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Local Democracy Reporting Service

Turning a key route through the county into a dual carriageway could be one of Shropshire Council’s next major infrastructure projects after Shrewsbury's north west relief road, the councillor in charge of highways has said.

Dean Carroll says the authority has an obligation to consider dualling the A5 between Shrewsbury and the Welsh border at Chirk, in order to address serious concerns over the safety of the road.

He also believes the scheme would help boost economic growth by cutting congestion and improve transport links between the West Midlands and north Wales, the Republic of Ireland and north-west England.

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Mr Carroll said the plan had been talked about for decades.

"The MPs – Owen Paterson and Daniel Kawczynski – have both been very keen on it and there is a lot of public support," he said.

"There has been support from the Oswestry area and from the Welsh as well, because it will make things a whole lot quicker-moving.

"In the long-term, we have got to explore whether it would be a project that provides the benefits that have been talked about.

"But it’s such a major part of Shropshire’s transport network that it would be negligent of us not to explore that and not to look at it."

Charities are seeking volunteers for a research project looking into the experiences of people living with learning disabilities and cancer.

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Macmillan Cancer Support and Midland Mencap have launched the joint project in Birmingham and North Warwickshire.

The project, due to conclude next spring, hopes to better understand patients' experiences and find out how services can be improved.

Researchers are looking to speak to patients as well as families and carers who would be happy to share their experiences for the project.

Artists, schools, clubs and other Tamworth residents have been asked to create images of angel wings to form a festive trail.

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The We are Angels trail, which aimed to boost community spirit last Christmas, is set to return with more original art works displayed across town.

Vic Brown, of New Urban Era (NUE), is leading the project which also involves the borough council and South Staffordshire College.

He said they wanted to create a "cosy, welcoming environment" with the trail and pop-up digital displays and appealed for people to email in their designs, external.

Some of the work will also be showcased in a projection at Tamworth Castle on 28 November, marking the town's Christmas lights switch-on.

Two men also suffered serious injuries in the collision on an A-road in Shropshire, police say.

Birmingham boss Lee Bowyer is hit by an injury to Manchester United winger Tahith Chong and the confirmed departure of Riley McGree.

A woman is seriously injured after being hit by a car in Birmingham.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said crews were called to reports of a pedestrian who had been struck by a car on Sutton New Road, in Erdington, at 17:50 GMT on Tuesday.

The woman, it said, was treated at the scene before being taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the city for further treatment.

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Birmingham comedian Joe Lycett discovered his ancestor's difficult work as a child chimney sweep during the 1800s.

He appeared on a recent episode of BBC One's Who Do You Think You Are?

Scientists are warning flooding in the West Midlands could become a greater problem unless action is taken to reduce global warming.

Rainfall is predicted to rise by up to 13 per cent over the next 50 years.

Anthony Perry from the Environment Agency is warning twice as many homes in the region will be at risk of flooding as a result.

He said: "Weather fronts that we get that have higher amounts of rainfall have increased over the last 20 years and we've also seen the intensity of rainfall increasing."

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An inquest into the death of Abdul Hamid finds underlying health conditions played a part.

Stoke City manager Michael O'Neill thinks Jacob Brown's rise from obscurity to the Scotland squad is similar to fellow forward Lyndon Dykes.

Stand-in clerk Jackie Weaver has the authority to switch on Handforth's Christmas lights.

Riley McGree, Scott Hogan and Gary Gardner get the goals as Birmingham City brush aside Bristol City.

Jamie Paterson and Joel Piroe are on target once more as Swansea City end Coventry City's unbeaten home record in the Championship.

Emma Grainger is in a coma in China after receiving treatment for migraines.

Drug detection dogs trialled after two students at the University of Birmingham report being spiked.

It is believed about a dozen of Stratford-upon-Avon's 80 swans have died.

After morning disruption, protesters returned to Birmingham in the afternoon to again block traffic.

Trevor Smith died at his home in Birmingham in 2019 after being struck by a ricocheted bullet.