected to perform in the annual Worcestershire Young Musicians Showcase at Huntingdon Hall tomorrow (Thursday, May 9) at 7.30pm. Christy Wong (Year 11, violin), Catrina Leung (Year 13

MALCOLM Victory was spot on with his letter of April 5, Fringe Did It All. Many of us of a certain age will remember the glory days of the Malvern Fringe, which was indeed ‘second only to Edinburgh’ at its peak. The Fringe was a going concern

ON Tuesday members held the April meeting on another cold, miserable day, but were cheered up considerably by the meeting. After the president gave out the usual notices, members were introduced to Karen Van Hoff, who spoke about how she began

MALVERN Town claimed an impressive point against West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division high-fliers Wolverhampton Casuals with a 3-3 draw. The Casuals, with the wind behind them, started out brightly and took the lead in the sixth minute

ALL West Malvern cricketers will no doubt be aware that the memorial match for Andy Dakin is coming up in May. Anyone who would like to go along and watch should go down to the ground on the afternoon of Sunday, May 19. On Thursday evening it is

MORE than 100 miles of roads in Worcestershire wrecked by cracks and holes are to get a £3 million repair job. Worcestershire County Council is launching a new attempt to restore many routes battered by the winter’s harsh weather by using surface

EVERYONE at Malvern Green WI was glad to be able to meet together at the Victoria Bowling Club on Tuesday, April 9, as recent meetings had been difficult to get to because of bad weather. After visiting the trading stall and enjoying a chat over

MANOR Park boys’ under 16s enjoyed an exciting shoot-out victory over Beechwood from Solihull in the Aegon Premier Division. The match was poised at 3-3 before Tobie Timmermans and Adam Stanton triumphed 11-9 on a tie-break to secure the all-important

A DOCTOR pounded the pavements of Paris to raise money for St Richard’s Hospice. Ellie Piercy, a doctor at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, joined 40,000 others running along the French capital’s scenic boulevards for its annual marathon. Dr

THE sixth talk in our winter programme was given by Anthony Poulton-Smith and the subject was Place Names of Herefordshire. It was a fascinating insight into the origins of the county’s many, diverse and often curious nomenclature, springing, as

THERE will be half-term courses for youngsters provided by Zig Zag Coaching and Malvern Hills District Council. The Sport2Inspire multisport and football schemes for five to 14-year-olds will run at Dyson Perrins Academy and The Chase School as

After the recent advert from the Conservatives for the election which was covered in grammatical errors I have to wonder whether it is wise for the people of Worcestershire to trust them with the education of our children. RORY ROBERSON Worcester

A MAN had to be taken to hospital after crashing his car while driving under the influence of alcohol. Daniel Pettican, aged 41, gave a reading of 54mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath – the legal limit is 35mcg – following a crash in Callow End.