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The convent site this year.

Reader Brian Pingriff wins Malvern convent memories competition
READER Brian Pingriff, of Worcester, is the winner of the Malvern Convent of the Holy Name Memories competition.

TODAY'S old picture from the archives of the Worcester News dates back to December 1996, when the paper reported on an Ofsted inspection at St Joseph's RC Primary School in Malvern, which was deemed to have been "making good progress". P

NOSTALGIA: St Joseph's School making good progress, 1996
TODAY'S old picture from the archives of the Worcester News dates back to December 1996, when the paper reported on an Ofsted inspection at St Joseph's RC Primary School in Malvern, which was deemed to have been "making good progress". Pictured are Year Three pupils enjoying one of their library sessions.

The Mayor of Malvern, Coun Neil Morton, with Peter Buchanan (Front right) Chairman of Trustees at the Malvern Foodbank, Lou Lowton (Front left), Town Councillor and Tuesday Team Leader at the Malvern Foodbank, and visting Councillors and officials at the

Foodbank thanks Malvern people for their seasonal generosity

MALVERN mayor Neil Morton visited the town's foodbank to see first-hand how generous Malvern residents have been this Christmas.

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NOSTALGIA: Historic figure is on show at Malvern studio, 1991
TODAY'S old picture from the archives of the Malvern Gazette dates back to May 1991, when the paper paid a visit to Malvern Studio in Cowleigh Road, Malvern. Jeff Hall, son of studio founder Les Hall, is pictured with a wooden figure that used to stand outside the famous London clockmakers Frodshams.

Extinciton rebellion Malvern in an earlier protest.

Extinction Rebellion Malvern reminds residents to consider the climate when voting on Thursday

ACTIVISTS from Extinction Rebellion will gather in Malvern tomorrow, asking the public to think of the climate when casting their votes in the General Election.

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NOSTALGIA: Calls for security patrols after park vandalism
THIS is the sad sight that greeted visitors to Cripplegate Park one morning in May 1996, after vandals went on the rampage which saw wooden benches thrown into flower beds and flowers uprooted. The incident, coming on top of another spate of damage just weeks previously, lead to calls from leading councillor Derek Prodger for security guards to he brought in to patrol the park.

Man in pig mask photographed in Barnards Green.

Police arrest man in Barnards Green pig man inquiry

A MAN has been arrested following sightings of someone wearing a pig mask in the Barnards Green area of Malvern.

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Flowers left at London Bridge in central London, following the London Bridge terror attack on Friday. A vigil will be held on Monday to pay tribute to the victims of the attack and to honour the emergency services and members of the public who responded t

Fair point: Let’s make sure politicians are our servants, not our masters

ON page seven of today’s Worcester News, we report how a city taxi driver has been released from prison just over one year into a four-year sentence on drugs conspiracy charges.

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CREATIVE: Phil Ironside, Karen Matthews, Heath Evans.

Traders light up Malvern Link with hand-made Christmas tree
MALVERN Link traders took matters into their own hands when it came to providing a Christmas tree this year - and the result is now visible for everyone to see.

NOSTALGIA: Golf club raises money for St Richard's Hospice
TODAY'S picture from the files of the Worcester News dates back to October 1994, when the Worcester Golf and Country Club at Boughton Park raised £400 for St Richard's Hospice with a ladies golf event. Peter Davies, the hospice's appeals and publicity manager, is pictured receiving the cheque from the club's lady captain Margaret Leggott.