Hospital worker devastated by bike theft

A hospital worker who always goes the extra mile to help patients in need has fallen victim to a heartless bicycle thief.

Liz Hill, a ward clerk at Dudley Russells Hall Hospital, was distraught to discover her trusty bike had been stolen at the end of a 12-hour shift.

She had parked it in the bicycle rack at the main entrance to the hospital. The 38-year-old, who is also a hospital "customer care ambassador" often used her bike to return possessions left behind by patients. But she now has to walk from her home in Kingswinford to the hospital as she saves to buy a new bike.

She said: "I now won't be able to help my patients in the same way, as I am having to walk everywhere.

"It upsets me and makes me angry to think I can't help."