Updates on Tuesday 22 March 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Wednesday
Live updates for Herefordshire and Worcestershire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 Wednesday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
Wishing you a good evening from everyone at BBC Hereford & Worcester.
Jennifer Meierhans
BBC News Online
Veteran broadcaster, Jonathan Dimbleby, will chair a panel of MPs and business leaders during a live broadcast from the University of Worcester next week.
BBC Radio 4’s ‘Any Questions’ programme will be broadcast live from the St John’s Campus on Friday, 1 April.
Members of the public are invited to join the audience for the broadcast. The University has a limited number of free tickets, which will be issued on a first come, first served basis.
For tickets email l.robson@worc.ac.uk, external
The Malvern Hills Science Park is to get a £4m expansion, after planning permission was granted by the county council, external.
The new two-storey building will provide an extra 16,000 sq ft (1486 sq m) of space for new businesses and existing tenants who want to expand.
The park is used as a base for some of the UK's leading IT and cyber security companies.
Image source, Worcestershire County Council
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Luctonians’ second-row forward, John Kelly, is facing a ban after he picked up his third yellow card of the season in the National Two North win over Broadstreet on Saturday, 19 March.
Kelly’s case is due to be heard at Haydock on Tuesday, 22 March but the club is not planning on attending.
Director of rugby, Alex Davidson, says they can submit letters in terms of mitigation, but experience tells him attending such hearings is of limited value in cases such as this one.
Nearly 2,000 people have signed a petition calling for CCTV to be installed at Hereford Crematorium.
Ashley Bonsall began the petition after a sentimental fairy ornament was stolen from his daughter's grave.
Herefordshire Council held talks about introducing CCTV but concerns have been raised about lighting in the area.
Police have been carrying out extra patrols in the cemetery.
Jennifer Meierhans
BBC News Online
Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Funding outlined for Hereford's university
- Man dies in Hartlebury car crash, external
- Any Questions to be broadcast from the University of Worcester
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Dull and cloudy in Herefordshire and Worcestershire for the rest of the day.
It will be brighter tomorrow morning, before the cloud returns - highs of 10C (50F).
Nicola Goodwin
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Long traffic delays into Hereford have continued all day due to gas works.
There are long tailbacks into the city on all routes from the south and west.
Cars are queuing back for miles on the A49 south, A465 and Holme Lacy Road.
It is due to gas work by National Grid - the council said it was emergency work, so it did get prior notification of the work.
The 900 acre Arrow Valley Country Park, external is the largest area of open space in Redditch - the River Arrow meanders through it and it also contains the 29-acre Arrow Valley Lake
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Jennifer Meierhans
BBC News Online
Planning permission for the next stage of the Malvern Hills Science Park has been granted by Worcestershire County Council.
Planning chairman, Rob Adams, said it was an "important site for high tech employment in the area".
Image source, Jan SedlacekA woman is in a serious condition in hospital after a crash in Kidderminster which killed another driver, police say, external.
The two cars collided on Worcester Road near Hartlebury yesterday.
The man died at the scene - his passenger was taken to the Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
The team behind Hereford’s university has set out the financial details to turn the dream into a reality., external
Jennifer Meierhans
BBC News Online
Here are some of the stories we have been working on this afternoon in the BBC Hereford & Worcester newsroom:
- Winners announced in Search For The Poet competition
- £4m expansion for Malvern Hills Science Park
You can check out which routes have been gritted on the council's online map, external.
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BBC Sport
Hereford FC manager Peter Beadle has had a 48 hours to remember after becoming a father for the fifth time, only two days after leading the Bulls to Wembley for the first time.
The reborn club, who grew out of the old Hereford United's demise in December 2014, are still in their first season.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut they have done something the old club failed to do by reaching Wembley, beating Salisbury in the FA Vase.
And Beadle topped it on Monday when his other half gave him a baby daughter.
Jennifer Meierhans
BBC News Online
At least 21 people have died in the attacks on Brussels airport and metro system, Pierre Meys, a spokesman for the Brussels fire brigade, has told AFP.
Quote MessageWhoever is responsible for these acts of terror and brutality must be brought to swift and effective justice using the maximum force at the security services’ disposal."
Bill Etheridge, UKIP West Midlands MEP
The Mayor of Worcester is hosting a charity "night at the movies" concert, external on Friday, 8 April at 19:30 in the Guildhall.
The programme will be performed by Worcester Concert Brass.
Image source, Worcestershire County CouncilGrace Rusby, age nine, from Ombersley First School in Worcestershire, has won he age seven to nine category in BBC Hereford & Worcester's Search For The Poet competition.
Andy Giddings
BBC Local Live
This unusual stained glass mandolin is being auctioned to raise money, external for the Teenage Cancer Trust, external and it's got the seal of approval from rock legend Robert Plant.
Here he is signing the instrument.
Image source, Bob LevensAnd it seems he couldn't resist trying it out.
Image source, Bob LevensMore than half of Hereford FC's ticket allocation has sold out for their game at Wembley.
As of this morning, 3,500 of the 6,600 tickets had gone.
Image source, BBC SportThe club says the FA are aware that they expect to take in the region of 15,000 fans, and are confident they will have enough tickets.
Hereford will play north-east side Morpeth in the FA Vase final on Sunday, 22 May.
