Hereford BID is addressing gull rubbish problempublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
Gulls have been causing a nuisance in Hereford city centre by splitting open rubbish bags and scattering litter across the street, external.
Summary
Ten years for man who drove off after hitting police officer
Teacher guilty of 'unacceptable professional conduct' over pupil emails
Lifeline for new football stadium plans
Allowances rises a 'slap in the face for local people'
Early opening for Cathedral square restaurants
Rare butterfly numbers on the rise
Updates on Friday 14 July 2017
Hereford BID is addressing gull rubbish problempublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
Allowances for councillors to rise after votepublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
James Pearson
Political reporter, BBC Hereford & WorcesterWorcestershire councillors have voted to increase their basic allowance by 2%, and the leader's by 10%.
Councillors "consumables allowance", which covers costs like printing and stationary, have been halved, which means there's been a small cut overall to what councillors with no extra resposibilities can claim.
Motorway police target mobile phone-using driverspublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
A double whammy as the driver wasn't wearing a seat belt either.
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End of twitter postQudditch comes to Upton: How the game is playedpublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
Harry Potter's favourite game of Quidditch will be played competitively at Upton-upon-Severn rugby club on Saturday.
The teams playing all compete in the Quidditch Premier League.
Image source, Gio ForinoPlayers:
- Keepers - guard the hoops from opposing chasers and become a 4th chaser on offense
- Chasers - throw the quaffle through the opposite team's hoops to score goals worth 10 points
- Beaters - throw bludgers at the opposing team to "knock them out" and make them return to hoops
- Seekers - Catch the snitch (worth 30 points) to end the game.
Image source, Han WattsEquipment:
- The Quaffle - a semi-deflated volleyball thrown through the hoops by chasers and keepers
- Bludgers - dodgeballs thrown at other players by beaters. There are three bludgers on the pitch
- The Snitch - a sock with a tennis ball in it, attached to the snitch runner's shorts. When caught by either team's seeker, the game ends
Travel: Power work closes major road for a monthpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
One of the main routes through Herefordshire will be closed for a month while the road is strengthened to protect an electricity cable laid underneath it.
Western Power Distribution (WPD) say the work needs to be carried out on on the A438 between the bridge over the River Lugg (pictured) to the west of Lugwardine and Netherwood Lane.
Image source, GoThe company says the work is necessary to protect a cable which supplies 8,000 homes in Hereford.
Contractors working on behalf of WPD will be operating between 08:00 and 20:00, seven days a week, to complete the work within the timescales.
The work will begin on 31 July and run until 25 August.
Quote MessageThis part of the A438 runs over a number of bridges and culverts and has been moving. To protect the cable that runs beneath it we are undertaking works to strengthen and resurface the road."
Jane Rawlings, Western Power Distribution
Cricket: Rapids squad for T20 Blast gamepublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
The Rapids take on Leicestershire Foxes at New Road tomorrow - there's a 17:30 start and you can hear full ball-by-ball commentary on BBC Hereford & Worcester's 738AM frequency and online.
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End of twitter postKidderminster Shuttle back page: Cookley keep top spotpublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
This week's back page of the Kidderminster Shuttle, external leads with Cookley staying top of their league, despite a narrow defeat.
Image source, Kidderminster ShuttleWork begins to restore wooden bridgepublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
Vital bridge repairs have begun to two listed bridges in a National Trust parkland, external near Worcester.
Watch: Memorial to 'Dunkirk Joe'published at 14:11 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
A new film opens tonight about the Dunkirk evacuation during World War Two - an operation masterminded by a man from Upton-upon-Severn.
Admiral William Tennant was nicknamed "Dunkirk Joe" by sailors.
He is commemorated in a memorial by the town's "pepperpot" tower.
Media caption, Memorial to 'Dunkirk Joe'
Open water lessons for children across the Midlandspublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
Amy Cole
BBC Midlands TodayHundreds of schoolchildren are getting a taste of open water by outdoor swimming this week, in an effort to keep them safe over the summer holidays.
The Swimsafe initiative, external usually takes place near the coast, but for the first time ever it's being done in Birmingham's Salford Park., external
It involves pupils from across the Midlands, who are being taught the perils of the open water such as cold water shock and currents.
City renews links with WW1 'adopted' villagepublished at 13:25 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
The links between Worcester and a French village devastated during World War One are about to be the subject of a lottery-funded exhibition.
Worcester "adopted" the village of Gouzeaucourt, which was left in ruins by the fighting.
Worcester Twinning Association has been awarded a grant of £10,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to research and stage the display, which runs from 22 to 29 July.
The exhibition will include information about one of the tanks that took part in the fighting.
Image source, Worcester City CouncilWorcester also sent a wind pump to the village so that its water supply could be restored - the pump is still in place.
Image source, Worcester City CouncilQuote MessageWorcester played a significant role in helping the battle-scarred town of Gouzeaucourt recover from the horror of World War One. All of us in the Twinning Association are very pleased to be able to tell this little know story and I hope people will enjoy the exhibition.”
Liz Smith, Worcester Twinning Association
Kidderminster Shuttle front page: Shock shutdownpublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
Worried clients of a Kidderminster law firm have been left shocked after the company was suddenly closed by solicitor watchdogs this week, external.
Image source, Kidderminster ShuttleWatch: Tower block fire safety a 'daily' operationpublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
Russell Truran
Journalist, BBC Hereford & WorcesterA community safety event has been held in Kidderminster by Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue in a bid to reassure people living in tower blocks.
It's now four weeks since at least 80 people lost their lives in the Grenfell disaster.
Media caption, Maintaining safety at a tower block is an "ongoing" operation, its owners say.
Cleaner offers to remove graffiti for freepublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
A cleaner has offered to remove graffiti for free, external after a "tagging" spree in the city.
Woman sexually assaulted while walking her dogpublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
A woman in her 50s has been sexually assaulted while walking her dog, external in Stourport-on-Severn, police say.
West Mercia Police say the incident happened on a footpath between The Slad and Bigbury Lane (pictured) at around 21:50 on Tuesday.
A man, described as a man around 5ft 3in (1.60m) in height and of a slim build, came up behind the woman and "inappropriately touched her".
Image source, GoogleTop job with £150k salary to stay at councilpublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
James Pearson
Political reporter, BBC Hereford & WorcesterAn attempt to get rid of one of Worcestershire's most highly paid public-sector jobs has been defeated.
This morning, the county council voted to continue the position of chief executive - with a salary of more than £150,000.
A move by Labour to remove the top job, and replace it with a position paying £50,000 less, was defeated.
Harry Potter game comes to Worcestershirepublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
Fans of the Harry Potter books will be able to watch a real life game of Quidditch being played in Upton-upon-Severn.
The Quidditch Premier League will be hosting one of its fixtures at Upton Rugby Club on Saturday, with the first game starting at 10:00 and the last at 15:00.
Image source, Gio ForinoAlthough teams can't actually take to the air on broomsticks, as they do in the books, Quidditch has developed into its own sport, with 20,000 competing international players, 25 competing countries, and an international rulebook.
There are teams of 21, with seven players per team on the field at any one time, with a maximum of four from any one gender.
Admission to the event is free.
Solicitors closed by regulator over suspicions of 'dishonesty'published at 11:05 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
A solicitors in Kidderminster has been closed by a regulatory body which said it has "reason to suspect dishonesty".
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has ordered that Prescotts, in Church Street, should close, external, and has appointed an "intervening agent" to look after the firm's clients.
Image source, GoogleThe regulator says there is reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of Richard Prescott in connection with his practice as a solicitor, and that he has failed to comply with rules made by the SRA.
It says that when it intervenes it is to "protect client's interests and money, in the public interest".
This is "a protective measure, and does not necessarily mean we have made any findings against a regulated firm," the SRA say.
The regulator will take charge of all documents, papers and money held by the firm.
Nobody from the firm has so far been available for comment.
Road budget cut but council says it won't be 'chasing potholes'published at 10:45 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
An investigation by the AA has found that Herefordshire Council has reduced its road maintenance budget by £1m.
Three out of every five local authorities are spending less this year on maintaining their roads, the organisation found.
Image source, PAIn Worcestershire this year, the county council has increased spending by £1.8m to £32m.
Herefordshire Council said in a statement it has invested an additional £20m of capital over and above its normal annual budgets to carry out major maintenance of the minor road network.
It says it is delivering "a planned and proactive programme of works to maintain our road assets rather than expensive reactive maintenance and ‘chasing potholes’".
Slideshow: Basking butterfliespublished at 10:25 British Summer Time 13 July 2017
Paul Wilde, the king of the close-up photo, took these shots of butterflies enjoying the sunshine in Hanbury.
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Media caption, Basking butterflies
