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Updates from Friday 30 September 2016
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Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
The deputy CEO of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has told a board meeting it will take between three and four years to reconfigure services after a decision is made.
Neil Nisbet has been speaking about the Future Fit review, which is likely to recommend A&E services in one of the county's hospitals being downgraded, among other changes.
Faith Page
Reporter, BBC Shropshire
The former leader of Telford & Wrekin Council Kuldip Sahota is blaming the Brexit vote for a racist attack on his wife.
He was speaking at the Labour Conference in Liverpool.
Mr Sahota said she was verbally abused two days after the referendum and that the youth used language that reminded him of the 60s and 70s.
Quote MessageBrexit is in danger of putting community relations back some 50 years in our country."
Kuldip Sahota, Telford and Wrekin councilor
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
Our headlines this afternoon include:
- Former council leader blames Brexit for racist attack on his wife
- Shropshire hospital reconfiguration could take up to four years, says NHS boss
- Cat rescued from house fire which she is thought to have caused
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
A pet cat who is thought to have started a fire in her owner's house has been revived using an oxygen mask designed especially for animals.
Harriet, a 15-year-old tortoiseshell tabby, is believed to have turned on a kitchen hot plate stacked with clothes at the Diksmuide Drive home, Ellesmere, on Monday.
She then ran upstairs and firefighters had to rescue her from a smoke-filled bedroom.
Image source, Shropshire Fire and Rescue ServiceAll 23 fire stations in the county now have the masks, which can be used on everything from large dogs to hamsters, after a fundraising campaign earlier in the year. Harriet is believed to be the first in Shropshire to have benefited, the fire service says.
Quote MessageI had just moved the ironing off the work surface onto the hob to get some cheese and crackers and went upstairs. The next thing I knew the house was on fire and after I got the two dogs and a Chinchilla out I realised the cat was probably upstairs but I couldn’t go back in because of the severe smoke."
Shelley Hall, Harriet's owner
Ian Perry
BBC Radio Shropshire
University Centre Shrewsbury is hosting a cyber-crime conference this afternoon at its Guildhall campus.
Delegates include West Mercia Police, Shropshire Council and local businesses.
Jennifer Meierhans
BBC News Online
Peter Chapman used Your Questions to ask: "Why is Shropshire also known as Salop?"
"Salop is an old abbreviation for Shropshire, which comes from the Anglo-French Salopesberia," said local historian Keith Pybus.
Salop was was also a latin name for the county town, Shrewsbury, which also shares the motto of Floreat Salopia, which means let Shrewsbury, or Shropshire, flourish."
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BBC Sport
Shrewsbury's Shaun Whalley has been ruled out for four to six weeks with a calf injury.
He went off in the second half of the 1-1 draw with Peterborough.
Image source, Getty ImagesFarmers in Shropshire are being asked to sign up for a bird survey, organised by the Game and Wildlife Trust.
This year 970 people took part in The Big Farmland Bird Count, external, but it is hoping to sign up 5,000 for next year's study.
The count will take place in February and the trust wants farmers to spend half an hour a day recording the species and numbers of birds on one particular area of their farm.
Quote MessageAnyone who works on and cares for the land is vital in helping to ensure the future survival of many of our most cherished farmland bird species."
Game and Wildlife Trust
BBC News Health
NHS trusts in England paid out more than £1.4bn in medical negligence claims last year compared with £583m in 2008, analysis shows.
The NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), which handles claims on behalf of trusts, said it was trying to reduce the costs.
It blamed big rises in claims and legal costs from claimants.
Lawyers said the costs would not exist if the NHS had not been negligent and accused it of delaying claims.
Last year, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust paid out £11m (including costs) in negligence claims, compared with £3.1m in 2010-11.
The Telford Tigers have released their veteran defenceman Marcus Maynard after four seasons.
He joined from the Nottingham Lions in 2012 and coach Tom Watkins has praised his commitment, revealing he has been driving to Telford from his Nottingham home, almost every day.
Image source, Steve BrodieWatkins said it was a difficult decision to make, but it was done to "continue the building process".
Quote MessageMarcus has been a complete professional for us and a great person to have around the club. He has always been very dedicated and shown a huge amount of commitment."
Tom Watkins, Telford Tigers head coach
Oswestry and Borders Chronicle
A decision on whether to reopen a public inquiry into plans to build two wind farms in Mid Wales could be made within weeks, government papers revealed today., external
We've had a beautiful, bright start to the day across Shropshire.
These photos were taken near Ludlow (top) and Telford (bottom).
Image source, Foggy
Image source, Gareth111Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
Our top stories this lunchtime:
- Council leader calls for pause in hospital review
- Shrewsbury town councillors claim they were silenced over swimming pool debate
- Ludlow to host political debate tonight
The leader of Telford and Council says he wants the NHS to put the brakes on the Future Fit review of hospital services.
Shaun Davies has been critical of the 50-person panel, which recently recommended moving emergency care and women and children's services out of Telford, saying it is weighted in favour of Shrewsbury.
Mr Davies said the NHS Future Fit team needed to take stock and reconsider the decision-making process.
Quote MessageWe need a clear pause because we feel the NHS needs more time to look again at how it has presented information and on which key decisions, that will have a very negative affect on hundreds of thousands people in this borough and in major parts of Shropshire, appear to have been made."
Shaun Davies, Leader of Telford and Wrekin Council
Lucy Martin
BBC Weather
We're going to see some sunshine in Shropshire this afternoon and light cloud.
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Rio Paralympian Nick Beighton has been in the BBC Shropshire studios this morning.
Nick, who's from Shrewsbury, won bronze in the men's canoeing KL2 final.
You can hear his full interview with Eric and Clare here.
Shropshire's Nick Beighton shows off his Rio bronze medal
The Ludlow MP, Philip Dunne, is refusing to take sides on the debate over Shropshire's A&E services.
As a health minister, he is limited in what he can say on the issue, but says he has yet to reach a conclusion on whether they would be better off based in Shrewsbury or Telford.
Mr Dunne, who is expecting to take questions on the subject at a constituency debate tonight, says he wants to "understand what the evidence is" before "leaping to an emotional conclusion".
And he admits his own constituents will have different views on the subject, depending on where they live.
Quote MessageThe population (of the Ludlow constituency) divides broadly evenly between those who would use Shrewsbury and those who would use Telford... It is clearly an easier decision for those who represent either town or the other to decide which is best for their residents."
Philip Dunne, Ludlow MP
The former leader of Telford & Wrekin Council today blamed the Brexit vote for a racist attack on his wife., external
Image source, Shropshire StarA Question Time style political debate is taking place at Ludlow C of E School this evening.
It is being hosted by town mayor Paul Draper - Ludlow councillor Andy Boddington and the local MP Philip Dunne are among the panellists.
Shropshire Councillors Cecilia Motley and George Candler have also been included, along with Gill George from Shropshire Defend our NHS, Debbie Voegler from the NHS Future Fit review team and a local GP.
