Updates from the past week
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Kidderminster Harriers are firmly back in the Vanarama North title race after a 2-1 win at Gloucester City on Saturday.
Second-placed Harriers cut AFC Fylde's lead to six points and have a game in hand over their rivals.
That game will be at Stalybridge Celtic tomorrow night - full coverage of the game on BBC Hereford & Worcester.
A Worcestershire businessman is beginning a trek to the north pole today to raise money for charity.
Dean Attwell, from Redditch, external , is aiming to raise £100,000 for Cancer Research UK on the two-week trek.
Image source, Dean AttwellThe 49-year-old will be skiing in temperatures as low as -45C (-49F).
His big worry is falling through the ice into the freezing water.
Quote MessageWe've had the training, so I've been through the ice already and I know what it's like to fall through the ice into water and then roll in the snow to dry off - which doesn't sound like the right thing to do but it does dry you off."
Dean Attwell
Worcester Warriors' lead over Bristol at the foot of the Aviva Premiership has been cut to eight points after this weekend's round of matches.
Warriors picked up a losing bonus point at Sale Sharks on Friday evening, but Bristol came very close to what would have been a famous win at Exeter Chiefs on Saturday
The Devon club won 38-34, but Bristol took two losing bonus points from the game.
Image source, Getty ImagesWarriors' director of rugby, Gary Gold (pictured), says he's "starting to get a little bit annoyed by the same story over and over again".
Quote MessageMathematically, it's not enough [for us to be safe] and I would never want to say it's enough. Anything can happen and I just don't want us to think that we're comfortable because that will bite us, badly."
Gary Gold, Worcester Warriors
Hereford's future could include a bypass, more than 6,000 new homes and new cycling and walking routes.
The Hereford Area Plan, external , which includes maps of how the city will grow and change during the next decade, are on show at Hereford library from tomorrow until 19 May.
Image source, Herefordshire County CouncilThere's been another fine start to the day and these BBC Weather Watchers have been out and about with their cameras.
These photos come from Hannahmay, Morning Amble, Solarpower, Maggs and Johnqa
Red skies and blue skies
Doctors' surgeries in Herefordshire and Worcestershire face an uncertain future, as fewer young medical professionals are opting to become full-time GPs.
There are warnings some practices in the two counties could even close, with some of them having vacant positions for up to two years.
Image source, PALesley Woakes, the director of Primary Care at Herefordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, says it's a particular problem for rural practices.
Quote MessageIt is difficult where you have very small rural practices to recruit GPs, so you do have a couple of practices in the West who share... a GP, so they work half their time at one practice and half their time at another."
Lesley Woakes
People in Hereford have been told their homes will be knocked down as the buildings have lasted 30 years longer than expected, external .
Claudia Berry
Producer, BBC Hereford & Worcester
I've been to meet a Worcestershire man who turns 100 years old today who is spending his birthday volunteering at the Malvern Hills Food Bank.
Frank Chester also works at the Lyttleton Well Bookshop in the town, and averages seven hours volunteering a week.
He says it's important to have a purpose in life.
100 years old and still volunteering
Mel Coles
BBC Weather
After a chilly start it should be a mainly dry day with sunny spells, but feeling cooler than yesterday with highs of 13C (55F).
You can find a detailed forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Jerry Chester
BBC News Online
Welcome to the Local Live service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire on Monday morning. Another pleasant start to the day, as you can see from this photo by BBC Weather Watcher Sunshine Seeker.
Image source, Sunshine seekerI'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 on Monday.
A Worcestershire politician who's the grandson of a Romany gypsy is calling for more traveller sites.
UKIP MEP James Carver says many local councils which spent thousands evicting travellers could save money by investing in facilities.
Mr Carver's comments come as more than 50 possible pitches have been included in Worcestershire's future development plans.
Quote MessageI think that if we can actually make that provision available we can save a lot of public grief."
James Carver, UKIP MEP
A group of Kidderminster Harriers fans are walking to tomorrow's away game against Gloucester City.
They are doing it to raise money for skin cancer research - they left Aggborough at 06:00 and hope to reach Tewkesbury this afternoon.
Gloucester are playing at Cheltenham Town's ground this season and they plan to arrive at Whaddon Road in time to watch tomorrow's match.
The Green Party was in Worcester today to officially launch its local election campaign .
Co-leader Jonathan Bartley said Brexit posed an "unprecedented" threat to laws protecting the environment and environmental laws "affect everyone in the UK who values our natural world".
The government said existing EU rules would be copied across into UK law.
As part of its national campaign, the Greens also promised to oppose cuts to local services.
Image source, PAFor a full list of candidates standing in next month's Worcestershire County Council election, visit the local authority's website. , external
Rebecca Wood
BBC Weather
It's going to be sunny and warm this weekend, with temperatures reaching 19C (66F).
Dare we say it could be time for the first barbeque of the year?
Rebecca Wood has your forecast
There's been much speculation surrounding Harry Styles's debut solo single, ahead of its release today.
The Worcestershire-born One Direction star premiered Sign Of The Times on BBC Radio 1.
BBC Music offers the lowdown on a tune that has drawn positive parallels with David Bowie and Queen.
Image source, PA
BBC Sport
Worcestershire bowled Leeds Bradford MCCU out for 162 on day one of their three-day match in Leeds.
Jack Shantry was the leading wicket-taker for the visitors, taking 3-36 off 17 overs.
Worcestershire are 61-1 in reply.
The chair of Healthwatch Worcestershire says the county's hospitals have major issues after it was revealed local A&E departments have the second worst record in the country for turning away ambulances.
Image source, iStockA report from the Nuffield Trust shows during the three months of winter, there were 63 occasions when ambulances in Worcestershire were diverted elsewhere.
The results, Peter Pinfield said, show the "stark reality" of how bad things have been in the county's emergency departments.
Services, he said, would be stretched over the Easter period again, and he hopes lessons have been learned.
The organisers of Pershore Carnival are holding a fundraiser this weekend. , external
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
West Mercia Police has become the latest force in the West Midlands , external to introduce body-worn body-cameras for officers.
Staffordshire Police claim they were the first force in the UK to have them , external for all front-line officers and West Midlands Police started rolling them out last year., external
How do police body cameras work?
Research suggests the technology can dramatically reduce the number of complaints against officers.
A study by Cambridge University, reported last year, showed complaints by members of the public against officers fell by 93% over 12 months compared with the year before.
The cameras work by usually being clipped to the top half of an officer's uniform and the recorded footage is taken off the camera at the end of a shift and stored on secure software.
