Around the web: Positive Covid-19 test forces pub closurepublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
A few of the stories making the headlines on the Shropshire Star website:
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Around the web: Positive Covid-19 test forces pub closurepublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
Beattie joins Owls after Birmingham exitpublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
James Beattie and Darry Flahavan join Sheffield Wednesday after leaving Birmingham City's coaching staff.
Read MorePark amusements closed after storm brings down treepublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
An amusement area at a park has had to be closed after a tree came down on a ride overnight.
The severe weather caused the tree fall at St Nicholas Park, Warwick, the town council said., external
Ice hockey: Captain returns for double-winning Tigerspublished at 13:24 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
BBC Radio Shropshire SportTelford Tiger's double-winning club captain Jason Silverthorn has signed up for another season.
He's led the side since arriving from Hull in 2014 and was their joint top scorer last season with 33 goals.
Image source, Lauren RankinHe said he'd been left frustrated at the early end to last season, because it meant they couldn't chase the treble.
But he said he felt motivated by the task of defending their league and cup trophies next season.
Around the web: Athletes' village for Games scrappedpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
Birmingham LiveSome of the headlines from the Birmingham Live website today:
Venues signal 'red alert' for live eventspublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
Theatres across the West Midlands and Cheshire joined a day of action around the UK to highlight the crisis facing the live events scene.
Image source, Crewe LyceumVenues including the Crewe Lyceum, Lichfield Garrick, Bedworth Civic Hall and Rugby Theatre turned their lights red as part of the Red Alert campaign.
The Red Alert movement and #WeMakeEvents marches aimed to raise awareness about the threat of job losses in the sector.
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End of twitter postLast month, the government announced a £1.57bn support package aimed at protecting theatres, galleries and museums.
The government has previously said that will lead to more work for freelancers. The furlough scheme and support for self-employed people are due to end in the coming months - and many freelancers were not eligible for them at all.
Around the web: Councils 'putting countryside at risk'published at 12:22 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
The Express and Star's covering these stories today:
Lightning disrupts Alton Towers' water supplypublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
Alton Towers said the electrical storm last night has affected its water supply.
The theme park tweeted, external it was working to solve the issue and apologised to visitors coming today.
Image source, Lee NuttallPub closes after positive Covid-19 casepublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
BBC ShropshireA pub in Shrewsbury has closed after one of its customers tested positive for Covid-19.
Image source, GoogleThe Boathouse Inn said on social media the customer visited on 8 August.
The pub's closed so it can be deep cleaned and the management said they were waiting for more information from NHS Test and Trace.
CWG2022: Organisers urged not to forget local businessespublished at 11:23 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
Organisers of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are being urged to make sure local businesses see a "significant share" of benefits from the event.
Image source, Birmingham City CouncilThe push from the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce comes after the announcement about plans for a £500m athletes' village being abandoned.
Delays in construction due to the coronavirus pandemic are being blamed, with the city council saying its regeneration scheme for Perry Barr will still be built. , external
The chambers of commerce group says, external the news on the village was "disappointing but understandable", but it still wants to see local firms and communities at the heart of plans for the Games.
"With less than two years to go until the Games take place it is now more important than ever," chief executive Paul Faulkner says.
CWG2022: 'Other proposals no longer work'published at 11:00 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WMThe leader of the Conservative opposition group on Birmingham City Council has said the local authority urgently needs to evaluate the knock-on impact of the decision to abandon plans for an athletes' village at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Image source, Birmingham City CouncilCouncillor Robert Alden branded the decision to house competing athletes in student halls as "the latest failure from Birmingham City Council," adding the scheme had been "proven not only to be unbudgetable but undeliverable".
The £500m plans for the Perry Barr development were scrapped on Tuesday due to rising budgets and delays caused by coronavirus.
"Now the council needs to realise some of its other proposals like travel plans no longer work," Mr Alden said.
"You can't be making a travel plan that brings all the athletes to stay here when they're not going to be staying here."
CWG2022: Scrapping athletes' village plan 'a travesty'published at 10:42 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
The abandonment of plans for an athletes' village at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has been branded "an absolute travesty, external" and a "shambles, external" by local Conservative MPs.
Image source, Birmingham City CouncilWest Bromwich West MP Shaun Bailey and Solihull MP Julian Knight both blame the city council for the decision which will see student accommodation at universities and the National Exhibition Centre used instead.
The village in the Perry Barr area was set to cost £500m and the change of plans has been blamed on delays in construction due to Covid-19.
The city council said, external its plans to turn what would have been the village into local housing won't be affected.
The local authority's Labour leader Ian Ward added: "We will engage with local communities and offer more precise details on project timescales in due course."
New dinosaur related to Tyrannosaurus rex discoveredpublished at 10:22 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
BBC News EnglandA new species of dinosaur has been discovered.
Image source, Trudie WilsonPalaeontologists believe four bones found at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight last year belong to a new species of theropod dinosaur.
Some of the bones were found by Robin Ward, a regular fossil hunter from Stratford-upon-Avon, who was visiting the area with his family when they made their discovery.
"The joy of finding the bones we discovered was absolutely fantastic," he said.
More thunderstorms forecastpublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
More thunderstorms are being forecast for the West Midlands today after a hot and humid start.
Image source, BBC Weather Watcher AndyPThe Met Office has a yellow weather warning covering the whole region until midnight, external and said the severe storms could bring lightning and torrential downpours.
However, it added there was "significant uncertainty" about where and when there would be thunderstorms.
Lightning strikes several buildingspublished at 09:37 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
BBC ShropshireLightning struck several buildings in Market Drayton last night, Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service said.
Image source, Shropshire Fire and Rescue ServiceA fire was started at a property in Croft Way, external and there were also strikes in Norton in Hales, external between 23:00 and midnight.
Torrential rain caused flooding in the town with fire crews called to the Iceland store on Cheshire Street, external and on School Lane, external.
A tree fell on to power lines on Station Road, Highley, the fire service added., external
Watch: 'Impressive' lightning displayspublished at 09:14 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
Many of us saw the electrical storms over the West Midlands last night.
But, if you slept through it, the emergency services have tweeted videos showing the "impressive" displays:
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End of twitter post 2Positive tests could lead to 20-0 losspublished at 08:54 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
Any Premiership club unable to field a team due to positive coronavirus cases when the season resumes could be handed a 20-0 loss.
Read MoreWolves 'need more players'published at 08:53 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
BBC SportWolves need to sign more players to make their squad stronger, said boss Nuno Espirito Santo after their Europa League quarter-final defeat by Sevilla.
Image source, EPATheir season lasted 383 days and 59 games, with 11 of the 14 players who featured against Crusaders on 25 July 2019 also playing in Duisburg.
Wolves will not be in Europe next season after finishing seventh in the Premier League.
"We need more players to help us, it's a small squad," Nuno said.
Read more from the Wolves manager on the BBC Sport website.
Your photos: Dramatic lightning strikes overnightpublished at 08:37 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
We had thunderstorms and lots of lightning across the West Midlands last night and our BBC Weather Watchers were busy trying to snap photos of it.
Here are three from users Greg in Stoke-on-Trent, LeoPaul in Leominster, Herefordshire and WetWest in Kingsbury, Warwickshire:
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Image source, WetWestGood morningpublished at 08:05 British Summer Time 12 August 2020
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