HERE are a few stories that have featured on our websites today.

HOSPITAL bosses in Worcestershire are working to understand what caused last weekend’s surge of demand at the county’s two A&E departments – the busiest in their history.

More than 780 people visited the two departments at Worcestershire Royal Hospital and Redditch’s Alexandra Hospital on Saturday, September 5 and the following day, far more than would usually be seen at this time of year.

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A BRIERLEY Hill teenager has been left devastated after a dog she was given following the tragic death of her brother has gone missing.

Dana Al-Shaikh, 12, of Madison Avenue, has suffered from depression after her brother Omar died of leukaemia in June.

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TIM Flowers has been appointed new Harriers’ Head Coach in a major overhaul of the club’s first team staff following a poor start to the season.

Bosses today (Friday, September 11) confirmed a restructure of the management team which sees manager Gary Whild move upstairs in a Head of Football Operations role and assistant manager Mark Creighton leave Aggborough.

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A DUDLEY beer festival which proved popular last year after 2,000 pints were downed in 17 hours, is returning later this month.

Sedgley Real Ale Beer Festival, which combines real ale and live music, is fast becoming an annual village event, raising money for the local Scout group, Children in Need and Cystic Fibrosis.

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