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The former Coventry City and Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray is the latest to rule himself out of the Shrewsbury Town job.
Image source, Getty ImagesSteve Cotterill and caretaker manager Danny Coyne are among those to say they have no interest in the vacancy.
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
Shropshire is home to one third of the Marches Mosses, one of Britain's biggest raised bogs.
European money has been found to help pay for a £5m restoration project, which will take five years.
But, this is just part of a much longer wildlife project and as you can see, it's already had some success.
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Image source, Natural EnglandFan-owned National League North side AFC Telford United need to raise £50,000 over the next two months.
Read MoreProposals which could result in the overnight closure of Telford's A&E department are provoking some comment from local politicians.
The MP for the Wrekin, Mark Pritchard, has demanded the NHS publish the justification for this immediately.
Telford politicians have already raised concerns about long-term proposals to downgrade Telford's A&E department, as part of the Future Fit hospitals review.
Quote MessageThis move must be backed by evidence for the decision. Evidence that local NHS Managers should publish immediately"
Mark Pritchard, MP for the Wrekin
A project to preserve bog land on the border between Shropshire and Wales receives £3.75m in funding from the European Union.
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James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
There's been speculation of Telford being on the brink, but an official statement sets out that there's no winding-up order against the club and that all the players have been paid.
Telford do have bills to pay, though, and extra help and support is needed to keep things going in the short-term.
In the longer term, the club says it can no longer be run by fans' committees and the process for that will start this week.
This is to make it more attractive to external investors and we believe there is interest out there.
James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
AFC Telford United insist they are not on the verge of a financial disaster, but need to raise £50,000 over the next two months to improve a cash flow problem.
They also say the process to change the current business model of being run by a Supporters Trust needs start immediately.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe're getting plenty of photos of the mist around Shropshire this morning, sent in by the BBC Weather Watchers.
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Image source, Heather HAndy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
Our top stories this lunchtime:
- Shropshire mosses project to benefit from £3.75m EU grant
- Staff shortages could force overnight closures of Telford A&E
- Shrewsbury Town fined for tunnel brawl
BBC Sport
Shrewsbury Town's online poll, external to find their greatest ever team has come to a conclusion.
The club ran the vote position-by-position and unsurprisingly, record goalscorer Arthur Rowley easily won his poll for the number 10 shirt.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe team includes a number of players who went on to be managers and another who is in the frame to be the next Shrewsbury manager and lines up as follows: Bob Wardle, Jake King, Nigel Pearson, Ross MacLaren, Tommy Lynch, Mickey Brown, Graham Turner (pictured above), Ian Atkins, Paul Maguire, Alf Wood, Arthur Rowley.
Those players will now feature in a mural at the ground.
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
It's going to be another cloudy afternoon in Shropshire, with a bit of rain overnight for some of us.
Latest weather for the West Midlands
A man suffered a fractured jaw when he and his friend were punched in the face in an unprovoked attack by a Telford man, a court heard., external
Image source, Shropshire StarA Natural England project to preserve bog-land on the Shropshire-Wales border has been given £3.75m by the European Union's LIFE fund, external.
The money will be used over the next five years to buy more of the land, raise water levels and restore habitats around the Fenn's, Whixhall, Bettisfield and Wem mosses and the Shropshire Wildlife Trust is also looking to make a bid for Heritage Lottery Fund money.
The Marches Mosses are Britain's third largest raised bog and cover an area equivalent to 1,000 football fields, with one third of that in Shropshire and the rest in Wales.
Quote MessageWe are overjoyed, after two years of hard work by our external funding team and colleagues, to have received funding to put the Mosses on a much better footing to face the future."
Joan Daniels M.B.E., Marches Mosses BogLIFE Project Officer
Andrew Hewkin
Newsreader, BBC Shropshire
British diplomats have been in touch with a former Reuters war correspondent, said to be from Shrewsbury, who has been arrested on drugs charges in Bali.
Indonesian police say they found David Fox carrying a package of hashish and found more in his room.
He and an Australian man could face jail terms of up to 20 years.
The EU must learn a lesson on how it informs people about money being spent to help poorer areas like those in Wales, a commissioner says.
Read MoreJames Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
Shrewsbury Town have been fined £4,500 for their part in a half-time brawl during their recent defeat at Bury. The home side were fined £5,000 for the tunnel incident.
Both clubs were charged with failing to control their players and officials during a game Bury won 2-1.
Image source, Getty ImagesAndy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
Our top stories this morning include:
- Telford A&E could close overnight because of staff shortage
- Hate crime warning from police
- Shrewsbury Town fined for tunnel brawl
Les Walton
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
West Mercia Police has launched a campaign to raise awareness of hate crime in Shropshire.
They say there has been an increase in the number of offences against people targeted because of their race, religion, disability or sexual orientation.
Quote MessagePeople are feeling vulnerable and fearful of putting their head above the parapet. Our message this week is that hate crime is everybody's problem, it's not just about the victim, it's about all of us standing together and making sure intolerance isn't rife in our communities."
Katrina Gilman, Diversity Officer, West Mercia Police
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Elaine Muir
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
The Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal hospitals say they're working on contingency plans for accident and emergency after another consultant resigned.
The hospital trust will now reach the 'tipping-point' at which it's said it would struggle to provide a safe and sustainable emergency service at both hospitals.
Unless help can be found from other hospitals in the region, A&E at the Princess Royal in Telford may have to close overnight.
Services at the Royal Shrewsbury would be maintained, as it houses the county's trauma unit and the main centre for surgery.
Image source, GoogleTucked in a passageway, a clown lurks with the intention of scaring children as they walk to school., external This image was taken in Upper Church Street, near The Marches School in Oswestry.
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