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  • History behind new hospital

    THE fight for a new Malvern hospital at the Seaford Court site goes back for the best part of three decades. The former school facing Malvern Link Common across Worcester Road has been earmarked as the hospital site since the late 1970s. In 1980, it

  • First glimpse at new hospital

    A FIRST glimpse of Malvern's new community hospital has been released after almost 30 years of twists and turns in the campaign. The suggested design will be open to debate with members of the public invited to suggest how they want their hospital to

  • Dancing on Ice tickets auction

    WEST Malvern musician Paul Farrar is auctioning a pair of tickets for Torville and Dean's Dancing On Ice live show at Birmingham National Indoor Arena on Sunday, April 20. Mr Farrar has written music for the ITV show Dancing On Ice, and as a result was

  • Teenage assault witnesses sought

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was assaulted in an alleyway in Sling Lane yesterday. The boy was walking through the alley with a friend between 4.30pm and 4.45pm. A male youth was walking towards them and as he walked past, he and

  • Controversial housing plan set for approval

    A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build houses in Hanley Swan come before district councillors on Wednesday. The scheme by West Mercia Housing Ltd to build ten houses and four flats has attracted strong opposition from village residents. The proposal is to build

  • Hopes for club's future are dashed

    HOPES of saving the Civil Service Social Club faded this week when Sir Gus O'Donnell, chairman of the Civil Service Sports Council, refused to allow campaigners more time. In a letter to West Worcestershire Tory candidate Harriett Baldwin, Sir Gus said

  • Commendations for police officers

    TWO police officers have received divisional commendations for arresting the driver of a stolen car who tried three times to ram them. The incident happened on Friday, June 22, when PCs Brian Berry and Jonathan Rice tried to stop the car in Hanley Swan

  • North Site phase two to be discussed

    A PLANNING application for the second phase of housing development at North Site will go before councillors on Wednesday. The application is for reserved matters concerning 65 houses, with between two and five bedrooms, on the site off Leigh Sinton Road