Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Andy Giddings
BBC Local Live
Live updates for Shropshire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 Thursday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
Summary
Arriva Trains Wales strike is called off
Part-time fire fighter admits conspiracy to start fires
Shrewsbury Town chief exec is leaving
Updates on Wednesday 11 November 2015
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Dry and cool tonightpublished at 17:55
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands TodayIt'll be a dry night across Shropshire, but it will be cooler than it has been in recent days. Temperatures down to around 10C (50F).
How your Children in Need money funds Singing Medicinepublished at 17:43
BBC Midlands TodaySinging Medicine is a Children in Need-funded project which has been delivered to wards at Birmingham Children's Hospital, once a week on a Friday, for the last 11 years.
In 2013 we filmed with a little boy from West Bromwich who was waiting for a kidney transplant. He was very poorly but the arrival of the vocal tutors brightened up his day.
We went back to the hospital to find out how he's doing.
Firefighter "placed colleagues and victims at risk of harm"published at 17:35
The Crown Prosecution Service says a part-time firefighter placed his colleagues and the victims of his fires at harm.
David Pearson of Pontesbury, Shropshire, admitted conspiring to damage property by fire between 29 June 2014 and 3 September 2014, at Shrewsbury Crown Court.
The CPS says some of his victims were known to him.
“It is evident that David Pearson gained personal satisfaction and enjoyment from setting the fires and causing damage to property which, given his position as a fire-fighter, represents a substantial breach of trust," a spokesman said.
Your pictures: Armistice Day in Shropshirepublished at 17:26
Andy Giddings
BBC Local LiveYou've been sharing your photos of Armistice Day commemorations around Shropshire.
These pictures were taken at TCAT in Wellington and in Dawley.
Image source, Carl Jones
Image source, Paul SandersonShrewsbury FA Cup game movedpublished at 17:17
Adam Green
Presenter, BBC ShropshireShrewsbury fans have now got a cold night in Cleethorpes to look forward to, because their FA Cup match away to Grimsby has been moved to a Monday night.
It will be a 19:45 kickoff on 7 December.
Headlines: Rail strike off; Part-time firefighter admits fire starting chargepublished at 17:01
Andy Giddings
BBC Local LiveHere are our top stories this evening:
- Arriva Trains Wales strike is suspended
- Shropshire part-time firefighter admits conspiracy to start fires
- Shrewsbury Town chief exec quits
Last minute talks halt rail strikepublished at 16:51
Andy Giddings
BBC Local LiveA planned 48-hour strike by Arriva Trains Wales staff has been suspended after last minute talks.
Members of the RMT and Aslef unions were preparing to walk out in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions.
Arriva said it wouldn't have been able to put on replacement bus services and a number of routes through Shropshire would have been affected.
Breaking news: Tomorrow's Arriva Trains strike is offpublished at 16:37
BreakingAndy Giddings
BBC Local LiveArriva Trains Wales says the proposed 48-hour industrial action by driver unions has been suspended.
Your pictures: Armistice Day at RAF Cosfordpublished at 16:30
Andy Giddings
BBC Local LiveYou've been sharing photos of Armistice Day commemorations around Shropshire today.
These pictures were taken at RAF Cosford.
Image source, RAF Cosford
Image source, RAF CosfordDiscoloured water in Newport under investigationpublished at 16:12
Severn Trent Water engineers were investigating today, external after people in Newport reported their water supply had become discoloured.
Analysis: Matt Williams' achievements at Shrewsbury Townpublished at 16:00
Mark Elliott
Reporter, BBC ShropshireMatt Williams has made a big impact at Shrewsbury Town.
He was instrumental in the appointment of the manager Mickey Mellon and oversaw promotion back to League One.
Off the pitch, he’s made huge efforts to rebuild the relationship between the club and its fan base, which had become strained. It’s easy to see why a club the size of Burnley would seek to bring him aboard.
Roll of honour to be projected in Shrewsburypublished at 15:45
Les Walton
Journalist, BBC ShropshireA "roll of honour" with the names of over 5,000 people from Shropshire who lost their lives in war will be projected onto the side of the Market Hall in Shrewsbury this evening.
The film will take almost seven hours to run and has been made by Whitchurch animator Andy McKeown.
He produced it while working as Artist in Residence at the Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery and we'll bring you photos later today.
Video: Armistice Day silence falls across the West Midlandspublished at 15:30
BBC Midlands TodayToday, people in Shropshire and across the West Midlands have been remembering all those who lost their lives in wars.
BBC Midlands Today has been around the region, to see how the two-minute silence was observed.
Read: Three colleges announce merger planpublished at 15:17
Three Shropshire colleges are talking about merging and say they're doing it because of financial pressures.
The move could be complete by next August, but Shrewsbury College, Shrewsbury Sixth Form College and New College in Wellington will all keep their names.
You can read a longer BBC article on the story by clicking on this link.
Image source, Shrewsbury CollegeThree colleges announce merger plan
Three colleges in Shropshire announce a proposal to merge to create a single sixth form college group.
Read MoreHeadlines: Part-time fire fighter admits fire-starting conspiracy; College merger planpublished at 15:02
Andy Giddings
BBC Local LiveHere are our top stories this afternoon:
- Part-time Shropshire firefighter admits conspiracy to start fires
- Telford police officer sacked for gross misconduct after lying
- Three Shropshire colleges announce merger plans
Donations to repair special school minibuspublished at 14:51
Sean Fogarty
Producer, BBC ShropshireHaughton special school in Madeley is thanking people who have sent in donations to repair its minibus.
Thieves took the drive shaft from the vehicle on Monday night and the school says while the vehicle was insured, the garage-bill will be greater than the £1000 excess.
It's not reached its target yet, but says every donation is gratefully received.
Tomorrow's train strike: Who is affected?published at 14:39
Andy Giddings
BBC Local LiveAslef and RMT staff working for Arriva Trains Wales start a 48-hour strike tomorrow.
It means all Arriva Trains Wales services are cancelled and the company says it can't put on replacement bus services.
In Shropshire it will affect Arriva services to Birmingham, Manchester, Holyhead and Pwllheli, as well as stations in South Wales, including Cardiff and Swansea.
Foot-and-mouth cull carcasses unearthed at Oswestry building sitepublished at 14:18
Workers at a new housing development have unearthed the remains of livestock, external slaughtered during a foot and mouth disease cull.
Shropshire firefighter admits starting firespublished at 14:00
Tim Page
News Editor, BBC ShropshireA part-time Shropshire firefighter's pleaded guilty to conspiring to cause a series of fires in the county last summer.
David Pearson (31) from Station Road in Pontesbury, Shropshire, will be sentenced early in the new year after psychiatric reports.
A colleague, 36 year old Kingsley Tolley from Albrighton was jointly charged, but he was found dead a number of days before a previous court appearance.
