A transport service has been made free for two weeks in Shrewsbury to encourage visitors to return to the town in the aftermath of the floods.

Shropshire Council said it had made the changes to its park-and-ride service to help support the town’s businesses.

It comes as flood water recedes and town centre roads have largely reopened.

Steve Davenport, cabinet member for highways and transport, said the free service would operate from this Saturday to Saturday 14 March and he hoped it would help the town centre "thrive again".

The service will operate from all three park and ride sites – Meole Brace, Harlescott and Oxon.

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On a visit to flood-hit Shropshire, George Eustice says decisions have been made "in a timely way".

Police in Shrewsbury have expressed relief as roads in the town reopen following flooding.

Posting on social media, Shrewsbury Police said roads were being swept and "slowly getting back to normal".

Officers added Shropshire Council would be updating its social media pages with news on roads that have been cleared.

Residents in two Midlands towns and people living in parts of East Yorkshire have been evacuated.

Flooding has caused £30k worth of damage to Darwin's Townhouse in Shrewsbury.

Photos reveal the extent of flooding in Shropshire and Worcestershire.

Ironbridge residents said better defences are needed after homes and businesses flooded.

A severe "danger to life" flood warning still covers the area, external and residents had to be evacuated as an emergency measure yesterday when a flood barrier buckled and water seeped underneath.

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Local businessman Richard Eley said the flooding has been "devastating for businesses".

“We’re still not out of the water yet, Ironbridge is always flooded and most residents are used to it, but lessons need to be learned," he said.

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David Nolan, who lives on the Wharfage and was asked to leave his home yesterday, said better flood defences are needed.

"There are ways and means of solving it so I'm not ever concerned that there won't be a solution. There will be a solution. But it's never great when you've got your house to clean out," he said.

Police evacuated part of Ironbridge in Shropshire when barriers were overwhelmed by rising river water.

Police evacuate part of a Shropshire town as barriers are "overwhelmed" by rising river water.

More than £500,000 was raised to send Zac Oliver to the United States for life-saving treatment.

Helicopter footage shows the scale of flooding in the town of Ironbridge in Shropshire.

Siobhan Connor's home in Shrewsbury has flooded for the second time.

Corey Blackett-Taylor's stoppage time goal at Shrewsbury secures Micky Mellon's Tranmere victory at his former club.

There are two "danger to life" warnings on the Severn and flood defences are likely to be breached.

If the River Severn does come over the top of Ironbridge's flood defences, it could happen very quickly and the water would be very fast-flowing, the Environment Agency is warning.

It repeated its plea for people to stay clear of the Wharfage and EA spokesman Tim Norton (pictured below) added: "We don't want to be evacuating people in the middle of the night."

The river has now risen to about 6.7m and the barrier was designed to cope with a level of up to 6.8m.

It could reach up to 7m by the morning.

The water levels in Ironbridge have now exceeded those seen last week and could reach up to 7m early tomorrow morning.

The flood barrier on the Wharfage was designed to hold back water up to 6.8m high, so if it goes higher than that, water would start coming over the top, external.

Telford and Wrekin Council said people in all the homes at risk had been warned and advised to move out, with free accommodation being offered at the nearby Tontine Hotel.

It also warned this flooding was likely to be prolonged, meaning the likely closure of a number of roads, external for several days.

The river level in Ironbridge was recently recorded at 6.6m and is expected to peak at 6.9m.

The head of the Environment Agency says new buildings should be made more resilient to flooding.

Fire crews and kayakers rescue residents in Shrewsbury, while part of Ironbridge is evacuated.

Two girls aged 14 and 15 have been released on bail over the attack on a 16-year-old.