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Updates on Friday 2 December
Tim Page
News Editor, BBC Shropshire
Shropshire Council's canteen has had to close because a rat has been discovered there.
The Column Restaurant at Shrewsbury's Shirehall headquarters has been deep cleaned and is being monitored by pest control officers.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut managers say it would be a safety risk to reopen until they're confident the rodents have gone.
The Shawbury Military Wives' Choir will be performing at Lichfield Cathedral tonight.
It's to tie in with the release of a new album for the festive season from the massed Military Wives' Choirs.
Image source, Getty ImagesShawbury was one of about 60 choirs from across the country who took part in the recording and tonight they'll be singing songs from the album, alongside two other choirs.
BBC Sport
After becoming the first side to win 16 straight games in the Welsh Premier League, Oswestry's dominant TNS are chasing Celtic's British record of 25 in a row.
Image source, BBC SportThey're away at Rhyl tonight with a 15 point gap already in place at the top of the table.
Kick off is at 19:45.
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
Our top stories this lunchtime:
- Hospitals chief defends new Shropshire health strategy
- DIY SOS to help Telford boy
- Council canteen closed after rat discovered
The home of a Telford boy who's fighting cancer is going to be transformed in the new year.
The BBC TV show DIY SOS have agreed to convert 11 year old Matthew Coopers' home in Trench.
Matthew has been in hospital for over a year after being diagnosed with cancer, but his home needs renovating before he can come home.
Lucy Martin
BBC Weather
Temperatures are going to hover just above freezing this afternoon, dropping back below 0C (32F) by early evening.
It should be a little milder overnight though.
Latest weather for the West Midlands
BBC Sport Wales
BBC Wales Sport goes behind the scenes at The New Saints as they set a new record for consecutive wins.
The Welsh Premier League leaders have won all 16 of their league games so far this season and on Friday they beat Airbus UK Broughton 4-0 to pass Bangor City’s record of 15 wins in a row, set in 2010-11.
The New Saints: Behind the scenes at the Welsh Premier League record breakers
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
You might not think it, but this cold weather is inspiring salmon and trout in our rivers to get a bit frisky and make little baby fish.
Chris Bainger, from the Environment Agency, said river levels had levelled out after the recent flooding, and most salmon have been able to get upstream to their spawning grounds.
He was out in Shrewsbury earlier, checking for salmon around the weir.
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The Bridge School in Telford has had to partially close this morning, because of a water leak.
Telford and Wrekin Council say the children in class Spaces 1-4 are either being picked up or going home by bus.
Image source, GoogleParents are in the process of being notified and engineers at the site, which is attached to the Hadley Learning Community (above), trying to fix the problem.
A protest march against plans to change rules at a recycling centre in Telford will be staged this weekend., external
James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
Paul Hurst says he wants his Shrewsbury Town players to lighten up, to help the club's fight against relegation.
Town have slípped back to the bottom of League One and the new manager says training sessions are a bit quiet at the moment.
Hurst says that there is still a lot to play for, following Saturday's 0-0 draw with Port Vale and that he doesn't want his players to feel down.
Quote MessageThey’re a quiet group. I don’t know if they feel they’re still getting to know me, but I want a bit more from them."
Paul Hurst, Shrewsbury Town manager
A bigger focus on preventing health problems and treating people closer to home are included in the latest plan to redesign the county's health system, according to a health trust.
The plan has come in for criticism from local council leaders about the lack of financial detail.
Simon Wright, chief executive of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust, helped produce this document.
He says they don't know the full costs yet.
Image source, SATHQuote MessageI don't think the change has to cost more - I think what we're talking about is the removal of waste... we would all acknowledge it's taken longer than we wanted."
Simon Wright, Chief executive, SATH
Here's a photo of yesterday's horse rescue, taken by a firefighter from Wellington.
It had become trapped in a cattle grid and as you can see it had to be lifted out.
Firefighters also used air bags to help the 30-year-old animal.
Image source, @SFRSWellington
Carlie Swain
BBC Local Live
Our top stories this morning:
- Critics of an NHS document looking at the future of the county's health-care say it's "so bad, it's funny"
- Concern for man missing from Bridgnorth
- The BBC's DIY SOS will be converting the home of a Telford boy
BBC Travel
The A5 at Bayston Hill is partially blocked and there is slow traffic eastbound at Dobbies Island, because of a broken down lorry.
Critics of a document drawn up by NHS managers to help them decide what Shropshire's health services could look like in the years ahead have described it as a code for cuts totalling more than £100m.
The leader of Telford and Wrekin Council, Shaun Davies, says he'll oppose the Transformation Plan.
Shropshire Council's leader Malcolm Pate says his authority won't endorse it either and thinks they should have had more involvement.
Quote MessageI want to see realistic figures in the plan, not figures that don't really stack up when you look at the detail."
Malcolm Pate, Leader, Shropshire Council
There's a very frosty blanket covering Shropshire this morning.
We've already been sent pictures of what it's like in Astley Abbots (top) and Willey (bottom).
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Image source, Furry CottageFirefighters spent two-and-a-half hours freeing a horse from a cattle-grid at Monkhopton, near Bridgnorth, late yesterday afternoon.
The 30-year-old animal was eventually freed using airbags and a crane.
Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst says the League One side's squad need "a joker" to help them have "more fun".
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Last night the 16 contenders for this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year award were revealed.
Two Midlands Olympic gold medallists have made it onto the shortlist, including Warwickshire showjumper Nick Skelton - nominated after winning individual gold at the age of 58.
Staffordshire's Adam Peaty is on the list after becoming Britain's first male swimming gold medalist in 28 years.
Here's the full run down of contenders...
You can watch the awards, which are this year being hosted at the Genting Arena in Birmingham, on Sunday, 18 December on BBC One - find more details on BBC Sport.
