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Updates on Friday 19 May
The first round of this year’s British Tractor Pullers Association Championship will be held in Shropshire later this month.
It'll all be happening at the West Mid Showground in Shrewsbury over the weekend of 27 and 28 May, coinciding with the Shropshire County Show.
Image source, Julie AnkersOne of the tractors, called Big Boys' Toy produces 2,000 horse power and 6,000 revs per minute.
Mark Elliott
Reporter, BBC Shropshire
Archaeologists working on a dig at Shrewsbury's Greek Orthodox Church have made an exciting find.
Diggers found a 15 inch wooden post which has been shown to be over 4,000 years old. The stave dates back to 2033 BC, about the time the Egyptians were building the pyramids.
It means that the Oteley Road site could be the earliest known sacred centre in Britain that's still in use today.
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Lots of dry, bright weather around today, with the risk of a few showers this afternoon and highs of 17C (63F).
You can find a detailed forecast for your area on BBC Weather.
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Mark Elliott
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Genevieve Tudor
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
Eighteen people living in a Romanian care home were saved last month by smoke alarms fitted by volunteers from Shropshire.
It's part of a campaign to improve fire safety there, which has seen more than 30 engines, thousands of uniforms and 20 tonnes of aid, delivered by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service over the past few years.
Retired fireman Steve Worrall, who began the fire prevention campaign in eastern Europe, has left Shrewsbury this morning on an 1,800-mile journey with a convoy of three more engines that are being donated.
Quote MessageThe spirit of volunteering [is something] we've tried to instil into the Romanian firefighters... after this fire. Romanian firefighters went in and redecorated and rebuilt the home."
Steve Worrall, Retired firefighter
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
After a cloudy and wet day for many of us, here's how tonight and tomorrow are looking.
You can also get the latest forecasts at any other time from the BBC Weather website.
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A new station commander has been appointed at RAF Shawbury.
Group Captain R S Norris, otherwise known as Chuck Norris, joined the Royal Air Force in 1988.
Image source, RAF ShawburyAs a helicopter pilot, he's completed tours on the Wessex and Chinook in Hong Kong, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Sierra Leone and the Falkland Islands.
He takes over from Group Captain Jason Appleton, seen here on the right.
A pensioner drowned after walking on one of her favourite canalside paths, an inquest heard, external.
Image source, GoogleHospitals in Shrewsbury and Telford say they're pleased to have met waiting time targets for cancer treatment over the past year.
The NHS expects 90% of suspected cancer cases to be seen by a consultant within a fortnight of going to their GP, and 85% to be treated within two months.
Quote MessageThe priority going forward is to continue hitting the target, while also eradicating delays linked to capacity, and reducing the number of patients treated after 104 days."
Kathryn Poli, Cancer Performance Manager, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
James Bond
Sports Editor, BBC Shropshire
It may only be a matter of weeks since the last competitive match at the Greenhous Meadow, but work is already under way to make sure it's looking good next season.
The grass has been trimmed away, and the ground underneath is being leveled out using special machinery before the turf is reinstalled.
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Sean Fogarty
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
The Shrosphire Sailing Club in Ellesmere has suffered a break-in, with the costs of the thefts and damage thought to be upwards of £20,000.
It's believed to have happened between Monday and Tuesday lunchtime, and two engines from their safety boats were taken and two others vandalised.
Image source, GoogleAs a result, all sailing has been stopped until the club can sort out other safety provisions.
A farmer has been cleared by magistrates, external of causing a collision in a country lane that left a horse and its rider badly injured.
Image source, Shropshire StarEmil Wakulicz recruited women from Poland to work in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Belfast and Newcastle.
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Tim Page
News Editor, BBC Shropshire
Police are out in Wellington today as part of a week-long mission targeting international criminals.
Operation Trivium is a national operation aimed at offenders who move around the country to avoid detection.
Customs officers, trading standards experts and Shropshire Council's Animal Unit are also involved.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceThe idea is to tackle everything from shoplifting and fraud, to burglary and drug-dealing, as well as human trafficking for prostitution.
Residents living near a care home in Telford hope councillors will reject plans to create a "healthcare village" on the site.
Rotherwood Healthcare, which owns Roden Hall Nursing home, wants to build a new 66-bed facility to replace the current building and build new bungalows.
It says the new facility would safeguard jobs, but some people who live locally say there isn't enough infrastructure in the village to cope.
Quote MessageIt would actually be doubling the size of the population... Roden doesn't have a shop or a village hall... it's just the wrong place at the wrong time with no infrastructure."
Richard Hartshorn, Against development plans in Roden
A Telford mobile phone shop owner has welcomed the sentences, external handed to two members of far-right group Britain First for hurling racist insults at him.
Image source, Shropshire StarParish councillors have responded to complaints on social media that Hadley Cemetery isn't open at weekends or in the evening.
Hadley and Leegomery Parish Council say the site is open to the public around the clock, but is only staffed from 0900 to 1700, Monday to Friday.
Image source, GoogleThe 78-year-old died two weeks after fracturing her thigh bone.
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