BBC Local Live: Herefordshire & Worcestershire on Friday 23 June 2017

Summary

Sixty jobs under threat at carpet firm
MP "alarmed" by hospitals report
Badminton girl nets a new liver
Worcester City vow to fight stadium planning decision
Updates on Friday 23 June 2017

Live Reporting

Lisa Wright

Concern of body image in young girlspublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
BBC Hereford and Worcester
A Worcestershire primary school head teacher says insecurities over body image could be to blame for a drop-off in young girls getting involved in sports.
Researchers say two thirds of young girls are put off taking part in PE and sport by the time they're nine years old.
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We are finding a real concern among our girls, even Year 4 - so we are talking eight, nine - becoming far more body aware, far more body conscious of themselves."
Bryony Baynes, Head teacher, Kempsey Primary School
Your photos: Bromyard and Lyonshallpublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
BBC Weather Watchers
The weather hasn't been as good as the start of the week, with BBC Weather forecasting colder temperatures and some rain.
We've still had some great photos from our BBC Weather Watchers - thanks to Postman Les in Bromyard (top) and Johnqa in Lyonshall for these two taken today.
Image source, Postman Les
Image source, Johnqa
Call for action at 'death trap' junctionpublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Droitwich Spa Advertiser
Action is being demanded to improve safety at a road junction between Ludlow and Tenbury that has been described as a death trap. , external
Machine vs maize. A global robot battlepublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Teams from all over the world compete to build the agricultural robot to rule them all.
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Concerns over Worcester City stadium bidpublished at 10:35 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Justyn Surrall
BBC Hereford and Worcester
There are concerns a bid to build a new stadium for Worcester City Football Club could be permanently shelved.
Plans for a 4,400-capacity stadium next to the leisure centre failed to win backing at the council's planning committee yesterday, with the Conservative chair, Chris Mitchell, having the deciding vote.
Rob Crean from the club's supporters' trust spoke to BBC Hereford and Worcester.
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We put in what we thought was a very robust application that was supported by the planning officer for the recommended approval. If it isn't here it won't happen and the club will not exist, that's just the bottom line, that's always been the case and it hasn't changed.
Rob Crean, Worcester City Football Club Supporters Trust
Fate of Malvern's old hospital to be decided next weekpublished at 10:09 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Worcester News
Controversial plans to knock down Malvern’s old hospital and build a care home will be going before planners next week. , external
Trapped driver airlifted to hospitalpublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
A man was left trapped in his car for about 30 minutes after a crash in Evesham, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
Crews were called to the junction of Leys Road and Evesham Road in Harvington, just after 17:35 yesterday. They found a car lying on the driver’s side and in a ditch.
Ambulance service spokesman Jamie Arrowsmith said: "The driver, a man in his 80s, was trapped as a result of the damage suffered to the car and ambulance staff worked closely with the fire service to free him through the passenger door."
Image source, West Midlands Ambulance Service
The man was treated for injuries to his head, face, arm and back and was suffering from a slightly reduced level of consciousness, Mr Arrowsmith said. He was taken by air ambulance to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
The passenger in the car, a woman in her 80s, was treated for a minor abdominal injury and taken to the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch.
Baby deaths at Alexandra Hospital among highest in countrypublished at 09:23 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Kidderminster Shuttle
Stillbirths and neonatal deaths at the Alexandra Hospital were more than 10% higher than the national average, a new report has claimed, external.
Worcestershire boss relieved with important Championship winpublished at 09:06 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
BBC Sport
Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes admits his side could not have picked a better game to rediscover their winning habit than by beating Division Two promotion rivals Kent.
The four-wicket win, achieved by their third-ever biggest run chase as they piled up 401-6 on the final day, lifted them above Kent into second place.
But it also ended an untimely hiccup after their winning start to 2017.
Image source, Tony Marshall - Getty Images
"At one stage we were winning all the time and that doesn't last," Rhodes said.
"Hopefully this will just show people we are very determined to make sure we see the season through."
Worcester City vow to fight stadium planning decisionpublished at 08:45 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
BBC Hereford and Worcester
Those behind a bid for a new stadium for Worcester City Football Club say they won't give up, after it failed to win planning approval.
The club and its supporters wanted to build a 4,400-capacity ground on Perdiswell Park, but failed to get the go-ahead in a knife-edge council vote yesterday. A final decision will be made after a report.
Image source, Matthew Lewis/Getty Images
Rob Crean, from the club's supporters trust, says he feels "angry" with the decision that he says was made on "political grounds" - particularly after it had been recommended for approval by planning officers.
He said the club needed to have its own stadium to survive and that they would now wait for the written guidance behind the decision.
Video: What's the weather doing today?published at 08:21 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Lucy Martin
BBC Weather
A cloudy and breezy day with some bright intervals but the possibility of some showers too with top temperatures of 19C (66F).
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Welcome to our live updates for the daypublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Welcome to Herefordshire and Worcestershire Live on Friday morning.
We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens.
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Rhodes relieved with important victorypublished at 07:50 British Summer Time 23 June 2017
Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes is delighted to see his side rediscover their winning habit against Kent.
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Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 22 June 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.
On Midlands Today from 18:30: Tower block safety and Brexit anniversarypublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 22 June 2017
Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today
On Midlands Today this evening, we'll be looking at how safe tower blocks are in the region following the Grenfell Tower fire - and new plans from some of our councils.
Plus, a year on from the Brexit vote, we'll be hearing how opinions have moved on in the Midlands since that decisive day.
Join us for those stories and more from 18:30 on BBC One.
Tower block reassurances in Kidderminsterpublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 22 June 2017
Felicity Sanderson
BBC Hereford and Worcester
A Worcestershire MP says he's had assurances that people living in Kidderminster's four tower blocks are not at risk after talks with the fire service today.
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It comes as councils around the country estimate that 600 high rises in Britain are believed to have similar cladding to that on the Grenfell tower in London, although none are in Herefordshire or Worcestershire.
Wyre Forest MP Mark Garnier wanted to get information from Herefordshire and Worcestershire Fire and Rescue Service.
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All of these tower blocks that we have in Kidderminster, they have plans of them, they have reports on them so that if a fire crew is called out, they will have a full detail of the entire building, what the layout's like, what the provisions are like for fire safety, all the rest of it."
Mark Garnier, Wyre Forest MP
Is Worcester the best place to live in the UK?published at 17:50 British Summer Time 22 June 2017
The Metro newspaper has published a list of , external 22 reasons why Worcester is the best place to live in the UK, external, including the city's library and the famous Worcestershire sauce.
Netball: Severn Stars' head coach steps downpublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 22 June 2017
BBC Hereford and Worcester
Netball franchise Severn Stars' head coach Mo'onia Gerrard has stepped down from her role. , external
She led the team during their debut campaign in the Vitality Superleague but says she wants to commit more time to her young family.
However the side says she will remain with the team as a technical coach.
Vote goes against plans for new Worcester City stadiumpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 22 June 2017
BBC Hereford and Worcester
Councillors in Worcester have decided they're not in favour of plans for a new stadium for the city's football club - but a final decision will be made at a future meeting.
Worcester City FC wanted to build a new 4,400-seater stadium next to Perdiswell Leisure centre.
Image source, Matthew Lewis/Getty Images
This afternoon the city council says its planning committee voted that "they are minded to refuse the stadium application, external".
The authority says that doesn't mean it's completely rejected - a final decision will be made at a future meeting after a report., external
MP on Grenfell tragedy's 'legacy'published at 17:36 British Summer Time 22 June 2017
Communities Secretary and Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid says attitudes toward social housing tenants must change.
He said: "For far too long their voices fell on deaf ears.
"If nothing else, let the legacy of Grenfell be that such voices will never ever be ignored again."