100 years ago

Excellent progress is being made with the erection of the new Artillery Headquarters in Clarence Road. A thoroughly complete and up-to-date drill station is being provided at a cost, including the land, of about £1,800. Mr E E Baldwin is the architect and Mr Allen the builder. It is hoped to have the work finished by March. Everyone connected with the battery will be glad to leave the present inconvenient station for the commodious headquarters now in the course of construction. Malvern News, October 3, 1903.

An inquest was held at the Ledbury Cottage Hospital on Friday, touching the death of a waggoner, 19, in the employ of Mr John Lloyd, The Brook, Little Marcle, who fell from a waggon load of manure, fracturing his skull. Ledbury Free Press, October 6, 1903.

50 years ago

Malvern's fourth festival, a combined Festival of the Arts, is to be held at the end of May next year for a two-week period. A decision to launch such an event was taken at a meeting attended by representatives of the town's artistic and social organisations on Friday and presided over by Councillor H G Hall, chairman of Malvern Council. Mr Hall initiated the idea after the successful Malvern Literary Festival held earlier in the year. Malvern Gazette, October 2, 1953.

One of the most popular members of the Ledbury Ploughing Society is Mr David Rosser, on whose lands at Massington the competitions were held on Monday. Certainly, he did all he possibly could to make the meeting successful and enjoyable, in spite of a rush to be ready, after a late harvest. Ledbury Reporter, October 9, 1953.

25 years ago

The call of duty rudely interrupted a function on Sunday night arranged to honour Malvern ambulanceman Derek Jones, retiring after 15 years service. The evening had barely started when the ambulance station received a call to an emergency on the M5. But Mr Jones took the hour-long interruption in his stride. As he said, he had encountered a great variety of emergencies in his service. Malvern Gazette, October 5, 1978.

Ledbury Town Council considered a report of the working party, which has met on the Recreation Ground, to consider the damage that has been caused to playground equipment. They agreed that other solutions to tackle vandalism, other than vigilance and reporting incidents to the police, would be too expensive and probably ineffective. Ledbury Reporter, October 5, 1978.