A resident left distraught after vandals attacked a war memorial has said he wants to see it moved to a safer location.

Stanley Appleby, 65, of Leigh Sinton Road is appalled the memorial red maple tree at the former Link Top bus stop site was snapped in half last month, just two weeks after it was planted.

He said the plaque and stone remaining there, honouring those who fell in the Second World War, should be relocated to the Holy Trinity churchyard.

"There, it will not be a target for vandals or a dog's toilet; an insult to the good men to whose memory it is dedicated," he said.

Any memorial at the site has a deeply personal connection for Mr Appleby.

His mother Dorothy was invited to perform the opening ceremony when the memorial shelter was erected, as his two brothers Thomas and Jack both died serving in the Second World War.

"I feel very upset about what has happened, I feel aggrieved," he said.

Mr Appleby added that, before the shelter was demolished, he attended a public meeting with Malvern Town Council about the site.

He left the meeting with the impression that the stone and plaque would be placed in the grounds of Holy Trinity, next to the war memorial and not at its current location.

Town council operations manager Richard Chapman said there were no plans to move the stone and plaque.

"It was quite difficult to get the town council to agree to take the bus shelter down as it was felt that a permanent memorial was required at the site.

"I think that we will get over the problem with vandalism as the stone has not been affected," he said.

Mr Chapman added that the county president of the Royal British Legion has donated money so a more robust tree can be planted at Link Top.