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Updates on Friday 17 February 2017
Here's a cheerful photo of a sunny Broadway today - thanks to BBC Weather Watcher Shantelle.
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Image source, ShantelleTwo members of the public have praised by police for their actions in saving the life of a man who collapsed in Hereford in December.
Heather Smith and Alan Wood, both from Leominster, quickly administered chest compressions and CPR until paramedics arrived and the man was taken to hospital.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceIt is believed he survived because of them, West Mercia Police said.
They were both awarded High Sheriff's Awards, by the High Sheriff of Herefordshire, Bill Jackson, last Thursday.
A devastated daughter says she no longer feels safe at home alone after burglars rifled through her bedroom drawer and stole family treasures including her late mother's ring, external.
A former entertainer in Stourport area, Maurice Almey, has published his memoir, sold the boat he lived on and his car, to raise funds for life-changing treatment in Russia for his partner of 40 years.
Max Jerrison suffered a brain injury in 2013 which has left him partially paralysed and unable to speak.
Maurice wants to take him to Moscow for stem cell treatment, because it is not available on the NHS.
He's so far raised £20,000 but needs to raise the same amount again to fund the trip.
The head of the Chase school in Malvern, Richard Jacobs, has been placed on leave, the Gazette has learned this morning. , external
A police officer has been commended for saving the life of a 60-year-old man.
PC Kimberley Morris treated the man, who had suffered severe neck injury, in Hereford and then spent eight hours in hospital with him.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceThe chief constable of West Mercia Police, Anthony Bangham, presented her with a Royal Humane Society award on Thursday, at Hereford Town Hall.
Here is a beautiful photo of Ross-on-Wye this morning, sent in by BBC Weather Watcher Terry Gorsley.
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Image source, Terry GorsleyA man with a "poor record" of alcohol-related disorder has been banned from entering licensed premises , externalin Leominster town centre.
Stephen Woolley has been missing for 10 weeks - his car was found at Holt Fleet, near Worcester.
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The debut match of Worcester's new professional netball team is to take place later this week.
Severn Stars, who will play their home matches at the University Arena, will face Surrey Storm at 19:00 on Saturday evening.
Weekly bin collections could soon be scrapped in Malvern, with councillors saying they need to save about £250,000.
Malvern Hills District Council needs to make the savings from its waste collection service by 2020 so they are looking at plans to alternate collections for recycling and rubbish.
A convenience store been rebranded following talks with a supermarket chain, external.
Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
A chilly but bright start to the day across the West Midlands.
Here's how the rest of this morning is looking - and you can also get latest forecasts for your area from the BBC Weather website.
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Welcome to the Local Live service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire on Tuesday morning.
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The Hay Festival announces the first of its line-up for this year's 30th anniversary event.
Read MoreListen to live BBC local radio commentary from Tuesday's action in the National League and National League North.
Read MoreWe'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
The NSPCC's helpline has seen a rise in the number of people in the West Midlands reporting drug and alcohol use around children over the last three years.
A total of 950 people from the region contacted the charity last year to describe potential substance misuse amongst adults when children and young people were in their care or nearby.
The charity says substance misuse is a significant risk for children and often leads to neglect and abuse.
Rescuers who lowered an injured bell-ringer 80ft down to safety have revealed they'd practised the rescue many times before in Worcester Cathedral.
Ian Bowman, 51, from Devon broke a vertebrae during evensong on Saturday after his foot became caught in a rope and he was dragged upside down several feet into the air.
Grant Wills from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said it was a technical and challenging job.
Image source, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue ServiceQuote MessageThankfully these incidents are few and far between - the public don't see these types of resources deployed by the fire and rescue service, but we are training, we are planning for this specific eventuality at this site, so we actually carry out training exercises in the cathedral."
Grant Wills, Group commander, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
BBC Inside Out
Tonight on BBC Inside Out in the West Midlands, comedian Tom Price makes the case for Hereford to be named UK Capital of Culture in 2021.
It is one of several cities in the running to take on the mantle from this year's capital Hull.
Find out more on BBC Inside Out at 19:30 on BBC One.
