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The review of hospitals in Shropshire is recommending that the county should have just one emergency centre, based in Shrewsbury, with Telford's A&E being downgraded as a result.
The Future Fit team has also recommended moving Women and Children's Services to Shrewsbury and making Telford's Princess Royal Hospital the county's centre for planned surgery.
Three new stores will open, external and another has extended its lease at shopping centres in Shrewsbury.
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Lucy Martin
BBC Weather
It will be another chilly day, but warmer than yesterday with temperatures up to around 5C (41F) and parts of Shropshire should remain above freezing tonight.
Weather for the West Midlands.
Kate Tebby
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
A week of painstaking work is underway to re-build an important stained glass window at St Alkmund's Church in Whitchurch.
It dates from the 1860s and was removed in April to repair extensive damage, but will be back in place before Christmas.
The Rector of Whitchurch, the Reverend Judy Hunt, says despite the scaffolding, the improvements are clear.
Quote MessageI can already see that the colours are so much more vibrant than before it was taken out and restored. You can see the expressions on the faces of the figures in the window much more. It will be really exciting when the scaffolding comes down and we can see it in all its glory."
Reverend Judy Hunt, Rector of Whitchurch
Joanne Gallacher
Political reporter, BBC Shropshire
There's concern about the future of Shropshire's rural maternity units.
A 70 page document which spells out how healthcare will be delivered in the county over the next 5 years fails to mention Midwife Led units.
Image source, GoogleNHS campaigners claim this could be the beginning of the end for the service.
But the Chief Executive of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust, denies that
We've seen some great photos of the frost this morning, from the BBC Weather Watchers.
These ones were taken near Oswestry and Newport.
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Image source, TayNon-league Sutton knock out Cheltenham of League Two - relive Saturday's FA Cup second-round action as it happened.
Read MoreThe pantomime season is underway in Shrewsbury, with the first performance of Cinderella taking place at Theatre Severn this morning.
The first performance of Sleeping Beauty at The Place in Oakengates takes place next Wednesday.
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Tracey Higgins
BBC Local Live
A 52-year-old man from Wrexham has been arrested on suspicion of assault, following an alleged road rage incident in Hadley last night, external, police say.
West Mercia Police say a white Mercedes SLK and a white Vauxhall combo car/van were involved in a collision on the Haybridge roundabout around 17:25.
Image source, GoogleFollowing the accident, the two men driving the vehicles were involved in a fight at the roadside, a spokesman said.
An NHS meeting is taking place behind closed doors, about now, to try to agree a plan for Shropshire's A&E departments, but it's possible we might get no decision today.
Instead of recommending emergency care is based at either Shrewsbury or Telford, the Future Fit review team could agree to go to public consultation next year with no recommendation.
If that does happen, we can expect a lot of anger from critics, who will say that after spending three years on this review, at a cost of £3m, they should be able to make a decision.
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
Our headlines this morning:
- Announcement expected today on future of county's A&E departments
- Ambulances spending more time waiting outside Shropshire hospitals
- Liberal Democrats call for more to be done to reuse empty homes
You've been busy taking some great pictures of the recent cold snap in Shropshire.
Here are a couple from today from our BBC Weather Watchers.
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Nick Southall
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
Shropshire Council's opposition Liberal Democrat group says more should be done to get empty homes occupied.
There are just over 3,000 empty properties in the local authority area.
Image source, GoogleCouncillor Roger Evans says if owners can be encouraged to sell or rent them it would help people who are struggling to find accommodation and bring in money from the government.
Quote MessageIf a house has been empty for more than six months it goes on a special register and if Shropshire Council can return that house back into accommodation, [the authority] would get £1,500 per year for four years off the government as a special bonus."
Roger Evans, Liberal Democrat councillor on Shropshire Council
Image source, Shropshire StarThe BBC has been taking a look at ambulance response times and the delays ambulances face when dropping off patients at accident and emergency departments.
Only last month the West Midlands Ambulance Service said the delays at hospitals in Shrewsbury and Telford had become a serious concern and that "something drastic has to happen now", before the busy winter period.
In response, the hospitals said they are working on the problem and discussions have taken place with the ambulance service, but too many patients are facing delays before they can be discharged.
Joanne Gallacher
Political reporter, BBC Shropshire
Health bosses are meeting later and more details could emerge about the county's accident and emergency services.
The chief executive of Shrewsbury & Telford Hospitals NHS Trust, Simon Wright, is expecting an announcement about a new 24-hour A&E unit.
There are a number of options:
- To have the 24-hour emergency care-unit at the Royal Shrewsbury and move the women and children's unit from the PRH there too
- To have the A&E unit at the Princess Royal in Telford
- To have the emergency centre in Shrewsbury, but keep the women and children's unit in Telford
- To do nothing.
Tracey Higgins
BBC Local Live
The top stories in Shropshire this morning:
- Time ambulance spend waiting outside Shropshire's two A&E departments, nearly doubles
- Announcement due on which main hospital is to keep its 24-hour A&E unit
- Lib Dems say more should be done to get empty homes in the county occupied.
Lucy Martin
BBC Weather
A cold start with widespread frost this morning, and a few mist or fog patches. Skies will be mostly clear to begin with, but through the day it will turn increasingly cloudy in the north.
Highs of 5C (41F).
BBC Travel
There's heavy traffic on the A49 southbound in Shrewsbury at the Sundorne Island this morning, that could affect your journey.
For more information on this and other incidents visit the BBC Travel page.
Tracey Higgins
BBC Local Live
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