Alfie, 14, from Shropshire, had his leg amputated after being diagnosed with bone cancer.

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Rob Lamb, 58, suffered a severe spinal cord injury and needs adaptations to make his home safe.

Two guinea pigs have been found dumped in a cage in a remote area without food or water.

The RSPCA said they were "lucky to survive their ordeal" after the animal charity rescued them when a runner spotted them in Hurcott Pool, off Hurcott Road in Bromsgrove.

One of the female guinea pigs had a burst abscess.

Both are now in the care of the RSPCA at Gonsal Farm Animal Centre in Shropshire and are recovering well.

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The RSPCA is now investigating and want to find who is responsible for dumping the pets on 6 March.

She said: "These poor guinea pigs were lucky to be found - it was 20:30 and had they not been discovered I am not sure they would have survived the night in the cold."

"I am hoping someone may recognise the pets and know who had them or someone will have seen something suspicious in the area where they were found."

People share some of their collections of vintage technology and explain why it is still useful.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Shropshire's fire brigade is disproportionately white, male and heterosexual compared to the general population, a report says.

Equality monitoring statistics gathered by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service show the number of non-white employees has stayed the same since last year.

The document, jointly authored by Chief Fire Officer Rod Hammerton and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer Natalie Parkinson and due to be discussed by fire authority members next week, also says women are "disproportionately under-represented in the operational workforce".

Mr Hammerton and Ms Parkinson note that the 2011 census found ethnic minorities made up 7% of the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin population, but make up 1.9% of the brigade workforce.

The report authors said generally accepted estimates put the percentage of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in the general population at about 7% to 10% and current workforce monitoring responses showed a figure of 0.7%, a decrease from 0.8% last year.

BBC Weather

Early showers, with hail in places, should clear away to leave a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. High: 9C (48F).

Turning cloudier tonight with wet and windy weather forecast which could see some heavy outbreaks of rain. Low: 4C (39F).

You can keep up-to-date at the BBC Weather website.

Campaigners fear Shrewsbury's former Granada Theatre could be turned into flats.

After BBC News reported on a woman who spends Friday evenings litter picking, others got in touch.

BBC Weather

A very windy start to Thursday with gales in some places but the winds should ease a little through the day with sunny spells mixed with scattered showers. High: 10C (50F).

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Those showers should slowly fade away this evening leaving clear spells overnight which will make it quite chilly. Low: 3C (37F).

You can get a latest forecast for your area at any time by going to the BBC Weather website.

BBC Weather

There's a Met Office warning of high winds overnight, along with rain showers.

With temperatures due to drop to around freezing tomorrow, we could have some hail showers to come.

The Met Office warned the winds could mean problems for travel and might cause power cuts.

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A 'veterans hub' offering mental health and other support services would be included.

BBC Midlands Today

Nearly 1,000 extra people have been recruited, external to help deliver vaccinations in Shropshire.

The drive has been led by the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) near Oswestry.

New staff will work across vaccination centres throughout the county, including Telford and Wrekin.

The roles include vaccinators, healthcare assistants, administrators and car park marshalls.

Bosses said it came at a key time as teams geared up for their busiest period yet with staff set to administer second doses of vaccine while continuing to give first ones to different age groups.

The scheme has made offers to more than 800 people. In addition,125 staff who recently left the NHS have joined the vaccination programme.

Sarah Sheppard, Director of People at RJAH, praised the "can do" attitude of everyone involved.

"Recruiting so many people, so quickly, really is a stunning achievement," she said.

BBC Weather

We are forecast rain today, some of it heavy, and temperatures up to around 11C (52F).

And tomorrow, with temperatures due to drop to close to freezing, that could turn into hail.

Eloise Parry, 21, from Shrewsbury, died in 2015 after taking dinitrophenol (DNP) capsules.

More than £13,600 is raised through donations, a cake sale and yoga session to keep the club open.

Oakley Hughes used his mum's thumb to unlock her phone when she passed out after a fall.

The home's provider has been told to improve by Ofsted after inspectors found "serious shortfalls".

A railway line has reopened six months after a train derailed and burst into flames, spilling 330,000 litres of diesel.

The southern end of the Heart of Wales line was closed following the "major incident" in Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, on 26 August.

Network Rail said it took 37,500 hours of work to protect the environment and repair the line which runs from Shrewsbury to Swansea.

On Monday passenger and freight services will resume.

Extra rail services have been introduced as more pupils return to schools and colleges across England.

West Midlands Trains is one of the companies boosting capacity, with additional carriages introduced to some services.