BBC Local Live: Shropshire on Friday 10 February 2017

Summary

Ironbridge power station put up for sale
Gingerbread recipe returns 'home' to Market Drayton
Large quantity of rubbish dumped by Telford railway track
Updates from Friday 10 February 2017

Live Reporting

Andy Giddings

MP confident rights of EU citizens will be protected after Brexitpublished at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Shrewsbury's Polish-born MP Daniel Kawczynski says he is sure the rights of European citizens living in the UK will be secured during the Brexit negotiations.
He said he supported "the rights of Poles in the UK, just as I support the rights of Brits in the EU" and that he believed in the prime minister's Brexit strategy.
Mr Kawczynski also criticised an amendment put forward which called for the rights of all EU citizens in the UK to be protected.
He said it would have weakened the British hand, ahead of any negotiations.
Former Shrewsbury favourite wishes sick fan wellpublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
The former Shrewsbury Town favourite Ryan Lowe has wished a Bury fan at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital a speedy recovery, after he suffered a cardiac arrest before Saturday's game.
Lowe, who has played more than 100 times for Bury, is Brian Allen's favourite player, so his son David got in touch with him through Twitter.
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David now says his father is "out of the woods" and in a stable condition and looking forward to seeing more Bury games.
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Ryan has won promotion twice for Bury so he is already a legend in our house, and in my father’s eyes he is a far bigger star than David Beckham."
David Allen, Son of Brian Allen
Another £7.9m for flax mill restoration projectpublished at 14:59 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
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Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
Another £7.9m has been given to Historic England to help restore Shrewsbury's flax mill.
The Heritage Lottery Fund gave the project £12m in 2012, but said "increased construction prices and significant technical challenges have escalated costs".
Historic England is working to convert the listed buildings for commercial and community use.
Charles Darwin links go on display in Shrewsburypublished at 14:39 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Mark Elliott
Reporter, BBC Shropshire
Picture boards have gone up around Shrewsbury town centre today, to celebrate the town's links with Charles Darwin.
The mix of historic and modern images from around the world are on display in The Square and at St Mary's Church.
The boards will remain up for 10 weeks and are all themed around interpretations of Darwin's theories.
Local businesses and The Hive arts venue are behind the exhibition.
Dog, chickens, pig and horse remains all found by archaeologistspublished at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
The archaeologists digging near a small medieval church in Shrewsbury have found a number of animal burials, including a dog which they say appears to have died in childbirth, which was found with six chickens (below, left).
They have also found three clothes-pins, a carved piece of stones and two small coins (below, right).
Image source, Sarah Hart
The site is due to be paved over to create parking spaces for a housing estate and the team have also found foundation stones which suggest the church could once have been double its existing size.
Image source, Sarah Hart
Theatre to stage its first in-house productionpublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Eight years after it opened, Shrewsbury's Theatre Severn is preparing to stage its first in-house production.
It will be putting on a performance of Macbeth and is holding auditions to find local actors to play the witches on 21 and 27 February.
The theatre says it will accept male witches and no experience of performing Shakespeare is required.
Performances will be between 25 and 29 April.
Football: Port Vale v Shrewsbury fixture movedpublished at 13:27 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Sport
Port Vale's fixture against Shrewsbury Town next month has been brought forward a day.
It'll now be played on the evening of Friday 17 March.
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When the two sides met in November, they drew 0-0. Port Vale currently sit one place below Shrewsbury Town, separated by goal difference.
On Midlands Today from 13:30: Head teacher warning and a historical race against timepublished at 13:05 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Midlands Today
This lunchtime on Midlands Today, we'll hear about a head teacher in the region who's written to parents warning them not to allow their sons or daughters out in the local area after dark.
Image source, Sarah Hart
We'll also hear why a medieval church is a hive of activity today and why there's a deadline for historical experts over the site.
Both those stories and more from 13:30 on BBC One.
Tennis club to welcome Wimbledon starpublished at 12:45 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Sport
One of the stars of last year's Wimbledon will be appearing in a competition in Shrewsbury next week.
Marcus Willis reached the second round in the tournament, before losing to Roger Federer on centre court and will be taking part in the Aegon GB Pro-Series, which gets under way on Sunday.
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Poland’s number one player Kamil Majchzak will also be taking part, along with Germain Gigounon from Belgium.
Man in hospital with serious head injuries after falling down stairs in Telfordpublished at 12:18 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Telford Journal
A 59-year-old man is in "serious condition" in hospital after falling down the stairs at a home in Telford., external
Your photos: Overcast skies around Shropshirepublished at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Weather Watchers
It's been another overcast morning and that's reflected in the photos being shared by the BBC Weather Watchers.
These ones were taken near Newport (top) and Kinnersley (below).
Image source, Tay
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Shropshire council tax expected to rise by nearly 4%published at 11:40 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
People in the Shropshire Council area are likely to face a council tax increase of nearly 4%.
The Conservative group which runs the authority is making the recommendation to full council after deciding against putting it up by nearly 5%.
The group says 2% of the extra money from each household will go straight into adult social care.
Bake Off winner booked for Newport Showpublished at 11:21 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
The winner of the Great British Bake Off, Candice Brown, has been booked to attend this year's Newport Show on 8 July.
The agricultural show has been promoting itself as a food event in recent years and the previous Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain was the star attraction last year.
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The bagpipe-band The Red Hot Chilli Pipers will headline the main ring entertainment this year and there will be demonstrations by the Team M.A.D motorbike display team.
Oswestry patient stranded in hospital for almost a yearpublished at 11:04 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC News Health
A patient at Oswestry's orthopaedic hospital waited 324 days to be discharged because care was not available at their home, a BBC investigation has found.
It is one of the most extreme examples of bed blocking in the country, uncovered by freedom of information requests.
Image source, RJAH
With the average cost of a hospital bed put at £400 a day, that would mean the Oswestry patient's stay cost the hospital trust almost £130,000.
The head of the Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group, Simon Freeman, says patients are unnecessarily stuck in hospitals because councils are not getting enough money for adult social care.
Book by Victorian occultist donated to charity shoppublished at 10:46 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
A first edition of a book by the Victorian occultist and magician Aleister Crowley has been donated to a Shrewsbury charity shop.
The manager of the Oxfam store, Tom Cotton, says the person who handed it in may have links with Mr Crowley's family.
Similar books have sold for hundreds of pounds and he is putting it up for sale on an internet auction site today.
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A first edition of an Aleister Crowley book has been donated to a Shrewsbury charity shop
Ice Hockey: Tigers extend their top of the table leadpublished at 10:25 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Sport
Telford Tigers' coach wants to see better starts from his team despite their 6-2 win over Hull Pirates last night.
The English Premier League leaders fell behind early on and it wasn't until the third period that they scored their final four goals.
Image source, Steve Brodie
Tigers now have a 10-point lead on second-placed Milton Keynes but coach Tom Watkins believes his players need to show their dominance earlier on in games.
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We were okay energy wise early on, but we struggled with the puck on our stick and made a lot of uncharacteristic giveaways."
Tom Watkins, Head coach, Telford Tigers
Midwife units under-used, say health bossespublished at 10:02 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Shropshire's health bosses want to encourage more women to give birth at the county's midwife-led units.
There are five in Shropshire - in Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Oswestry, Telford and Shrewsbury - but 85% of women decide to give birth in a consultant-led unit, in line with the national trend.
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It's one of the subjects being discussed at a conference in Shrewsbury next week - which will look to implement recommendations made in the recent Better Births maternity review., external
What is the future for the AFC Telford United Supporters Trust?published at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Nick Southall
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
After relinquishing management control of the club, fans are being asked to listen to proposals for a possible new trust - and put their own views forward too.
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An open meeting is being held at the Bucks Head Learning Centre tonight at 19:30.
A date has also been set for the club's AGM - 20:00, Monday 27 February.
Travel: B4363 in Kinlet closed after accidentpublished at 09:24 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Travel
The B4363 has been closed between Baveney Wood and Billingsley after an accident near to Meaton Lane in Kinlet.
You may find delays in the area.
Race against time for church digpublished at 09:04 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Archaeologists are trying to recover artefacts from the site of an old medieval church in Shrewsbury - before it's turned into a car park.
They have until 16:00 today to find what they can. Items uncovered so far include a pig in a leather coffin, and a dog buried with six chickens.
Image source, Sarah Hart
The dig is taking place next to the small Greek Othodox Church in Sutton Farm. The church isn't being knocked down but the field surrounding it will be paved over to create parking spaces for a housing development.
Image source, Sarah Hart