Andy Giddings
BBC Local Live

Motorists are being warned about an increase in the number of agricultural vehicles and mud on the roads, as farmers work to bring in the harvest.

West Mercia Police says there have been 65 collisions across Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire involving farm vehicles, since the start of 2015.

Image source, Thinkstock

And the force has reminded farmers they have a legal obligation to clean their vehicles before driving on a public road.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

It's been a mixed bag for the region with some brightness around and showers too.

Here's how the next few hours are looking and you can keep yourself updated by visiting the BBC Weather website.

Shropshire Star

Two women were taken to hospital today after a crash at a junction on the A5 near Oswestry., external

You've got a rare chance to see inside one of the towers at Shrewsbury Castle this weekend.

Laura's Tower, which was built by Thomas Telford, only opens once a year, to coincide with the Heritage Open Days festival.

The Grade I listed building is made of red sandstone and is thought to have been intended as a summer house.

A tiny medieval silver livery badge, found by a metal detectorist, is among the items going on display at Ludlow's Buttercross museum.

It's in the form of a dog called a Talbot, representing the Talbot family and dates from the mid 17th Century.

Paul Reavill from the Portable Antiquities Scheme has been showing us some other items the museum is about to put on display.

James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

Shrewsbury Town's Bryn Morris is now expected to be back in full training in two weeks' time.

The midfielder is recovering from a knee operation.

Shropshire Council says river safety remains a priority in Shrewsbury, following the discovery of missing man Shane Walsh in the Severn yesterday.

It says that, working with the town council, the police and the fire service, extra barriers and lifebuoys have recently been installed and existing barriers have been improved, with the majority of the river through the town centre now having railings running alongside.

The authority says the CCTV system has also recently been upgraded and Street Pastors are working to warn late-night drinkers about the dangers of being near the water.

And door-staff have been trained in river rescue techniques.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is challenging people to tell which of these firefighters are women and which are men.

Image source, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

It's more obvious when they take their helmets off, but the point they are making is that women can be firefighters too, and the service is trying to recruit more.

At the moment only 6% of firefighters in the county are women and a series of taster days have been arranged, with the latest due to be held at Market Drayton fire station on Saturday 16 September.

Image source, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

Shropshire Live

Attingham Park, the National Trust property on the outskirts of Shrewsbury, has been awarded the prestigious Sandford Award for Heritage Education for the fourth consecutive time, external.

An art trail launches in the Ironbridge Gorge tomorrow, aiming to take visitors around some of the area's less well-known attractions.

The Secret Severn Art Trail features work by more than 30 artists, including painters, sculptors, photographers, illustrators and furniture makers.

Image source, Stephen Vaughan

The trail, which is in its second year, will run until 17 September and starts at the Green Wood Centre in Coalbrookdale.

Along the way, people taking part can see the artists in the workshops and have a go at making works of art themselves.

Clothes, toys, 18 televisions and more than 1,000 razors are among the items stolen from a warehouse in Telford.

Police say a number of people broke into the building on Stafford Park at some point over the weekend and also helped themselves to 28 tablet computers, 82 electric shavers and a travel cot.

James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

The former Telford management duo of Rob Smith and Larry Chambers are back in work - as the managers of their previous club, Hednesford.

The pair lost their jobs in the summer, when the club made changes to its management structure, with new investment from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Image source, Mike Sheridan

Telford is now managed by former Wolves coach Rob Edwards, who has brought in three players on loan from Molineux.

BBC Weather Watchers

This ginger cat seems to be featuring quite a lot in the photos taken by BBC Weather Watcher, Ray.

Here he seems to have his eye on something...

Image source, Ray

The national Slow Food movement is holding its annual general meeting in Ludlow today, the day before the town's food festival.

The aims of the movement are to promote small-scale food producers and to make sure farmers get paid fairly.

Later today the delegates attending the meeting are being invited to an evening meal, featuring locally produced food.

Shropshire Star

UK Dairy Day will be returning to Telford International Centre next week, one of the world's biggest farming events which attracts thousands of people every year., external

The family of a man found dead in the River Severn yesterday have described Shane Walsh as "the most beautiful, loving and caring person".

Image source, Walsh family

Searches were carried out around the town after the 29-year-old father-of-two went missing in the early hours of Sunday morning and specialist police teams were brought in to check the river.

Police say his death is not being treated as suspicious.

Preparations are under way for the 23rd Ludlow Food Festival.

The bulk of the stalls and demonstration stages will be within the castle grounds once again, but this year the organisers have done away with the large marquee and will be replacing it with three smaller ones.

Image source, Ludlow Food Festival

Up to 18,000 people are expected to attend over the course of Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Meetings are being held to see what can be done with a site in Randlay that has lain derelict for over five years.

Telford and Wrekin Council says the landowner had wanted to build a private care home on the site, but the scheme stalled because of a lack of funding.

Image source, Telford and Wrekin Council

The authority says it is now working with the landowner to make sure the site is safe, following concerns raised by local residents.

And it says it is trying to "look at viable options for future development".

BBC Weather Watchers

The BBC Weather Watchers have been sharing plenty of images of foggy Shropshire this morning.

These ones were taken near Ludlow (top) and Longnor (below).

Image source, Foggy

Image source, Peter Steggles

The Liberal Democrat leader on Shropshire Council has hit out at the local authority for pension changes he says will harm some of the most vulnerable.

The government has increased state pension credit for a single person by £4.90, but the authority will take almost all of it to pay for care - leaving claimants just 50p better off.

The Conservative-run council says it will means test residents and not everyone will be affected. It also says it's facing a significant increase in the cost of care.