BBC Local Live: Herefordshire & Worcestershire on Friday 14 July 2017

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

Live Reporting

Jerry Chester

Contaminated blood inquiry an 'enormous relief' says campaignerpublished at 08:41 British Summer Time 12 July 2017
A Worcestershire campaigner says she's relieved the government has finally announced there will be an inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal.
During the 1970s and 1980s, NHS patients were given blood products that were infected with diseases, such as hepatitis C and HIV.
Image source, Science Photo Library
Collette Wintle, who lives in Worcester, developed cirrhosis of the liver following a contaminated blood transfusion.
She says she hopes others like her and the families of those who died will finally get justice.
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It's been an enormous relief after campaigning for well over 20 years and during that time watching so many people die and go to their graves without justice and knowing the fight has to go on - it's been utterly exhausting."
Collette Wintle, Campaigner
Watch: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 12 July 2017
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter
It will be a fine day with plenty of sunny spells, these perhaps becoming more prolonged during the afternoon and evening.
With light winds it will feel much warmer than on Tuesday - highs of 21C (70F).
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Weather for the West Midlands.
Good morning from today's Herefordshire and Worcestershire live pagepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 12 July 2017
Jerry Chester
BBC News Online
Welcome to the Local Live service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire on Wednesday morning. There's plenty of cloud about, as this photo from Paul Wilde shows, but we're due a better day.
Image source, Paul Wilde
I'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens.
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Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Wednesday.
Kidderminster's new station: Check out the planspublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
There's a chance to look in detail at the plans to redevelop Kidderminster railway station.
Plans will go on display at the station tomorrow, and officers from Worcestershire County Council will be there to answer questions.
Image source, Worcestershire County Council
The event will run from 07:00 until 18:30.
The £4.3m project, which is being co-ordinated by the county council, is due to be completed in the summer of 2019.
Pillar and telephone boxes needed for dementia gardenpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
An appeal has gone out for old-style pillar and telephone boxes to form part of a dementia garden at a hospital.
Worcestershire Royal Hospital say a disused space is being turned into into a "safe and engaging area for patients with dementia", and the pillar and telephone boxes will be provide the "finishing touches".
Image source, Worcestershire Royal Hospital
The hospital say including traditional items such as post boxes and red telephones booths could help patients with dementia feel more at home and familiar with their surroundings, in turn helping their medical symptoms.
Weather: More rain to come in the West Midlandspublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter
The rain should clear up overnight and it will be a lot dryer tomorrow, but there will be lots of cloud around.
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Weather forecast for the West Midlands
'Boot camp' for young entrepreneurspublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
Seven young people from the Worcester area have just completed a business "boot camp" devised by Peter Jones from Dragons Den.
Be Your Own Boss is an intensive 14-week programme designed to turn their lives around so they can get a job, start an apprenticeship or set up their own business.
Image source, Worcester City Council
Deanna Brazier, who's 22 and mother to two children, has now got a job as a carer.
Her long-term ambition is to set up a nursery in Worcester for children with autism, providing lots of musical opportunities to support their development.
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The course has been hard work, but it’s been fun. Our tutor has been really supportive, and has let us develop at our own pace."
Deanna Brazier
Football: Leamington v Worcester Citypublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
Worcester City take on Leamington in a pre-season friendly tonight.
Kick off at the Phillips 66 Community Stadium is at 19:45.
Image source, Google
Region has more than 4,000 people with organ transplantspublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
BBC Midlands Today
More than 4,000 people in the West Midlands owe their lives to organ transplants.
NHS Blood and Transplant says the number of people on the Organ Donor Register has increased by 27% over the past five years.
It says despite the rise there is still a shortage of donors.
Find out more on the NHS website. , external
Vandals strike at newly restored canal bargepublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
Justyn Surrall
BBC Hereford and Worcester
The Wych Barge in Droitwich has been vandalised only a month after it was repaired, the council say.
The landmark was installed in 2011 in the park near the re-opened canal and was renovated over the spring.
Image source, Wychavon District Council
Council officers say they’ll now have to pick up the repair costs.
Parent's cheerleading team wins national prizepublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
A parent's cheerleading team from a dance school in Malvern have won a national competition.
The 25-strong team from the Dance In Motion Academy, are all in their 30s and 40s, includes one dad.
Image source, Dance In Motion Academy
Emma Chetwynd Jarvis, says their story shows how people of "every age, size and shape can put on the glitter and triumph".
Image source, Dance In Motion Academy
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We were definitely the underdogs - three months ago we'd never picked up a pom in our lives. But we wanted to prove where our kids got their talent from."
Emma Chetwynd Jarvis, Cheerleading
New obstacle course race coming to Herefordpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
Hereford Times
An obstacle course race with more than 20 challenges, external to overcome is coming to Hereford Racecourse.
Fishery bailiffs target Herefordshirepublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
The fine for illegal fishing offences, external can be as high as £4,000
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Rain ruins day three at Cheltenhampublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
Gloucestershire progress to 62-1 in their second innings against Worcestershire on a rain-affected third day at Cheltenham.
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Honour for dedicated Kidderminster scoutpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
Kidderminster Shuttle
A man whose early years as a boy scout involved collecting scrap metal to help the war effort following the outbreak of the Second World War, has been recognised for his long service to scouting in Kidderminster, external.
Contaminated blood scandal inquiry announcedpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
An inquiry will be held into the contaminated blood scandal that left at least 2,400 people dead, the prime minister has confirmed.
It will establish the causes of the "appalling injustice" that took place in the 1970s and 1980s.
Collette Wintle, from Worcester, one of those infected with contaminated blood, has been campaigning for a public inquiry, claiming the government is "at fault".
'Dangerous' high speed driver sought by policepublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
A driver who almost caused a multi-vehicle accident after trying to overtake "at high speed" is being sought by the police, external.
West Mercia Police say a black Audi A5 was travelling southbound on the A38 to the Copcut Island near Droitwich (pictured) when the driver attempted to overtake another car.
Image source, Getty Images
The driver lost control of the Audi, skidding at high speed and "very nearly coming into collision with other vehicles around", a spokesman said.
Cycle and parking transformation on way to Herefordpublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
Elliot Hawkins
BBC West Midlands
Plans to develop parts of Hereford city centre have been announced.
Herefordshire Council is planning to build a new cycle lane between Green Street and St Peter’s Square, as well on-street parking in St Owen Street to improve access to the city centre.
Image source, Herefordshire Council
A new transport hub will also be introduced to make travel by bus or train around the city easier, and the council says work will be complete by 2020.
The scheme will be unveiled at Hereford Town Hall on 19 July, with the consultation running until 30 August.
Image source, Herefordshire Council
Mum's dream grows as new services added to children's special needs provisionpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 11 July 2017
Malvern Gazette
In just four years, an idea by Malvern mum Kim Philpotts to provide support for families with disabled children has gone from coffee mornings once a month to a countywide special needs network with a permanent centre and an outreach team., external