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A new, £325,000 pavilion has been opened in Worcester's Gheluvelt Park.
It was built by the city council and includes a community room, toilets and an ice cream kiosk.
It has been welcomed by families using the nearby splash park.
A machete, class A drugs and cannabis were also found at properties searched.
Read MoreAfter strong criticism from Shrewsbury's MP and town council, the company behind the refurbishment of Pride Hill says the work is back on track.
The Casey Group said there were "initial delays" when their excavations turned up more than they expected, and subsequently "upped its workforce".
MP Daniel Kawczynski said the work was progressing too slowly and that there was a danger it might not be complete until autumn 2019, nearly a year over schedule.
But the company is confident the job, which includes improvements to the pavement, should be finished by November this year.
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Warwick District Council will miss the July deadline for publishing its audited statement of accounts, because auditors have found a number of errors.
A report to its Finance and Audit Scrutiny Committee said personnel changes in the council’s finance department may have led to the errors.
Image source, Getty ImagesAuditors Grant Thornton explained that while there were no financial penalties for missing the deadline, there would be an increase in audit costs with extra time being spent checking the figures.
From 1 August aggressive drunks and beggars in West Bromwich town centre could be fined up to £1,000.
Sandwell Council agreed earlier this week to set up a Public Spaces Protection Order for the area.
Image source, GoogleThe order will last for three years and was brought in after a six-week consultation which highlighted fears over drunken violence, begging, threatening behaviour and nuisance parking.
It will allow fixed penalty orders to be issued to people breaking the terms of the order and could lead to fines of up to £1,000 for offenders who are taken to court.
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Stoke City midfielder Joe Allen says the club must do everything possible to keep Jack Butland.
The England goalkeeper is back in training today after being given time off after the World Cup.
Image source, Getty ImagesButland is thought to be a target for Chelsea this summer, but Allen hopes he will be persuaded to stay when he sees what has been going on behind the scenes at the club.
Quote MessageHopefully he's going to come back in, probably see the work that's being put in and hopefully that could be enough to encourage him to want to stay and be a part of it."
Joe Allen, Stoke City midfielder
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Animals on the railway between Ledbury and Hereford are causing delays.
West Midlands Railway says they are forcing trains to run at reduced speeds.
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Here are some of the stories making he headlines on the Stoke-on-Trent Live website this lunchtime:
Another 2,400 body-worn cameras will be issued to West Midlands Police officers this summer.
The cameras, which clip on to their clothing, are already used by about 1,500 officers on the force.
Image source, Getty ImagesWest Midlands Police said since they first became part of the routine kit 18 months ago, the technology had "made a significant impact on policing".
The new cameras will cost the force nearly £4m.
Quote MessageWe have seen more and more evidence of the positive impact they have had on prosecutions, the number of complaints we receive, early guilty pleas and compliance in situations where suspects resist arrest. Our officers love the protection the cameras afford them and the public view their use positively too."
Chief superintendent Chris Todd, West Midlands Police
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Drivers are being advised to avoid the area around Blackpole Road in Worcester near the Elgar Retail Park, where there's a major water leak.
Worcestershire County Council's Highways team says temporary traffic lights are going up and delays are expected while Severn Trent investigates the problem.
The area being searched by specialist teams, for a missing 17-year-old forms part of a nature reserve in the process of being transferred to the ownership of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust (WWT), council papers show., external
At a meeting in November 2017 Bishop's Itchington Parish Councillors heard there were "outstanding legal matters to be resolved" before the transfer of land went ahead.
"The site will be managed by the WWT team based at Brandon Marsh who will run events on site and engage with the local community," the papers show.
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust has been approached for a comment.
Firefighters are tackling a fire involving trees, grass and other shrubbery on parkland in Stoke-on-Trent.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it affected an area about 40mx40m and urged people to avoid the Park Hall area.
Image source, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue ServiceThe victim was beaten up and driven around Birmingham before being left in a city street.
Read MoreA student paramedic role advertised by West Midlands Ambulance Service last week was viewed by almost 20,000 people.
The trust is now processing 655 of those, with a further 714 rejected "due to people not meeting the criteria".
A spokesperson for West Midland Ambulance Service said TV programmes like the BBC's Ambulance had boosted its profile.
Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Carl Ikeme, who was diagnosed with acute leukaemia in July 2017, has announced his retirement from football.
The 32-year-old Nigerian has been with Wolves for his entire career, making more than 200 appearances for the club.
Image source, Getty ImagesIn June, Ikeme said he was in "complete remission" after "a tough year and intense chemotherapy".
South Staffs Water says it has restored supplies to most homes in Tividale, Sandwell, after a mains burst early this morning.
It warned customers might notice their water is different in colour to start with, or that there could be variations in water pressure.
Image source, @SnapperSKThe company also said there would be traffic diversions in place until the work is complete.
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The New Saints scored a late winner, to take a slender 2-1 advantage into the second leg of their Europa League qualifier against Lincoln Red Imps.
Dean Ebbe gave TNS the lead before the champions of Gibraltar equalised through Joseph Chipolina.
Defender Blaine Hudson then restored their lead in the 83rd minute.
Afterwards, manager Scott Ruscoe had mixed emotions about the result.
TNS manager Scott Ruscoe is cautious after his side's Europa League win.
The owner of a fishery, close to the site of the hunt for a 17-year old boy, said the former quarry, being searched, was an 8m-deep (26ft) lake.
The site known as Blue Pool is situated adjacent to Bishops Bowl Lakes, and not part of the fisheries, between Bishop's Itchington and Deppers Bridge.
Searches by specialist water rescue teams are expected to continue throughout the day, said Warwickshire Police.
Officers appealed for anyone in the area at the time to come forward.
Here are three headlines from the Shropshire Star this week:
Training West Midlands Police officers specifically how to deal with acid attacks should be "seriously considered" by the force, the assistant police and crime commissioner says.
It follows three incidents across the region in less than a week - two of which happened in the force's patch.
Image source, Getty ImagesLynnette Kelly said: "We need to find out what they're doing in London about acid attacks and what training and tools are given to the police and other uniformed services, and see whether that's something we need to replicate here."
