Festival celebrates brewing traditions
The World Championship Hop Pocket Race is about to be held for the second year. Competitors come from as far away as Bulgaria and Poland.
Man dies at V festival named
A 22-year-old man has died at V Festival in Staffordshire.
Heading to V Festival? Plan your journey
People heading to the V Festival in Weston Park in Staffordshire are being advised to plan their journey in order to avoid delays.
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World Championship Hop Pocket Race takes place tomorrow in Herefordshire
by Keith WilkinsonThe World Championship Hop Pocket Race takes place tomorrow.
Teams of four have to hurtle along with a sack weighing 70 kilograms through the streets of Bromyard in Herefordshire.
Festival celebrates brewing traditions
by Keith Wilkinson
The World Championship Hop Pocket Race is about to be held for the second year. Competitors come from as far away as Bulgaria and Poland.
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Global Gathering festival goer died of natural causes
A post-mortem examination has revealed that 24-year-old Craig Dearie who died at the Global Gathering festival died of natural causes.
The festival ran from Friday 27th to Saturday 28th July this year.
Police and medical staff were called to a tent at the annual dance festival following reports of a male having taken ill.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A formal inquest into Mr Dearie's death is due to be launched.
Over one thousand people treated at V Festival
West Midlands Ambulance Service have treated 1,158 people over three days at V festival in Staffordshire.
One man died at the festival, in the early hours of Sunday morning. He was named as 22-year-old Timothy Brockhurst from Shropshire. Security guards administered CPR where he was found.
Paramedics and a doctor arrived shortly after and immediately took over and gave the man advanced life support at the scene before he was taken to the nearby onsite medical centre, whilst resuscitation efforts continued en route. He was pronounced dead a short time after.
On site ambulance crews were called out 254 times and 24 people were taken to hospital.
Many were treated on-site by one of 200 staff and volunteers from the West Midlands Ambulance Service, a medical management company and St John Ambulance.
"This year many of the patients were treated for medical issues and many already had pre-existing medical conditions."
West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman.
Medical staff and volunteers remain on site today until the last of the campers have left.
V Festival death, full report
by Callum WatkinsonA 22-year-old man named as Timothy Brockhurst has died at the V Festival in Staffordshire.
Security guards at Weston Park were called to his tent at around 1am today.
Despite attempts by the campsite guards to revive him, he was pronounced dead after paramedics arrived.
The death of Timothy Brockhurst from Stoke Heath in Shropshire is not being treated as suspicious and a post-mortem examination will take place early next week.
Police say friends found Timothy Brockhurst's body at V Festival
A 22-year-old man named as Timothy Brockhurst has died at the V Festival in Staffordshire.
Security guards at Weston Park were called to his tent at around 1am today.
Despite attempts by the campsite guards to revive him, he was pronounced dead after paramedics arrived.
Superintendent Pete Owen of Staffordshire Police said the forensic team is still investigating at the camp site and will take the tent away for further forensic examinations.
Police are speaking to Mr Brockhurst's friends as well as anyone who saw him yesterday, they are hoping that by releasing his photograph people may recall seeing or speaking to him.
Superintendent Owen added they are not treating the death as suspicious but are treating the death as unexplained.
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Police name man who died at V Festival
A 22-year old man who died at V Festval in Staffordshire has been named as Timothy Brockhurst from Stoke Heath in Shropshire.
The cause of the death is still unknown and a post-mortem examination will take place early next week.
The death is not been treated as suspicious.
Supt. Pete Owen from Staffordshire Police said:“Organisers, emergency services and all those involved in the festival are saddened by Timothy’s death and our sympathies are with Timothy’s family and friends at this time.”
A spokesman for V-Festival added:“We are all very saddened by this tragic incident, and we want to extend our deepest sympathies to the family of this young man.”
Police on duty at V Festival
A 22-year-old man has died at the V Festival in Staffordshire.
Security guards were called to his tent around 1am today.
Despite attempts by the campsite guards to revive him, he was pronounced dead after paramedics arrived.
Staffordshire Police have been handing out leaflets to revellers at the festival to tell them about what's happened.
West Midlands Ambulance say they've treated 460 patients at V festival so far
West Midlands Ambulance Service say they've treated 460 patients at V festival so far.
They also say on-site ambulance crews have been called out 122 times and a total of 13 people have been taken to hospital.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “So far, the vast majority of the patients have been treated for medical issues, many already had pre-existing medical conditions but crews have also seen a large number of alcohol related cases."
Police hand out leaflets at V Festival after man found dead in tent
This Police leaflet is being handed out to @vfestival visitors about last night's tragic death http://t.co/HQ4zajQu
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