Ben Workman

2 months ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Shehnaz Khan |James Pearson |Ben Workman

Mark Parry, from Parry's Fruit and Veg, uses Lloyds for its business banking service [BBC]Residents and businesses in several towns say they are worried by string of bank closures with one shop owner warning it could have a knock-on effect on the high street. Lloyds Bank recently announced its Leominster, Kidderminster and Bromsgrove branches were to close later this year as part of its plan to shut 136 sites.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Shehnaz Khan |James Pearson |Ben Workman

Residents and businesses in several towns say they are worried by string of bank closures with one shop owner warning it could have a knock-on effect on the high street. Lloyds Bank recently announced its Leominster, Kidderminster and Bromsgrove branches were to close later this year as part of its plan to shut 136 sites. The firm said the decision to shut the branches was due to customers shifting away from banking in person to using mobile services.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Ben Workman |Tanya Gupta

Cherry picker rescue after cat's 24 hours on roofBen WorkmanTanya GuptaAndrew ForsythA local plant hire company came to the rescue A cat that managed to climb on to the roof a three-storey house has been brought down after a plant hire company came to the rescue. Calls from homeowners and a care home in Etnam Street, Leominster, alerted Kit Hughes to the plight of the moggy who had been stuck up there 24 hours.

Nov 24, 2024 | yahoo.com | Isaac Ashe |Ben Workman

Undiscovered “sea dragons” are lurking underneath the feet of Leicestershire and Rutland residents an expert has said. Ichthyosaur specialist Dr Dean Lomax said recent discoveries of the vast marine mammals which swam the seas of the Jurassic period in the two counties could pave the way for marking the East Midlands as an unlikely hotspot. Traditionally, ichthyosaurs are discovered along coastlines, usually because of erosion exposing evidence of the reptile remains.

Sep 3, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Gavin Bevis |Matthew Bunn |Daniel Martin |Ben Workman |Greig Watson |Victoria Hicks

Police say the man was attacked on Sunday evening [BBC]Five children have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of an 80-year-old man who was attacked in a park. Bhim Kohli died in hospital after being assaulted while walking his dog at Franklin Park, in Braunstone Town, Leicestershire, on Sunday evening. Leicestershire Police said a boy and a girl, both aged 14, and another boy and two girls aged 12, were in custody. Officers have appealed for witnesses to come forward.