A WOMAN was taken to hospital on Thursday after being bitten by a dog in Beoley.

On Thursday, September 22 at around 6.15pm, the woman was walking her dog on Chapel Farm in Heath Green, when another dog, which was off its lead, ran towards her.

When the woman picked up her dog, the other dog jumped up and bit her on the arm, causing it to bleed.

She received hospital treatment for the bite as a result.

Police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward, and call the West Mercia force on 101, quoting crime number 166S.