Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Andy Giddings
BBC Local Live
Live updates for Shropshire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 Wednesday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
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Updates on Tuesday 10 November 2015
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Wednesday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Cloudy overnight with some rain in the westpublished at 17:53
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenterMost of Shropshire should have a mild, cloudy night, but there could be some rain in the west of the county. Temperatures around 14C (57F).
Thieves take drive shaft from special school's minibuspublished at 17:48
James Bond
Newsreader, BBC ShropshireHaughton special school, in Madeley, Telford, has got to replace the drive shaft on its minibus because thieves have taken it.
Staff say they couldn't believe it when they made the discovery this morning and children could now miss out on sports and Christmas trips.
The repairs will cost more than £1,000 and despite being insured, the school is trying to raise the money to replace the part.
Safer roads partnership explains speed camera mix uppublished at 17:42
Carlie Swain
BBC Local LiveThe West Mercia Safer roads partnership has been explaining why a Ketley man got a speeding ticket for a parked car.
It told us the equipment is "rigorously tested and calibrated" but because of a "human error" the wrong vehicle registration was processed when a motorcycle sped past Dave Copeland's car.
It says "errors like this are extremely rare" and are corrected as soon as they are brought to its attention.
Telford man's surprise at speeding ticket for parked carpublished at 17:27
Carlie Swain
BBC Local LiveA Ketley man has been telling us about his shock at getting a £100 speeding fine, when he knew his car had been parked outside a takeaway at the time.
Dave Copeland checked the time and date of the ticket and demanded an investigation.
It turned out the speed camera had snapped a passing motorcyclist, but only picked up his number plate. The speeding ticket has now been cancelled.
Image source, Getty ImagesHeadlines: MP urges PM to demand more from EU; and new Xmas marketpublished at 17:13
Andy Giddings
BBC Local LiveThese are our top stories this evening:
- Shropshire MP Owen Paterson accuses PM of missing chance to demand EU change
- Big compensation payout for man born in Shropshire with brain damage
- New Christmas market for Shrewsbury
Shropshire MP says EU opportunity missed by PMpublished at 16:56
Adam Green
Presenter, BBC ShropshireThe MP for North Shropshire, Owen Paterson, has told us David Cameron should have gone further in demanding changes in Britain's relationship with Europe.
Earlier, the prime minister set out thechanges he wanted to see, ahead of a British referendum on EU membership.
Mr Cameron said "ever closer union" is not something the country wants.
Quote MessageIt is such a shame not to use this moment to go for something which I think the vast majority of people would accept, which is a wholly new relationship.
Owen Paterson, MP for North Shropshire
Feeling festive? Christmas tree goes up in townpublished at 16:43
Andy Giddings
BBC Local LiveLudlow Town Council has just tweeted this photo of its Christmas tree going up.
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End of X postDifficulties of brain damage compensation casepublished at 16:29
Andy Giddings
BBC Local LiveSolicitors representing a man who was born in Shropshire with severe brain damage in the 1960s say the gap between the injuries and the eventual payout could be the longest ever recorded.
The man, who cannot be identified, suffered a traumatic injury during his delivery, which left him with cerebral palsy.
The age of the case caused difficulties for lawyers on both sides, because all the clinicians involved have long since died and medical notes were hard to find.
Police investigate knife incident in Dawleypublished at 16:13
Carlie Swain
BBC Local LiveThe police tell us they're investigating what they believe to be a knife attack in Dawley yesterday.
They say they were called to an incident on Manor Road at 14:30 and that a man was taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for treatment. He was discharged soon afterwards.
A 31-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the incident, and is being held in custody.
Image source, GoogleOn air now: Shropshire eurosceptic and breast milk donationspublished at 16:01
Adam Green and Vicki Archer
Drive Presenters, BBC ShropshireOn the programme tonight we've got the MP for North Shropshire, Owen Paterson, talking about Europe.
Vicki has been learning about breast milk donations in Shropshire and we've got more on that big payout for a man who was born in Shropshire with severe brain injuries in the 60s.
His solicitors will be telling us the full story.
Shropshire prison staff join education pay strikespublished at 15:47
Angry staff from Shropshire's only prison, external joined peers across the country in a strike about pay freezes.
Image source, Shropshire StarCompensation for man born in Shropshire with brain damagepublished at 15:30
Carlie Swain
BBC Local LiveA man born in Shropshire with severe brain damage in the 1960s has won £1m in compensation from the NHS.
The man, who can't be identified, suffered a traumatic injury during his delivery which left him with cerebral palsy.
His lawyers accused medical staff from the Royal Salop Infirmary, which has since closed, of negligence.
Headlines: Big payout for man born with brain damage; and new Xmas marketpublished at 15:13
Andy Giddings
BBC Local LiveThese are the top stories we are looking at this afternoon:
- £1m payout for man born in Shropshire man with brain damage
- New Christmas market for Shrewsbury
- Man arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in Newport
Travel: A5 clearing after car firepublished at 14:57
BBC TravelWe've just heard the A5 south of Shrewsbury is clearing again, after an earlier car fire closed a lane between the Emstrey and Dobbies islands.
Interest in new Shrewsbury Christmas event gathers pacepublished at 14:54
It may still be six weeks to Christmas, but interest in anew event, externalplanned for Shrewsbury this December is gathering pace quicker than a reindeer on Christmas Eve!
Image source, Shropshire LiveTravel: Car on fire on A5 south of Shrewsburypublished at 14:26
BBC TravelA car's on fire on the A5, justsouth of Shrewsbury, between the London Road and Dobbies Island junctions.
The police and fire service are on the scene.
Smoke is blowing across the road and one lane is blocked.
Campaign to protect Bishop's Castle leisure centrepublished at 14:09
Andy Giddings
BBC Local LiveCampaigners in Bishop's Castle say they've got strong support in their fight to protect the local leisure centre.
They fear the SpArC centre may have some of its funding cut by Shropshire council.
The authority says it has no current plans to cut funding, but it can't rule it out in the future.
New Christmas market for Shrewsburypublished at 13:56
Sam Fleet
Journalist, BBC ShropshireShrewsbury is getting a new Christmas market this year, on 12 and 13 December.
It will be based around a giant marquee in the Quarry and the organisers are promising an ice rink, Chrismas carols, craft and cookery workshops, donkeys and lambs and more than 150 stalls.
The event will raise money for the Shrewsbury Ark homeless charity.
Quote MessageWhen you go out and visit Christmas festivals around the UK, we've done quite a lot of that in the last year, I was disappointed by quite a few of them, but ours is not going to be disappointing
Beth Heath, Organiser of Shrewsbury Christmas
Weather: Cloudy and breezy with a chance of rain laterpublished at 13:43
It's going to remain cloudy and blustery this afternoon, with a chance of showers later.
Temperatures should be about 14C (57F).
