100 years ago

The speed of motor cars through Malvern engaged the attention of the District Council at a recent meeting and frequent complaints have been made by some of the inhabitants in the Wells against the alleged excessive speed of the cars which run between there and the Link. Many are the suggestions made for the better regulation of motor traffic. They range from prohibiting a greater speed than four miles an hour to hanging the motorist! Malvern Gazette, September 22, 1905.

The old houses on the north side of Church Lane bear much the same appearance to that of olden days. They consist for the most part of 16th and 17th century dwellings. "Mrs Allen's house was a shoemaker's shop," writes our octogenarian. "Where Mrs Eley lives was a barber's shop, kept by a Mr Stephenson, whose wife used to lather the customers." Ledbury Free Press, September 26, 1905.

50 years ago

Mr Allen Beville Ransay, of Allan Bank, Graham Road, Malvern, vice-chancellor of Cambridge University from 1929-1931 died on Tuesday, aged 83. He made his home in Malvern in 1947 and was a valued member of Malvern Public Library Committee, to which he was co-opted several years ago. He was appointed assistant master at Eton in 1895. From 1925 until 1947 he was Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. About a month ago, he was visited by the Foreign Secretary, Mr Harold Macmillan, one of his former pupils. Malvern Gazette, September 23, 1955.

Mechanisation of agriculture has progressed rapidly over the last few years, and particularly in relation to the gathering of the hop harvest. The innovation of the hop-picking machine to Ledbury means that the farmer is no longer at the mercy of hordes of pickers who could, and did, strike for more pay, sometimes causing heavy losses. Ledbury Reporter, September 23, 1955.

25 years ago

Crucial moves are now to be made by district planners on three sites in Malvern which could be turned onto small industrial estates. Two of the sites are in Pickersleigh Road - Tomatoland and the former MEB depot - and the other in nearby Sherrards Green Road. All three sites are owned by Malvern Hills District Council. Malvern Gazette, September 25, 1980.

Ledbury magician Eric Williams has been invited to become a Vice-President of the British Ring of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. The honour makes him one of only seven Vice-Presidents of the Ring - part of a worldwide organisation of magicians, with members in practically every country. Ledbury Reporter, September 25, 1980.