A 135-year-old GPs surgery in Whitchurch is going to close at the end of March next year.

The Shopshire Clinical Commissioning Group said the Dodington practice was closing because the GPs there, Dr Ruth Clayton and Dr Andrew Rogers, had decided to retire.

The Clayton family has been working at the surgery since 1943, when the current doctor's grandfather Dr Edgar Clayton took over.

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The surgery was originally set to merge with Churchmere Medical Practice and become part of the new proposed medical centre at Pauls Moss, but that was delayed due to a judicial review.

The Shropshire CCG said it still felt this was the best option and is "working hard to find a solution".

An amber weather warning has been issued for the weekend, covering Herefordshire, Shropshire and parts of Worcestershire and Cheshire.

The latest Met Office warning says heavy rain is expected to bring some flooding and travel disruption from Saturday night into Sunday.

It said homes and businesses could be affected and some communities could be cut off.

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A less serious yellow alert also covers Staffordshire, the West Midlands and Warwickshire.

The West Midlands has been badly affected by flash floods in recent months.

In August, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said it hadreceived more than 100 emergency calls in just two hours.

A man is due to go on trial in January after pleading not guilty to his murder in court.

Shropshire Star

Here are three stories from the Shropshire Star today:

• Protesters vow to fight homes scheme, external
• Health officials issue warning after coronavirus cases soar, external
• Ludlow foodbank set for busiest year on record, external

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Let's hope you got all your laundry dried, because we're forecast more heavy rain.

Temperatures will be a little bit cooler too - down to about 12C (54F).

And that wet weather is expected to continue into next week.

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We had an impressive full moon last night and depending on where you were, it seems it appeared in a range of colours.

To a BBC Weather Watcher in Telford it appeared to be bright orange, but in Coventry it was photographed in a more traditional white, while in Admaston it went for the beige look.

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Telford exports the UK's highest proportion of goods to the EU, a study suggests.

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The dry weather we had today isn't going to last and we're forecast more showers tomorrow, some of them heavy.

The temperatures will drop a little too - down to about 11C (52F).

And it's expected to stay like that through until next week.

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Local Democracy Reporting Service

Here are three of the stories reported by the Local Democracy Reporting Service in Shropshire today:

• Traders are concerned the impending closure of Shrewsbury's town centre police station could have an impact on response times. Town councillors said they would write to West Mercia Police and the force's Police and Crime Commissioner.
• Four play areas, including bike and skate facilities in Shrewsbury will get a revamp, with some of the money coming from Shropshire Council's housing company.
• A rising number of complaints made to Shropshire Council’s highways department aren't being properly investigated a report has found. Managers and complaint-handlers will get extra training as a result.

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A community group has raised the £200,000 it needs to buy a hill in south Shropshire.

Norbury Hill lies between the Long Mynd and the Stiperstones and the Middle Marches Community Land Trust wanted to bring it in to public ownership, so it can be properly protected.

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The trust said it planned to allow sheep to continue grazing there, but also hoped to encourage wildflowers to return, along with insects and butterflies.

The tests were prompted by a spate of cases linked to the unnamed home in Whitchurch.

Radbrook Primary School in Shrewsbury has closed for 14 days, after five confirmed cases of coronavirus.

Shropshire’s Director of Public Health, Rachel Robinson, said the risk of the infection being passed on was "very low" and the school is now being cleaned.

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More than 300 pupils are believed to be affected.

Head teacher Katie Linnel said contact tracing started when the first case was confirmed.

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A fast-tracking service to test pupils for covid symptoms at the Haberdashers' Adams grammar school in Newport has been stopped, because it can't cope with the demand.

Children have been told they'll no longer get tested through the school and the scheme will be for staff only.

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The 25-year-old victim was found by police officers in cardiac arrest and died at the scene.

Shrewsbury's on-loan Wolves goalkeeper Matija Sarkic and defender Ryan Sears face up to three months with injury.

Shropshire Star

Here are three stories from the Shropshire Star today:

• Welsh restrictions a hammer blow for border businesses, external
• Protests over BT site closures threat, external
• Vandals cause £2,000 damage to toilet block, external

One of the main routes through Ironbridge is going to reopen to vehicles at the weekends.

The Wharfage had been made into a pedestrian and cycle zone to help with social distancing over the summer.

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A number of traders have opposed the reopening of the road and say it will be bad for their businesses.

We should see a break in the rain showers today and temperatures up to about 13C (55F).

But tomorrow the rain will return and is set to continue through the weekend and into next week.

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The Severn Valley Railway provides backdrops for the streaming site's new film Enola Holmes.

A prison and young offenders institution highlighted for poor levels of self-harm has seen big improvements, a new report has shown.

A review by the Independent Monitoring Board of Stoke Heath prison and YOI, near Market Drayton, found the number of cases of self-harm had fallen from 425 last year to 328 this year.

It also said there had also been no suicides or deaths in custody this year, while levels of violence were low, compared with similar institutions.

The report, external particularly praised the "experienced staff" as well as "strong direction and leadership" from senior managers.

The report however, highlighted prisoners' struggles to get a job after being released and blamed a lack of government funding for low rates of meaningful activity while in custody.