People wanting to buy shares in AFC Telford United have less than 24 hours to get their applications in., external

The club says there has been a "positive" initial uptake of the shares, which cost £100 each and it said it is also continuing to speak to interested investors.

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Any application for 50 or more shares has to get the approval of the club's board and share certificates will be issued to successful buyers later this week.

A bridge in Powys which had to be closed after engineers found safety faults is partially reopened.

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

Our headlines this evening:

- Former Shropshire magistrate jailed for rape

- Health commissioners to vote on hospitals proposals

- Bridgnorth wins high street award

BBC Weather Watchers

We had some spectacular sunset photos shared by the BBC Weather Watchers last night and there have been more today, such as this one - taken this evening near Albrighton.

Image source, Baz

We've also seen a lot of thick grey cloud in parts of the county.

This photo was taken in the last hour, in Oakengates.

Image source, Ray

People are being asked to pay £36 a year to secure the future of a county's country parks in the wake of cuts.

The team that put together Bridgnorth's winning entry in the Great British High Street Awards has thanked all their supporters.

Sally Themans (below, right) said she was "so excited, very proud" and that there was a "fantastic coming-together of so many different organisations and people and businesses and sports clubs".

Image source, Great British High Street

As well as getting £5,000 and the trophy Sally is holding, the competition organisers have offered local businesses social media training from Google and Twitter.

A former magistrate and retired deputy head teacher has been jailed for nine years for raping a woman with learning difficulties.

Image source, West Mercia Police

Santokh Minhas, 67, raped the victim at his home in Shropshire, in 2015, and threatened her with repercussions if she told anyone.

He was arrested after the victim told a friend and police were notified.

Minhas, of Broadway, Shifnal, was found guilty of rape and sentenced at Hereford Crown Court on Friday.

Messages of congratulations are being sent to Bridgnorth, after it scooped an award in the Great British High Street of the Year, external awards.

They include the Severn Valley Railway, which was one of the places the judges visited when they came to inspect the town.

Ian Perry
BBC Radio Shropshire

Women in Market Drayton have knitted over 700 angels and are leaving them in various places around the town.

They're yours to keep if you find one and they come with an invitation to gather in Cheshire Street on Sunday for a street nativity called 'Buttercross to Bethlehem'.

Politicians from Shrewsbury and Telford have been trying to influence tonight's meeting of Shropshire's health commissioners.

The Shropshire and Telford CCGs will have to decide whether to back recommendations for a shake-up of the county's hospitals - Telford and Wrekin Council has threatened to launch legal action if they vote in favour.

The MP For Shrewsbury supports the proposals and Daniel Kawcyznski, is urging the CCG board members to be "brave" and stand up to the threat.

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

Our headlines this afternoon:

- Bridgnorth wins award in Great British High Street competition

- Health commissioners to vote on hospitals proposals  

- Celebration for Rio athletes at Lilleshall

Bridgnorth's victory in the Great British High Street of the Year, external awards wins the town £5,000, but the organisers always said it was more about civic pride than the prize-money.

They said they gambled by attempting to show the judges the "real" Bridgnorth and beat two Leicestershire towns in the Large Market Town category Market Harborough and Hinckley - which both sent congratulations.

A new campaign is being launched by West Mercia Police, external - highlighting the dangers of what used to be known as "legal highs". 

The psychoactive drugs were banned in the summer.

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Det Ch Insp Ally Wright says they are neither safe nor legal. 

Congratulations to Bridgnorth! 

It's been announced this afternoon that the town has won the best Large Market Town category at the Great British High Street competition. 

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

There's a celebration at the National Sports Centre at Lilleshall this afternoon, bringing together a range of Olympic and Paralympic competitors whose sports are based at the venue.

There will be 11 Rio-medallists attending, representing Britain's gymnastics team, paralympic archers, wheelchair rugby team and the badminton squad.

Image source, Google

The Lilleshall National Sports & Conferencing Centre is managed by a private company, Serco, on behalf of Sport England and served as a training venue for athletes from several other countries ahead of Rio.

There was a stunning sunrise and sunset yesterday, prompting people across the West Midlands to get out their cameras.

See a selection of some of the best photos from across the region. 

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

Shropshire Council is asking people to sign up for a scheme to help pay for country parks, heritage sites and rights of way.

In return for paying £3 a month to join Shropshire's Great Outdoors, external, people will get free-parking at some council-maintained sites, as well as access to members-only events and guided walks.

Shropshire Council has taken the step to cut the amount it spends itself, pointing out it has to maintain over 5,500km of public rights of way in the county.

BBC Sport

It's starting to become a question of who can beat The New Saints?

The Welsh Premier League leaders made it win number 17 at the weekend. 

They beat Cardiff Met 3-1 at home after coming from behind and scoring twice with eight minutes to go.

A former magistrate and retired deputy head teacher is jailed for nine years for raping a woman with learning difficulties.

Joanne Malin
BBC Midlands Today

This lunchtime on Midlands Today, we're looking at the state of the automotive industry in part of the region, 10 years since the local car plant closed. 

We're also hearing claims that decades of unemployment across the West Midlands led to major support for Brexit. 

You can see both those stories and more, including the lunchtime weather forecast, on BBC One from 13:30.