Rebecca Wood

Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent

Senior Broadcast Journalist and Presenter at BBC

Weather person, reporter, presenter for @bbcmtd back after some time with @bbcsport. Passport says Stoke, raised in Cheshire, live on a farm 🐮📸: beccywoodtv

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Worcestershire garden centres get ready for busy long weekend

1 month ago | bbc.com | Rebecca Wood

Rebecca WoodMidlands TodayTanya GuptaBBC News, West MidlandsPlant growers and sellers have been getting ready for the busy Bank Holiday weekend – traditionally the point in the year when many people want to get their gardens in shape. Spring sunshine has seen sales in plants step up in Worcestershire, with businesses saying the weather "drives everything".
'We can't let Walsall Canal cyanide spill happen again'

1 month ago | bbc.com | Rebecca Wood

Rebecca WoodBBC News, West MidlandsA council leader has said an investigation into a cyanide spill in Walsall Canal cannot result in just "measly words". Leader of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Garry Perry said the ongoing Environment Agency (EA) probe of events at Anachrome Ltd, the firm to which the spill was traced, needed to lead to a comprehensive conclusion.
'I couldn't live without it,' says Staffordshire BBC Weather Watcher

2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Rebecca Wood

Image caption, Cliff Salt says he enjoys exploring the Staffordshire Moorlands with his wife Mavis"I couldn't live without it," says a BBC Weather Watcher after submitting more than 1,000 photographs to the website. Cliff Salt, 82, from Staffordshire, who goes by the name Videoman, has been weather-watching since the scheme began in 2015. "It's something I've always been interested in from school days, looking at the big clouds and so on," he said.
'I couldn't live without it,' says Staffordshire BBC Weather Watcher

2 months ago | bbc.com | Rebecca Wood

'I couldn't live without it' - BBC Weather WatcherRebecca WoodBBCCliff Salt says he enjoys exploring the Staffordshire Moorlands with his wife Mavis"I couldn't live without it," says a BBC Weather Watcher after submitting more than 1,000 photographs to the website. Cliff Salt, 82, from Staffordshire, who goes by the name Videoman, has been weather-watching since the scheme began in 2015. "It's something I've always been interested in from school days, looking at the big clouds and so on," he said.
Ashley Cain visits dangerous cities in new television series

2 months ago | bbc.com | Rebecca Wood

Ashley Cain visits dangerous cities for new seriesRebecca WoodCharlotte BentonPA MediaAshley Cain: Into the Danger Zone will be aired on BBC Three at 21:00 BST on Tuesday The former Coventry City player-turned-reality star Ashley Cain has stepped into some of the world's most hazardous cities as part of new factual series Ashley Cain: Into the Danger Zone.
Hairy Biker Dave's final ride sells for £16,000

2 months ago | ca.style.yahoo.com | Rebecca Wood |Chloe Hughes

The BSA Goldstar is the last one that Dave Myers (right) rode while filming Hairy Bikers Go West [PA Media]"That bike still has his DNA on it... I really really hope that the person who gets it, loves it."Lilian Myers, wife of one half of the Hairy Bikers, Dave Myers, was determined to see the last motorbike he rode when filming the programme go to a good home.
Final motorbike Hairy Biker Dave Myers rode sells at charity auction

2 months ago | bbc.com | Rebecca Wood

Hairy Biker Dave's final ride sells for £16,000Rebecca WoodChloe HughesPA MediaThe BSA Goldstar is the last one that Dave Myers (right) rode while filming Hairy Bikers Go West"That bike still has his DNA on it... I really really hope that the person who gets it, loves it."Lilian Myers, wife of one half of the Hairy Bikers, Dave Myers, was determined to see the last motorbike he rode when filming the programme go to a good home.
Shrewsbury farmer calls for flooding support from government

Feb 12, 2025 | bbc.com | Rebecca Wood

Farmer calls for flooding support from governmentRebecca WoodCharlotte BentonBBCTenant farmer Ed Tate has lost count of the number of times his land has floodedA tenant farmer has called for more support for farmers from the government and flooding agencies. Ed Tate, said he had lost count of a number of flooding incidents he experienced during the 20 years he had lived and worked on the outskirts of Shrewsbury.
'Nobody gets laughed at, we just enjoy a kickabout'

Jan 7, 2025 | sports.yahoo.com | Rebecca Wood

"Nobody gets laughed at. There's all different skill levels here, and we can just enjoy having a game for playing the game's sake."That's the verdict of Joe Evans, who set up his own non-competitive football club in Burton-upon-Trent after getting fed up with not being selected for matches. He believes his group - which is regularly packed out - offers a home for those who might not otherwise get an opportunity play.
The man who brought a cheese tradition back to life

Dec 10, 2024 | yahoo.com | Alexandra Bassingham |Rebecca Wood

Charles Martell from Gloucestershire, had one of the last surviving herds of Gloucester cattle in 1974 [BBC]A farmer who unretired his cheese making equipment 50 years ago to document making Double Gloucester for a TV programme laughingly said his first attempt was "disgusting". Charles Martell, of Dymock, Gloucestershire, had one of the last surviving herds of Gloucester cattle when he was approached by BBC producer Andrew Snell in 1974.