An appeal has been launched, external to raise £15,000 to convert the home of a Telford man who was paralysed in a bicycle accident.

Alan Jenkins and his family sold the home they'd lived in for the last 21 years, and bought a bungalow, after he came off his bike in a cycle race last September.

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Alan is being looked after at a cente in Wellington until his new house in St Georges is ready and will require full-time specialist care at home.

There is a "pent up demand" for space in Shrewsbury from national restaurant chains, according to local property company Halls Commercial.

But director James Evans says they are struggling to find premises which are large enough and are having to look at adapting buildings in the town.

Mr Evans also warned that companies were worried that higher car parking charges might put off visitors.

Shropshire Council is considering making changes to its car parking pricing, with some car parks in the town centre set to become more expensive.

BBC Midlands Today

On Midlands Today this lunchtime, you'll see how a new "green corridor" is being built for wildlife along part of the route of the new high-speed rail project HS2.

And we'll also have all the action from the weekend's football as the action got under way from the Championship to League Two.

Those stories and more from 13:30 on BBC One.

Shropshire Star

Approval has been granted for the air ambulance to refurbish a hangar., external

A 26-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent following the attack.

Shrewsbury Town supporters hoping to raise enough money to build a safe-seating section at their stadium have collected £8,586 in the first week.

They have set themselves a target of collecting £75,000 by 12 September and hope to install about 500 of the rail seats.

If they succeed, they will be the first club in England to have a safe standing area.

Unlicensed scrap dealers from the West Midlands are starting to appear in the county, Telford and Wrekin Council is warning.

It says it is investigating the reports and will fine companies that aren't operating within the rules.

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The authority has also published a list of all the firms, external which have a licence, so there is no confusion.

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

Shropshire Revolution completed a perfect 10-0 season with a massive 82-0 win over Humber Warhawks.

They were already guaranteed their place in the end-of-season play-offs, but this was their biggest win for several seasons and one of the biggest in British American Football this season.

An 18-year-old from Shrewsbury is going to get the prosthetic leg she wanted after a fundraising campaign to help her met its target in just four days.

Timmy Peart would like to go swimming when she goes on holiday next year and needs one which she can wear in the pool.

Her surgeon, Mark Cheetham, set up a page on the internet to gather the money, which will also be spent on a dry suit for her.

Eighteen days of work to reconstruct the main road from Dawley into Telford town centre begins this morning.

Telford and Wrekin Council says there is cracking on the surface and tests have revealed issues with the supporting structure of Castlefields Way.

The work will be done in stages and a diversion will be in place through Brookside and Stirchley.

Listen to BBC local radio commentary from Tuesday's National League and National League North action.

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AFC Telford United started their season with an away win against York City, but manager Rob Edwards said his team was still a work in progress.

Speaking after the match, he said: "We are five weeks in and everyone has got to be realistic as to where we are right now."

Edwards also warned "there are good teams, good players in this league".

BBC Sport

Substitute Lenell John-Lewis scored a 92nd-minute winner as Shrewsbury Town began their League One campaign with a home victory over Northampton at the weekend.

Experienced striker John-Lewis, one of Shrewsbury manager Paul Hurst's 11 summer signings, converted Alex Rodman's low cross from the left to wrap up three points with time running out.

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Shrewsbury enjoyed more of the possession in a goalless first half but the best chance fell Northampton's way in the 17th minute when Dean Bowditch's effort was cleared off the line by Toto Nsiala.

Shropshire Star

Around half of trains fail to turn up on time at railway stations across Shropshire, new figures have revealed, external.

Arrests of children by West Mercia Police have fallen by 77% in the last six years.

Research by the Prison Reform charity the Howard League found the force made just over 1,200 arrests of children aged 17 and under last year.

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Across England and Wales, the number of children in prison has also dropped by 58% since 2010.

The Howard League says research suggests the more contact a child has with the system, the more entrenched they're likely to become - which increases reoffending rates.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after an assault in Telford left a victim with life-threatening injuries.

Police said a 35-year-old man was assaulted in Blakemore just after 21:00 on Saturday evening.

He was taken to hospital in Birmingham with a serious head injury where he remains in a critical condition.

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

After a cloudy start with some outbreaks of rain, it should be a brighter afternoon with highs of around 19C (66F).

Welcome to live updates from BBC Shropshire on Monday morning.

We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens.

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