WELCOME to our traffic and travel report for Friday morning.

Traffic has returned to normal on the A44 Bromyard Road outbound between A449 Bromwich Road (Cripplegate Park) and Broadway Grove.

However, there are reports of heavy traffic on B4636 Newton Road between B4638 Woodgreen Drive (Worcestershire Royal Hospital) and B4205 Midland Road (Worcester Shrub Hill Train Station).

For those commuting to or from Stourport this morning, there is heavy congestion on A4025 Worcester Road between Baldwin Road and Power Station Road (The Old Rose and Crown).

Traffic is normal for the time of day on the M5 northbound before J4A M42 in the roadworks area around Bromsgrove.