Outdoor pools struggling to reopenpublished at 09:29 British Summer Time 14 July 2020
Some volunteer-run attractions say a shortened summer season is "not financially viable".
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Updates from Monday 13 July to Sunday 19 July
Outdoor pools struggling to reopenpublished at 09:29 British Summer Time 14 July 2020
Housing plans ends university's science hub ideapublished at 09:05 British Summer Time 14 July 2020
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceThe Local Democracy Reporting Service in Worcester has been covering these stories:
- A university's plan to build 120 homes on land to the west of Worcester's been approved by councillors. The University of Worcester wants to put the houses on its University Park site off Bromyard Road, a move which effectively ends its ambition since 2009 to build a £100m science, health and enterprise hub there.
Image source, GoogleImage caption, The land off Bromyard Road, Worcester
- A road-sweeping firm will have to wait on a decision on whether it'll be allowed to build a processing plant near Droitwich. Green Waste Recycling Services wants to end having to drive 30 miles out of Worcestershire to throw away rubbish it's collected and proposed the idea for Station House, off Saltway, Hanbury. County councillors decided to hold off on making a decision but with a view to approving it at their next meeting.
- A plan to build two homes in the back garden of a house in Worcester's been rejected for not providing enough car parking spaces. Residents and councillors had opposed the plan to convert an old outbuilding on Sebright Avenue after the authority's highways department said it should be refused for not providing any new parking spaces in an already crowded street.
What's the weather got in store?published at 08:46 British Summer Time 14 July 2020
Any early showers should clear, leaving a mainly dry day with some sunny spells and highs of 17C (63F).
Image source, BBC Weather Watchers/Little AcornsReopening date planned for lidopublished at 08:26 British Summer Time 14 July 2020
Allen Cook
BBC NewsAn outdoor swimming pool is set to reopen next month after the local council agreed to give it £55,000.
Droitwich Lido didn't open as usual for its summer season due to the coronavirus pandemic and there were fears it would stay shut all year.
But Wychavon District Council has said, external it will give the leisure group running the lido the cash so it can reopen and avoid "a significant shortfall".
The plan will see the lido open for six weeks from 1 August with a reduced number of swimmers.
Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 08:03 British Summer Time 14 July 2020
Vanessa Pearce
BBC NewsWelcome to our live service for Tuesday.
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, external and Facebook., external
Workers' hygiene concerns over Covid-hit farmpublished at 20:16 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
More than 70 people have tested positive for coronavirus at the site in Herefordshire.
Read MoreMan dies after 'machete attack'published at 19:51 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
West Midlands Police say a man, believed to be in his 20s, died at the scene.
Read MoreEnd of live updates for Mondaypublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
Allen Cook
BBC NewsWe'll be back from 08:00 tomorrow with more of the latest news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands
Jobs created at Commonwealth Games broadcasting companypublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
BBC Midlands TodayMore than 150 jobs are to be created in the Midlands after TV company Sunset and Vine was awarded the contract for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Image source, Birmingham City CouncilThe company has a long history of covering major sports events for broadcasters around the world including the Commonwealth Games in 2018 and 2014.
As part of the deal it will launch a training scheme for 200 young people with 150 of them employed during the games, it said.
Wolves' European hopes dashed as Man City overturn banpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
BBC Radio WM SportWolves' hopes of Champions League football have been dealt a blow after Manchester City successfully overturned their two-year ban from European club competitions.
Image source, PA MediaThe Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) announced the club were cleared of "disguising equity funds as sponsorship contributions".
UEFA imposed the penalty for "serious breaches" of rules on financial fair play - and it would have seen qualification for Europe's elite competition go to the 5th placed side.
Wolves are three points off that in sixth - but the Court of Arbitration for Sport has cleared City of the charge and their fine for failing to cooperate has been cut by two-thirds.
Illegal rave closed down by policepublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
An illegal rave was closed down in Walsall on Saturday, police say.
Image source, West Midlands PolicePeople were spotted by officers on patrol entering a disused warehouse in Portland Street where loud music could be heard at about 21:30.
A catering trailer and about 100 people were found at the site.
The West Midlands force put a dispersal order in place and shut down the event.
A 31-year-old man was arrested for an unrelated offence and since been released with no further action.
Insp Tony Eustace warned people against attending similar events saying: "They are unacceptable and illegal, particularly during the pandemic where large gatherings are banned to help stop the spread of a killer virus."
Around the web: Crime hotspots revealed by policepublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
A few of the stories making the headlines on the Worcester News website:
Reopened beauty salon ready for 'manic' weekpublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
A "manic" week's started for a beauty salon owner in Kidderminster as she reopened her doors today for the first time in months.
Image source, AFP/Getty ImagesLaura Pardoe runs the Beauty Room and admits the past few weeks have been stressful while waiting to restart her business, which only launched last April.
But, with lockdown restrictions easing for beauty salons in England, she said she had started slowly today with four or five appointments but the rest of the week is looking busy.
However some treatments, such as eyebrow threading, are still banned which Mrs Pardoe said is a shame for her.
"I'll be educating people on how to do their eyebrows, home care routines for facials and things like this so we'll find a way round it."
'Full review' after patient found in woodlandpublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
Michele Paduano
Health correspondent, BBC Midlands TodayA patient who absconded from a hospital was found in nearby woodland after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Image source, PA MediaParamedics and police were called to the area in Worcester near to the Worcestershire Royal Hospital on Friday morning, the ambulance service said.
They managed to get the woman's heart beating again and she was taken back to hospital via A&E.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said the incident would be fully reviewed and the patient was later discharged after treatment with an "appropriate support package in place".
Beauty spot road reopens after six week closurepublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
BBC Radio StokeA road through Cannock Chase has reopened today after being shut for more than six weeks over fears of fire damage.
Image source, Staffordshire County CouncilStaffordshire County Council made the move over Chase Road in May, external after two large fires at the beauty spot.
The risk of fire has reduced, the local authority said today, but still remains and barbecues remain banned.
Around the web: Hospital cheers for Covid-19 survivorpublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
The Shropshire Star's covering these stories today:
Apartment plans set for approvalpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Mark CardwellA block of 131 apartments is set for approval in Digbeth, Birmingham.
Image source, Yeme ArchitectsThe site at the corner of Moseley Street and Alcester Street currently contains commercial buildings which are home to businesses including an electrical distributors.
A planning application , externalrecommended for approval by officers suggests demolishing the existing buildings and putting in place an apartment development reaching six and seven storeys in height.
The plans will be considered by councillors at a Birmingham City Council planning committee online meeting on 16 July.
Man seriously injured in knife attackpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
A man has been left with serious wounds to his face after an assault in Leamington Spa.
Officers say the man in his 30s was attacked with a knife in an alleyway near Avenue Road at about 23:45 on Sunday.
Detectives say they're looking for two men.
It's being treated as an isolated incident the Warwickshire force added. , external
Rise in positive Covid-19 tests at locked down farmpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
Joan Cummins
Midlands Today reporterThe number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 at a farm in Herefordshire's risen to 75.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 200 workers at vegetable producers A S Green and Co, near Malvern, went into lockdown yesterday after the positive tests which initially stood at 73.
It has also been revealed three workers, one of whom tested positive for Covid 19, left the site last week despite advice to stay put.
Health agencies say they are aware of the location of the workers and they are self-isolating.
Giant gas cylinder starts slow trek across Staffordshirepublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
The latest in a series of huge gas cylinders has begun its slow trek across Staffordshire.
Image source, Staffordshire PolicePolice in the county have spent the past few weeks, starting in June, moving the tanks at a speed of 5mph from the Cheshire border to Warwickshire.
Drivers have been warned , externalto expect long queues along the route with the journey set to finish on Friday.
