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  • Wealth of music and more in Worcester

    A SPLENDID cornucopia of entertainment is being offered for the New Year by Worcester Live, which runs the city's Swan Theatre and Huntingdon Hall. The hall has long had a reputation as a venue for gigs by some of the most talented rock and folk musicians

  • New venue for Age Concern dances

    AGE Concern's Malvern and District branch has found a new venue for its tea dances for the new year. The club has been forced to leave the venue it has used for the last 12 years, the Civil Service Social Club in Spring Lane, because of rising costs,

  • Colwall

    THANK you to all those who came to the Christmas concert Rejoice and be Merry performed by the Colwall Singers on December 18. £400 was raised and this will be donated to Independent Age. Don't forget that the retirement collection for Carl Attwood is

  • Call goes out for young actors

    THE search is on for young actors to perform in a play which could end up at the National Theatre in London. Malvern-based Perfect Circle Theatre Company is staging the play It Snows as part of the National Theatre Connection Project 2008. Auditions

  • Baby Molly is festive surprise

    A MALVERN couple celebrated a surprise Christmas gift with the birth of their first child. Molly McCracken was born just over a week early at Worcester Royal Hospital at 2.39am on Christmas morning, weighing 6lbs 12oz. Parents Fergus and Zoe, of Leigh

  • Powick

    CHRISTMAS festivities got off to a good start with the Christmas concert at Powick Parish Hall on the Saturday before Christmas. The standard of music was high and included singing by the audience. The musical director was Stephen Watkins and the conductor

  • Callow End

    RESIDENTS at Severn Heights Nursing Home were treated to Christmas carols by members of the choir from St Peter's Church, Powick, last Thursday evening. Coffee and mince pies were served following the singing. Special thanks to Dave Purdon for supplying

  • Chase School reunion

    CAST your mind back to September 1969. Were you one of the new intake of 11 year olds who were starting the big school (The Chase), if so do you remember Jeanette Scott and Carol Tummey? If you do they would like to hear from you. Jeanette and Carol

  • Malvern men honoured in New Year list

    THE Queen's New Year's Honours list contains three recipients from Malvern. There were OBEs for acting Malvern Spa Association chairman and former GP John Harcup and former Worcestershire County Council chief executive Rob Sykes, while E-on delivery

  • Boxing Day hunt

    ONCE again may I take this moment to thank all the people in and around Upton-upon-Severn on Christmas Eve for their great support turning out to see the Croome and West Warwickshire Hunt meet by the Kings Head plus the band. Everybody was in good spirits

  • Queen's Court parking

    I HAVE been a Queen's Court resident for almost two years and the parking has always been a problem. The junction in and out of the road is made more dangerous by people parking on the side near the junction end, into Bridge Street, as it blocks the

  • Today's events

    Monday Members Paintings and Crafts. Work by members of Malvern Hills Gallery. All welcome. Saturdays only 10am-5pm. Malvern Hills Gallery, Worcester Road, Malvern. 10:00am. Us Girls. Art Exhibition by Clare Hearne. In the main Gallery and Upper Canyon