The indoor and outdoor venues in the Shropshire town have been closed since early January.

Shropshire Star

Here are some of the headlines from the Shropshire Star website this morning:

• Suspended sentence for Shropshire prisoner who ambushed inmate in pillowcase plug attack, external
• Man on trial for alleged rape of fellow Shropshire university student, external
• Shropshire residents urged to get jabbed as vaccines extended, external

Local Democracy Reporting Service

More than 1,000 people have objected to plans for the £87m Shrewsbury North West Relief Road.

The road, set to be built by 2024, will link the town's northern end to the western point and ease congestion, according to Shropshire Council.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service said the plans, which went live on Shropshire Council's website last month, have currently received over 1,004 objections.

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A spokesman for Road to Ruin Shropshire, who are campaigning against the road, said: "Clearly there’s huge opposition to the road across the county.

"It's worth noting that objections are coming in from all over Shropshire, not just Shrewsbury."

Most objections relate to the scheme being incompatible with the climate emergency declared by the council in May 2019, the felling of ancient trees and destruction of habitats, loss of the tranquil "green wedge" to the north of the town, and fears over the water supply.

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has been in special measures since November 2018.

BBC Weather

Mainly dry and sunny today with just a few patches of cloud about and the chance of a few light showers through the day. High: 11C/52F.

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Any showers will die away tonight to leave it dry with a lot of clear spells. Low: -1C/30F.

You can keep up-to-date on the weather for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.

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BBC Weather

It will be a dry and sunny day with some cloud later and highs of 12°C (54°F).

BBC Weather

A cloudy start with a few outbreaks of rain around before turning drier this afternoon with some sunny spells. High: 10C/50F.

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Tonight will start with patches of cloud around before turning clear and cold with a frost. Low: -3C/27F.

You can stay up-to-date with the latest forecast for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.

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BBC Weather

Dull with outbreaks of rain or drizzle this morning and there will continue to be little sunshine through the rest of the day with outbreaks of rain around. High: 8C/46F.

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Skies will turn quite clear tonight which will mean temperatures dropping away and it will turn very cold with a widespread frost likely. Low: -1C/30F.

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

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Shropshire Star

Here are some of the stories on the Shropshire Star website:

• Violence, vandalism and blood on Shrewsbury's streets: 'Pack it in plea' to yobs, external
• 103 give evidence in Telford child sex abuse inquiry, external
• Hundreds more dead in Shropshire than predicted - showing impact of pandemic, external

The Wildlife Trusts coalition has revealed 10 locations in England and Wales they are hoping bring back nature.

Sites in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire are included in the £8m project.

The trusts have begun a campaign, backed by Sir David Attenborough, to drive the recovery of nature across 30% of land by 2030.

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In Shropshire, 12 acres of unsprayed fields around the Stiperstones ridge (pictured), above Tankerville, will be restored to allow harebells, yellow mountain pansies, stonechats and skylarks to thrive.

Meanwhile in Herefordshire, £200,000 will be spent restoring the 14-acre Ail Meadow, increasing wildflowers to boost numbers of the wood white butterfly, providing a home for species such as bog pimpernel.

Ninety-five acres of arable fields will be restored back to heathland in Worcestershire to connect four surrounding nature reserves and provide home to wildlife, including the hornet robberfly and minotaur bee.

"Just protecting the nature we have left is not enough; we need to put nature into recovery and to do so at scale and with urgency," Wildlife Trusts chief executive Craig Bennett said.

"We need to transform nature-poor areas into new nature-rich places - and change the way we think about land, looking for opportunities to help nature outside traditional nature reserves."

Today will begin dry and bright but it will feel cold. The cloud will build through the afternoon and it will turn overcast, but should remain dry. Gentle winds. Highs of 4C to 7C (39F to 45F).

This evening and tonight will be largely cloudy, but there should be a few clear spells. It will continue to stay dry. Winds will be lighter and it will not be as cold as the past couple of nights. Lows of 1C to 4C (34F to 39F).

A Shropshire hospital trust is to work with the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) around how it deals with women and families after criticism of its maternity services.

Last year a report into the maternity care of more than 1,800 families by Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) found that poor care over nearly two decades had harmed dozens of women and their babies.

The agreement to work the HSIB represented a "key milestone" for the trust as it implemented changes from the report, led by Donna Ockenden, a former senior midwife.

The trust said it will be working to "communicate openly and receive feedback from women and families".

It has also held its first monthly public meeting to "drive forward actions in maternity services arising from the first Ockenden Report".

Publicans say the use of vaccine passports for the hospitality industry will be a "nightmare".

The 26 clinics, providing treatment for 6,000 new parents, will open by April 2022, NHS England says.