Tim Page
News Editor, BBC Shropshire

The leader of Telford & Wrekin Council says he's shocked at the attack on a borough councillor working in High Ercall. 

Stephen Bentley was tied up and threatened with baseball bats while working at an outreach post office in the village hall yesterday.

Image source, Telford and Wrekin Council

The robbers drove off in the Tory councillor's silver Jaguar.

Council leader Shaun Davies says he is "relieved he wasn't seriously injured".

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

Here's an interesting question asked by Natasha Leigh-Willetts: "Why is south Shropshire referred as such? You don't hear east Shropshire or west Shropshire."

We think the answer could have something to do with the old South Shropshire District Council, which was created in the mid-1970s and then absorbed into Shropshire Council in 2009.

Further back in history there was once a South Shropshire parliamentary constituency.

Similarly, North Shropshire is often referred to because there was a North Shropshire District Council before 2009 and there is still a North Shropshire constituency.

East and west Shropshire haven't had the same shared political history.

Another theory is that maybe east Shropshire is more diverse, with towns like Telford, Bridgnorth and Newport sharing less in common that the largely rural south Shropshire.

If you have questions you'd like us to investigate, we'd love to hear them.

South Shropshire Journal

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Councillors in Telford say they won't back down in refusing plans for 150 new houses in Muxton. 

They were discussed at last night's planning committee, ahead of an appeal being heard in June.

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The council says the development's unsuitable for the rural area.  

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

Have you seen these stunning images of Telford's Southwater development and of the M54?

They were both taken by the BBC's John Bray last night.

Image source, AFP

According to the Treasure Act 1996, treasure is defined as, external any object which is at least 300 years old when found and:

• Must be substantially made of gold or silver
• Have been deliberately concealed by the owner with a view to later recover
• The owner, or his or her present heirs or successors must be unknown
• Is one of at least two coins in the same find and has a precious metal content of at least 10%
• If the precious metal content is less than 10%, is one of at least 10 coins in the same find

The people behind plans to generate electricity from the River Severn in Shrewsbury are blaming subsidy cuts for the cancellation of the scheme. 

Shrewsbury Hydro were hoping to be up and running by March 2018. 

Image source, Shrewsbury Hydro

But delays in leasing the land they need - near the town's weir - means that won't happen, so the guaranteed-price they would get for electricity would have dropped by more than half.

BBC Sport

It's day three of the Cheltenham festival and Shropshire owner John Hales' horse - Politologue - is being tipped as a potential winner of the JLT Novices' Chase 2m 4f.

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The horse is regarded as champion trainer Paul Nicholls' best chance of a winner at this year's festival.  

The race is first up today at 13:30.

Tim Page
News Editor, BBC Shropshire

A man's been charged with two counts of attempted murder in connection with a stabbing in Bomere Heath last week.

Wayne Williams, who's 54, is appearing at Telford Magistrates' Court this morning.

Three people were injured at a house on Sefton Way on Wednesday 8 March.

BBC Midlands Today

The mother of murdered Shropshire teenager Georgia Williams has taken an emotional first flight in a plane her late daughter helped to build at Ercall Wood school. 

Georgia was 17 when she was murdered in a sexually motivated attack by Jamie Reynolds at his home in Wellington. 

Lynnette Williams took to the skies over Halfpenny Green Airport in the aircraft which will now be used for the benefit of other young people. 

BBC Weather Watchers

Compared with yesterday, the weather is a bit dull. The misty start certainly looks dramatic though. 

Thanks to Weather Watcher Hopton Karen for this view of Hopton Heath. 

Image source, Hopton Karen

There's a treasure inquest in Shrewsbury today, to determine what should happen to a quantity of gold found hidden inside a piano . 

It was discovered in south west Shropshire last year and could be declared the property of the crown if its owner or their heirs can't be traced. 

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Experts think the valuables might have been "deliberately hidden" in the piano more than 100 years ago.

The current owners had recently been given the instrument and reported the find to Ludlow Museum Resource Centre.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Not as nice as yesterday, with some fog around first thing, then a cloudy day with the potential for drizzle later on with highs of 11C (52F).

You can find a full forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site.

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BBC Local Live

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Four-hour waits mean patients in some English hospitals are "being seriously put at risk".

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.

Telford Journal

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Genevieve Tudor
Journalist, BBC Shropshire

A historian is suggesting that a Shropshire marriage led to a change in the law of fraternisation.  

Paul Minton has been researching the story of a German prisoner of war, Hermann Ganter, and his British bride, Sgt Monica Cann, a short-hand typist. 

Image source, Brian Bates

They met and fell in love while he was at a detention camp in Donnington in 1946.  

Their marriage, at Wellington Register Office, is believed to have led to a change in the laws of fraternisation. 

The North Shropshire MP might be keen on merging Shropshire's two unitary authorities, but the councils themselves are less enthusiastic.

The Conservative leader of Shropshire Council, Malcolm Pate, said "there are no plans whatsoever to take over Telford and Wrekin Council" and his counterpart Shaun Davies said: "This issue has been regularly aired and rejected by both councils, precisely because we represent very different areas."

Image source, Shropshire Council/BBC

There will be more on this story on Sunday Politics Midlands at 11:00 on Sunday.  

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

It will be a clear and settled start to the evening. It will feel cool under clear skies, allowing areas of fog to develop through the early hours. However, it should remain dry for most - lows of 4C (39F).

Tomorrow will be much cloudier, with outbreaks of light rain expected through the afternoon.