CANDIDATES: Cllrs Natalie McVey and Martin Allen are standing for the Green Party THE Green Party in Malvern has announced its candidates for this year’s May elections. Cllrs Martin Allen and Natalie McVey have been chosen to stand for Croome and Malvern Trinity respectively after long-time councillor John Raine, the party’s co-chair, decided not to seek re-election. Cllr Raine said: “After eight years as County Councillor for Malvern Trinity Division I feel that it is time to ‘hand the baton on’ and I am delighted that my colleague District Councillor in Malvern West Ward, Natalie McVey, has agreed to succeed me as our candidate.