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Updates on Friday 2 December
We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
Mark Elliott
Reporter, BBC Shropshire
More than 9,000 shoe boxes are on their way from Shropshire to Kyrgyzstan as a part of Operation Christmas Child, external.
Each one has been packed with gifts for children from poor backgrounds and they have been loaded onto a lorry today.
Lucy Martin
BBC Weather
For the second night in a row, temperatures are forecast to drop below freezing around the county, but tomorrow should be a little warmer.
Lucy Martin has your forecast
The Shrewsbury politician, Suzanne Evans, has been given her old job back by UKIP.
The new party leader, Paul Nuttall, has appointed her joint deputy chairman.
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Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
Planned cuts to agency, locum and bank staff at the hospitals in Shrewsbury and Telford are expected to save them £4m, a report going to the trust's board says., external
It explains that the hospitals spend £2.66m a month on temporary staff and that cutting the equivalent of 150 posts would reduce the overall workforce by 2.8%.
Image source, SaTHThe Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust is trying to cut its overspend and is also looking to cut non-pay spending by £400,000 a month between now and the end of March.
BBC Sport
The New Saints will have to wait a bit longer to try to extend their winning run, because tonight's match is off.
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Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
Our headlines:
- Hospitals plan to cut the equivalent of 150 jobs
- Motorcyclist hurt in Lilleshall crash
- Whitchurch stained glass window replaced after seven-month restoration project
Join BBC local radio and choose your commentary as eight matches take place in the second round of the FA Cup.
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A driving instructor on her way to teach a speed awareness course pulled out to overtake and caused the death of a pensioner., external
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
We've had a number of collisions on Shropshire's roads today, but relatively few injuries.
But a man in his 50's has been taken to the Royal Shrewsbury hospital this afternoon after his motorbike was involved in a collision with a van on Wellington Road in Lilleshall.
James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
The Shrewsbury Town manager, Paul Hurst, says he won't take any risks with players who aren't fully fit.
Shaun Whalley's recovery from a thigh injury has been slow and Hurst believes he probably won't be ready for Saturday's match against Fleetwood.
Image source, Getty ImagesJack Grimmer and Gary Deegan, who both picked up knocks against Port Vale, should be given the okay later this week for the FA Cup tie.
With temperatures staying low this today, we're getting lots of lovely frosty photos from the BBC Weather Watchers.
These ones were taken in Norton (top) and Oakengates (below).
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Faith Page
Reporter, BBC Shropshire
The trust which runs Shropshire's two main hospitals is planning to cut the hours of temporary staff, equivalent to 150 jobs, including consultants, medical staff and nurses.
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is heading for a £12m deficit and needs to reduce that by half.
The savings will also be made by cutting spending in other areas and a financial recovery plan is being discussed in a board meeting on Thursday.
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
Our headlines this afternoon:
- Hospitals plan to cut 150 temporary jobs
- Council canteen closed after rat discovered
- Stained glass window replaced after seven-month restoration project
A stained glass window at St Alkmund's church in Whitchurch is being replaced this week, after a seven-month project to restore it.
The panes in the central east window should all be in place by the weekend and workmen will then move on to restore the other two stained glass windows.
The original window was made by William Warrington in the 1860's and there is evidence of several attempts to carry out temporary repairs over the years.
A stained glass window is being replaced at St Alkmund's church in Whitchurch this week
BBC Travel
Traffic is very slow again around junction four of the M54, because of the roadworks there.
That's the turn-off for Shifnal and the motorway services.
An Oswestry climber has been shortlisted in a photography competition designed to get us thinking about our safety when we take selfies.
Steve Darrall took this selfie on the summit of Glyder Fach in Snowdonia, describing it as "a fantastic day to be in the mountains".
Image source, Steve DarrallThe #SelfieSafety competition, external is part of a national campaign run by the National Accident Helpline, which says people aren't taking enough care when taking photos of themselves.
The combination of frosty fields and the sun rising over hazy skies allowed the BBC Weather Watchers to take some stunning photos, first thing.
These were taken near Albrighton (top) and Kinnersley (below).
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Image source, Can_you_see_the_wrekin?A bridge in Powys is closed over safety fears after structural problems are found by engineers.
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