Shrewsbury Town 2-3 Oxford Unitedpublished at 20:55 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2020
Oxford United produce a fine comeback to win 3-2 at 10-man Shrewsbury Town and go third in League One.
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Shrewsbury Town 2-3 Oxford Unitedpublished at 20:55 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2020
River levels halved in flood-hit townpublished at 13:25 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2020
Flood barriers which buckled in Ironbridge causing numerous evacuations are also being removed.
Read MoreFlooded homeowners demand action on drainspublished at 19:59 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2020
Families in Shropshire say their drainage systems are to blame for their homes being deluged.
Read MorePassengers 'unhurt' as fire destroys buspublished at 18:22 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2020
Passengers narrowly escaped a bus just moments before it was engulfed in flames and destroyed, the fire service's said.
Image source, OtherThey were on an Arriva service on Holly Road, Little Dawley, Telford, this lunchtime when one of them spotted smoke rising through the floor.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service praised, external the driver's "quick-thinking" as he evacuated all three passengers to a safe distance before the blaze took hold.
Image source, Shropshire Fire and Rescue ServiceThe ambulance wasn't called to treat anyone afterwards and the cause of the fire's being investigated.
'It was the drains, not the river,' say flooded homeownerspublished at 17:46 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2020
Joanne Writtle
BBC Midlands TodayA group of homeowners in Shrewsbury are blaming their drains and not the River Severn after their homes were flooded.
They live on the same street not far from the river but said it didn't reach their homes, instead water erupted from their drains.
Chris Wright said it flooded their kitchen which they'd just spent £50,000 renovating.
His partner Vivianne Howard said they think the problem is with their drainage system.
"We've got all the terrace together, the five households that have been flooded and we're going to fight to get a resolution," she said.
A Severn Trent spokesman said, having investigated, they are confident the flooding was caused by the incredibly high level the Severn reached and they're continuing to liaise with residents.
Huge smoke plume from Telford bus firepublished at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2020
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA bus fire's sent large plumes of smoke over Telford this afternoon but nobody's believed to have been hurt.
Image source, @davejackson1954Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said, external the driver and all passengers had got out before they were called to Holly Road, Little Dawley.
The ambulance service said they weren't called out to the blaze.
Twitter user @davejackson1954 shared this footage of the fire:
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End of X postAround the web: Girl 'could lose speech ability any time'published at 12:37 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2020
These headlines are from the Shropshire Star today:
Baby deaths NHS trust to return 'good care' moneypublished at 11:49 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2020
Shrewsbury and Telford NHS trust received almost £1m despite an inquiry into preventable baby deaths.
Read MoreIronbridge car park charges lifted after floodspublished at 11:29 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2020
Five car parks in the Ironbirdge Gorge, Shropshire, will be free to park in for at least two weeks to try to boost business after the recent floods.
Telford and Wrekin Council said it would review the decision again in mid March., external
Image source, PA MediaHeavy rain from three storms last month saw the River Severn rise dramatically, buckling flood defences in Ironbridge at one stage and causing widespread flooding.
The council said it was also starting to pay out grants to flood-hit businesses this week and expected to complete another 20 next week.
Epilepsy girl's family in cannabis treatment pleapublished at 00:58 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2020
Sienna Richardson has been diagnosed with rare Landau Kleffner syndrome.
Read MorePush to get former power station railway line reopenedpublished at 18:55 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2020
BBC ShropshireAn old railway line should be reopened in Shropshire to help local communities recover from recent floods, a group of MPs says.
All five parliamentarians in the county have backed a joint letter to the government to get the Ironbridge power station line back in use and converted for passengers.
Transport Secretary Grant Snapps launched a £500m fund in January to restore historic railway lines and said communities could apply for some of the pot.
In pictures: World Book Daypublished at 18:50 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2020
Allen Cook
BBC NewsAs anyone with children may well know, Thursday is World Book Day - when youngsters dress up to celebrate books and reading.
We're already seeing plenty getting involved in the West Midlands, including pupils at St John’s Church of England Academy in Coventry:
Library staff with Walsall Council , externalhave also got involved:
Image source, Walsall CouncilWhile Dawley Primary Academy, Telford, tweeted these images:
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End of X postYour photos: Daffodils and mosspublished at 18:32 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2020
Here are some of the great photos we've had shared today by our local BBC Weather Watchers.
They've come from users BoardWalk in Bromsgrove, Sarahlou86 in Stone, and Les at Large in Lawley Bank:
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Image source, Les at LargeNorth Shropshire flooding 'to remain for a few days'published at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2020
People in Shropshire living near the point where the rivers Severn and Vyrnwy meet are being told to expect the flooding to stick around for a few more days yet.
River levels there peaked last Saturday and have fallen noticeably, but the Environment Agency said the saturated land and swollen rivers had been topped up by further rainfall - forecast to continue into the weekend.
There is still a flood alert for that part of the Severn , externaland as you can see from this photo, taken near Edgerley, some roads are still under water.
Warning to avoid play area 'until it's cleaned'published at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2020
People are being urged not to use a play area in Shrewsbury until it's been cleaned following last month's floods.
Image source, Shrewsbury Town CouncilThe Quarry park was underwater , externalwhen Storm Dennis swept through the area and the water's only receded in the past couple of days.
But the town council says , externalit still needs to undertake a thorough clean to remove all the sludge and debris.
Flood-hit church gets temporary new homepublished at 14:34 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2020
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA church will be moving to a temporary home after flooding "totally devastated" its building, a council says.
Image source, Barnabas Community ChurchThe Barnabas Church Centre is on Longden Coleham, Shrewsbury, which flooded when the River Severn burst its banks last month.
Shropshire Council says it's agreed , externalfor the centre to relocate for three months from Monday to one of its buildings on Racecourse Crescent, which is currently empty.
The church says the food bank it runs from the same location on Longden Coleham is still open., external
Rail disruption due as repairs made to storm-damaged embankmentpublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2020
BBC News TravelRepairs to a storm-damaged embankment near Welshpool are likely to mean disruption for rail passengers on Sunday.
Network Rail said people catching the train between Shrewsbury and Newtown might have to take a replacement bus service instead.
Image source, Network RailArrests after 'cannabis farm' found at former nightclubpublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020
Three people have been arrested following the discovery of a "cannabis farm" in a disused nightclub last year.
West Mercia Police said it raided addresses in Shrewsbury and Birmingham this morning and all three were arrested on suspicion in being involved in the production of cannabis.
Image source, West Mercia PolicePlants thought to be worth up to £1.6m were found inside the building in Shrewsbury town centre last October and police officers also seized mobile phones, cash and vehicles in today's raids.
Shrewsbury & Doncaster fined for brawlpublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020
Shrewsbury Town are fined £4,000 and Doncaster Rovers £2,500 following a late melee in their game in February.
Read MoreBeer created to help victims of floodingpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020
A Shropshire brewery is making a best bitter to raise money for those affected by the recent floods.
The Salopian Brewery in Hadnall, north of Shrewsbury, will donate £1 for every pint sold to the Community Foundation for Shropshire and Staffordshire.
Image source, Salopian BreweryThe beer will be called the Seas of Shropshire.
