FUEL supplies in the Vale of Evesham and Broadway have now dried up.

Shoppers have been panic buying creating a shortage of bread and milk.

About a dozen HGV'S representing local haulage companies are staked out at Kingsbury in Warwickshire determined to stay as long as it takes to force the Government's hand.

Emergency vehicles throughout Worcestershire are currently being supplied with fuel following co-operation between local garages and West Mercia police, however hospitals are conserving it where they can by cancelling non-urgent operations and out-patient appointments.