CANDIDATES: Beverley Nielsen, Tom Wells, Daniel Walton, John Gallagher and Peter Whatley HERE is our look at the independent councillors standing in this year s May elections in Malvern. Here John Gallagher, Beverley Nielsen, Daniel Walton, Tom Wells and Peter Whatley tell us in their own words what they want.
John Gallagher – Malvern Chase I have lived in Upper Welland for 37 years and worked as a research scientist at RSRE and QinetiQ. I have extensive experience in both scientific research and business management. I am a scientist and an experienced councillor and I want the Malvern Hills Science Park to expand.
CANDIDATE: Cllr Peter Whatley ANOTHER prospective county councillor has announced his candidacy for this year s council elections. Cllr Peter Whatley, who represents Alfrick and Leigh for Malvern Hills District Council, will stand as the Independent candidate for Malvern Link. Cllr Whatley said: I ve set up a campaign Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/whatleyindielink, which I will keep updated with information in regards to my campaign, but my first priority will always be to support and speak up for residents. Link Division covers a remarkably diverse area: urban Malvern Link naturally, but also the very rural area of Alfrick & Leigh Ward, for which I’m already a District Councillor.
KNIFE-wielding yobs threatened a couple in the street in a worrying incident in Leigh. The pair took to social media to say that a number teenagers armed themselves with knives and made threats in Broadway, on Sunday at about 6.30pm. Police have confirmed they are investigating after a “man threatened another man with a knife”. It comes days after another incident in Pall Mall where a 25-year-old man was approached by two men, one of which pulled out what the victim believed was a knife and “lunged at him” with it. Taking to Facebook, the victim of Sunday’s attack said: “At about 6.30pm we were walking down Leigh Broadway when we were approached by a group of rowdy and angry boys.