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The North Shropshire MP is welcoming suggestions the government is planning tight restrictions on immigrants from the European Union after Brexit.

Owen Paterson, who has been a prominent Euro-sceptic, described the proposals as "pretty sensible", despite concerns from some business leaders that it could harm the British economy.

A leaked document recommends a two-year limit for unskilled workers to stay in the UK, with employers being urged to recruit more British staff.

James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

The Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst says loanee Dan James was sent back to Swansea for footballing reasons and said suggestions the pair had fallen out were "silly rumours".

The 19-year-old winger joined on a season-long loan deal in June, but failed to get on the pitch.

He was an unused sub in the defeat to Nottingham Forest in the League Cup.

Today's the day that the BBC launches the annual search for local volunteers who help in grass-roots activity and sports.

Now in its 15th year, Unsung Hero is spreading its net wider in 2017 to include not only sporting volunteers but those in other fitness activities.

Here's last year's winner on why you should nominate someone.

You can read more about Marcellus's experience since winning the award here.

Find out all about the award and how you can nominate someone at bbc.co.uk/unsunghero

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A Telford soldier who joined the army 16 years ago has been given a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

Staff Sergeant Mark Ward is currently serving with the 26th Regiment, Royal Artillery and was presented with the award at a ceremony in Germany.

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He has been to Afghanistan twice and was sent on a tour of Iraq when he was just 18-year-old.

Plans to bring Shropshire's fire authority under the control of the West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner are being criticised in a report going before Telford councillors next week.

PCC John Campion has said the move could save £4m a year, but the Telford and Wrekin Council report questions whether this is possible and suggests councillors formally oppose the proposal.

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The council scrutiny group that prepared the report also says the fire authority is "well respected" and "not failing" and says it finds "no merit in the PCC's proposals".

The plans have already been criticised by the Shropshire fire authority and also by the Hereford and Worcester fire authority, which could also be included in the merger.

Shropshire Star

More than 300 calls of concern around child sexual exploitation have been reported to a council in the last year, a report has revealed., external

Archaeologists carrying out a dig at Oswestry castle say they now believe it was much bigger than originally thought.

They've been carrying out excavations there since 2015, with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, and have found what they are calling a "very large Anglo-Norman keep" with large outer defences.

Project manager Roger Cooper said when this three-week dig is complete the team will return next year and in 2019, before writing a full report in 2020.

And he also said the discover "emphasised how important Oswestry was on the March at the time" and that there had been a lot of interest in the site, from people all over the country.

An internet expert believes the street sign in Telford which displayed pornographic images was probably hacked and said: "We need to take cyber security as seriously as we take home security".

The police and Telford and Wrekin Council launched an investigation after the images were discovered in Southwater. Professor Steve Molyneux, who works to improve the use of technology in schools, said if it wasn't the work of hackers, it must have been someone who had access to the system.

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Prof Molyneux also said this this was not the first time something like this had happened, referring to a similar incident in Cardiff last month, and said he thought the culprits were probably "pranksters" doing it for fun.

Stars of the West End Stage will be coming to Bridgnorth in November to raise money for a boy with a rare form of cancer.

The singers from Les Miserables, West Side Story and Mamma Mia will perform at St Leonard's Church and hold a singing workshop in the town.

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More than £1,000 has already been raised in ticket sales to help six-year-old Rupert Beckett.

Faith Page
Reporter, BBC Shropshire

A new phone system is being installed at Wellington Medical Practice this week, in a bid to solve the problems patients have been having getting through.

People have complained of long waits on the phone, being cut off repeatedly, and when they do get through having no appointments left.

The current phone system is being turned off tomorrow and the new system will start on Friday.

The AFC Telford United manager Rob Edwards believes there were "lots of positives" to take from last night's win away to Nuneaton.

He said his players were "professional, very solid, hard working and looked a real threat" and that they "executed the game plan spot on".

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Telford have now won four matches away from home, but are yet to pick up a point at the Bucks Head.

The company behind a new burial mound, granted planning permission in Wem, says it's been inundated with interest.

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The mound, designed to replicate the sort of buildings used in prehistoric times, will be located at Soulton Hall.

The company behind it, Sacred Stones, say it's for ashes only at this stage.

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Thanks to our Weather Watchers in Ludlow (top) and Badger (bottom) for these striking moon pictures from last night.

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Three men are back home after being freed from a Swiss jail, 13 weeks after being arrested.

David Bentley from Bridgnorth, Julian Wilson from Nottinghamshire and Adrian Harrold from Wolverhampton, were taking part in a car rally tour when they were arrested over violations of Switzerland's road traffic laws.

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The men were handed suspended sentences of between 13 and 14 months, after being accused of reaching speeds of up to 177kph (109mph).

The organiser of the rally said friends and family went out the bring the men and their cars home.

BBC Weather Watchers

Bit of a mixed bag with the weather today.

In Ludlow (top) it was a misty start to the day, but a few miles along the A49 in Longnor (bottom) the sun was out.

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Anthony Dwyer scored twice for AFC Telford United last night.

Dwyer's pair - his second double in three games - earned the Bucks another away win 2-0 at Nuneaton.

He scored the club's 1,000th goal since reforming 13 years ago.

An investigation has been launched after pornography was displayed on a digital sign in Telford town centre.

The screen, which usually shows local information, was photographed in Southwater on Monday showing an adult website instead.

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Telford and Wrekin Council said it immediately alerted police and had stopped internet access to its signs.

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Mostly fine with patchy cloud and sunny spells through the day.

It will be rather breezy, with the odd shower possible for some, but most places will be staying dry. Highs of 17C (63F).

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