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Updates on Friday 19 May 2017
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
A man's needed hospital treatment after being hit by a car which police say failed to stop after the collision. , external
Image source, GoogleWest Mercia Police says it happened on Saturday on Load Street, Bewdley when a red car, thought to be a Ford Fiesta, hit a man in his 40s who was walking there.
BBC Sport
Worcestershire's director of cricket Steve Rhodes says their experienced batsman Daryl Mitchell's recent performances have demonstrated just how good a professional he is.
Image source, Getty ImagesMitchell lost his place in the Royal London Cup team earlier in the season but has since produced key performances with both bat and ball to help Worcestershire win the North Group.
Quote MessageHe missed out at the start of the campaign and Moeen [Ali] was playing. But since he's come back in he's had three scores of over 50 and also took wickets the other day. He's done a marvellous job."
Steve Rhodes, Worcestershire director of cricket
A first look at today's Kidderminster Shuttle, external, including measures to stop travellers setting up camp on Bewdley car parks, external.
Image source, Kidderminster Shuttle
Alex Seftel
BBC Local Live
Eleven people have been charged with conspiring to smuggle items into prisons
It follows an investigation by West Mercia Police, external and the prison service into how things like drugs and weapons ended up at HMP Stoke Heath in Shropshire, HMP Hewell in Redditch, HMP Birmingham, and HMP Featherstone in Wolverhampton.
Image source, GoogleThe offences, in some cases dating back to 2015, included throwing items into prisons and using drones to drop them over walls.
Nine men and two women have been bailed to appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Monday.
With the 2017 county season here, keep up to date with the latest signings, departures and rumours ahead of next season.
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Nicola Beckford
BBC Midlands Today
On Midlands Today this lunchtime, how more police in the West Midlands could soon have personal issue spit guards to protect officers from attack.
Plus how sniffer dogs are being used to try and save thousands of bats across Europe from being killed by wind turbines.
Those stories on Midlands Today from 13:30 on BBC One.
Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
Yorkshire will play Surrey in the quarter finals of the One-Day cup following the final round of group matches last night.
The fixture will take place at Headingley in June, with tickets going on sale soon.
Image source, Yorkshire County Cricket ClubThe winners of this tie will play the Worcestershire Royals in the semi final, who qualify for that stage of the competition automatically having topped the Northern Group.
One of the nation's most loved locomotives is coming through Hereford on Friday, external.
The sun has got his hat on again, and BBC Weather Watchers have been out and about taking some early morning snaps.
Thanks to Karlsskies, Simon Brown, J9, Morning Amble, Johnqa and Solar Power for these photos.
Snapping the Spring sunshine.
Worcestershire Rapids are through to their first semi-final in 13 years and tickets for the New Road clash will go on sale on Friday.
Image source, Getty ImagesSupporters will be able to buy tickets and hospitality tickets from 09:00 on Friday for the Royal London One-Day Cup match.
Worcestershire will host either Yorkshire or Surrey in the semi-final on 17 June.
A man who was abused at a school in Worcestershire has questioned why a police investigation into the historical crimes is taking so long.
Three decades of abuse at St Gilberts in Hartlebury (pictured) was uncovered by an investigation by BBC Hereford & Worcester, with former pupils telling their stories.
Image source, UnknownWest Mercia Police say investigations into non-recent incidents like these are complex and those involved in this case have been supported by the investigation team and a number of other organisations.
Alistair Binney
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
I've been to meet two dogs who are being trained in Worcester to help try to save thousands of bats across Europe from being killed by wind turbines.
It's hoped their work will not only speed up planning applications, but also encourage the owners of the turbines to turn them off during specific times of the night to reduce the chance of bats being injured.
The dogs trained to help save bats
Currently there are only six dogs in the country trained to detect the presence of bats.
Height barriers to stop travellers setting up camp on Bewdley car parks, external are being installed this week.
Prince Charles is planning to build 24 homes in the village of St Weonards in Herefordshire.
The Duchy of Cornwall estate has applied to build the mixture of two, three and four bedroom homes on land it owns to the south of the village.
Image source, GoogleEight of the homes will be affordable and the plans also include a new footpath from the estate to the village primary school.
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Worcester Warriors' full back Chris Pennell has been named the Aviva Premiership's Community Player of the Season.
He received his award at Premiership Rugby’s annual ceremony at the Lancaster London Hotel.
Image source, Getty Images
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Lots of dry, bright weather around today, with the risk of a few showers this afternoon and highs of 17C (63F).
You can find a detailed forecast for your area on BBC Weather.
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Jerry Chester
BBC News Online
Welcome to the Local Live service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire on Thursday morning. After yesterday's rain there's a much brighter start to the day, as you can see from the picture from BBC Weather Watcher, Simon Brown.
Image source, Simon BrownWe'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.
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.
Staff at a nursing home in Worcestershire have won more than £200,000 in the EuroMillions draw.
Each of the 10 members will now be working out what to do with their cut of £20,743.51.
Image source, National LotterySyndicate leader and matron of Bricklehampton Hall Nursing Home, Shirley Archer, said she was "stunned" when she found out from her daughter Naomi and another member, Annie Humphrey.
Quote MessageNaomi was holding the phone and her hand was shaking like a leaf. She was with our Patient Services Manager Annie Humphrey and they were screaming 'we’ve won, we’ve won the Lottery!' They showed me the phone revealing the massive amount and the rest is a bit hazy."
Shirley Archer, Syndicate leader
A new credit union has been launched in Droitwich which the council says will provide "a safer alternative to using a loan shark or pay day lender".
The new credit union will operate every Tuesday for the next 13 weeks at the WANDS Children’s Centre in Westlands.
Image source, Wychavon District CouncilThe council says £100 borrowed over one month from the credit union would cost an extra £2.01 compared with £36.85 from a pay day lender.
Any money made is reinvested back into the community for the benefit of the credit union’s members, Wychavon District Council say.
