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

Football: Town 'very happy' with manager Paul Hurstpublished at 08:42 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Sport
Shrewsbury Town are hoping they're building a platform for success next season.
Their last five games has seen three wins and two draws. The club has climbed clear of the League One relegation zone.
Chief executive Brian Caldwell says the board is right behind manager Paul Hurst.
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It's a long-term thing. Hopefully Paul [Hurst] can keep us up this year and then he's already starting to think about next season."
Brian Caldwell, Chief Executive, STFC
Video: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 08:26 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Another chilly start to the day. Here's how the rest of this morning is looking - and remember, you can also get latest forecasts for your area from the BBC Weather website.
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Latest weather for the West Midlands
Good morning from BBC Shropshirepublished at 08:03 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Carlie Swain
BBC Local Live
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Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:02 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
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.
Horse racing: Pougne Bobbi wins Ludlow feature racepublished at 18:02 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Pougne Bobbi won the feature race at Ludlow this afternoon.
It beat Pull The Chord, ridden by the champion jockey Richard Johnson, in the Attwood memorial trophy handicap chase.
Johnson did manage victory in the final race of the day, on Town Parks.
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Pougne Bobbi won the feature race at Ludlow this afternoon
Bird flu restrictions could be relaxedpublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
The government could relax restrictions designed to control bird flu from the end of the month.
Poultry keepers in high-risk areas, including parts of Shropshire, would still have to keep birds indoors or protected from wild birds, but others would be able to let them out under controlled circumstances.
The change is being considered from the end of the month, when the existing restrictions run out.
Football: AFC Telford United share issue to be discussedpublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Nick Southall
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
AFC Telford United shareholders will meet on Monday 27 February to review the football club's financial make-up.
The club had a share-issue before Christmas, but only a third were taken up.
Image source, Getty Images
Currently no individual can own more than 20% of the shares, but that restriction could be lifted at the meeting.
Watch: Theatre group selling cakes to make up funding shortagepublished at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
Times are hard for the Oswestry Musical Theatre Group, after cuts to arts funding.
So it is looking for ways of making a bit of extra cash, starting with a cake-sale at Oswestry market today.
Their new chair, Danielle Box, was there to explain.
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The Oswestry Musical Theatre Company has started selling cakes after cuts to funding.
Your comments: Long A&E waiting times at Shropshire hospitalspublished at 16:55 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
The news about the number of people facing long waits at Shropshire's A&E departments has got you talking on BBC Shropshire's Facebook page, external.
Chris Pierce wrote: "In 2008 my father arrived at the RSH by ambulance then spent 16 hours on a trolley in A&E before a bed could be found."
Stephanie Lewis had the opposite experience though. She wrote: "Recently we have accessed A&E at RSH with my elderly grandmother, the care has always been amazing and waiting time minimal considering their obvious huge work load."
Image source, SaTH
Julie Hancock made the link between this story and the ongoing review of hospital services in the county, which could result in Shropshire having just one emergency department one day.
She asked: "Why, if there are wait times of these lengths are there plans to scale down the A&E at PRH then?. It's ridiculous. Both Telford and Shrewsbury NEED their own A&E departments."
Shrewsbury pensioner awarded medal for her wartime Morse code skillspublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Shropshire Star
She spent months learning the specialist skill of Morse code and working in India as part of the code breaker system, and now a Shrewsbury pensioner has been rewarded for her services to her country., external
Image source, Shropshire Star
Romantic dinner for two and E. coli toopublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
If you're planning a romantic meal out on Valentine's day, Telford and Wrekin Council says you might want to check out the food hygiene rating of your chosen restaurant, before you go.
The authority points out there's "nothing romantic about food poisoning" and suggests people use its online register of hygiene ratings, external before booking.
Image source, Telford and Wrekin Council
The council says 81% of food businesses in the borough get a score of 3 or above and has produced a short video, external to explain how its ratings-system works.
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The truth is, you can’t tell a restaurant’s hygiene standards by how clean and tidy their staff look or by how romantic the ambience is."
Telford and Wrekin Council
Watch: Tonight and tomorrow's weather forecastpublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
After a mainly cloudy day with the odd shower around, here's how tonight and tomorrow are looking - be prepared for cold weather.
You can also find latest forecasts for your area on the BBC Weather website.
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Shefali Oza
Health body to carry out six reviewspublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Shropshire's health commissioners will be carrying out six reviews to make sure they get value for money, as they battle to reduce a forecast £26m overspend.
Over the coming months the Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group will look at elective orthopaedics, complex care, emergency admissions, procedures of "limited clinical value", prescriptions and community services - which include midwife-led maternity units.
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The CCG says it will attempt to do this "in a way that improves outcomes for patients".
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As health leaders we need to spend the money we are allocated to best meet the ever increasing demands of a growing population. As a result, we have to look at new ways of working as well as exploring how we can use our resources wisely."
Dr Julian Povey, Chair of Shropshire CCG
Two groups given library go-aheadpublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Joanne Gallacher
Political reporter, BBC Shropshire
Two community groups have been told they can look into taking over Church Stretton's library.
Previous plans to move it out of the town centre were put on hold after a legal challenge.
Image source, Google
This afternoon, Shropshire Council's cabinet agreed that the two un-named organisations can put forward a business case to run it themselves.
Your photos: More pictures of misty and overcast Shropshirepublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
BBC Weather Watchers
It's remained overcast today and seems to be especially cloudy around Shropshire's hills.
These photos were taken by BBC Weather Watchers near Church Stretton (top) and in Ludlow (below).
Image source, Snapper Simon
Image source, Shropshire Lass
Telford GP surgery closure confirmedpublished at 14:50 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
It's been confirmed that the GP practice at Telford's Princess Royal Hospital will close at the end of July and that its 8,000 registered patients will have to transfer to other doctors' surgeries.
The Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group said the ageing building would need a £500,000 refurbishment if it were to remain open and a multimillion-pound replacement would need building in the next three years.
Image source, Google
The CCG said the money could be better spent on other GP practices.
It will now help Malling Health Wrekin patients find alternative places to go.
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It is understandable that the decision to close the practice at Malling Health Wrekin will be met with some apprehension, but we will reinvest the money in other practices to provide the best and most appropriate care for the local population."
Dr Jo Leahy, Clinical Chair of Telford & Wrekin CCG
Football: Paul Hurst's rivals for manager awardpublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
BBC Sport
Paul Hurst's efforts to guide Shrewsbury Town out of the League One drop-zone have been rewarded with a nomination for League One manager of the month, but his three rivals have also got strong claims on the title.
Graham Alexander's Scunthorpe United sit second in the table after three wins and a draw in January and Robbie Neilson also ended the month unbeaten at MK Dons, with big wins over Peterborough and Northampton.
Image source, Getty Images
The other man in the frame is Fleetwood Town's Uwe Rosler, who claimed four wins including victory over league-leaders Sheffield United and his side were only narrowly beaten in the FA Cup by Championship Bristol City, after a replay.
The winner will be announced on Friday.
Campaign launched against plans for second traveller sitepublished at 14:13 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Oswestry and Borders Chronicle
Hundreds of residents have voiced their opposition to plans for a second traveller site in their village., external
Shifnal woman leaves £235k to hospitalpublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
A Shifnal woman has left the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) £235,284 in her will.
Bernadette Roberts passed away in December 2015 at the age of 69 and wanted to show her gratitude for the support she received from the O’Connor Haematology Unit.
Image source, BBC/SaTH
Her sisters met with doctors at the RSH last week to present the cheque and were told the money would be spent on changing a store-room into a procedure room and adding more treatment chairs and increasing the size of the waiting room - which will be named after her.
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It is very touching to hear of plans to name the extended waiting room after Bernadette and I know she would be extremely happy to hear how the bequest will help other cancer patients in the future."
Christine Hayward, Bernadette Roberts
Your Questions: Why do Salopians use phrases like Mon and Owd Lad?published at 13:36 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2017
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
A reader got in touch with us through the Your Questions section of our website to ask "Why are people referred to as Owd lad, Owd gal, Mon, Monner or Bow?"
We spoke to Stuart Davies, known on Twitter as @shroppiemon, who runs the Memories of Shropshire Facebook page, external, explained Mon and Monner are friendly greetings and that they could trace their origins back to the work of Shropshire priest-turned-poet John Audelay, who used the line "No mon this book he take away" in 1426.
Stuart also said Owd Lad and Owd Nick originally referred to the devil, but are now used in the same way as Mon.
He added: "I think Salopians of all ages use them, possibly with a nod to the past."
The origins of the phrases themselves is less clear and it has been suggested there are similarities in these phrases to the local dialect of Staffordshire and the Black Country.