Summary

  • Laser pen shone at RAF Shawbury helicopter

  • Telford man appears in court charged with ten sex offences against girls

  • Wrekin MP to meet health secretary over hospital proposals

  • Updates on Friday 9 December

  1. Millwall 0-1 Shrewsbury Townpublished at 18:11 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2016

    Shrewsbury win at Millwall for the first time in 54 years as Louise Dodds scores the only goal of the game.

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  2. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday.

  3. Weather: Some rain overnight and tomorrowpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    Rebecca Wood
    BBC Weather

    There's going to be some rain about tonight and it will continue tomorrow.

    It should be another mild night though, with temperatures as high as 11C (52F) in places.

    Media caption,

    Rebecca Wood with the West Midlands weather.

  4. Shrewsbury midfielder Sarcevic releasedpublished at 17:51 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    Shrewsbury Town midfielder Antoni Sarcevic leaves the club by mutual consent after agreeing to cancel his contract.

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  5. Trial date set for Woodside attack casepublished at 17:46 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    Tracey Higgins
    BBC Local Live

    A trial date has been set for six people who are facing a range of charges relating to an attack on a teenager at Woodside in Telford earlier this year. 

    The charges include conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to commit GBH with intent and false imprisonment. 

    The trial is due to start at the end of February.

  6. Watch: Shrewsbury prepares to welcome cyclo-cross eventpublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    James Bond
    Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

    The 2016 national Cyclo-Cross title will be decided in Shrewsbury this weekend. 

    Cyclists from all over the country are racing in the woods at the back of the Shrewsbury Sports Village football fields from 10:00.

    Dave Mellor is one of those getting the course ready.

    Media caption,

    Shrewsbury is preparing to host a national cyclo-cross event

  7. Shropshire Knife Angel sculptor now taking on gun crimepublished at 17:24 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    Oswestry and Borders Chronicle

    A knife amnesty that led to a giant angel sculpture being created in Shropshire has been so successful that the man who came up with the idea is now turning his mind to firearms., external

    Alfie BradleyImage source, Shropshire Star
  8. Travel: Accident causing disruption in Ironbridgepublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    BBC Travel

    An accident on New Bridge Road in Ironbridge is causing disruption this evening at the Waterloo Street junction.

  9. Headlines: Telford man charged with sex offences; laser pen shone at RAF helicopter; Brexit bonus for satellite businesspublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    Andy Giddings
    BBC Shropshire

    Our headlines this evening:

    - Telford man appears in court charged with ten sex offences against girls

    - RAF says laser pen shone at one of its helicopters could have been very serious

    - Sterling fall encourages Shropshire satellite business to invest locally

  10. Brexit leads to satellite business investing in Nesscliffepublished at 16:55 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    The fall in sterling since the Brexit vote has encouraged a Shropshire company with bases all over the world to expand its site near Nesscliffe, instead of one in Germany.

    Speedcast provides satellite internet services for a range of industries including oil and gas rigs all over the planet via its array of communication dishes here in the county.

    Satelite dish at Nesscliffe

    Adam Torie said that because sterling has dropped in value it was cheaper to do business in this country than on the continent.

  11. RAF warns of laser pen dangerspublished at 16:33 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    The RAF says an incident in which a laser pen was shone at one of its Squirrel helicopters this week could have been very serious.

    It said that there was a "very significant risk of causing permanent blindness" for the pilot and his crew, who were all wearing light-amplifying night-vision goggles for the training flight.

    RAF Shawbury baseImage source, Google

    The RAF also warned that if a pilot is blinded or distracted, it could put the aircraft into an "extremely dangerous position".

  12. Ice hockey: Czech forward to get debut against Wildcatspublished at 16:15 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    BBC Sport

    Telford Tigers new Czech forward Lubomir Korhon is due to make his debut tomorrow against Swindon Wildcats.

    Telford are on a run of just one defeat in the last seven games, which has seen them open up an eight-point gap at the top of the English Premier League table.

    Corey McEwenImage source, Steve Brodie

    Meanwhile, the Tigers are still searching for a netminder to serve as back-up to Sam Gospel.

  13. Telford man appears in court charged with sex offencespublished at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    A 69-year-old Telford man has appeared before magistrates in the town, charged with a number of sex offences involving girls.

    James Heywood, of Bader Close in Apley faces charges five counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a female under 13 years, two counts of indecent assault of a female under 14 years and three counts of assaulting a female aged 13 and over by penetration.

    He is now due to appear before Shrewsbury Crown Court on 9 January.

  14. Blists Hill to make Christmas Day TV appearancepublished at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    The Blists Hill Victorian town will be appearing on BBC Two on Christmas Day.

    It's the location for a special festive edition of Victorian Bakers, in which four modern-day bakers learn about the way the job was done back then.

    VIctorian bakersImage source, Ironbridge Gorge Museums

    The TV crew used the Victorian town’s bakery and two cottages - you can watch Victorian Bakers at Christmas on Christmas Day at 21:30 and repeated on Boxing Day.

  15. Laser pen shone at RAF helicopterpublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    Police have issued a warning after a laser was shone at an RAF helicopter flying over Astley, near its base in Shawbury.

    It's thought the beam was from a laser pen and the incident happened on Wednesday night.

    Laser pen

    Despite the distraction, the helicopter pilot was able to land safely.  

  16. Headlines: Laser pen shone at RAF helicopter; call for healthcare review chief to step down; Jeremy Hunt to discuss hospitals planpublished at 15:06 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    Andy Giddings
    BBC Shropshire

    Our headlines this afternoon:

    - Laser pen shone at RAF Shawbury helicopter

    - Call for head of healthcare review to step down

    - Wrekin MP to meet health secretary over hospital proposals

  17. Travel: Accident partially blocks road in Lawleypublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    BBC Travel

    West Centre Way in Lawley is partially blocked and there is slow traffic in both directions at the Gresham Drive junction, because of an accident.

  18. Three things you wanted to know aboutpublished at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    All week you have been using Your Questions to ask about the West Midlands. Here are some of our answers.

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  19. Salmon stragglers still heading upriver in Ludlowpublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2016

    Environment Agency staff are in Ludlow today helping the last of the salmon get up to their spawning grounds.

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