Updates from Friday 9 September 2016
A 20-year-old man found with gunshot wounds at Bridges Business Park in Telford just after midday has died of his injuries, police say.
A murder investigation has been launched.
The West Mercia force said the area remained cordoned off and it did not believe there was a risk to other people in the area.
Earlier police reports suggested the victim may have been shot at from a vehicle.
Armed police officers are responding to reports of a shooting in Telford this afternoon.
One man at the Bridges Business Park in Horsehay has been treated by paramedics for what police believe to be a gunshot wound.
Image source, Liam BallSupt Jim Baker said initial inquiries suggested the man had been shot at from a vehicle, for which police were searching.
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There are plans to drill small boreholes into Ludlow's town wall to establish its thickness, ahead of long-awaited repairs.
In 2013, a section collapsed after heavy rain and there was a dispute over who should be responsible for carrying out the work.
The explorative work can only start once permission has been granted from the Church and Historic England.
The 13th Century scheduled monument is said to be among the most complete town walls in Europe.
Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, and Wolverhampton are in the "high category".
Read MoreWellington Town Council has announced its annual Remembrance Day parade and Christmas lights switch-on would be cancelled, due to coronavirus restrictions.
Image source, Wellington Town CouncilThe local authority said it would be pre-recording a service for Remembrance Sunday which would then be available for people to watch online.
Santa Claus too will be coming to town via Facebook, in place of the annual Christmas lights switch on event - although the council said the town would still be decorated and lit up for the festive season.
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Here's a selection of some of the headlines in today's Shropshire Star:
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been fined £4,000 by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) over failures to initially assess A&E patients within 15 minutes.
“We have issued a penalty notice due to the severity of the situation and to ensure the necessary, urgent improvements are made," Chief Inspector of Hospitals Ted Baker said.
“It is essential that patients are seen in a timely way when they arrive at an emergency department; failure to do so could result in deteriorating health, harm, or even death."
Failures in triaging were identified at both the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital, between 18 April 2019 and 29 September 2020.
The trust said it had made a number of changes, including recruiting more nurses, and had managed to reduce its average triage time to nine minutes over the past few weeks.
AFC Telford United has signed a lease deal with the local council that covers the entirety of the New Buck’s Head ground - parts of which have been leased to others until now.
Image source, AFC Telford UnitedThe ground is owned by Telford and Wrekin Council which had previously leased the West Stand with its bar, restaurant and leisure facilities to Telford College, while the remainder of the ground was leased to the football club.
Signing the new deal for the whole of the stadium "gives the club much greater certainty into the future," said Andy Pryce, chairman of AFC Telford United.
“We are delighted that this longstanding issue is now resolved," he said. "It will also put us on much more solid footing as we continue to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic."
Dr Derek Farrell is recognised for his work with survivors of disasters and other traumatic events.
Read MoreCannabis plants with an estimated street value of £200,000 have been seized by the police at a house in Telford.
They raided the property on Manse Road in Hadley this morning and said a 22-year-old man was arrested and is being held in police custody.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceWest Mercia Police said it was an operation to disrupt serious and organised crime.
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Four year groups at the independent Oswestry School have been asked to stay at home for a fortnight, after nine people associated with the school tested positive for coronavirus.
Image source, GoogleThe school's head, Julian Noad, said they were suffering no significant ill-effects and were recovering well.
Children have switched to online learning and those who board at the school are self-isolating, the school added.
Here are some of the Shropshire Star stories:
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The Severn Valley Railway is set to receive £900,000 from the government to help it recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which it says "is crucial to getting us through the next six months".
Image source, Tom ClarkeMore than 450 heritage organisations are set to share the first wave of a £1.57bn government scheme to help them through the pandemic.
The Culture Recovery Fund is aimed at securing the future of museums, galleries and heritage sites.
The railway, which runs for 16 miles from Kidderminster in Worcestershire to Bridgnorth in Shropshire, is among sites to receive funding from the first tranche of £103m.
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway with £318,000, Dudley Canal and Tunnel Trust with £309,800 and National Memorial Arboretum Company Ltd with £296,600 are also among those benefiting.
Quote MessageThis money is crucial to getting us through the next six months. It's gonna make a huge difference because this year we're facing potential revenue losses of two and a half million pounds. So you can see that the money from the Culture Recovery Fund, £906,000, is going to really help us to get over that."
Lesley Carr, Severn Valley Railway head of communications
A report into child sexual exploitation in Telford may be delayed due to the pandemic, the inquiry warns.
Read MoreShrewsbury Town sign Arsenal goalkeeper Deyan Iliev on loan until January.
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Shrewsbury Town admit there could be job losses at the club if the financial landscape of the game doesn't improve this season.
Image source, Getty ImagesFans in the EFL are currently banned and no support package has yet been finalised by league officials.
Chief executive Brian Caldwell says they are monitoring the situation closely.
Quote MessageI think the most important thing is the survival of the club and to keep it as strong as possible, so yeah there might be some tough decisions in the future, but it's something we're looking at on a daily basis just now to see what we can and can't do."
Brian Caldwell, Shrewsbury Town chief executive
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A Shropshire family say they've been left devastated, after a fire destroyed their home and belongings, and killed their pets.
Emergency services were called out to their static caravan at Fordhall Grange Stud livery yard in Market Drayton at about 17:00 on Wednesday.
Sharon Bailey, 48, said she had lived there for about six years, but had owned the property with the horses and the livestock for just over 20 years.
Mrs Bailey said she was out feeding horses at the time and had lost all of her belongings .
Mrs Bailey, who has lived there with her husband and her son, said: "Our whole world has just collapsed."
Quote MessageWe just witnessed billowing smoke and flames coming from the back of the mobile home. I burst in with my young son to try and save my animals. The flames just overcome us and the smoke. Everything was collapsing around us with it being a mobile and we just had to get out and sadly I lost my dog and some of the cats."
Sharon Bailey, Market Drayton resident
The Shropshire Star's main stories today include:
A police community support officer (PCSO) has been attacked after asking a man to put on a face mask in a shopping centre.
Image source, PA MediaThe PCSO saw the man at Telford Shopping Centre and spoke to him on Tuesday morning, West Mercia Police said. , external
The man refused and was asked to leave the centre at which point he became aggressive and assaulted the officer, the force said.
The PCSO wasn't seriously hurt.
An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker and released under investigation.
Face coverings are compulsory across the UK in shops, supermarkets and shopping centres.
