100 years ago

Our popular member of Parliament, Mr Baldwin, seldom comes to Malvern, but when he does, his constituents of both shades of politics are always pleased to see him. On Monday night he will enliven the post-prandial oratory at the dinner of the Cycling Club, on Tuesday he will talk politics at the Star Inn, and the following evening he will address the Linkites, also on the political questions of the hour. Malvern Gazette, November 1, 1901.

THOMAS Baker, watchmaker and jeweller, of Ledbury, failed to appear at Worcester before Mr Registrar Allen for his public examination on Tuesday last. Mr Luke Sharp picked up a document which was put on the table by one of the clerks. He tried to read it, but said it was a medical certificate written by a doctor who wrote as badly as himself. Mr Sharp went on to say he was losing faith in medical certificates. Ledbury Free Press, November 5, 1901.

50 years ago

Worcestershire can claim an interest in the new Conservative cabinet with the appointment of Sir Walter Monckton (Callow End) as Minister of Labour. Sir Walter, a close friend of the Duke of Windsor, is a distinguished lawyer and carried through negotiations connected with the Abdication. Malvern Gazette, November 2, 1951.

THE Ledbury Methodist Guild was well attended at their meeting on Tuesday, when Miss M Jones, formerly of Ledbury, talked about her moral welfare work in Cornwall. As an opening remark, Miss Jones quoted from a speech by Princess Elizabeth: "We are living in an age of falling moral standards, growing self-indulgence and hardening materialism." Ledbury Reporter, November 2, 1951.

25 years ago

Chief Inspector Michael Read celebrated 20 years in the police force by taking up duties at Malvern on Saturday. He fills the post vacated by Chief Inspector David Thompson, who is now a Detective Chief Inspector with the CID in Herefordshire. Malvern Gazette, November 4, 1976.

ADVANCED driving classes leading to the Institute of Advanced Motoring Test will be starting in Ledbury again, later this month. The classes, which are based at Ledbury Police Station, are free and open to anyone wishing to improve their driving standard. Ledbury Reporter, November 4, 1976.