Updates from Monday 25 to Friday 29 September 2017
It's been a cloudy and wet start to the day and the BBC Weather Watchers have been sharing more of their photos of the county this morning.
These ones were taken near Bridgnorth and Tibberton.
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Image source, Granny AnneA woman, originally from the Market Drayton area, is critically ill in hospital in California after a rock fall which killed her husband.
Andrew Foster, who was 32 and his 28-year-old wife Lucy, who have since moved to Cardiff, were on a climbing holday in the Yosemite National Park.
Image source, Getty ImagesDuring a series of rock falls on Wednesday, a slab of granite, said to have been as big as an apartment block, broke off from the famous El Capitan Rock, falling 600 feet on top of them.
The couple were flown to hospital and Lucy remains in a "critical condition."
Mark Elliott
BBC News
A former Masterchef contestant launches a new festival in Market Drayton this weekend.
The Ginger and Spice Festival will celebrate the town's links with gingerbread through talks, demonstrations and events.
James Sherwin has also appeared on the Channel 4 show The Taste alongside Nigella Lawson.
Ludlow Castle will provide the perfect backdrop for the annual Medieval Christmas Fair in November, external.
Genevieve Tudor
Journalist, BBC Shropshire
The future of a Ellesmere festival is in doubt after people objected to paying to gain entry to a public space.
Visitors were asked to help cover the running costs of Merefest which takes place next to the water.
Organisers say ticket sales fell below what was expected and they aren't sure if there's enough money to run the event again next year.
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Faith Page
Reporter, BBC Shropshire
BBC News understands that armoured vehicles partly made in Telford and designed to protect British troops from roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan keep breaking down.
Soldiers say the Foxhounds are very unreliable in hot conditions. Defence sources have not disputed that there have been issues.
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BBC News
League One leaders Shrewbsury Town have appointed Crawley Town strength and conditioning coach Marc Lindsey to replace the departed Andy Hodgen.
Lindsey has also worked for Peterborough United and fills a role which has been vacant since Hodgen left in pre-season.
Quote MessageHe wasn’t in the initial interview process that we went through, but eventually we got wind that he was a possibility and I’m delighted he has come on board because he’s come highly recommended by a number of people. He will soon find that it’s a bit of a strange group, but there’s a good atmosphere there and hopefully he can be a big part of that as well."
Paul Hurst, Shrewsbury Town manager
Mark Elliott
BBC News
Campaigners believe more 20mph speed limits would reduce the number of accidents on Shropshire's roads.
Public Health England says more than 400 people were killed or injured on the county's roads between 2013 and 2015 which is "significantly worse" than the national average.
A conference is being held at Theatre Severn tomorrow, where experts will make a case for lower limits.
Mark Elliott
BBC News
Shropshire Council says an incident in which a woman lost the end of her finger in a hand dryer at a Shrewbsury restaurant could have been avoided.
In May last year, a woman in her fifties who has learning difficulties, was drying her hands in the machine which didn't have a grill covering a rotating fan inside.
Image source, GoogleNocaz Limited, which owns the Dragon King on Old Potts Way, was ordered to pay £16,000 in a fine and costs at Telford Magistrates' Court.
The authority says the whole matter could have been avoided had Nocaz checked the equipment properly.
Inspectors at the care home for people with learning disabilities reported abuse 'on a regular basis'.
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Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
After a cloudy and showery start the rain should clear leaving a dry and bright afternoon with highs of 17C (63F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Mark Elliott
BBC News
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An incident during an Telford Tigers ice hockey match at the weekend is being investigated by the police.
They say they are looking into allegations of an assault and are speaking to the parties involved.
The National Ice Hockey League is also investigating the incident.
James Bond
Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire
The Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper, Dean Henderson, has been called up to the England Under-21 squad for next week's Euro qualifiers against Scotland and Andorra.
This latest call-up means he'll miss two Shrewsbury games; the Checkatrade Trophy tie with West Brom and the League One derby trip to Walsall.
Image source, Getty ImagesShrewsbury's Zak Jules could be out for some time with an injury he's picked up on loan at Chesterfield.
A restaurant operator is fined £12,000 after a vulnerable woman sustained severe finger cuts.
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Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
It's going to be a largely dry night, but we could have some rain tomorrow morning. Overnight lows of 14C (57F).
Weather forecast for the West Midlands
We've had some stunning photos shared by the BBC Weather Watchers today.
These ones were taken near Oswestry and Norton this afternoon.
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Tim Page
News Editor, BBC Shropshire
The owners of a home for people with learning disabilities in Much Wenlock say they accept the findings of a Care Quality Commission report which has rated it "Inadequate, external".
Inspectors saw evidence of people being "assaulted and emotionally abused on a regular basis" at Darwin Place and a number of whistleblowers had contacted the CQC with concerns.
The owners, Swanton Care, say they've put a plan in place to address all concerns and have made changes to the management team.
