Travel: A458 reopens at Cressagepublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
BBC Travel
The A458 has reopened after an earlier crash in Cressage.
Diversions had been in place to allow emergency services clear the road.
Summary
Two in hospital after chemical leak
First Telford council homes built
Shrewsbury Folk Fest under way
Updates from Friday 26 August 2016
Travel: A458 reopens at Cressagepublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
Major route between Shropshire and Mid Wales to close for 10 weekspublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
A main road from Shropshire into Mid Wales will be closed, external during the day for 10 weeks, it has been announced.
Image source, GoogleStill long delays on the A458 at Cressagepublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
BBC TravelThe Shrewsbury to Bridgnorth road has been closed for several hours after a car left the road earlier.
A person in the car had to be cut free from the wreckage.
The accident happened near the Riverside Inn in Cressage at 09:30 this morning.
GCSE clinics in Telfordpublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
For anyone considering their options in Telford after receiving GCSE results.
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End of twitter postShropshire man reflects on Soviet coup 25 years agopublished at 13:11 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
A man from Albrighton, who was in Moscow during the in the 1991 Soviet coup says it was a frightening event to witness.
Tanks and troops roamed the streets as members of the government tried to take control of the country from president Mikhail Gorbachev.
Michael Underwood was there for an engineering conference at the time, and took these interesting photos.
Headlines: Equality group encourages using alternatives to black face paint; Mellon proud of Shrewsbury players despite losspublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
- Shrewsbury anti-discrimination group, external says alternatives to black face paint should be considered by Morris dancers
- Shrewsbury Town boss Micky Mellon proud of players despite EFL cup loss to Sunderland
- Met office issue a yellow alert, external for rain in Shropshire this afternoon
Heading back to the 70s in Bridgnorth this afternoonpublished at 12:38 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
Colin Young
Presenter, BBC ShropshireAfter a summer of looking back at the summer of 1976, we've pulled out all the stops this afternoon.
Our show is live from The Bear in Bridgnorth this afternoon - and at 19:00 - we are putting on a free screening of Rocky at the town's Majestic Cinema.
Tickets will be available on the door should you wish to come along.
Watch: Today's weather forecastpublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenterThere should be some improvement in the weather early this afternoon, with a chance of some heavy downpours as we head into the evening.
Media caption, The weather for the West Midlands.
Rain warning for West Midlandspublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
Drivers are being warned they could be facing heavy rain through this afternoon and evening.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning covering most of the West Midlands:
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End of twitter postTown boss 'proud' of players after Sunderland defeatpublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
BBC SportShrewsbury Town manager Micky Mellon said he was "really, really proud" of his players after their narrow 1-0 loss to Premier League club Sunderland.
"To come here and be disappointed is a great measure of how we believe the team performed," he said.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageOf course, there's nothing for second place, but in terms of performance and coming up here and making sure that we represent this football club properly, I couldn't really have asked for any more, to be honest."
Ellesmere Triathlon club stress the importance of safety in open waterpublished at 11:28 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
Fire crews and water companies in the Midlands have both been warning about the dangers of swimming in rivers this morning.
The TriSmart club based in Ellesmere says the temptation to cool down is understandably greater because of the warm weather, but wants people to be aware of the difference between swimming pools and open water.
Quote MessageYou can't see the floor... there's currents and rip tides... obviously the water looks very inviting but it's totally different."
Nick Thomas, Chair, TriSmart triathlon club
Slow traffic after accident near Cressagepublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
BBC TravelThe A458 is blocked in both directions at the Shore Lane junction, where recovery work is ongoing following an accident.
Image source, GoogleBaby George faces a fightpublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
Ludlow & Tenbury Wells AdvertiserBut for an on-the-ball midwife at Ludlow Hospital and a mum’s decision not to race home, external after giving birth, a little baby from Clunbury would not be here.
Image source, Ludlow & Tenbury Wells AdvertiserBike lovers preparing for rally in Oswestry this weekendpublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
Ian Perry
Reporter, BBC Radio ShropshireThere's a Honda Goldwing parade this bank holiday weekend in Oswestry - a bit of a coup for the town as it's part of a European tour.
I've been to Oswestry Showground this morning to get a sneak preview of some of the bikes that will be involved.
Anti-discrimination group happy with black-faced dancing banpublished at 10:22 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
Alex Seftel
BBC Local LiveAn equality group says banning black-faced Morris dancers from Shrewsbury's Folk Festival is the right decision, despite the practice's long history.
Fairness, Respect, Equality Shropshire, or Fresh, external contacted the festival's organisers after receiving a complaint from a member of the public.
They also warned the organisers that they would support anyone who chose to take legal action if the dancers offended them.
Jonathan Hyams from the group says the key issue is their potential to upset people, who "would not necessarily understand their tradition".
Headlines: Anti-discrimination group pleased with ban; Shrewsbury out of the EFL Cuppublished at 10:07 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
Here are some of the stories we're looking at this morning:
- Equality group pleased with Shrewsbury Folk Festival's decision to ban black-faced morris dancers
- Shrewsbury Town crash out of the EFL Cup after a 1-0 loss at Sunderland
- Firefighters say a robot caused the fire at GKN Sankey in Telford
Sunderland 1-0 Shrewsbury Townpublished at 09:58 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
BBC SportShrewsbury narrowly lost out to Premier League opposition Sunderland in the EPL Cup second round last night.
Ivan Toney had Shrewsbury's best effort, but was denied by Jordan Pickford.
In the end a late goal for Adnan Januzaj, his first for the club, was enough to seal the points for Sunderland after a disjointed display.
Image source, PAGKN Sankey fire 'caused by robot'published at 09:36 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
A robot has been blamed for yesterday's fire at GKN Sankey's factory.
The plant produces parts for the automotive industry and the robot in question is believed to have been making parts for a Toyota vehicle.
Nobody was hurt, but it took several hours to clear the smoke from the plant in Hadley.
Image source, isImage caption, We're pretty sure GKN Sankey's robots are a bit more advanced
Quote MessageSparks from a spot welder went through the guard and set fire to cardboard boxes next to the machine."
Mark Weaver, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
Thousands set to receive GCSE resultspublished at 09:17 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
Thousands of teenagers in Shropshire will be among the half a million across the country picking up their GCSE results today.
Pass-rates are likely to have been affected by a high number of pupils who've had to re-sit English and Maths having failed to get a grade-C last year.
Government plans in England to encourage more pupils to get GCSEs in maths and English required re-sits for tens of thousands who failed last year.
Event bans 'blackface' Morris dancerspublished at 08:54 British Summer Time 25 August 2016
A folk festival has banned Morris dancers in black face make-up after receiving complaints they could cause racial offence.
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