FILMING will begin in Leominster this weekend for a new independent feature film adaptation of Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights.

Crews will be filming at the Lion Ballroom in the Market Town on Sunday and then at Kilpeck Church in the south of the county.

Filmed solely in Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Powys and Shropshire it stars local actress Sha'ori Morris as Catherine Earnshaw and Paul Eryk Atlas as Heathcliff.

Other stars include Edward Fisher, who starred in the 2012 Great Expectations film and Stephanie Hazel.

The film, directed by Elisaveta Abrahall, will cover the story of Wuthering Heights from beginning to end, which follows the Earnshaw and Linton family over a 30-year period.

The film is going to all major film Festivals for the 2017 season after which there will be London Premiere following by an independent cinema release in summer 2017.