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BBC News
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A zoo is appealing for unwanted perfume to help boost "happy hormones" in its big cats and primates.
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Lee Blakeman
Port Vale commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Port Vale coach Gary Brabin believes the team played well enough on Saturday to get at least a point.
They led early on through Michael Tonge, but ended up losing 3-2 in the 88th minute.
Image source, Port Vale FCPort Vale are at home to Newport on Saturday and have announced their rearranged home game against Exeter will now take place on Tuesday 20 March.
Quote MessageI thought the performance on Saturday warranted at least a point. I thought we played a lot better than what we have played in recent weeks."
Gary Brabin, Port Vale coach
The chairman of Herefordshire's NFU has welcomed government proposals to give a special deal to EU farm workers after Brexit.
Patrick Wrixon, who farms at Ross-on-Wye, said the county uses "many thousands" of seasonal workers and that they were vital to the industry.
The environment secretary Michael Gove said today the case for a seasonal agricultural workers scheme after the UK left the EU was "compelling".
Quote MessageIt's absolutely crucial that we have a scheme that is workable and sensible to encourage people to fulfill those duties, otherwise you have several elements of the industry that are simply not going to be able function properly."
Patrick Wrixon, Herefordshire NFU
Three headlines from the Worcester News today:
Princess Anne will be visiting the Worcester offices of the brain injury charity Headway next month.
The Princess Royal is due to officially open its new kitchen and meet some of the people the charity supports on 2 March.
Wolverhampton Wanderers loan striker Joe Mason to Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
Read MoreShrewsbury Town is expecting to have its new rail seats delivered "within weeks" and hopes to have them installed by the end of the season to create a "safe standing" area of the stadium.
The club is hoping to be the first in England to have one of these areas, which allow fans to stand up during matches.
The Shrewsbury Town Supporters Parliament group placed an order for the units with Shropshire rail seating specialists Ferco at the end of last year.
MP says it takes a "heart of stone" to refuse Alfie Dingley the use of the drug for epilepsy.
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Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Former Stoke City player Mike Pejic says he believes the team can pick up wins against Everton, Crystal Palace, Southampton and Swansea.
Stoke are 19th in the Premier League with 11 games still to play.
Image source, Getty ImagesThey travel to play Leicester on Saturday after one win in the last five league games.
Here are three of the headlines from the Shropshire Star today:
Teenagers given the chance to start school at 10:00 are to be tested to see if it helps them perform better at school.
Scientists from the Universities of Birmingham, Oxford and Aberdeen are recruiting schools to take part in the study.
Image source, Birmingham UniversityThe sleep study will focus on GCSE students from years 10 and 11.
Professor Paul Montgomery, lead researcher from the University of Birmingham, said: "We want people to be aware that sleep deprivation in adolescents is a real problem which affects their functioning, their wellbeing and even their academic performance."
Nicola Beckford
Reporter, BBC Midlands Today
Keepers at Dudley Zoo have issued an appeal for people to bring in unwanted bottles of perfume or aftershave - not for themselves, but for the animals.
The scents get sprayed on scratching posts and climbing frames to help stimulate the animals, the zoo said.
"When they smell this it encourages happy hormones," said assistant curator Jay Haywood. "They get very excited by it".
"We have one particular tiger with very expensive tastes, but for most of the animals any brand will do," he added.
Some of the stories on the Birmingham Mail website today are:
BBC Sport
Worcester Warriors have confirmed two more signings for next season.
Doncaster Knights scrum-half Michael Heaney (pictured below) and London Scottish hooker Isaac Miller have both agreed to join the Sixways club for next season on one-year contracts.
Image source, Getty ImagesCoventry City's fan groups are showing a united front ahead of a debate at Westminster on the club's future.
Read MoreDeputy chief constable Louisa Rolfe said she was sorry for the "unsatisfactory conclusion" to Mr Lorenzo's complaint.
Read MoreThe money is said to have gone missing in a burglary at the home of a couple involved in a charity.
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Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter
Tonight will be cloudy at times with spots of drizzle in places and local mist with lows of 4C (39F).
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James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst says the wave of sickness going through his squad at the moment is the worst he's encountered.
And he added the players have to be very careful not to take any cold remedies which contain drugs the Football Association doesn't approve of, saying "it's amazing what's on the banned list".
Hurst said the players have to make sure they drink enough and try to give themselves as much energy as possible.
Quote MessageWe won't be the only club, but at the minute I must admit it's probably the worst I've encountered in terms of how it seems to have affected so many people."
Paul Hurst, Shrewsbury Town manager
