'Worthless' wool more valuable as fertiliserpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 20 July 2020
David Jones, a farmer on the Long Mynd, spends £1 shearing a sheep and makes just 30p per fleece.
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'Worthless' wool more valuable as fertiliserpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 20 July 2020
Plan for 31,000 new homes set to be agreedpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 20 July 2020
BBC ShropshireLocations where nearly 31,000 homes could be built in Shropshire over the next 18 years are expected to be signed off today and put out to public consultation.
Image caption, The former Ironbridge Power Station towers
Shropshire Council has identified areas for the homes which include the former Ironbridge Power Station, Tern Hill barracks, near Market Drayton and Bridgnorth.
However, proposals for 3,000 homes near Tong and a garden village near Bridgnorth have been scrapped after opposition from residents and campaign groups.
The local authority's cabinet is being asked to approve, external sending the plan out for an eight-week consultation after which the government will examine it early next year.
Human remains identified as 'murdered' motherpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 20 July 2020
Lucy Fox is charged with murdering her mother, Judith, whose body had been missing since June.
Read MoreSex-sorted sperm offers hope for rare horsepublished at 01:29 British Summer Time 19 July 2020
There are fewer than 72 female Suffolk Punches remaining in the UK and fewer than 300 in the world.
Read MoreYour photos: Under cloudy, blue skiespublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 17 July 2020
Our local BBC Weather Watchers look to have been out enjoying the sunshine today and snapping some more great photos.
Here are three, from users Angus and Me in Hednesford, Staffordshire, Laura and Glenn in Delph, Dudley and Liam Ball in The Wrekin, Shropshire:
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Image source, Liam BallPoultry firm sees 100 Covid-19 cases droppublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 17 July 2020
One hundred members of staff at a large poultry producer have tested positive for coronavirus over the last four months, the firm's confirmed.
Avara Foods operates nine sites in England with four in the West Midlands , external- two in Hereford as well Brierley Hill and Telford - and said the cases were spread around different sites and out of a total of 2,500 employees.
Image source, GoogleIt added there had been just one positive test in the past month and they had seen a steady decline in Covid-19-related absences.
The company, which supplies supermarkets and fast food chains with chicken and turkey, said it had made more changes to keep staff safe and was operating its own track and trace system.
Image source, Getty ImagesSeveral meat processing plants and abattoirs have seen hundreds of workers test positive for coronavirus in the past few months and BBC News looked into why.
The reasons range from cold, damp factories being "perfect environments" for the virus to linger and spread to staff having to talk more loudly due to noisy machinery which could aid the spread of infected droplets.
Road closed due to 'suspicious' car firepublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 17 July 2020
BBC News TravelA road's been shut while police investigate a suspicious car fire this lunchtime in Telford.
Fire crews have put out the blaze on Red Hill Way but West Mercia Police said, external it was being temporarily closed "for the time being".
Image source, West Mercia PoliceMan 'drove car into woman' in attackpublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 17 July 2020
A woman's been attacked by a man who drove his car into her at a supermarket car park, police said, external.
Image source, GoogleThe assault happened on Tuesday evening at the Lidl in Hadley, Telford, and the man was known to the victim, officers added.
After hitting her hip, police said he then dragged her into the car while still assaulting her.
Academies record pupils' memories of lockdownpublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 17 July 2020
Children from a West Midlands academy group are part of a video telling their story about lockdown.
Pupils from REAch2 Primary Academy Schools in Wolverhampton, Cannock, Telford and Staffordshire have taken part in the Arts Insight project A Sense of Lockdown.
The video, released today, features Year Six students from the six schools telling their story of lockdown experiences.
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End of youtube videoGerry Crofts, from REAch2, said: "Of all the children effected by the pandemic, Year 6’s are definitely one of the groups most significantly impacted.
"This project gives the children a meaningful and purposeful way of recovering, whilst giving them a platform to talk so adults can listen and act if needed."
Baby deaths trust 'normalises poor care'published at 18:28 British Summer Time 16 July 2020
Shrewsbury and Telford hospitals' safety is queried in departments beyond under-fire maternity care.
Read More'Demoralising' decision to keep 'racist' statuepublished at 12:14 British Summer Time 16 July 2020
Two petitions calling for the statue's removal had 23,000 signatures between them.
Read MoreYour photos: Flowers under wet skiespublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 15 July 2020
Lots of lovely flower photos are coming in from our BBC Weather Watchers in the West Midlands today, so we thought we'd share a few.
These three are from users Suttonwalker, in Rushall, Walsall; Mr Twister, in Leek, Staffordshire; and Raj's Range, in Telford, Shropshire.
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Image source, Mr Twister
Image source, Raj's RangeStab victim planning fundraising walk for air ambulancepublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 15 July 2020
A woman who was stabbed 24 times by her former partner, is going to walk from RAF Cosford to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, to raise money for the Midland Air Ambulance.
Natalie Queiroz will stop off at the scene of the attack, in Sutton Coldfield, and has chosen the route to replicate the journey that the Midlands Air Ambulance RAF Cosford aircraft made on the day.
Image source, Natalie QueirozShe was eight months pregnant when she was knifed by former partner Babur Karamat Raja in March 2016.
He was jailed for 18 years.
Girl's epilepsy treatment 'working' after campaignpublished at 13:06 British Summer Time 15 July 2020
The family of a Telford girl with a rare form of epilepsy say her treatment is working, after fundraising to get her access to a cannabis-based treatment.
Sienna Richardson was diagnosed with Landau Kleffner syndrome , externalafter showing problems with her communication skills. If untreated, she could have been left with permanent speech and language difficulties, her family said.
They launched a fundraising campaign to get her access to Bedrolite which they said would offer her the best outcome, after being told it is was unavailable to them on the NHS.
Her mother, Lucy Richardson, said latest test results showed the medication was "working".
Image source, Lucy RichardsonDespite a law change to allow the prescription of cannabis-based medications, some families have been unable to secure it on the NHS.
Mrs Richardson said they would now "join the fight with other parents around the country" to make prescriptions for Bedrolite more widely available.
Heritage railway gets £250k from lottery coronavirus fundpublished at 11:27 British Summer Time 15 July 2020
Severn Valley Railway is being given £250,000 by the National Lottery, to help it cope with the loss of income during the coronavirus lockdown.
The heritage railway is due to reopen on 1 August, but estimates it will make a loss of up to £6m this year.
Image source, John BrayThe railway has also raised £750,000 through an appeal and said the lottery money would be used to pay its staff.
Cyclists and pedestrians set for £2.6m boostpublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 14 July 2020
Extra cycle parking places and improvements to walking and cycling routes are planned in Telford with £2.6m to be spent over the next four years.
Image source, Telford and Wrekin CouncilThe council says, external it wants to boost the number of people cycling, walking and using public transport.
Plans include an extra 300 cycle parking places, inspection and maintenance of existing routes and an online tool for residents to report issues.
Around the web: Hospital cheers for Covid-19 survivorpublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
The Shropshire Star's covering these stories today:
'Bit vague' - tattooist unimpressed at reopening advicepublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
BBC ShropshireA tattoo artist says he's got quite a waiting list now he's allowed to work again in England after the lockdown.
Image source, Getty ImagesBusinesses will be required to follow government guidelines to reduce the spread of coronavirus.
Paul Porton runs the Splattered Inks Tattoo Studio in Trench, Telford, and says it already has screens but he will now only have one customer at a time.
The studio door will be locked while he works, he will have a break to clean up and change clothes and says the changes will mean it takes longer to tattoo people.
"We haven't had a lot of time, it has been a bit vague. The information from Boris has been a bit vague but I think everybody's in the same boat really aren't they?"
'I've got about £135 in my bank account'published at 14:34 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
BBC ShropshireThe owner of a beauty salon says she's facing huge financial struggles as she can't reopen after lockdown because of the kind of treatments they do.
Image source, YLB SalonSalons along with spas, tattoo parlours and nail bars have started welcoming back clients as lockdown restrictions ease further in England.
But some treatments, mainly facial ones such as eyebrow threading and face waxing, are still banned.
Image source, YLB SalonDanni Dennis runs YLB Salon Shrewsbury, on Wyle Cop, which is a lash and eyebrow specialist.
She says she was also newly self-employed when the pandemic hit so was ineligible for financial help.
"I've got about £135 in my bank account. My mortgage payments are back up, I pay rent on my salon, I've got three children at home so I don't know [how long I'll be able to cope]."
Your photos: Brilliant views under dull skiespublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 13 July 2020
Plenty of grey clouds around today but don't worry, our local BBC Weather Watchers have kept snapping pictures despite the dull skies.
These three are from users Quinndrew in Oswestry, Shropshire, Wayne Linskey in Mow Cop, Staffordshire and Di's Walk in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham:
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Image source, Wayne Linskey
Image source, Di's Walk
