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Volunteers say they are delighted with the progress made in revamping the world's smallest theatre - with the Malvern attraction on track to reopen this summer.

The shots had been fired across the back garden of the house in Malvern Drive and passed through the kitchen and conservatory doors, with at least two rounds striking Allen in the hand and throat.

Jakob, 17, from Malvern, Worcestershire, is a scholarship student at Tring Park School for Performing Arts, in Hertfordshire.

John Gallagher, the independent leader of Malvern Hills District Council, is also concerned about the plans.

He pointed out that Worcestershire County Council had been Conservative-run for years, while in Malvern Hills the council is run by a coalition of independents and Conservatives.