BARNARDS Green suffered a five-wicket defeat to Birmingham Cricket League Premier Division Two mid-table rivals Wolverhampton. Despite half-centuries from Mahaaz Ahmed (57) and Worcestershire professional George Rhodes (54) at North End Lane, Green
WEST Malvern lost some ground in their Worcestershire Cricket League Division Five title bid. The villagers are still only 32 points off leaders Lye seconds in third position but a six-wicket home loss to second-placed Chaddesley Corbett seconds
A TEENAGER has raised at least £500 for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity with a sponsored skydive. Amy Phillips made the jump from an airfield in the Swindon area on Saturday to celebrate her 17th birthday. She chose the charity after reading
DISADVANTAGED teenagers will meet cricket hero Moeen Ali this summer The Worcestershire and England cricketer will welcome a teenage touring party from one of South Africa’s most deprived communities. He will meet up with the 14-year-olds from
AN entrepreneur has revealed plans to revitalise a disused club in the town centre. The former Conservative Club, at 4 Church Street, is part of the building housing the town’s post office and Royal Mail sorting office. Now Chris Winstanley plans
JOANNE Clifton came to a tour of The Rocky Horror Show from a production of Flashdance, and she was surprised to find she’d actually be wearing more clothes. Rocky Horror, of course, has a reputation for naughtiness; and the character Joanne has
A MALVERN-based design company has created a bespoke badge celebrating two of the British Army's most iconic regiments. Selcraft, which is based in Malvern, has made the new badge to symbolise a mutual respect and brotherhood between the Royal Marines
OFFICERS are appealing for help to find a 23-year-old man who has been reported missing from Malvern. James Barnsley was reported missing at around 9.30am this morning (Thursday 18 July) He was last seen at around 8.30pm yesterday evening (
COLWALL completed the double over fellow Worcestershire Cricket League Division One joint leaders Hagley as a nerve-wracking finale saw them clinch a narrow 20-run victory. Despite ideal conditions at Stowe Lane both sides struggled to find their
MALVERN club aces enjoyed success as almost 500 competitors tackled the 13th annual Upton Triathlon. Three teams took part in the standard distance triathlon relay over a 1,500-metre swim in the river, a 40km bike section and a 10km run. The
ROLLY Baldwin won Malvern Anglers' John Perks Shield on club water on the River Severn at Holdfast. A good turnout of competitors enjoyed good river and weather conditions but in some places anglers struggled to catch. Baldwin drew the end
LEDBURY and District Swimming Club aces have qualified for prestigious competitions. Oliver Jones, 13, will swim at the British Summer Championships in Glasgow which starts on Tuesday. He is ranked in the top 24 nationally of his 13 to 14 year
RESURGENT Evie Richards made it two consecutive podium finishes in UCI Mountain Bike World Cup cross-country races with second place in France. She finished 30 seconds behind overall leader Germany’s Ronja Eibl in the women’s under 23s race.
LINK Tools, with branches in Malvern and Worcester, is an established name in the industry, selling tools, fixings and ironmongery. The business was formed more than 20 years ago by business partners Gary Looker and Steve Metcalfe, both of whom
A LONG-standing member of Malvern Rotary Club, who won the highest honour Rotary can bestow, has died, aged 85. Sandy Gibson served as president of the club for two terms, in 1991/2 and then more recently in 2017/8. Mr Gibson and his family moved
THE brother of a Love Island contestant went on a naked drug-fuelled rampage at a Worcester hotel, shooting holes in the wall after he 'went off the rails'. Kurtis Barton-Hanson, brother of the hit TV show's Megan Barton-Hanson, was spared jail
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners from Malvern took part in a nationwide campaign this week to raise awareness of climate change. Members of the Malvern Extinction Rebellion group travelled to Bristol to demonstrate and attempt to force the government into
