Evesham since 1991. Evesham local news has been served since 1860 by the "Evesham Journal", now part of the Newsquest (Midlands South) Ltd. subsidiary of Gannett Corporation, which is predominantly a weekly free newspaper that is distributed over four counties. In 2007 the weekly free newspaper "Evesham Observer" was launched by Midlands-based Observer-Standard series of newspapers, now the family-owned Bullivant Media. Commercial radio stations that provide music and local news include Wyvern (radio) broadcasting on 96.7 FM, Touch FM broadcasting on 102 FM, and BBC Hereford & Worcester broadcasting on 104 FM and 94.7 FM. The Evesham Leisure Centre comprises two
Hugh of Evesham Hugh of Evesham Hugh of Evesham (died 1287) was a 13th-century English churchman, physician and alchemist. Given his name, it is likely that he came from Evesham, Worcestershire. Hugh studied at Oxford University in the 1260s. At some point in his student career he became friends with John Peckham, future Archbishop of Canterbury. According to the manuscript of John Bale's mid-16th century "Index Britanniae Scriptorum" ), he was a Doctor of Medicine and the author of "Quaestiones" on Isaac's "liber febrium." In 1269, Master Hugh of Evesham was one of the professors at Oxford who became drawn into the controversy