Ian Perry
BBC Radio Shropshire

The homeless charity Shrewsbury Ark, external has been carrying out some pre-Christmas visits to people living rough this morning.

It was joined in Shrewsbury Town centre the police and the aim was to keep in touch with the people they know about and to see if there are any new rough-sleepers in the town.

BBC Sport

Shrewsbury Town are hoping for success in their FA Cup replay tonight. 

They're at Fleetwood - the third time the sides will have met in the space of just three weeks.

Image source, Getty Images

The winners will be away to the Championship side Bristol City in the next round.   

Emma Kasprzak
BBC Online

While Southern rail's strike was causing chaos for thousands, one group of "rail buddies" further north were bringing a bit of festive cheer to their carriage.

The six, who regularly commute from Shropshire to Birmingham together, decided to hold a Christmas party on the train this morning.

They decorated their chairs with tinsel, and brought party hats and mince pies for the hour-long journey.  

The group even spread a few smiles by offering the mince pies around the carriage to other passengers.

While last night's decision to put Shropshire hospital reorganisation on hold has been welcomed by people who didn't like the recommendations, it has disappointed others.

The decision was made by member's of the county's two clinical commissioning groups, in front of around 160 people in Telford and afterwards the chair of Shropshire's CCG Dr Julian Povey, wanted the plans to go out to public consultation in the new year.

And the Shrewsbury MP, Daniel Kawczynski, who supported the proposals said he continued to support the process.

You'll have to be quick if you want to buy shares in AFC Telford United. 

The deadline is 13:00 today. 

Image source, Getty Images

No one person or organisation can purchase more than 20% of the shares. 

The club decided to change its ownership in order to allow external investment.  

Carlie Swain
BBC Local Live

Our top stories this morning:

- Split decision over health proposals to downgrade Telford's A&E and base emergency care in Shrewsbury - an independent review will now take place

- Shropshire women sets challenge to row across the Atlantic

- AFC Telford share offer ends this lunchtime

They may come from a landlocked county, but a group of Shropshire women are hoping to break the record for rowing across the Atlantic.

The challenge will take place this time next year, external. 

With a combined age of 225, they'll be hoping to set a whole series of world records.

Image source, Atlantic Ladies

Three of the four woman team come from Shropshire and only one of them has ever rowed before. 

But they're hoping to become the oldest four to row the Atlantic and the oldest female crew. 

Image source, Atlantic Ladies

After three years and £3m, it's back to the drawing board for health bosses who wanted to downgrade the A&E at the Princess Royal Hospital and move its Women & Children's Unit over to the Royal Shrewsbury to sit alongside a new super emergency centre. 

Representatives of Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups failed to reach an agreement. 

There was a mixed response from members of the public who attended the packed meeting last night. 

The future of emergency healthcare in Shropshire remains uncertain after health bosses chose not to back plans to base the county's A&E service at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. 

Image source, SATH

Proposals made by the NHS 'Future Fit' board had also recommended downgrading A&E at Telford's Princess Royal Hospital to an urgent care centre and moving women's and children's services to Shrewsbury. 

But last night representatives of Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups voted to send the proposals back to the Future Fit board.

There'll now be an independent review meaning a decision won't be made for weeks. 

Carlie Swain
BBC Local Live

Here are some of the stories we're looking at this morning:

- No backing for plans to downgrade Telford's A&E and build new centre at Shrewsbury

- An independent review of the proposals will now carried out - meaning January's public consultation will not go ahead

- The share offer at AFC Telford United comes to a close this lunchtime

BBC Weather

The cloud will hang around for most of today. Some brighter spells are forecast later.

BBC Travel

Water main works have closed the B4385 in Bishop's Castle between the A488 and Stank Lane. 

You can check the latest travel news for Shropshire here. 

Carlie Swain
BBC Local Live

I'm in the BBC Shropshire newsroom, taking a look at the latest news, sport, travel and weather for a Monday morning.   

If you have a story of picture you'd like to share, you can get in touch via email, Facebook or Twitter. 

Westminster should have the power to put the Welsh Government into "special measures" over its education record, a Conservative MP suggests.

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.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

It's going to be another cloudy evening, with the chance of fog in some places.

And it will remain the same overnight, into tomorrow morning.

James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

Shrewsbury Town's Ryan McGivern is waiting to find out how long he'll be sidelined after rupturing shoulder ligaments at Millwall on Saturday.

Image source, Getty Images

But Shaun Whalley started training again today, and maybe has a chance to return to the squad for tomorrow's FA Cup replay at Fleetwood.

Bob Hockenhull
BBC Midlands Today

People in Shropshire are being asked to pay £3 a month for the upkeep of their country parks, Clare Fildes from the authority told me. 

The council's launched a new membership scheme to raise money for maintenance with members getting benefits like free parking in return. 

It comes as the authority struggles to save millions of pounds. 

Find out more at 18:30 on Midlands Today on BBC One.

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

Barney Cansdale got in touch through the Your Questions section of our website to ask "Is Shropshire the most loosely populated area/county in England?"

The short answer is almost certainly "no", although we are basing that on estimates by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), because the last census was carried out in 2011.

The ONS most recently published population density estimates, external last year, and its figures (which are for 2014) are broken down by local authority area, rather than by ceremonial counties. 

According to these estimates, the least populated local authority area is Eden in Cumbria, with just 25 people per square kilometre and Cumbria as a whole has a population density of 74 people per square km.

The Shropshire Council area, by comparison, has 97 people per square km and the Telford and Wrekin area has a population density of 584 people per square km under these estimates. So the county as a whole would be a long way from being the most loosely populated.

And if you want a look at the 2013 figures, the government produced this interactive map, external using ONS figures.

The government minister responsible for high streets says Bridgnorth deserves the "very highest praise" for its win in the Great British High Street Awards.

Blackburn won the overall title, but Andrew Percy MP said of Bridgnorth "From their spectacular social media campaign to their innovative park and ride scheme, we’ll be sharing Bridgnorth’s excellent example to help others learn from their success.”

This year’s competition saw 900 entries and 500,000 online votes across all 14 categories.