THOSE who thought the glorious weather over Easter had signalled the end of winter were mistaken. At the start of this week the mercury fell and the wind turned to the north and east and on Thursday, Bromsgrove experienced its heaviest snowfall of the winter. The sharp frosts which followed wreaked havoc with fruit that was in full bloom.

THE death of Thomas Corbett brought sadness to Droitwich and the surrounding area. He died suddenly at his home, Severn House, in the town, exactly five years to the day that his brother John, from Impney, had died. His death was likely to have a big impact on the Spa economy as he had huge financial interests in the principal hotels, boarding houses and baths. He was buried at Stoke Prior alongside his brother in a grave lined with moss, primroses, narcissi, lilies and other spring flowers.

CABBIES waiting to pick up fares from Barnt Green railway station would have somewhere to shelter from the bad weather in future. The Earl of Plymouth had given permission for a shelter to be constructed on a plot of land nearby. The £38 it had cost had been met from subscriptions.

WALTER Evans, said to be a 'rough looking fellow' when he appeared at King's Norton police court, was given two months' hard labour after being found guilty of trying to pull a young woman from her bicycle. Miss Shipway, from Rose Hill, Rednal, told magistrates she was riding near Barnt Green station when Evans, aged 29, from Alvechurch, made a grab at her. Her screams for help appeared to have scared him off. In his defence he said he had a glass of beer which had gone to his head.

GREAT interest was shown in the society wedding of Miss Mariabella Lloyd, of Grafton Manor, to her groom Frederick Kershaw at St John's Parish Church in Bromsgrove. A feature was an awning with a festooned roof which reached from the Kidderminster Road to the west door of the church.