Worcestershire batsman Tom Kohler-Cadmore has won the Walter Lawrence Trophy for scoring the fastest hundred of 2016.

Worcestershire batsman Tom Kohler-Cadmore has won this year's Walter Lawrence Trophy for scoring the fastest hundred of the county cricket season. 

He claimed the award for reaching a century in just 43 balls in Worcestershire's T20 Blast match against Durham Jets.

It helped the Rapids to reach 225-6 in their 20 overs to win the match by 38 runs.

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A student working in a circus ticket office has taken centre stage - as the knife thrower's new assistant.

A Herefordshire woman is spending six weeks trekking across Tanzania - travelling 3,500 miles in a Tuk Tuk. 

Image source, Vanessa Treagus

Vanessa Tesagus is raising money for local children's homes and promoting the message women have a choice not to have FGM. 

The weather might be turning autumnal outside but the fields are still full of green. 

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A grower of giant vegetables is in with a chance of holding three world records

Joe Atherton displayed his oversized produce at the weekend's Malvern Autumn Show and is waiting for confirmation from Guinness World Records that he has the longest carrot, beetroot and radish.

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The vegetables measured 6.245m, 7.956m and 5.023m.       

A project to turn part of the M5 through Worcestershire into a smart motorway is expected to be finished early next year. 

However, a poll by the AA has found that eight out of 10 drivers think the removal of permanent hard shoulders has made motorways more unsafe. 

You've been posting your thoughts on the BBC Hereford and Worcester Facebook page. 

Gordon Boldezi thinks it is a bad idea: "There is an accident in the M5 roadworks nearly every day, it's the most dangerous motorway in Britain at the moment. The lanes are ridiculously narrow, saw two lorries actually touch each other."

Emma Canning is also critical: "It's a stupid idea and will cause a crash. Also block emergency services getting past." 

However, Richard Johnson thinks it is a good idea: "They do work if people use them correctly and not lane hog when soft shoulder is an open lane." 

A Worcestershire primary school says low pupil numbers and unfunded government policies are pushing it into deficit. 

Clifton on Teme Primary School has room for 105 pupils, but this year has only 66. 

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That means it's missing out on tens of thousands of pounds. 

This year the school also has to cover the cost of free meals for all infants, as government grants are no longer available. 

Meet Hodor, a cat abandoned in Spain who had to have his fur shaved off because of a nasty skin disease.

He has been taken in by a Redditch woman who now lives on the continent.

Lucy Ware, who lives near Malaga, said she could not resist his "grumpy old man" looks when she spotted a campaign seeking a new owner.

Image source, Lucy Ware

Work is still taking place on the M5 between junction 4a and junction 6 to create the first smart motorway in Worcestershire. 

It will allow the hard shoulder to be used as a fourth lane during busy periods. 

But the AA says drivers don't want hard shoulders to go, as there aren't enough places for drivers to stop in an emergency. 

Its poll found that eight out of 10 drivers thought the removal of permanent hard shoulders had made motorways more unsafe than four years ago.

Worcester News

More Worcestershire residents living with dementia and their carers are to benefit from a project to help them relive their memories from the 40s, 50s and 60s, external using the art of storytelling. 

BBC Travel

All lanes are now open on the M42 Northbound  between J2 A441 and J3 A435,following an earlier accident. 

The father of plus-size model Iskra Lawrence has revealed the sinister online abuse he's been hiding from her, during filming for the BBC.

Doug Lawrence showed his 26-year-old daughter a video where a man dressed as The Joker says "I will kill you".

Miss Lawrence, from Kidderminster, Worcestershire, has long been the subject of internet trolling.

You can see this story in full on BBC Inside Out West Midlands at 19:30 on BBC One , or via iPlayer for 30 days afterwards.

A vegetable grower has claimed a world record for the size of his red cabbage at this weekend's Malvern Autumn Show. 

David Thomas's vegetable weighed in at 23 kilograms in the National Giant Vegetable Championships.

Other world records claimed to have been broken are for a carrot that's more than six metres long, the longest beetroot and a parsnip that's five metres in length. 

None of the records have yet been verified.  

BBC Travel

There are still long delays and queuing traffic due to accident on the M42 northbound between J2 A441  and J3 A435 , congestion on M42 to J1 A38. 

Here are some of the stories we're looking at this morning:

- A Worcestershire primary school says low pupil numbers and unfunded government policies are pushing it into deficit

- A Worcester lawyer accused of attempted murder is due in Nottingham Crown Court this morning

- The former Labour MP for Worcester, Mike Foster, says the party can put on a united front now Jeremy Corbyn has been confirmed as leader

The father of plus-size model Iskra Lawrence has revealed the sinister online abuse he's been hiding from her, during filming for the BBC.

Alexandra Hamilton
BBC Weather

A chilly start with showers, some will be heavy. Highs of 17C (63F).

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