Billy Bodin scores twice as Bristol Rovers beat 10-man Shrewsbury to stay in the hunt for a League One play-off place.

Former Wales, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper John Phillips has died at the age of 65.

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.

The Telford Tigers can book their place at the play-off finals in Coventry with victories over Peterborough and Sheffield this weekend.

The top two in their group will qualify and after winning their last three games they know back-to-back wins will send them through.

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The players were given a day off in the week after getting home from the midweek Guildford game at 03:00 because of roadworks on the M40.

GP's in Telford will no longer be prescribing medicine that can be bought easily "over the counter" at shops and supermarkets from tomorrow. 

The Telford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said it often costs the NHS more to buy these medicines than it costs patients and that the money would be better spent on treatments for more serious illnesses.

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The CCG also said the move would encourage patients to manage some conditions themselves and allow GPs to spend more time with other patients.

While ordinary fans are able to buy shares in AFC Telford United, the club says "the board’s preference is that several major shareholders will come forward to purchase significant shareholdings".

The board says it will review any applications for more than 50 shares, but it is hoping to find wealthy backers who will "take an active part in running the football club".

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It is also dangling the carrot of a place on the board, saying it will look to "appoint additional directors from the new shareholder base".

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A march and rally are being organised by Telford and Wrekin Council to protest against the possibility of Telford's A&E being closed overnight.

The authority has also called an extraordinary meeting, for Thursday 6 April, following the decision of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust to draw up plans for the move, which could be put into action if staffing levels get worse.

The march is expected to take place in Wellington on 23 April.

The New Saints can take another step towards a second successive league and cup treble when they play Gap Connah's Quay in a Welsh Cup semi-final tomorrow.

The Oswestry side have already claimed the Welsh Premier League and League Cup.

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It's a 14:30 kick-off and the winners will play either Caernarfon Town or Bala Town.

Shawbury United hopes its move to play 40 miles away in Ludlow will be temporary - while it completes a new ground in the village. 

The club was based in Wem, but the floodlights are unsafe and with no money to replace them, Shawbury will play in Ludlow next season, external .

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AFC Telford United can take another big step towards National North survival with victory over fellow-strugglers Worcester City this weekend.

Their win over Stalybridge in the week lifted them six points clear of the relegation zone, with six matches left to play.

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Worcester have been struggling financially this season and sit in 19th position in the table.

They also lost the services of striker Lee Hughes, who moved to Telford and is likely to start for the Bucks tomorrow.

Listen to live BBC local radio commentary from Saturday's action in the National League, National League North & Southern League, Division 1.

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A Telford grandfather died after a catalogue of errors in his hospital care a coroner has concluded, external .

The former Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic, who also played cricket for Shropshire, will lead Coventry City out at Wembley , before the EFL Trophy final against Oxford United.

He played over 500 games for the Sky Blues, after moving to Highfield Road from Shrewsbury in 1984.

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Stars of Star Trek, Stargate and Babylon 5 are expected at the International Centre in Telford over the next few days for a sci-fi convention , external .

The gathering, organised by FCD Events, is the fourth of its kind.

Jonathan Frakes, Robert Picardo and Aron Eisenberg from the Star Trek franchise will be joined by Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian and Rainbow Sun Franks. 

A team from the Thomas Telford School will be playing at Wembley in the final of a girls six-a-side football tournament this weekend.

The girls, who won the tournament last season, are there representing Shrewsbury Town and will be playing a team representing Bristol City.

The Girls Cup will be played on the same day as the Checkatrade Trophy final at Wembley.

AFC Telford United has a number of reasons for selling shares, beyond ensuring their immediate financial security.

The club says it wants to extend the learning centre and also wants to generate extra incomes by hiring additional staff and investing in schemes - although there is no more detail on those plans at this stage.

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The other big aims, it says, are to spend money on the football team itself, to help it rise up the divisions and to build stronger relationships with companies which have a presence in Telford.

The Friends of Wem Pool say they still need to raise £30,000 to start work on improvements at the leisure centre.

The group hopes to build a gym and new viewing area.

Last month alone, £10,000 was raised, the group said on its Facebook page, external .

The pool reopened in 2015 , thanks to the friends group, which was handed a 20-year lease to run it after a leisure company handed back control to the town council three years earlier.  

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As the sun breaks through the clouds across Shropshire,  BBC Weather Watchers  have been out with their cameras.

Thanks to Margueritte and Hopton Karen for these shots of Ellesmere and Hopton Heath.  

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