Updates from Friday 9 September 2016
Here are some more cloudy photos from the BBC Weather Watchers today.
These ones were taken in Shifnal, Walsall and Eckington.
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Image source, J9A suspected hand grenade found at a house in Shrewsbury this afternoon has turned out to be a harmless training device.
It was discovered during a house clearance on Fairness Close and army bomb disposal experts were called out to check it over.
We're forecast some more sunny weather by the weekend, but it remains overcast today.
This photo was taken by a BBC Weather Watcher at Clee Hill.
Image source, SkyeBut we're still getting some colourful photos shared by the BBC Weather Watchers.
This one was taken in Sutton Coldfield.
Image source, SuttonwalkerBishop's Castle Tennis Club has received a grant of £1,800 to help it get through the coronavirus lockdown.
The money was awarded by Sports England and some of the money will help with the cost of maintenance.
Image source, GooglePlay will begin there next week after preparations have been made to make it safe for singles games only.
Local Democracy Reporting Service
An Asda store in Telford is applying to build new storage facilities, to keep up with the “current and future demand for home shopping”.
The company said it would mean a "small extension" to the existing home shopping section to "create additional storage space" and a new freezer area.
Image source, GoogleAsda said the extension would only be open to its staff and wouldn't make the public part of the store any bigger.
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Telford and Wrekin Council is drawing up plans for the King Street site, but says the Edwardian school building, which has Grade II listed status, will remain.
Image source, GoogleThe council said it was talking to a range of partners about the future of the site and that it was a "great opportunity" to bring new investment into Wellington.
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These BBC Weather Watchers have been posting their images of a cold start to the day.
These were taken in Bidford-on-Avon in Warwickshire, Bromsgrove in Worcestershire and Rushbury in Shropshire.
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Image source, Peter StegglesThe Dobbies chain is reopening eight of its garden centres in the West Midlands from tomorrow, but says it will limit the number of customers, and control queuing to keep people apart.
Image source, DobbiesThe chain also promised hand-sanitising and trolley-cleaning stations at all store entrances, with protective screens at tills.
People are being asked to celebrate the work of nurses today, which is International Day of the Nurse.
In Telford, a number of roundabouts have been painted with thank yous to the NHS.
The local authority tweeted, external: "We can't thank you all enough in these challenging times."
Image source, Telford and Wrekin CouncilA Ludlow house that was once the home of Henry VIII's first wife Catherine of Aragon is going to become a boutique hotel and restaurant.
Shropshire Council has approved plans to refurbish Castle Lodge in the town square.
Castle Lodge has had a number of uses since the site was first used in the 13th Century and until recently was a private home.
A council planning committee was told the Grade II listed building had begun to fall into disrepair.
The relaxation of lockdown measures for parks has worried the leader of Telford and Wrekin Council.
Labour councillor Shaun Davies said it "all sounds nice, and all very well" to allow people to sunbathe or picnic in council run parks, but it "will cause huge pressure upon our own staff and other visitors".
Mr Davies also said the children's play areas can't reopen, because he "can't ensure they are clean enough for children to play on."
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Hundreds of isolated residents in Telford & Wrekin are being brought closer to loved ones and entertained thanks to a fundraising campaign.
#KindleKindness has already raised £10,000 to buy 200 Kindles or similar devices for people in care homes across the borough, and the Women's and Children's Centre at the Princess Royal Hospital.
Image source, Andrew WoodallThe devices all come with free access to the council's library app, giving users access to a wide range of reading materials.
They can also be used to play games and puzzles and help people keep in touch with family and friends.
This plane carrying a banner reading "thank you heroes past & present" is flying over homes in Shropshire to celebrate VE Day.
Image source, Telford & Wrekin CouncilTelford & Wrekin Council said the initiative was part of the VE Day celebrations, "but also to thank all of our heroes".
The plane should first be spotted around Ironbridge before it flies elsewhere in the borough.
BBC Shropshire
The government's being urged to do more to help town and parish councils in Shropshire, some of which say they're losing thousands of pounds a month.
Image source, GoogleShrewsbury Town Council
A letter's been sent to Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick raising concerns about their lack of income during the pandemic and calling for a hardship fund to be set up.
Shrewsbury Town Council estimates their income could be down by £500,000 and Oswestry Town Council says it's losing about £70,000 each month.
The drop is primarily due to car parking income although the councils will lose money from markets and rent.
The government says extra money should be filtering down to smaller authorities but put the responsibility on lead authorities. Both Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin councils say they don't have the spare cash to do it.
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"So much for the war, and about time too!"
This is how a letter ends, written as World War Two drew to a close in May 1945 by a man to his parents in Shropshire.
Image source, Lawrence ChampionLawrence Champion, from Harborne, in Birmingham, shared it with us today ahead of the VE Day anniversary tomorrow and said it was written by his late father John Champion on 5 May 1945.
With the war set to officially end within days, Mr Champion wrote to his parents in Church Stretton about entering Hamburg unopposed when the city surrendered and of the devastation in the area.
He added the night before they had fired every grenade in the camp, burnt old maps and photos on two huge bonfires and wrote "the end is too big a mental change to take in at one gulp".
Mr Champion says his father went on to live in Hereford with his wife Olive, was chair of the city's blind college and died in 1994.
The long queues for the recycling centres in Birmingham are being reflected in Telford and Wrekin, according to the local council.
Image source, Telford and Wrekin CouncilIt's posted a photo on Facebook, external of a long string of cars waiting to go into the Halesfield tip and said waiting times had reached 75 minutes by 15:45.
With the site due to close at 17:00, the council said people should avoid coming as "chances are you won’t get to the gates before they close".
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