An Oswestry brewer is using his whiskey still to make hand sanitizer and is hoping to deliver his first batch to the county's hospitals today.

Shane Parr from Stonehouse brewery and distillery responded to a request from local health bosses who asked manufacturers to help them increase their supplies for staff.

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Mr Parr said said they were getting three of four calls a day for his product, but would try to prioritise the closest hospitals and those most in need.

And he said his biggest problem was finding enough plastic dispenser containers.

Plans to put the giant Knife Angel statue on display in Wolverhampton have been put on hold.

The sculpture, made by artist Alfie Bradley at the British Ironworks Centre near Oswestry, is made up of more than 100,000 knives collected by police forces around the country and stands 26ft (8m) tall.

It was made to raise awareness of knife crime and last year visited cities including Birmingham, Coventry, Hull and Liverpool.

It is currently on display in Telford, but councillor Jasbir Jaspal, the City of Wolverhampton Council's Cabinet Member for Public Health and Wellbeing, said: "Clearly, it was not going to be possible to bring the Knife Angel to Wolverhampton as planned this month given the current national emergency and the social distancing measures which individuals and families are required to follow at this present time."

BBC Shropshire

A Ludlow GP who was told told her services were no longer required at the towns' hospital, has been allowed to return to work.

Dr Catherine Beanland had raised concerns about its readiness to deal with coronavirus and started wearing her own protective equipment, because she wasn't happy with the equipment supplied.

She said the Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust complained and asked her to leave the Dinham Ward, because her protective clothing was making others anxious.

A joint statement has now been released by the trust and Portcullis Surgery, where Dr Beanland works.

It said "Both Portcullis Surgery and Shropshire Community Health recognise that the safety of patients and staff is of paramount importance, and the effective use of Personal Protective Equipment is central to that."

And it went on to say Dr Beanland and another doctor, "have now been reassured and confirm that they are confident in the way the Trust is implementing these guidelines at Ludlow Hospital".

She will now return to work there.

A Shifnal curry restaurant has delivered dozens of curries to night staff at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.

East End Balti said it wanted to do this every Monday as "a little gesture to show how much we appreciate the NHS, the true heroes of our country."

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Staff at the hospital have thanked the restaurant for its support.

Britons stranded abroad have criticised the government's "lack of clarity" over plans to fly them home.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the Government had made an arrangement with airlines to fly home tens of thousands of British travellers where commercial flights are no longer available.

Speaking at the Downing Street press conference on Monday, he said: "Under the arrangements that we are putting in place we will target flights from a range of priority countries, starting this week."

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For some, though, it does not go far enough. Support worker Elizabeth Hazlewood, 52, from Shrewsbury in Shropshire, set up a crowdfunding page after she was left stranded in Tunisia.

"I would have thought all locations should be a priority to get stranded UK citizens home," she said.

Her scheduled flight on March 25 was cancelled but she said she had been able to pay for tickets to return to the UK on Tuesday.

Every day on your BBC local radio station you can hear from people who are trying to provide help to others during the coronavirus crisis.

The Make a Difference campaign heard from Amanda Lowe from the Shropshire branch of a national campaign to find volunteers who can sew scrubs and wash bags for people working in the NHS.

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She is calling for people who can donate fabric to get in contact through the Facebook page., external

Ms Lowe said she set up the Facebook group on Sunday afternoon and already has 300 members.

"Our older daughter is in the NHS so we know first hand how stressed they are...so lets do something," she said.

Shropshire Star

From the Shropshire Star:

• Shropshire coronavirus death toll reaches 11, external
• Countryside is no playground, say authorities, external
• Consultation over road restrictions in Oswestry, external

Catherine Beanland says Ludlow hospital's response was "very slow" but it says it followed guidelines.

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Here are three of the stories from the Shropshire Star today:

• Car park closed after 50 cars spotted there, external
• Streets erupt with applause and fireworks light the sky, external
• Warning after youths spotted gathering at nature reserve, external

BBC Weather Watchers

The BBC Weather Watchers have been sharing photos taken while out on their daily walks.

These ones were taken in Knowle and Broome.

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Image source, Shropshire Lass

As well as clapping in support of the NHS, people have been putting up signs to show their appreciation.

This sign thanking all emergency workers was found near the gingerbread man roundabout at Market Drayton.

Image source, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

BBC Sport

Sports clubs are having to come up with creative ways to make up for the income they're missing out on after their seasons ended early.

Telford Tigers are launching a competition to win a match-worn shirt, exactly the same as the ones they run on match-days, but this competition will be run online.

Image source, Steve Brodie

The auction for the remaining Coventry Blaze game-worn jerseys are taking place on eBay.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Shrewsbury's north west relief road will not be seriously delayed by the coronavirus outbreak, the leader of Shropshire Council has said.

A planning application for the road was due in May and it might have to wait to go before a planning committee if rules on gatherings are still in place then, but councillor Peter Nutting is confident all the necessary consultation can go ahead.

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Mr Nutting also said there will likely be a planning inquiry and time has been allowed for that, but added: "We don’t see any need for a major delay."

The road will connect the A5 at Welshpool Road roundabout in the west to the Ellesmere Road roundabout in the north, with new bridges over the River Severn and the Shrewsbury to Chester railway line.

A park in Shrewsbury has been closed after the town council said too many young people are gathering in it.

The authority said it didn't want to shut Dark Lane Recreation Ground, "but if people don't take government directions seriously you leave us with no alternative but to close".

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A Ludlow hotel has turned itself into a collection point for people buying food from a national restaurant supplier., external

Wellocks is offering people the chance to click and collect the produce which would have gone to commercial customers around the country.

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Fishmore Hall, which normally serves meals and afternoon teas in its restaurant, said it would allow people to do their food shopping while avoiding busy supermarkets.

Around 5,000 people have applied to have their council tax bill deferred in Telford and Wrekin.

The local authority is allowing people to put off payments for April, May and possibly June, with the tax spread out across the rest of the year.

Council leader Shaun Davies said it had to be agreed in advance though and urged people not to simply stop paying.

Letters are also being sent to every household and business to explain what help and support is avalable to them during the coronavirus crisis.

The dairy firm Muller, which has factories in Market Drayton, Telford and Minsterley, is hiring more workers because of the virus.

It wants to recruit 300 extra people because of workers being in self-isolation, and an increase in demand.

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The company is looking to hire delivery drivers, factory workers, packers and mechanics.

Shropshire Star

Here are three stories from the Shropshire Star today:

• Woman's urgent cancer operation cancelled, external
• Overwhelming orders for Shropshire milkmen, external
• Post Office staff face longer appeal wait, external

This is something to cheer you up this morning - birdsong on a beautiful spring morning from Soulton Hall, near Wem in Shropshire.

Weeks after their homes were damaged by rising water, many people are now self-isolating.