100 Years Ago

August 12, 1905

Dwellers in the main street of Evesham will learn with gratification that for the future the use of the evil-smelling Westrumite as a dust preventative is to be discontinued, and that a tar dressing, which has been found very efficacious in other parts of the town, is to take its place. We understand that the latter costs less money than the former, and it is certainly more serviceable in keeping the dust down as well as being far less objectionable to the factory nerves. It has yet to be seen, however, how the tar will stand the heavy wear and tear of High-street and Bridge-street. Merstow Green has been much improved by treating it with a tar dressing. It is to be hoped that when the annual mop comes round too great damage will not be done to this new preparation by driving stakes into it.

75 years Ago

August 9, 1930

Although, as is usual on August Bank Holiday Monday, Evesham was thronged on Monday, there were less visitors than usual, probably due to the distressing weather conditions that prevailed throughout the holiday. Both the Great Western Railway and the LM and S Railway Branches at Evesham report a reduced number of passengers. At the Great Western on Monday between three and four thousand people arrived, mainly from the Birming-ham, Dudley and Wolverhampton districts. There were very heavy loadings throughout the day of fruit and vegetables, 31 vans being despatched to the West and South of England and to South Wales. At the LM and S Railway, traffic was quieter than usual, owing to the rain, and about 3,000 visitors arrived, mainly from the Birmingham and Black Country districts. Quite a lot of fruit and vegetables were despatched throughout the day.

50 Years Ago

August 13, 1955

The sewerage system for Pershore is substantially the same now as it was in 1893 when a county medical officer of health reported it as of a "completely unsatisfactory nature." This was stated at a public inquiry as Pershore council offices on Tuesday morning into a proposal by Pershore Rural District Council to borrow a sum of nearly £200,000 to carry out a new disposal scheme. Under the proposed scheme the existing sewerage installations and drains in Pershore would all be modernised. The sewage would be led into pumping stations at various points and from there to a selected site and, after treatment, disposed of into a brook. Due to the recent developments in the town the cost would now be more than the council had originally applied to borrow and a sum of £233,000 would be needed.

25 Years Ago

August 14, 1980

Four out of five people are opposed to radioactive waste disposal in the Vale of Evesham, according to a survey commissioned by the Vale of Evesham Friends of the Earth. It has also revealed that two out of every three people think that Wychavon council should refuse planning permission for test boring. The opinion poll was commissioned by Friends of the Earth following the announcement that Wychavon is expecting two applications from the Institute Geological Science to drill test boreholes for the dumping of nuclear waste. Peter Riley of Vale of Evesham Friends of the Earth, said: "This survey confirms our belief that that people in the Vale are overwhelmingly opposed to nuclear waste dumping.