A49 road closure leaves IMO Car Wash out of pocketpublished at 11:42 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
Owners of a family-run independent car wash in Hereford claim the A49 southbound road closure is “crippling” their business. , external
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Updates from Monday 25 to Friday 29 September 2017
A49 road closure leaves IMO Car Wash out of pocketpublished at 11:42 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
'Crash for cash' victim warns of tell-tale signspublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
Phil Maiden
Reporter, BBC Hereford & WorcesterJanet Strudwick from Worcester was targeted by fraudsters in a so-called "crash for cash" scam.
Although her insurers picked up the bill for the repairs, she lost her £250 excess and initially lost her no-claims bonus as well.
Media caption, A Worcester 'crash for cash' victim is warning others of the scam
The West Midlands has the three worst areas for this kind of crime according to a new league table.
Birmingham is the worst area, although Worcester was named by the insurance company Aviva last year as an emerging hotspot.
One killed and five injured in Herefordshire crashpublished at 11:04 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
Claudia Berry
Producer, BBC Hereford & WorcesterWest Mercia Police say two cars collided on the A438 between Trumpet and Ledbury at about 23:20, external last night., external
The driver of one of the cars, a man in his 20s, died at the scene, and two adults and three children in the other car were taken to hospital - three with serious injuries.
Image source, googQuote MessageA two-year-old girl was unconscious; ambulance staff were told that she had been pulled from the car by a lorry driver who had stopped to assist. She was anaesthetised at the scene and was taken to the paediatric major trauma centre at Birmingham Children’s Hospital on blue lights with one of the doctors traveling with the ambulance crew."
West Midilands Ambulance Service Spokesman
The two other children, a seven-year-old boy and a five-year-old boy, both with multiple injuries, were also taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Your photos: Autumn colourspublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
Thanks to BBC Weather Watchers Johnqa in Lyonshall and Mark Fry in Ashperton for capturing the bright red leaves and apples which mark the start of autumn in Herefordshire.
Image source, johnqa
Image source, Mark FryWorcestershire's Moen Ali makes second fastest centurypublished at 10:21 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & WorcesterWorcestershire's Moeen Ali scored England's second fastest ever one day century from just 53 balls, as they beat the West Indies by 124 runs in the third match of the series in Bristol.
England made 369 for 6, and in reply Liam Plunkett took five for 52 as the West Indies were all out for 245.
The fourth game in the series is on Wednesday at the Oval.
Quote MessageA good time to come in to bat, to play myself in a bit. Had a good licence to clear the ropes over here - it's my sort of size pantry. As soon as I hit one I felt quite good."
Moen Ali
Worcestershire are six points clear at the top of the County Championship division two table as they head into their final match of the season against Durham at New Road.
Play is due to get underway at 10.30 this morning.
Crews put out boat alight on the River Avon, Offenhampublished at 10:04 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
A boat caught fire causing services from across the region to attend., external
Bomb victim takes bronze at Invictus Gamespublished at 09:38 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
A veteran from Worcestershire has won a bronze medal at the Invictus Games in Toronto.
Dave Watson from Romsley, near Bromgrove, lost both legs and an arm when a roadside bomb blew up while he was serving in Afghanistan.
He took third place in the shot put and is hoping for a second medal when he competes in the discus this afternoon.
More than 1,000 NHS staff on long-term sick leavepublished at 09:21 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
More than 1,000 NHS workers across Herefordshire and Worcestershire have been on long-term sick leave over the last year.
More than 700 acute trust staff in Worcestershire and more than 500 in Herefordshire have been off work for between a month and more than one year.
Image source, PAThe chief operating officer in charge of Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Stewart Messer, has been off for over two years - and has received more than £300,000 in pay and pension top-ups in that time.
Open road bike ride hailed a successpublished at 08:53 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
Organisers of the Velo Birmingham say the 100-mile bike ride across the West Midlands has been a huge success.
Fifteen thousand cyclists took to the streets and open roads across Birmingham, the Black Country, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.
Residents along the route were affected by road closures as cyclists were promised exclusive access.
Quote MessageIt's gone very, very well. Right from the beginning, from 7:30 seeing 15,000 cyclists line up to take part it's been a tremendous sight. It's been great to see crowds have come out along the whole route."
Ian Ward, Interim leader of Birmingham City Council
Latest weather forecast for the West Midlandspublished at 08:18 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
Alex Hamilton
BBC WeatherAfter a wet start to the day, rain should become lighter and patchier as the day goes on with top temperatures of 18C (66F).
Media caption, Latest weather for the West Midlands
Welcome to our live updates for the daypublished at 08:05 British Summer Time 25 September 2017
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