Funeral held for 'pivotal' Windrush campaignerpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 4 September 2020
Paulette Wilson's story has helped others to share their experience, says a fellow campaigner.
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Updates from Friday 9 September 2016
Funeral held for 'pivotal' Windrush campaignerpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 4 September 2020
Funeral of Windrush campaigner to be held todaypublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 4 September 2020
The funeral of Windrush campaigner Paulette Wilson takes place later, external.
Paulette moved to Telford from Jamaica in 1968, later moving to Wolverhampton. She died at the age of 64.
Ms Wilson faced deportation when the Home Office classed her and thousands of others as illegal immigrants, but was reprieved when the government did a u-turn.
Ex-Shrewsbury boss Davies dies at 81published at 20:28 British Summer Time 3 September 2020
Title-winning ex-Shrewsbury Town manager Fred Davies, who also kept goal for Wolves, Cardiff City and Bournemouth, dies at the age of 81.
Read MoreFood charity 'absolutely desperate' for new homepublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 3 September 2020
BBC ShropshireA Telford-based organisation that hands out food from supermarkets that might otherwise go to landfill is "absolutely desperate" for a new home.
The Food Share Project has been based at the Park Lane Centre in Woodside, but will have to leave because the centre is preparing to return to normal after lockdown.
Image source, GoogleProject spokesperson Lea Bevan said they need somewhere at least 10,000 square feet in area, with a loading bay, a secure compound for their vehicles and floors that can be mopped.
She said she knows there are a lot of empty properties around the town, but no deal has been agreed and they have around one week to find somewhere.
Four due in court over attack on officerspublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 3 September 2020
Three men from Telford have been charged with assaulting a police officer after police had to break up an incident in the Brookside area on Monday.
The three, who are all 18, are due to appear before magistrates later to face seven charges.
A 31-year-old woman, also from Telford, has been charged with obstructing the police.
Image source, GoogleWest Mercia Police described the behaviour of the men as "totally unacceptable" and the four have all been held in custody ahead of their court appearance.
Tourist train face mask rule 'discriminates'published at 11:58 British Summer Time 3 September 2020
A railway attraction says people must have a letter from a GP or they won't be allowed on board.
Read MoreHead brands Ofqual mistake 'disgusting'published at 09:38 British Summer Time 3 September 2020
Branwen Jeffreys
Education EditorAn apology from the head of Ofqual, external following a U-turn over exam grades has been dismissed by a Shropshire head teacher.
Sonia Taylor, from Grove School in Market Drayton, said she was worried the exams chaos would affect pupils returning to school this week.
"Ofqual should have been very mindful that we've got to ensure that this cohort of children are not prevented from moving on," she said, "and that should have been paramount."
"The fact that they're saying they didn't give that enough consideration I think is really quite disgusting."
The Department for Education said that the decision to cancel exams had been a "necessary step to fight the spread of coronavirus".
Eleven Covid-19 cases at complex needs care homepublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 2 September 2020
Shropshire Council says the confirmed cases represent 15% of those living or working at the site.
Read MoreYour pictures: The animal editionpublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 2 September 2020
The BBC Weather Watchers have been busy sending us pictures, these snaps have a bit of a theme...
Wolds Wanderer took this photo in Stratford-upon-Avon, those pooches have seen some friends across the water!
Image source, Wolds WandererIn Cardington, Shropshire, Peter Steggles snapped these horses and goats in a field.
You can send us your pictures here.
Image source, Peter StegglesArrests after police officers assaultedpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 2 September 2020
A number of police officers have been assaulted while on patrol.
West Mercia Police said, external four people have been arrested following the disorder in the Burford area of Telford yesterday at about 14:30.
Three men, all aged 18, were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and assaulting an officer, whilst a 31-year-old woman, was arrested for violent disorder.
All the suspects are from the Telford area and remain in custody.
Image source, GoogleQuote MessageThis incident is unacceptable. My colleagues were on patrol, keeping the community safe – we do not come to work to be assaulted.
Quote MessageThis type of behaviour will not be tolerated... this was undoubtedly a very distressing incident for anyone who witnessed it and I am pleased we made four arrests, having gained control of the incident quickly."
James Baker, Supt
Unlicensed music event attended by 100 broken uppublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 2 September 2020
In the early hours of Monday, officers seized sound equipment and dispersed a crowd of about 100.
Read MoreMother to run marathon for son's cancer charitypublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 2 September 2020
Bob Hockenhull
BBC Midlands TodayA mother who lost her seven-year-old son Harry to cancer will run her own marathon to help other young patients.
Sally Johnson had been due to run the London Marathon next month for a charity set up in her son’s name.
Image source, Family photoMs Johnson, who's already raised almost £500,000 in six years, will now complete the 26.2 miles on her own course in Shrewsbury on 4 October.
She said: "I've been training, I've been working hard and I didn't want all that to go to waste."
Wolves loan keeper Sarkic to Shrewsburypublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 2 September 2020
Shrewsbury Town sign Wolves' Montenegro international keeper Matija Sarkic on a season-long loan.
Read MoreRare species of bird returns to marshespublished at 13:39 British Summer Time 2 September 2020
A steep decline in the number of snipes had led the RSPB to add them to the endangered list.
Read More'The school feels alive again'published at 10:19 British Summer Time 2 September 2020
Joanne Gallacher
Political reporter, BBC ShropshireI went to Old Park Primary School in Telford in Shropshire during lockdown to see the imaginative ways they had tackled social distancing.
They replaced grey floor tiles with a bright green one every two metres so pupils knew where to stand and it looks like stepping stones throughout the corridor.
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End of twitter postMandie Haywood is the head teacher of the school which has 620 pupils.
She told me: “You’d be amazed at how adaptable children are and they do follow the rules we put in place. They’re just so positive, it’s lovely to have the school feel alive again.
"They follow what they’re asked to do. They’re not very good at social distancing because children aren’t but what we’re hearing all the time is they’re at such a low risk and they don’t seem to pass anything on so it’s important we don’t frighten them too much about it.
“We are so ambitious for our children in the long run. Their education is desperately important to us but we want to make it interesting and fun.”
Another pantomime is called offpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 1 September 2020
Aladdin has just gone the same way as Beauty and the Beast and many other pantomimes, with Telford's theatre announcing it won't be hosting a pantomime this year.
The Place in Oakengates has been closed since March and bosses said they waited as long as possible before making the decision. The continuing uncertainty over coronavirus restrictions had made it necessary, they added today.
Image source, Shone ProductionsCouncillor Eileen Callear, from Telford and Wrekin Council said the current guidelines would impact on a lot of the things that made pantomime popular, including, "packed houses, lots of singing and shouting and the audience joining in".
The theatre said it is "exploring alternative plans for the Christmas season".
Your photos: Blue skies around the West Midlandspublished at 13:17 British Summer Time 1 September 2020
The arrival of September has brought with it beautiful blue skies, and BBC Weather Watchers in Shrawardine, Newport and Hereford have been capturing them in all their glory.
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Image source, SunchaserFactory to set up four-acre solar farmpublished at 11:23 British Summer Time 1 September 2020
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceA factory in Telford has been given permission to set up four acres of solar panels on nearby land.
Ricoh UK said the measure would save 521 tonnes of carbon emissions every year and would generate power equivalent to the amount used by 281 homes in a year.
Image source, GoogleRicoh said it wasn't able to mount the panels on top of its factory because they would have been too heavy.
Club allowed more fans for FA Cup matchpublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 1 September 2020
Whitchurch Alport have been given permission to double the capacity of their ground to 300 for tonight's FA Cup match against Haughmond.
Until the weekend the Shropshire club been limited to 150 by the FA for social distancing reasons, but passed the conditions to extend that.
Cash-blow for theatre as pantomime called offpublished at 08:45 British Summer Time 1 September 2020
This year's pantomime production of Beauty and the Beast at Shrewsbury's Theatre Severn won't be going ahead.
The decision was taken because of uncertainty around the lockdown restrictions for theatres later this year.
The annual pantomime generates about 20% of the theatre's annual income.
