BBC Local Live: Herefordshire & Worcestershire Friday 3 February 2017

Summary

Child on child sex offences double in West Mercia force area
Body found in the River Severn yet to be identified
Firm promises £2.5m investment after brook polluted
'Canary girls' tree tribute in Hereford
Updates on Friday 3 February 2017

Live Reporting

Jerry Chester

Travel: Temporary traffic lights in Great Witleypublished at 09:19 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2017
The lights will be in place until 2 February.
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Defence and security conference in Herefordpublished at 09:03 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2017
Nicola Goodwin
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Herefordshire is hosting its first major conference on defence and security today, with local businesses meeting speakers from the armed forces to see if they can work better together.
As well as currently having 9,500 troops based in the county, Herefordshire has historic links to the defence industry.
Defence & Security Expo 2017 is taking place at The Courtyard in Hereford.
Inquest into student's death in terror attackpublished at 08:48 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2017
Evidence relating to the death of the University of Worcester student Joel Richards, who was shot by an Islamist gunman at a Tunisian resort in 2015, will be heard at an inquest today.
In total, 30 British holidaymakers were killed in the attack on a beach near Sousse, including Joel's grandfather and uncle.
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Latest: Deadline for hospital trust; boy loses eye to cancer; defence conferencepublished at 08:31 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2017
Phil Maiden
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- A hospital trust has been given less than six weeks to improve its performance
- Two-year-old boy loses his eye to a rare form of cancer
- Herefordshire hosts its first major conference on defence and security
Watch: Weather for Herefordshire and Worcestershirepublished at 08:16 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2017
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
A wet start for many with rain gradually clearing away to the north east. Highs of 11C (52F).
You can read a full forecast on the the BBC Weather page.
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Weather for the West Midlands.
Good morning from today's Herefordshire and Worcestershire live pagepublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2017
Jerry Chester
BBC News Online
Welcome to the Local Live service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire on Wednesday morning.
I'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens.
If you'd like to get in touch you can email, tweet us on @bbchw, external or message via Facebook, external.
Hospital trust told to improvepublished at 20:10 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals trust says it apologises for past failings.
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Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
That's it from us today. We'll be back from 08:00 tomorrow with the latest news, sport and weather across the area. More updates will be on their way this evening and into the morning.
Floods: Local flood alerts in placepublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
BBC Hereford and Worcester
A downpour of heavy rain is on its way, and the Environment Agency has issued flood alerts across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Visit the flood information service, external for the latest on river levels.
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Appeal for witnesses over Belbroughton crashpublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
West Mercia Police
A man has been left with a serious leg wound after being hit on the forecourt of a service station, external on the A491 in Belbroughton, police say.
The injured man was standing behind a Nissan Novara when he was hit by the trailer of a vehicle as it left without paying for fuel.
He was taken to the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch for treatment.
The incident happened at about 19:00 on 20 January.
Weather: More rain forecast overnightpublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
We're forecast more rain overnight, some of it heavy, but it should clear up by the morning. Lows of 8C (46F).
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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust given deadline to improve by CQCpublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Press Association
A hospital trust has been given a six-week deadline to make significant improvements after being issued with a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which has been in special measures since 2015, confirmed it had received a letter on 27 January.
Staff were emailed about the notice on Tuesday, and meetings have been planned for later this week.
Hereford racing 'should go ahead as planned despite weather'published at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Officials at Hereford racecourse are confident their scheduled meeting on Wednesday will go ahead as planned.
Heavy rain is forecast overnight on Tuesday but the course’s executive director, Rebecca Davies, says the track has always drained well and so this will not be an issue.
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Hereford racing to go ahead despite warning, organisers say
There are seven races on the card, with the first due off at 13:30, and the meeting will feature the first Hunter Chase since the track reopened in October 2016.
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We've had quite a bit of rain recently, there's more forecast for tonight, but we don't envisage any problems. The track here drains very well - it will be testing ground undoubtedly, but there should be no problems at all."
Rebecca Davies, Executive director, Hereford racecourse
Olympian Steve Cram helps launch Worecster half-marathonpublished at 16:54 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Liam Barnes
BBC News Online
It's been confirmed that Worcester will be holding its first half-marathon in September this year, and helping to get things up and running this morning was former 1,500m world champion and Olympic silver-medallist Steve Cram.
He came down to Perdiswell Leisure Centre to help promote the event. It doesn't look like he'd be running far in those jeans though...
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Over 180 imitation firearms and stun guns recovered by policepublished at 16:33 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
West Mercia police say 165 imitation firearms and 16 stun guns have either been seized or handed in over the last three years.
The force has also revealed, external it made 26 arrests for offences involving imitation guns and 24 arrests for those involving stun guns, between January 2014 and December 2016.
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Over the same period, 3,786 firearms were either handed in to the police in West Mercia or seized by officers, with roughly three quarters of them recovered in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, the rest in Shropshire.
Take a look at Hereford's reopened librarypublished at 16:33 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Nicola Goodwin
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Hereford library reopened on Tuesday, 17 months after it was shut when asbestos was found in the building.
Take a look at what they've done with the place in this video.
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Hereford library reopens to the public after 17 months
Latest: Steve Cram helps launch Worcester half-marathon; pioneering treatment on cards for Bromsgrove boy; Hereford library back openpublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Gavin Kermack
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
These are some of the main stories we've been covering across Herefordshire and Worcestershire today:
- Former world 1,500m champion Steve Cram visits Worcester as new half-marathon announced for September
- A severely disabled Bromsgrove boy could receive new treatment using stem cells from his unborn brother
- Hereford library has opened its doors 17 months after being closed
Warning that strong winds may hit Herefordshire this Fridaypublished at 15:55 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Hereford Times
The Met Office has warned that very strong winds with gusts of up to 70mph, external could hit Herefordshire on Friday.
Hereford library reopens to publicpublished at 15:41 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Hereford library reopened on Tuesday, 17 months after it was shut when asbestos was found in the building. Take a look at what they've done with the place in this video.
Creating a buzz in the office...published at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
BBC Hereford and Worcester
It may be a grim and grey Tuesday for many, but staff at Herefordshire Wildlife Trust have had a colourful visitor call in today.
A wasp beetle - or Clytus arietis for any fans of Latin out there - was brought in for identification.
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