100 years ago
November 1 1902
AT a meeting of Evesham Rural District Council last Monday, a letter was read out from South Littleton Parish Council complaining about the dangerous state of a road at the north end of the village. The state of the road had deteriorated into a serious condition and many accidents had occurred there. The council agreed to send a small committee to look at the road and report back to the Council and the Surveyor.
75 years ago
October 29 1927
AUBREY Standing, late principal tenor of the Moody-Manners and Italian Opera Company, gave a concert at the Parish Hall in Evesham on Wednesday evening. Mr Standing gave selections from his repertoire both in song and story, and was assisted by one of his pupils, Mr J Williams, who also possessed a fine voice. The concert, which also included two Shakespearean songs, was greatly received.
50 years ago
November 1 1952
FLAMES were leaping from the top of Beckford Church tower when the vicar's wife, Mrs W G B Snell, looked across the churchyard from the vicarage at about 8am on Thursday. Firecrews from Evesham and Pershore were called to deal with the blaze, which partially destroyed the church tower roof and damaged the belfry. A renovation scheme costing £570 had just been completed but had not been paid for and the vicar, Mr W G B Snell, said he would launch an appeal at the end of the year.
25 years ago
November 3 1977
THE Vale of Evesham was back on candle power this week, as the first of the threatened autumn power cuts began to bite. Production at many of the Evesham factories was brought to a standstill and several hundred workers at the Richmond Sausage Co., the town's largest employer, were sent home early.
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