Summary

  • Updates on Wednesday 24 February 2016

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Thursday

Live Reporting

Tracey Higgins

  1. Latest: Retired solicitor was 'unlawfully killed'; hospital trust says there's been culture change since baby death

    Tracey Higgins
    BBC Local Live

    The top stories this lunchtime include: 

    - A retired solicitor from Shropshire was 'unlawfully killed' in a terrorist attack in Tunisia, an inquest has found

    -  The trust running Shropshire's two main hospitals says there's been a culture change since a baby died in their care seven years ago

    -  A meeting to discuss the merger of three Shropshire colleges takes place tonight

  2. Meeting to discuss proposed merger of three Shropshire Colleges

    Tracey Higgins
    BBC Local Live

    There's another meeting tonight to discuss the proposed merger of three Shropshire colleges. 

    New College in Telford, Shrewsbury Sixth Form and Shrewsbury College say they are putting forward the proposal to try and save money and protect jobs. 

    Shrewsbury Sixth FormGoogle

    Concerns have been raised though by the National Union of Teachers, which is worried about the impact further government cuts could have on the education of students and staff jobs. 

    It says cuts have already been made across sixth form and further education colleges with the government planning further cuts of 8%.  

    The government has previously said it was prioritising apprenticeships and subjects including English and maths.

    We already have rising class sizes, we already have courses being cut from the curriculum. What will happen next? We've already been cut to the bone."

    Jean Evanson, National Union of Teachers rep at Shrewsbury Sixth Form

  4. Frozen ground puts pay to today's race meeting at Ludlow

    James Bond
    Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

    Today's racing at Ludlow has been called off because of frost, following a second mid morning inspection.

    Richard Johnson at Ludlow RacecourseGetty Images

    We got down to minus 5C overnight, having been forecast minus 2C or minus 3C. It's disappointing, as we had a lot of runners and a good card, but we have no option but to call it off.

    Simon Sherwood, Clerk of Ludlow Racecourse

  5. Terror victim 'was enjoying cruise'

    Sally Adey, of Caynton, near Shifnal, died in the shooting at the Bardo National Museum in Tunis on 18 March 2015. 

    The 57-year-old mother-of-two had been on a Mediterranean cruise with her husband Robert, who survived the attack.

    A post-mortem test carried out in the UK established the cause of death as "consistent with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and pelvis".

    Sally AdeyGetty Images

    More than 20 people were killed in the attack, including 17 cruise ship tourists.

    The so-called Islamic State later claimed responsibility. 

  6. Retired solicitor 'unlawfully killed' in museum terror attack
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    A retired solicitor from Shropshire killed in a terrorist attack in Tunisia was unlawfully killed, an inquest has found. 

    Sally Adey was shot at the Bardo museum almost exactly a year ago.

  7. Met Office issues ice warning for Shropshire

    A warning of more cold weather to come.

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  8. No free lunch at council

    Tracey Higgins
    BBC Local Live

    The leader of Shropshire Council, Malcolm Pate, has been forced to shelve his plans to offer councillors a free lunch.

    The Tory group boss had wanted to put on sandwiches, so people could mingle and talk after full council meetings.  

    Shropshire Council leader - Malcolm Pate

    But with tens of millions of pounds to cut from budgets, many councillors, like Dave Tremellen, an independent, thought it was a bad idea.

  9. Watch: Latest Weather for the West Midlands

    Charlie Slater
    BBC Weather presenter

    A cold start to the day with a widespread frost, but it will be sunny with light winds. A little more cloud will feed in during the afternoon, but it will remain dry.

    Top temperatures of 5C (41F).

  10. Scoutmaster jailed for abusing boys admits further offences

    Andrew Hewkin
    Newsreader, BBC Shropshire

    A former assistant scoutmaster from Whitchurch, who was jailed for abusing boys in the 1960s and 70s, has admitted further offences. 

    They came to light after publicity surrounding the trial, two years ago, of Martyn Tucker. 

    Martyn Tucker

    Tucker, who's 69, is serving 12 years at Rye Hill sex-offenders prison, near Rugby, and is due to be sentenced in the summer. 

    After the original trial, one victim said Tucker had "stolen his soul", and set him on a path of self-hatred and self-destruction.

  12. Today's racing called off at Ludlow

    Ged Scott
    BBC Sport

    Today's racing at Ludlow has been called off because of frost, following a second mid-morning inspection.

    That scuppers the hope of leading national hunt jockey Richard Johnson bringing up his 200 winners for the season at Ludlow.

    Richard Johnson on Kerry Lee-trained Bishops RoadGetty Images

    Johnson, who has 198 winners, had six booked rides. 

    The Herefordshire jockey has never ridden 200 winners in a season before as he chases down his first national hunt jockey’s championship, having finished runner-up to AP McCoy for 16 of the last 20 seasons.

  13. On Air: Jim's asking what have you changed about yourself ?

    Jim Hawkins Show

    On the Jim Hawkins programme this morning, Jim's asking what have you changed about yourself? 

    It's after a record 85,000 people last year, felt so strongly about their name, that they decided to change it by deed poll.

    It might be your name, but it could be something else. Perhaps you've had cosmetic surgery, a new haircut or maybe your gender?

    Wayne Rooney, Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson

    You can get in touch with Jim and the team by calling (01743) 248321 or you can text 81333 and start your text with the word SHROP. 

    You can also email Jim, tweet him or get in touch via the Facebook page.  

  14. Travel: Congestion around the A49 in Shrewsbury

    BBC Travel

    There's slow traffic on the B5062 in Shrewsbury around the Sundorne island in the roadworks area. It may delay your journey, so allow more time.  

  15. Inquest into death of woman killed in terrorist attack resumes

    Tim Page
    News Editor, BBC Shropshire

    An inquest is resuming today into the death of a retired Shropshire solicitor, killed in a terror attack in Tunisia, nearly a year ago. 

    Sally Adey, a mother of two from Caynton near Albrighton, had stopped off in the capital Tunis, during a holiday cruise, when Islamist gunmen attacked the Bardo Museum. 

    Sally AdeyGetty Images

    Sally died of gunshot wounds in the attack. Her husband, Robert, escaped unharmed.   

    In all, 22 people were killed including tourists from Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland and Spain.   

  16. Racing: Inspection at Ludlow Racecourse

    James Bond
    Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

    An inspection's taking place at Ludlow to see whether this afternoon's meeting can go ahead. 

    If it does, Richard Johnson could take his tally of wins over the 200 mark this year. 

    Ludlow Race CourseGetty Images

    The champion jockey elect has already ridden 198 winners and has six rides at the Shropshire course.

  17. Latest: Inquest into death of woman killed in terrorist attack; inspection at Ludlow Racecourse

    Tracey Higgins
    BBC Local Live

    The top stories this morning include: 

    - An inquest opens into death of retired Shropshire solicitor, Sally Adey, who was killed in a terrorist attack

    - First Syrian refugee families to be housed in Oswestry in April

    - Inspection at Ludlow Racecourse to see if meeting today can go ahead 

  19. Deepcut recruit 'tried to get out of guard duty' on day she died

    Andrew Hewkin
    Newsreader, BBC Shropshire

    An inquest into the death, 20 years ago, of the army recruit Cheryl James is continuing.  

    The latest evidence, from another former recruit, suggested the 18-year-old tried to get out of guard duty on the day she died, because she'd been out drinking the night before. 

    Private Cheryl James who died at the Deepcut Army Barracks in Surrey in 1995

    Private James's parents, who live at Llanymynech, are trying to get to the bottom of why she died, and whether the army did enough to keep young recruits safe.

  20. Syrian refugee families to be housed in Oswestry

    Tracey Higgins
    BBC Local Live

    The first Syrian refugee families, coming to Shropshire under a government scheme, will be housed in Oswestry.

    The local authority's agreed to help 10 families, with the first expected to arrive in April.

    Syrian civilians fleeing a Russian backed Government offensive neat AleppoAFP

    We looked at where could we go for properties, and the criteria was they need to be within walking distance of a Job Centre Plus. So that really restricted us, because we would have liked to go to Ludlow as well. We chose Oswestry and Shrewsbury because there are support networks on the ground and I think that's important."

    Mal Price, Shropshire Councillor