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Updates on Friday 9 December
Tracey Higgins
BBC Local Live
The top stories in Shropshire this morning:
- Disruption expected as water firm Severn Trent replaces four and a half miles of pipe in south Shropshire
- Teacher with dyslexia wins top professional award
Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
Today will be rather cloudy, but there will be some brighter spells for many too. There'll be a fresh breeze, but it'll be another mild day. Outbreaks of rain will arrive in the far north-west later.
Top temperatures of 13C (55F)
BBC Travel
There are no accidents to report on the county's roads this morning, but roadworks could affect your journey.
The B4385 in Bishop's Castle is closed in both directions between the A488 junction and the Stank Lane junction because of water main work.
For more information visit the BBC Travel page.
Tracey Higgins
BBC Local Live
I'm here with all your news, sport, travel and weather this morning.
Do get in touch if you have a story or pictures you'd like to share with the rest of the County.
You can email, tweet, external or get in touch via our Facebook, external page.
Work begins to repair a Powys bridge which was closed after structural problems were found by engineers.
Read MoreWe'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.
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
It's going to be another mild night in Shropshire, with temperatures as high as 11C (52F) in parts of the county.
And there will be a covering of light cloud.
BBC Midlands Today's Shefali Oza has your forecast
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
Tributes have been paid to a Shrewsbury man who died in a crash last month.
Cristiano Malvone, who was 47, died after a collision on the A458 near Ford.
Image source, Malvone familyHis brother Gino said he was "at home now" with his mother and his father.
Quote MessageMy brother Cristiano was taken from me and his family too soon. He was kind at heart, funny and a loving father to his daughter. We will miss his cheeky personality which made him capable of making everyone around him feel alive - and that is how we feel in our heart and soul, that he will always be alive."
Gino Malvone
James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
AJ Leitch-Smith, Sean Whalley and Joe Riley have all been ruled out of Shrewsbury Town's trip to Millwall on Saturday.
Leitch-Smith (pictured below) has a knee injury and his recovery has slowed down this week.
Image source, Getty ImagesWhile Riley trained today, the Town manager Paul Hurst says he won't be fit in time.
We've seen some great photos from the BBC Weather Watchers today, including these ones taken near Oswestry (top) and in Oakengates (below).
That squirrel looks like he's got his Christmas dinner sorted.
Image source, Bingoswestry
Image source, RayThe final phase of work on Telford's Limekiln roundabout is due to start tonight.
The delay-hit project started in March and is one of six roundabouts in the area to undergo work.
The final phase will involve closing the roundabout from 20:00 until 06:00 until 23 December to enable overnight surfacing works.
An independent expert is expected to be brought in to review the decision-making process behind the Future Fit review of hospital services.
The leader of the Future Fit team, David Evans, has made the commitment following concerns raised by Telford and Wrekin Council - which is unhappy with its conclusions.
Mr Evans says he doesn't yet know who will carry out the work, but he says it will be conducted within the current timescale, so as not to delay the process any further.
The plan is to start public consultation on the plans in the new year.
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
Our headlines this evening:
- Independent scrutiny of hospitals review promised
- Women in labour facing long journeys to see consultants in Shropshire
- Pair arrested after firearms incident near Newport, thought to involve air rifle
James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
After two goalless matches, Shrewsbury Town need to rediscover their scoring-form again, says midfielder Gary Deegan.
The team has scored 19 times this season and face a trip to Millwall on Saturday.
Shrewsbury Town midfielder Gary Deegan says the side needs to score more goals
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
Reports of poaching in the Cleobury Mortimer and Highley areas are being investigated by the police.
They say the activity has become a "regular occurrence" and are urging people to carry on reporting sightings of suspicious activity.
We've seen bright blue skies around Shropshire this afternoon and you can see that in the photos being shared by the BBC Weather Watchers.
These ones were taken near Hopton Heath (top) and Badger (below).
Image source, Hopton Karen
Image source, PJ'sFive wards at Wrexham Maelor Hospital are closed to the public following an outbreak of norovirus.
Read MoreThe data used by the NHS to make its hospitals recommendations has been reevaluated by one of Telford and Wrekin Council's number-crunchers - and they've come to a different conclusion.
The authority says that "if used without interpretation and bias" that data should point to Telford's Princess Royal Hospital as the best place for the county's emergency department and for women and children's services.
Image source, SaTHTelford and Wrekin Council said the Future Fit review team's conclusions showed "many errors in methodology and assumptions" and skewed their assessments in favour of Shrewsbury.
It is threatening to launch a judicial review on Monday, if Telford's health commissioners decide to push ahead with consultation on the plans.
Snout to see here: The full furry set is filmed in Shropshire
Unique footage has come to light showing some of England's best loved wild animals living in the same county.
It has taken Shropshire Wildlife Trust five years to capture all seven native members of the mustelid family on camera.
They include a badger, stoat, weasel, polecat, pine marten, otter and American mink.
Elaine Muir
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
An analysis of the time taken to transfer women in labour to a consultant-led maternity unit shows that from Oswestry's hospital, it's a 34-mile (55km) trip to the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford or 13 miles (21km) to Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
Women using the maternity unit at Ludlow Hospital currently face a journey of either 31 miles (50km) to Telford or 26 miles (42km) to Hereford.
It can mean a journey of 50 minutes to get from Shrewsbury to Telford, or 87 minutes to get from Oswestry to Telford, the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust says, when you factor in the time for an ambulance to arrive and the time to transfer women to and from a ward.
The NHS trust said between 20% and 25% of women giving birth at midwife-led units typically end up being transferred.
The trust also said all mums-to-be are assessed throughout their pregnancy to check their suitability for an MLU birth and they are told about the transfer-times, should they need to be moved.
