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BUILDING work on 50 new homes in Malvern is underway. The ground at the North End Lane site was broken by Lovell Midlands and Platform Housing Group, and will see a selection of one, two, three and four bedroom homes built. Of these, 14 will be for "affordable rent", 14 for social rent and 22 for shared ownership. The site, a former BMX track, was given the green light by planners in January last year, though there were objections from a number of residents and local groups who felt it was inappropriate. One of these, from Malvern Town Council, said the planned access road was ‘un...

"For this reason I was very surprised that the Conservative group voted against it. "The group leader Cllr Owenson said it was specifically as he did not support our plans to work with community land trusts to build high quality affordable homes nor did he support our commitment to plant trees. "This included our plans to work with volunteers to create a commemorative woodland to thank and remember those who have gone above and beyond in the covid crisis. "Both commitments deliver not only for residents but meet Government policies. "Hopefully they may rethink this going forward and...

FLOODING has come to Worcestershire in the aftermath of this week’s Storm Christoph. Though not to the level of 2020’s floods, which saw large parts of the county devastated by flooding, some localised floods have been reported and flood barriers have gone up. In Upton, New Street was closed on Wednesday afternoon as the rain came down, with flood pumps being installed in towns across Worcestershire. In Alfrick, a flooded stretch of road led one councillor to attack the way Worcestershire County Council has handled the issue. Photos sent in by Malvern Hills district councillor P...