A repair cafe in Malvern has helped about 1,500 people to mend some of their broken "stuff", since it was founded in December 2012.

Volunteers at the Malvern Hills Repair Cafe , externalhave assessed more than 2,200 household and personal items and where they can, helped their owners to fix them. 

About 50 people attend each month, not only to get help, but also to meet with like-minded people and to enjoy a coffee and make new friends.   

Work is due to begin today on a new school in Malvern, in response to a growing demand for places.

Image source, Google

Malvern Vale Primary will be built on land next to Malvern Vale Community Centre, in Swineyard Road.

It will be a sister school to Somers Park School nearby, sharing its head teacher, admin staff and curriculum, with both supported by Mercian Educational Trust.  

Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher Terry Gorsley for this picture of cloudy skies over Ross-on-Wye. 

Image source, Terry Gorsley

Malvern Gazette

Birmingham-based researchers have enlisted the expertise of a Midlands Air Ambulance, external Charity (MAAC) paramedic from Malvern to help carry out a ground breaking study.  

Claudia Berry
Producer, BBC Hereford & Worcester

Here are some of the main stories we are looking at this lunchtime:

- An elderly American man who was found wandering the streets of Hereford and whose appearance led to an international investigation, was abandoned by his family

- A man has been assaulted in his home in Bromsgrove by two robbers wearing high visibility clothing 

- The Worcestershire band Peace is supporting a national campaign against gig-groping

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

Generally cloudy and dry conditions will persist through the day for many, although some brighter spells are likely in the afternoon.  

Highs of 7C (47F).

A 37-year-old man has been assaulted at his home in Bromsgrove by two robbers, external, police say.

The man, from the Tardebigge area, opened his door at 06:50 on 23 January after hearing noises outside. 

He was confronted by two men in high visibility clothing who assaulted him and then stole his car keys, cash and jewellery. 

The BMW series seven car, which was on the drive at the time, was not stolen.

Hereford Times

A north Herefordshire school is holding a consultation on the future of its sixth form provision. 

The Worcestershire band Peace is taking action against fans who "feel comfortable" about groping other people at music events.  

The campaign is being spearheaded by Girls Against, external.

Police and social services were baffled when an elderly man with an American accent was found lost on the streets of the streets of Hereford. Who was he?

Claudia Berry
BBC Hereford & Worcester

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

- The wife and son of an elderly man with dementia, now identified as Roger Curry, abandoned him in Hereford before going on holiday across Europe

- Work on a brand new school in Malvern starts today, in response to a growing number of young children in the area

- Worcester City manager Carl Heeley has stepped down from his role, ending a 22-year association with the club

A year after the former Malvern College student Roger Gower was killed in Africa by elephant poachers, his family say they're planning a big year of fundraising.

Image source, Gower family

Mr Gower was piloting a helicopter tracking criminals in Tanzania when he was shot and killed. 

The Roger Gower Memorial Fund, which has already raised more than £250,000, has been renamed , externalBorn to Fly, external to mark the first anniversary of his death.  

Worcester City have confirmed their manager Carl Heeley has stepped down from the post, external.

Image source, BBC Sport

The announcement brings to an end a 22-year association with the club for Heeley, who said the time had come for him to change the focus of his life from football to spending more time with his young family.

The club say they fully respect and appreciate Carl’s decision and he leaves with their "sincere gratitude for the outstanding commitment he and his family have dedicated to the club over a long period of time".    

Surgeons hit out at the cost-cutting move, which health chiefs say will save around £2m a year.

An elderly man with dementia, who was found wandering around Hereford 15 months ago, was deliberately abandoned here by his American family.

Image source, West Mercia Police

Roger Curry didn't know who he was, why he was in the city or how he'd got there and his appearance sparked an international hunt to discover his identity. 

Following a BBC appeal, he was identified from an American high school yearbook as Earl Roger Curry, from Los Angeles, and a Panorama team have confirmed he was abandoned here by his family. 

Roger is now being cared for by the authorities in Los Angeles. 

Claudia Berry
BBC Hereford & Worcester

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

- The mystery of how an elderly man with dementia came to be wandering around Hereford has finally been solved - he was abandoned here by his American family 

- The Bromsgrove family of a severely disabled schoolboy are hoping stem cells from his as yet unborn baby brother may one day be used to improve the quality of his life

- Work on a brand new school in Malvern starts today, in response to a growing number of young children in the area  

BBC Weather

It's a cloudy morning of mist and fog with some brighter spells developing throughout the day and highs of 7C (45F).    

Good morning, how was the weekend.

We're back in the newsroom with our usual mix of news, sport and travel.

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