Plastic packaging firm in administration putting 200 jobs at risk
Fundraising campaign for toddler who had finger and feet amputated
Attempted rape arrest in Worcester
March to protest against homes on green-belt land
Munitions workers to be commemorated
Updates on Friday 4 August 2017
A group of Worcestershire Rapids supporters are heading to tonight's T20 Blast at Edgbaston on foot.
Image source, BBC SportTom Fell
Calling themselves The Fell Walkers, they're raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support by walking almost 26 miles to the cricket ground.
It's in tribute to Worcestershire's batsman Tom Fell, who has had his own battles with the disease.
The majority of staff have been sent home, administrators KPMG says.
Read MoreA Worcester woman, who was a victim of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson, says she thinks he should have been given a life sentence.
Paterson, who was jailed earlier this year after performing unnecessary operations on a number of patients, had his 15 year sentence increased to 20 at the court of appeal yesterday.
Paula Gelsthorpe told BBC Hereford and Worcester said they disappointed with the length of the initial sentence.
Image source, SWNSQuote MessageHe scarred everyone one of us...initially when he got 15 years, we were delighted he'd got a sentence but were very disappointed in the length...I believe he should have had life, but I'm delighted with the increase.
Paula Gelsthorpe
Up to 200 jobs are at risk in Hereford after city firm Gelpack called in administrators.
Image source, GoogleStaff at the plastic manufacturing company were sent home yesterday and the gates were locked.
Gelpack makes packaging for well known names in the food and drink industry as well as the pharmaceutical and bedding sectors but administrators KPMG says they've suffered difficult trading conditions recently.
They've confirmed there have been no redundancies and they're looking for a buyer for the businesses and their assets.
Joanne Malin
BBC Hereford & Worcester
The restoration of a 400-year-old landmark building in Bromsgrove is almost complete.
Image source, OtherThe Tudor House was built on the High Street in 1572 and has been renovated thanks to a grant of about £240,000 from the Townscape Heritage Initiative.
For a sneak peek of the restoration work, take a look at the video here, external.
We'll have a picture of the completed house later on.
More than 30 former munitions workers aged between 94 and 104 are set to be honoured at a special presentation in Hereford this weekend.
Image source, Herefordshire CouncilThey risked their lives handling explosives and dangerous chemicals in the two world wars, but had never received any national recognition.
They're being presented with a commemorative badge at the Herefordshire Country Fair on Sunday.
A teenager who admitted causing a crash which left a casualty with a broken sternum has avoided an immediate, external prison sentence.
Lisa Wright
Journalist, BBC News Online
The family of a two-year-old boy who had his fingers and feet amputated after contracting a potentially deadly infection have spoken of their "heartbreak".
Finley Amos, from Hereford, contracted meningitis and septicaemia in June, which left him fighting for his life.
The family have now set up a £10,000 fundraising campaign to help Finley when he's older.
Image source, Matt AmosThe toddler was put in an induced coma and spent 13 days in intensive care.
His father Matt Amos said the worst thing was Finley's mother, Sarah Bonner, having to sign a form saying medics could amputate, "which just broke her heart", he said.
"We were told for the first three days he wasn't going to make it," said Mr Amos.
"We were panicking... heartbroken."
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted rape following an alleged sexual assault at St Martin's Gate car park, in Worcester.
Image source, GoogleThe alleged victim, a 20-year-old woman, is understood to have been in the fifth floor lift lobby area when the incident took place, police said.
West Mercia Police has appealed for witnesses. It happened on 20 July between 16:00 and 17:30.
The 20-year-old man has been released under investigation.
Protesters will march through Kidderminster town centre this evening to oppose plans for 2,000 new homes to be built on green belt land.
Bosses at Wyre Forest District Council say they're under government pressure to earmark more land for housing.
The authority's draft local plan is under consultation until later this month.
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BBC Weather
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Feeling warm with top temperatures of 21C (70F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
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Journalist, BBC Online
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Finley Amos, aged two, lost his fingers and feet after contracting meningitis and septicaemia.
Read MoreWe'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow.
Keep an eye out here for more updates and breaking news before then.
This picture from BBC Weather Watcher Toppo seems to perfectly sum up our weather at the moment.
After the rain, comes the sun, before the rain starts again...
Image source, ToppoAnd despite the rain, here's two gorgeous dogs enjoying a walk in leafy Kidderminster, taken by mags.
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Worcestershire Rapids resume their T20 Blast campaign tomorrow against the Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston.
After a slow start to the 20-over format, Worcestershire have found some form and will be aiming to continue that tomorrow as they will then host Northamptonshire Steelbacks on Saturday.
Director of cricket Steve Rhodes admits the side hadn't quite nailed key areas of the game early on.
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A house in Malvern associated with drug activity and anti-social behaviour has been issued with a closure order, West Mercia Police says., external
The force applied for the order under the provisions of the Anti-Social Behaviour; Crime and Policing Act 2014.
Image source, GoogleA stretch of Sherrards Green Road
Concerns raised by residents of drug-related activity and anti-social behaviour prompted police to apply for the order.
The housing association-owned property, in Sherrards Green Road, has been vacated by its resident and it was secured to prevent any unauthorised entry.
Fraudsters conned an elderly Bromsgrove resident out of money over the phone after impersonating, external an HMRC employer.
The family of a Ludlow woman who died in a crash on the A49 near Leominster last month have described her as a "loving wife, mother and grandmother".
Hannah Blakeway, who was 55, died on Monday from injuries she suffered in the collision on 23 July.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceHer family said she spent 15 years working as a cook at a local nursing home and added she "will be missed by family, friends, neighbours and members of the Community."
A hapless hedgehog which got stuck in a fruit bowl has been freed after being taken to a fire station.
Image source, RSPCAThe RSPCA says the animal was found at about 06.30 wedged between metalwork forming part of the bowl, after straying on to a property in Redditch, Worcestershire.
A spokeswoman said: "We were contacted by a concerned member of the public after they found a small hedgehog stuck in between decorative wires on a fruit bowl.
"An officer attended and took the hedgehog and the fruit bowl to Redditch fire station, where a fire crew safely helped to free the hedgehog."
The animal was not injured and, due to its young age, was taken to a wildlife centre.
It will be released back into the wild when it has grown bigger.
Image source, RSPCA
