100 years ago

MR Richard Moon Brocklebank, of the Firs, Great Malvern, and of the Villa Springland, Cannes, left estate in England which has been valued at £247,100 8s. 5d. gross. Probate of his will has been granted to his brothers, Mr Ralph Brocklebank, of Haughton Hall, Chester, and Mr Thomas Brocklebank, of Roscote Heswall, Chester. Mr Brocklebank also left a French will, by which he left his villa, subject to his wife's use for six months, to his said two brothers, and his sister, Dame Alice Anne Edwards, wife of Lieutenant-General Sir James Bevan Edwards. Malvern News, November 21, 1903.

The hounds met at Bosbury on Friday 13th, and "Yoicks" gives the following account of the run. "We had another good day, commencing with a capital 40 minutes with scarcely a check, and a killing in the open. Number two was quickly found. Finding again, our third hare was soon lost on the roadway." Ledbury Free Press, November 24, 1903.

50 years ago

The annual show organised by the Malvern Cage Bird Society, and held at the Lyttelton Rooms on Saturday was a great success, there being more than 100 entries. Competition was very keen in all the classes and the standard set very high.

Among the birds entered were some from such countries as India and China, which added to the brilliant colour of the scene. Malvern Gazette, November 20, 1953.

Quite a number of Ledbury people have commented on the unusual phenomenon seen on Thursday afternoon of last week, when we had what appeared to be a green moon shining overhead. Possibly cloud formation and the sunset glow were responsible. Ledbury Reporter, November 27, 1953.

25 years ago

A field south of Sling Lane, Great Malvern, below the Hills College and the Youth Centre, should remain an open space and not be developed for housing.

A Department of the Environment inspector has turned down an appeal by Tower Hill Property Co against the decision of Malvern Hills District Council not to allow the company to develop the site for housing. Malvern Gazette, November 23, 1978.

Legal advice should be sought before any permanent steps are taken to reduce the noise of the bells of the church of St Michael and All Angels, say some members of the Ledbury Parochial Church Council. Others want to know if the reduction in bell ringing has satisfied those who complained, about a year ago. Ledbury Reporter, November 22, 1978.