Parents raise money to help keep Hay-on-Wye swimming pool open
published at 08:52 GMT 14 March 2017
A parents group raising money to keep their community swimming pool, external open have raised £475 by bag packing at a local supermarket.
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Updates on Friday 17 March 2017
Parents raise money to help keep Hay-on-Wye swimming pool open published at 08:52 GMT 14 March 2017
Inquest into death of eight-year old boy opens laterpublished at 08:37 GMT 14 March 2017
The inquest into the death of an eight-year-old boy who died a day after being discharged from hospital opens later.
Callum Cartlidge suffered a cardiac arrest at home in Redditch after developing suspected sepsis, the BBC has been told. He had been diagnosed with tonsilitis.
Image source, Family photoParamedics were allegedly told to take him 18 miles (29km) to Worcestershire Hospital and not nearby Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, which stopped admitting children to A&E in September.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is investigating what happened.
Video: What's the weather got in store today?published at 08:20 GMT 14 March 2017
Sara Blizzard
BBC WeatherAfter a cloudy start, a few brighter intervals are possible; feeling mild with highs of 14C (57F).
You can find a detailed forecast for your area here.
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Good morning from Tuesday's Herefordshire and Worcestershire live page published at 08:00 GMT 14 March 2017
Jerry Chester
BBC News OnlineWelcome to the Local Live service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire on Tuesday morning.
Not such a bright start to the day as you can see from this early morning photo from BBC Weather Watcher Happysnapper71.
Image source, Happysnapper71I'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 .
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 GMT 13 March 2017
We'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.
Tennis court facelift a step closerpublished at 17:56 GMT 13 March 2017
A campaign to upgrade tennis facilities in Droitwich Spa received a boost today, after Wychavon District Council agreed to provide an extra £10,000.
The group Let's Play Tennis needs to raise £40,000 to refurbish the courts at the Lido Park - this latest grant means the council will now be meeting three quarters of the total cost.
Image source, Wychavon District CouncilQuote MessageWe’re thrilled with this additional funding which gets us so much closer to our final goal. We still have a lot of money to raise though, so we are once again calling on the community as well as local businesses to... give what they can to this project."
Elaine Ball, Fundraiser
Plan for pleasure boats in Herefordpublished at 17:53 GMT 13 March 2017
Nicola Goodwin
Reporter, BBC Hereford & WorcesterThere are plans for pleasure boats to be put on the River Wye in Hereford to host school trips and parties.
Campaigners are hoping to introduce boats on the water in the city by next year, similar to the ones used at Symonds Yat and in Worcester.
Gary Wilding from the Left Bank, where the boats could be moored, says there's lots of potential.
Image source, GoogleQuote MessageObviously we operate a lot of weddings from the Left Bank, so no doubt the wedding parties will operate on the boats as well. The registrars are quite happy to marry people on the boat, so we'll no doubt have a few ceremonies on the boat as well."
Gary Wilding, Left Bank
Your photos: Bloomin' marvellouspublished at 17:51 GMT 13 March 2017
Spring has arrived in Worcestershire - thanks to BBC Weather Watchers Feline Ferocity in Redditch and Toppo in Doddenham for these beautiful pictures of blossom across the county.
Image source, Feline Ferocity
Image source, ToppoRoss-on-Wye dog owner wins at Cruftspublished at 17:40 GMT 13 March 2017
A Ross-on-Wye dog owner won a prize at Crufts with his three-year-old Welsh Pembroke Corgi, , external Magnus.
On Midlands Today from 18:30: Mountain of waste fly-tipped on woodland published at 17:33 GMT 13 March 2017
Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands TodayOn Midlands Today this evening - more fly-tipping as around 200 tonnes of commercial rubbish has been dumped on private woodland.
Fly-tippers drove lorry-loads of waste on to the Enville Estate on Tuesday afternoon.
We'll have the full story including the cost of clean-up from 18:30 on BBC One.
Watch: Tonight and tomorrow's weather forecast for the West Midlands published at 17:15 GMT 13 March 2017
Alex Hamilton
BBC WeatherAfter a bright, sunny day today, here's how tonight and tomorrow are shaping up.
You can also keep up-to-date with the latest forecast at the BBC Weather website .
Media caption, Alex Hamilton
Stone attack: Ambulance 'could have left the road'published at 17:04 GMT 13 March 2017
An attack on an ambulance carrying an elderly cardiac patient to the Worcestershire Royal Hospital , external could have been much more serious and even caused the vehicle to leave the road, according to West Midlands Ambulance Service.
The driver of the ambulance was left covered in glass after a gang of youths threw a stone through the front side passenger window, as it was travelling past the Mitre Oak pub on the A449 just after midnight on Sunday morning.
A second ambulance had to be sent out to Hartlebury to take the patient to hospital.
Image source, WMASQuote MessageAlthough police did attend and searched the area, there was no trace of the three youths. Thankfully, no-one was seriously hurt, but we could easily have ended up with the vehicle leaving the road and then who knows what could have happened."
Steve Elliker , WMAS Security and Safety Manager
Anyone who knows anything about what happened is asked to contact the police on 101.
Tree removal held up by bat discoverypublished at 16:51 GMT 13 March 2017
Briohny Williams
BBC Hereford and Worceser rerpoterWork to remove unsafe lime trees in the centre of Worcester has been held up due to an unexpected find in one of the trees.
As workmen began to fell trees on New Road, which were decaying inside, a bat was discovered in the branches.
An ecologist is now on site to decide what to do next.
An assessment of the trees was commissioned by Worcestershire County Council's Highways team in response to concerns about their condition and ahead of a potential scheme to raise the road later this year to reduce its flood risk.
Severn Valley Railway share issue tops £1mpublished at 16:28 GMT 13 March 2017
The Severn Valley Railway is well on course to reach its target of raising £2.5m through a share issue after raising £1m in the first four months.
It passed that mark at the start of the March.
The money is going to be used to fund improvements to its station in Bridgnorth and the £1 shares will remain on sale until the end of October.
Crowdfunding success for family of boy whose heart stoppedpublished at 16:16 GMT 13 March 2017
A crowdfunding page set up to help raise money for a tribute garden in memory of an eight-year-old boy who died after suffering a cardiac arrest has more than doubled its target of £3,000.
Callum Cartlidge, from Redditch, was taken by ambulance to the Worcestershire Royal Hospital as the Alexandra Hospital no longer has a children's inpatient unit , but died soon after.
His death came less than 24 hours after being discharged from the same hospital after being diagnosed with tonsillitis
The trust said it was investigating
More than £6,500 has been raised after his aunt set up the gofundme page last weekend.
Welland landowners fined for illegally removing hedgerowpublished at 15:54 GMT 13 March 2017
Landowners who illegally removed a hedgerow longer than a football pitch , external have been ordered to pay more than £1,600 in fines and costs after a successful prosecution by Malvern Hills District Council.
Hereford FC: Some fans 'an embarrassment'published at 15:38 GMT 13 March 2017
Directors at Hereford FC say recent behaviour by a small minority of the club's fans has been an embarrassment. , external
Crowd trouble meant last weekend's match at Didcot Town had to be abandoned after the side came from behind to score what could have been a late winner.
Directors Ken Kinnersley and George Webb say it's depressing that non-football concerns are overshadowing good news on the pitch.
Image source, BBC SportQuote MessageAlthough in the main our supporters are great ambassadors for this football club and behave extremely well both home and away, there is no getting away from the fact that on a number of occasions a small minority have behaved in a way that has caused the club embarrassment. There has to be an element of self-policing from supporters and some individuals do need to take more responsibility for their own behaviour."
George Webb, Commercial Director
Stone hurled through ambulance windowpublished at 15:11 GMT 13 March 2017
The attack showered the driver with broken glass, West Midlands Ambulance Service says.
Read More'Information at their fingertips' thanks to giant travel screen published at 15:02 GMT 13 March 2017
A giant outdoor touchscreen device has been installed in Worcester to help travellers and tourists access information.
Worcestershire County Council say the new interactive travel information point at the city's Cathedral Square is the first of its kind in the UK.
The unit gives live bus and train timetables as well as directions to landmarks and amenities in the city.
Image source, Worcestershire County CouncilQuote MessageWorcestershire is at the cutting edge of developing platforms that give the public the information they require to easily move around urban spaces and we were delighted to be involved in this project. As a first in the UK, it shows the benefits that can be realised from bringing in data from a number of sources and presenting it to the user through an easy-to-use interface."
Russ Singleton , Chief Executive of 21st Century
The installation forms part of the £20m Worcester Transport Strategy Major Scheme, which includes funding of £13.5m from the Department for Transport, announced last month.
The council is planning more units at key locations in Worcester over the coming months.
Violent attacker who escaped from open prison now back behind bars published at 14:42 GMT 13 March 2017
A violent attacker who "jumped the fence" at an open prison , external was on the run for just over two months before being tracked down to his girlfriend's home.
