5.00pm

Petrol stations.

Homend Garage, Ledbury: Fuel available following a delivery just before 2pm. Half the fuel gone already, and the rest only expected to last until 7pm or 8pm. No time or date released as yet for the next delivery. Police operating a queuing system. Rationing system in place, £10 per driver.

The Parkway Garage, Ledbury: No prospect of a fuel delivery today.

Top Garage, Bromyard: "Plenty of fuel", expected to last. Rationing in operation.

Food stores.

Spar in Ledbury: A small amount of brown, uncut bread left. Enough milk to last the rest of the day. More deliveries of both commodities tomorrow.

Tesco's in Ledbury: Plenty of milk and bread on the shelves, another delivery expected this evening.

Somerfield's in Ledbury: A bread and milk delivery in, and probably enough to last until the end of the day.

Co-op Pioneer Supermarket in Bromyard: Bread and milk on shelves, probably sufficient to last to the end of the day.