HERE are some of the top stories which you might have missed this weekend from across our sister papers in the Black Country and North Worcestershire.

A MAN in Redditch became trapped in a car after it collided into a building.

Fire crews from Bromsgrove and Redditch were called to the scene in Winstone Close at about 5.42pm yesterday (February 7).

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A DRUG dealer from Brierley Hill who rammed three police cars before being caught with guns and class A drugs has been jailed for more than a decade.

Nathan Morris was arrested on 26 August last year after he was spotted by police dealing drugs from his car in Church Street, Darlaston.

When officers approached, the 28-year-old reversed back at speed and tried to get away and crashed into three police cars and another stationary vehicle.

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A STOURPORT taxi driver who stole a purse containing cash from a disabled and vulnerable passenger has been sent to prison at Worcester Crown Court.

Judge Nicolas Cartwright said the 10-month sentence on 53-year-old Mark Roffe was designed to be a deterrent to other drivers.

Roffe, of Windermere Way, Stourport, elected trial on a charge of stealing the purse from 84-year-old Doreen Protheroe but was unanimously found guilty by a jury.

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A 52-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of drug dealing in Colley Gate.

West Midlands Police carried out a raid in Teme Road this morning and found drugs in the premises.

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EMERGENCY services are warning motorists not to drive through floodwater on roads after a day of heavy rain on Saturday, with up to 50mm of rainfall.

Firefighters from Pershore and Stourport were called out to rescue three people from a vehicle trapped in floods at New Road, Cutnall Green, Droitwich, on Saturday evening.

And this morning, a woman was rescued from a car in floods at Crabbe Lane, Wadborough, by crews from Pershore and Worcester.

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THE group fighting to save Dudley’s Hippodrome from demolition are keen to hear what people would like to see at the former theatre, if it was returned to its former glory.

Friends of Dudley Hippodrome have until the end of February to address the shortcomings in its latest proposal for a "high quality, affordable entertainment venue with state-of-the-art disabled access”.

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It was deemed "unviable" by independent consultants looking at the proposal on behalf of Dudley Council, who found it lacked detail on market analysis, funding plans and operational issues such as staffing levels.