100 years ago

That most detestable of thieves - the church thief - has been at work recently in the neighbourhood. On Saturday afternoon, the flower fund box in All Saints', The Wyche, was broken into and the contents abstracted. On Tuesday, at Holy Trinity Church, two boxes, which contained the donations for church expenses, were broken into and the money taken. The thief strolled into the Priory yesterday morning and extracted the contents of the offertories' box, but the sum was small. Malvern Gazette, September 15, 1905.

There is no parish within many miles where the good old-fashioned harvest home is celebrated as it is at Eastnor. For this, thanks are due to the Rector of Eastnor, who initiated the idea last year. Sufficient funds are provided for a good dinner for the men, prizes and sports for all the parishioners and tea for the women and children. Ledbury Free Press, September 19, 1905.

50 years ago

On Wednesday, during a discussion by Colwall Parish Council on the serious disfigurement of the village and surrounding countryside by litterbugs, it was revealed that Mr and Mrs Rowlands, of Brands Lodge, collect several buckets full of bottles and other refuse from the grass verges and hillside near their home every weekend after picnickers have been in the vicinity. Malvern Gazette, September 16, 1955.

Mr Tom H Park of Bridge Street, Ledbury, who died recently, was a fine old character who was known to farmers throughout the Ledbury district, because of his skill in trapping moles. He used to carry his mole spade over his shoulder and he kept it as bright as silver. Ledbury Reporter, September 16, 1955.

25 years ago

Malvern's gas street lamps have won yet another reprieve. The Hills Council's public health committee was asked to give further consideration to a previous resolution to discontinue the gas lighting and thereby save about £4,000 in the remainder of the financial year. After discussion, the committee voted in favour of retaining the lamps. Malvern Gazette, September 18, 1980.

Work is progressing well on the church of St Bartholomew, Much Marcle, where an appeal was launched earlier this year to meet the costs of extensive repairs. Top of a list of tasks for the steeplejack has been the weathercock, which has been given a brand new coat of gold, repairing the damage caused by many years of standing above the village. Ledbury Reporter, September 18, 1980.