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Polls open till 22:00 in local council elections
Updates from Thursday 2 May
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Andrew Dawkins
BBC News
Welcome to our live service for Wednesday.
We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands.
We love to hear from you so share your news, thoughts and photos of the area with us via email, Twitter , externaland Facebook, external.
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Read MoreWayne Madsen hits an unbeaten 119 to help Derbyshire keep their One-Day Cup hopes alive while eliminating Warwickshire.
Read MoreWe'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 on Wednesday, but keep an eye out here for more updates before then.
BBC Shropshire
Shrewsbury Town's Ryan Sears says he's been overwhelmed by the support and good wishes he's received after being ruled out for nine months with a cruciate ligament injury.
Image source, ReutersThe young defender's only just signed a two-year deal at the club.
The club says Sears picked up the injury in training last week and he'll have surgery on Saturday. , external
On Twitter, , externalthe player says he's "absolutely gutted" at the news, thanks fans for their support and adds that he wants to come back "fitter and stronger".
Allen Cook
BBC News
A 19th Century cricket pavilion at a ground where WG Grace played is going to be moved to a museum to secure its future., external
Image source, Worcester City CouncilThe Cinderella Sports Ground, home to Worcestershire County Cricket Club until 1899, had been under threat of demolition.
The city council says the pavilion's going to be taken apart and rebuilt at the open-air Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, near Bromsgrove.
The sports ground will then be refurbished and used by Heart of Worcestershire College.
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Plans to build an elite centre for women's football in Cheshire will boost the number of girls getting involved in the sport, according to those behind the project.
Image source, Cheshire FACheshire FA says the proposals involving a former golf club in Winsford , externalare up for approval in July.
It wants the centre to offer similar facilities to those at St George’s Park, Staffordshire, where the England national football team trains.
Quote MessageWe took it upon ourselves to actually create something that's unique and that's not been done before and that gives the girl's game a real, real chance to become on par with the men's in terms of facilities."
Stuart Manifould, Project director, Cheshire FA
David Gregory-Kumar
Science correspondent, BBC Midlands Today
A new partnership between police and scientists in the Midlands could revolutionise the investigation of some of the most complex murder cases.
About £150,000 is being invested by West Midlands Police at the University of Warwick to develop 3D printing science, that could be used to reproduce forensic evidence.
So far, more than 100 cases have benefited from the facilities, giving the police a whole new set of tools to investigate some of the most difficult crimes they have to deal with.
Stoke-on-Trent Live
From Stoke-on-Trent Live:
BBC Sport
Stoke City defender Ashley Williams (pictured, right) could become a teammate of Wayne Rooney as he is attracting interest from MLS side DC United.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Wales captain, 34, is currently on loan from Everton at the Potters but his contract expires this summer making him a free agent.
Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan, the Swansea City owners, are involved with the Washington-based side, who are one of a number of clubs keen on Williams.
He is also understood to be interesting Aston Villa and Huddersfield Town.
A source close to Williams said any discussions on his future would take place at the end of the season.
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
It should be a dry night with clear spells and lows of 7C (45F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
BBC Sport
Two West Midlands swimmers have been named in a 24-strong Great Britain team for the World Para Swimming Championships in London in September.
Image source, Getty ImagesWorcester's Rebecca Redfern (pictured) and Megan Richter, who swims with the Orion Swimming Club in Birmingham, are part of the set-up.
The championships begin on 9 September.
BBC Shropshire
A council has given retrospective planning permission, external to a visitor attraction in Shropshire for a cafe, showroom and toilets.
But the British Ironworks Centre, near Oswestry, will have to wait and see whether the government decides to call in the matter.
Image source, GoogleThe site was given permission in 2009 to convert some of its farm buildings into offices and storage but went beyond what had been agreed.
Today, Shropshire Council agreed to give the development official permission.
A member of the public has written to the government asking for a public inquiry into what happened.
Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at Bordesley Middleway in Birmingham - reportedly the scene of a burning tent that belonged to a homeless person.
According to Birmingham Live, external, West Midlands Fire Service said the tent had been completely destroyed along with the man's possessions inside.
These pictures from a Twitter user show the scene:
Image source, @Tofutasha / Twitter
Image source, @Tofutasha / TwitterCrews have also been tackling a second Birmingham blaze - a “large rubbish fire in a car park” on Meriden Street, Bordesley Green.
According to a fire service spokesman, there was a possibility of gas canisters at the scene, leading to a provisional cordon.
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Kerry Ashdown
A farm's 'cheeseroom' and a caravan are among the more unusual venues that'll be used as polling stations this Thursday.
Voters in the Seighford and Church Eaton wards in Stafford will use ballot boxes at the Cheeseroom at Ellenhall Grange Farm, near Eccleshall, where artisan cheeses used to be made.
While, in the Gnosall and Woodseaves ward, people will vote in a caravan parked on Grub Street, High Offley.
All seats on the borough council are up for election although only 38 will be voted on as two are uncontested.
Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford faces a two-game ban after an FA charge for simulation in the draw with Aston Villa.
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