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Updates on Friday 18 August 2017
BBC Sport
Shropshire are closing in on Wiltshire's first innings total of 418-7.
At tea on the second day at Bridgnorth they were 367-8, 51 runs behind the visitors.
Captain Steve Leach has been the top-scorer so far with 86 and there have been 50s from Ross Aucott and Jack McIver.
BBC Sport
After two tough games against teams expected to challenge for promotion, AFC Telford United are hoping to get back to winning ways against Curzon Ashton tonight.
Midfielder Jack Rae said both Brackley and Salford were "well organised" with "really, really experienced players".
Image source, Mike SheridanRae went on to say he hoped the pressure they'd been able to exert recently will turn into goals this time.
Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
In the three months from 1 April to 30 June the police recorded more than 100 crimes involving drones over Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire.
The majority involved drones flying over properties, but there were also two reports of drones being shot at, seven of drones flying over prisons and one of a drone flying over a police station.
Warwickshire Police recorded 30 incidents in that period and West Mercia Police 80.
And there were reports of drones crashing into gardens and sports fields and one of an owner trespassing to recover their drone.
Did you spot a woman rolling a large copper ball around Shrewsbury at the weekend?
She is Janetka Platun, a local artist, and she has mounted small cameras in its surface so she can record people talking about subjects like like "home", "belonging", "community" and their place in the world.
The conversations will be mixed with footage of it rolling through the streets to create a film which will go on show in London and Shrewsbury.
Artist rolls large copper ball around London and Shrewsbury
It's been another damp August day, with the BBC Weather Watchers sharing photo of thick cloud and drizzle from around the county.
These pictures were taken in Oswestry (top) and Church Stretton (below).
Image source, Bingoswestry
Image source, Peter StegglesToday figures released by West Mercia Police show that the national rise in knife possession, external and violent attacks is also reflected in Shropshire.
A man in his 30s has needed hospital treatment after being kicked and punched outside the Odeon cinema in Telford town centre at the weekend.
Police say he was standing outside with his partner just before 21:00 on Saturday when he was attacked by three men.
He suffered a broken nose and a swollen eye.
Image source, GoogleListen to BBC local radio commentary from Saturday's action in the National League, National League North and Evostik South Premier.
Read MoreShropshire’s most famous movie location is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the release of the film Atonement, external, which put it on the global map.
This photo of the Wrekin has been shared with us by Jase Garton, who said he took it 2,000 feet in the air this morning.
Image source, Jase GartonShropshire are batting after a rain-delayed start at Bridgnorth and are 193-4, replying to Wiltshire's first innings 418-7.
That means they still trail by 255 runs.
BBC Midlands Today
On Midlands Today this lunchtime, we're reporting on the cost of rural crime as new figures show there's been a 20% rise across the West Midlands in the first six months of this year.
Criminals are targeting tools, 4x4s and livestock and we'll have a look at what's being done to try and reverse that trend on BBC One from 13:30.
Some of the residents in a Shrewsbury sheltered housing scheme say they're angry that the area in front of their bungalows has been pedestrianised, with plastic bollards and rocks to keep vehicles off.
They say it's making access to the Porchfield estate difficult for people who can't walk very far.
The company which looks after the homes, Well Housing Plus Group, says it consulted before carrying out the work and that the move was made to protect vulnerable people who want to use the pedestrian areas.
Quote MessageCar parking is already provided at Porchfields and pedestrianised areas are clearly designated for the safety of residents, some of whom have significant impairment to their mobility, hearing or vision. The safety of residents has to be our priority"
Well Housing Plus Group
A fire at a block of flats in Oakengates at the weekend was probably started deliberately, the police have said.
The fire service was called to Buttery Grove at 02:55 on Saturday and said it caused extensive damage.
Residents from four properties had to be evacuated and have been found other places to stay, but none needed medical treatment.
Former Shrewsbury Cricket Club and England international cricketer James Taylor has tied the knot with his girlfriend Josie., external
Shropshire Revolution's reward for their perfect 10-0 season is a home tie against the number eight seed Morcambe Bay Storm in the Division Two play-offs.
The line-ups have been confirmed with the completion of the regular season and the other matches in the NFC2 quarterfinals will see Leeds Bobcats host Staffordshire Surge, Glasgow Tigers at home to Aberdeen Roughnecks and Gateshead Senators playing Chester Romans at home.
Image source, bbcThe matches will be played on 20 August, with Shropshire playing their match on the pitch at Oakengates Leisure Centre.
Richard Tisdale
Reporter, BBC Shropshire
A Shrewsbury artist, who is pushing a large copper globe around the country, was in her home town at the weekend.
Janetka Platun says the ball represents the planet and she is using it to collect stories, by asking people what they feel about their place in the world.
She says it is a partnership with the Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, external and will be pushing the 50kg (110 lb) globe around Shropshire over the coming days and then plans to take it to India in November.
It has already been taken for a spin around London and her eventual aim is to put it on display at the Geffrye Museum of the Home in London., external
Quote MessageThis ball has lived a life, it started off free of imperfections, a completely shiny copper ball. But each time it has gone around the mean streets of east London, it's slowly degraded and scarred so each journey has been mapped and is leaving its impression."
Janetka Platun, Artist
Listen to BBC Radio Shropshire coverage as Curzon Ashton face AFC Telford United in the National League North
Read MoreA 31-year-old Whitchurch man was arrested on Saturday afternoon, on suspicion of unlawful possession of a firearm and threatening behaviour with a firearm.
Police were called to an address in Queensway in Whitchurch at 14:00 and say the incident was resolved peacefully.
The man has since been released on bail until 8 September.
Work to repair Castlefields Way in Telford has got under way this morning, after a delay of a week.
Tests had revealed cracks on the road surface, as well as subsidence and problems with its sub structure.
The road will be closed from the Castlefields Roundabout to just past Southall Road for 18 days.
