Summary

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Tuesday

  • Updates on Monday 25 April 2016

  1. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 BST 25 April 2016

    Live updates for Shropshire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 Tuesday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

  2. Weather: Cloudy with some showers possible overnightpublished at 18:00 BST 25 April 2016

    Charlie Slater
    BBC Weather presenter

    The cloud is going to hang around and there's a chance of a few showers overnight in Shropshire.

  3. Junior doctors' strike risks patient safety - Jeremy Huntpublished at 17:57 BST 25 April 2016

    BBC News Health

    Planned all-out strikes by junior doctors in England this week could threaten the safety of patients, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned.

    Protesters outside St Thomas' Hospital in LondonImage source, PA

    Hospitals are making final preparations for the latest walkouts - on Tuesday and Wednesday - when emergency care will be affected for the first time.

    Mr Hunt said the "extreme" action would be "deeply worrying for patients".

    The BMA said it would call off the strike if Mr Hunt's threat to impose a contract on junior doctors was lifted.

  4. Charities call for action over homelessness in Englandpublished at 17:51 BST 25 April 2016

    Ross Hawkins
    Political correspondent

    Significant numbers of homeless people have no right to adequate help in England even if they are sleeping rough, campaigners say.

    The group, including homelessness and housing charities and lawyers, wants councils to be forced to act sooner to stop people ending up on the streets.

    Homeless person from neck downImage source, Getty Images

    English councils only have to rehouse people faced with losing their homes who are judged to be "priority" cases.

    The government is considering changing the law.

  5. Wintry weather on the waypublished at 17:40 BST 25 April 2016

    A warning that there might even be a slight dusting of snow in the west of the area tomorrow.

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  6. Harper Adams' dairy centre to develop new productspublished at 17:30 BST 25 April 2016

    Andy Giddings
    BBC Local Live

    Harper Adams' new £4m dairy innovation centre is home to 30 full-time Dairy Crest research staff and started operating in November (today was the "official" opening).

    Inside there are development kitchens, packaging labs and the facilities to scale-up production - everything they need to develop new products and see how easy it would be to get them to market.

    Dairy Crest innovation centreImage source, Harper Adams University

    It's offering placements for university students, which is important because every student at Harper Adams is expected to spend a year in employment.

  7. Football: Black returns for Walsall matchpublished at 17:19 BST 25 April 2016

    James Bond
    Sports Producer, BBC Shropshire

    Shrewsbury Town defender Ian Black should be fit for tomorrow's derby at Walsall.

    He didn't train today but is having treatment for a neck injury suffered at the weekend.

    Definitely out, though, are Jermaine Grandison and James Wallace.

    Ian BlackImage source, Getty Images
  8. Wrekin MP says leaving EU would be bad for British tradepublished at 17:11 BST 25 April 2016

    The Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard has been countering some of the arguments put forward by his fellow Shropshire Conservative Owen Paterson.

    He said leaving the EU would leave us without a say on how the European single market is run and warned it would be safer for British business if we remain.

    Mark Pritchard

    Mr Pritchard described Britain as a "voice of reason at the top table" and a "counterbalance to some of the more eccentric policies of other members".

    Quote Message

    If we come out of the European Union but stay in the single market, we will have no say on the laws that apply to us and to me that doesn't make sense

    Mark Pritchard, MP for the Wrekin

  9. Headlines: Princess opens £4m dairy centre; police name crash victim; children's festival to returnpublished at 17:02 BST 25 April 2016

    Andy Giddings
    BBC Local Live

    Our headlines this evening:

    - Princess Anne officially opens £4m dairy innovation centre

    - Police name Shrewsbury man killed in Wrexham crash

    - Shropshire Kids' Festival to return next year

  10. Shrewsbury children's festival to return next yearpublished at 16:52 BST 25 April 2016

    Andy Giddings
    BBC Local Live

    The organisers of the Shropshire Kids' Festival, external in Shrewsbury over the weekend say the event will be returning next year.

    The Quarry was packed on both days and they've apologised for the long queues for some attractions like the water slide and the bouncy castles.

    Childrens festival

    The organisers, external (who are also involved in the Shrewsbury Food Festival) say it was successful beyond their "wildest dreams" when they came up with the idea of "a little festival for children".

    Quote Message

    Wow! We can't believe what an absolutely amazing turn-out we had today. As a first year of an event we are completely and utterly surprised by the crowds. "

    Shropshire Kids' Festival

  11. Photos: Princess Anne visiting new dairy innovation centrepublished at 16:45 BST 25 April 2016

    Princess Anne was taken on a tour of the new Dairy Crest innovation centre at Harper Adams and after officially opening it, she was given a hamper to take away with her.

    Here are a couple of photos of the visit.

    Princess AnneImage source, Harper Adams University
    Princess AnneImage source, Harper Adams University
  12. Horse group now first point of contact for loose horses on roads in Telfordpublished at 16:38 BST 25 April 2016

    Tracey Higgins
    BBC Local Live

    A Telford group set up to reunite horses that stray on to roads with their owners, will now be the first point of contact for West Mercia Police.

    Previously the force called out a "horse bailiff" who would remove the animals and charge owners nearly £500 to return them.

    Telford Horse Watch has now set up a database, which logs owners and horse details, so it can trace who the animal belongs to when its volunteers are called out. 

    It's hoping it will reduce the number of horses being seized and owners having to pay hefty fines.

  13. Severn Trent work in Shrewsbury should be finished by end of monthpublished at 16:25 BST 25 April 2016

    Severn Trent says the latest phase of a £2m investment in Shrewsbury's water system should be finished by the end of the month.

    Roman Road has been partially closed and turned into a one-way system at the roundabout junction with Longden Road.

    Roman roadImage source, Google

    It's part of the work which previously closed part of Oteley Road and Meole Brace island.

    Quote Message

    We've seen an increased number of bursts on our pipes now is the time we need to come in and replace that pipe and stop it from bursting."

    Gareth Mead, Severn Trent

  14. BBC Weather Watchers: Dark skies over Shropshire this morningpublished at 16:10 BST 25 April 2016

    BBC Weather Watchers

    We're due some better weather this afternoon, but we've had some pretty gloomy photos sent in this morning by the BBC Weather Watchers.

    Here we have Craven Arms (top) and Kinnersley (bottom).

    Craven ArmsImage source, Shropshire Lass
    KinnersleyImage source, Can you see the Wrekin?
  15. American Football: A heavy defeat for the Revolutionpublished at 15:54 BST 25 April 2016

    Andy Giddings
    BBC Local Live

    It's two defeats in two for Shropshire's American football team, the Revolution.

    They were 34-0 down at half-time against Leicester Falcons and eventually went down 42-0.

    Shropshire RevolutionImage source, Shropshire Revolution

    That was their first home game of the season and the next visitors to Oakengates Leisure Centre will be Humber Warhawks on 8 May.

  16. North Shropshire MP calls leaving Europe the 'safe option'published at 15:32 BST 25 April 2016

    The North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson has given a speech in London, supporting the campaign to leave the European Union.

    Speaking about the intervention of President Obama in the debate last week he said: "It's obvious the government are firing off all sorts of artillery."

    Owen Paterson

    Mr Paterson said remaining in the EU would be a "leap in the dark" because: "The Eurozone is going to drive forward and [be] integrated into effectively a new country" and that the "safe option" would be to leave and agree new trade agreements with Europe.

    Quote Message

    Free movement of people under the Treaty of Lisbon means we're sucking in huge numbers of people who are not hugely skilled who hurt many of our less well paid employees and they're driving down the price of wages here

    Owen Paterson, MP for North Shropshire

  17. Police name Shrewsbury man killed in Wrexham crashpublished at 15:13 BST 25 April 2016

    Andy Giddings
    BBC Local Live

    Police say a man who died in a crash on the A534 near Wrexham on Friday afternoon was 48-year-old father-of-two Adrian Gammon from Shrewsbury.

    He was a passenger in a Dacia Sandero and died at the scene after a collision with a VW Polo.

    Adrian GammonImage source, Gammon family

    The driver of the Polo was airlifted to hospital, while five other people needed hospital treatment. 

  18. Headlines: Princess opens Harper dairy unit; police name Shrewsbury father killed in crashpublished at 14:59 BST 25 April 2016

    Andy Giddings
    BBC Local Live

    Here's a recap of our top stories:

    - Princess Anne officially opens Harper Adams dairy centre

    - Police name Shrewsbury father-of-two killed in Wrexham crash

    - North Shropshire MP gives anti-Europe speech in London

  19. Watch: Council's academies warningpublished at 14:43 BST 25 April 2016

    There is a risk plans to turn all state schools in England into academies will not raise school standards, a group representing 37 largely Conservative local authorities has warned.

    Councillor Paul Carter, from the County Councils Network, external, which includes Shropshire Council, said the government was pursuing change with "undue haste".

    Under draft government plans, all state schools in England will have to leave the oversight of councils by 2022.

    A Department for Education spokesman said the concerns were "misplaced".

  20. Cricket: Shropshire County League gets under waypublished at 14:29 BST 25 April 2016

    BBC Sport

    The Shropshire County League got under way at the weekend (it's another week before the start of the Birmingham League) and there were some big wins.

    Ludlow beat Madeley by eight wickets, Frankton claimed a seven-wicket win over Forton and Wem beat Albrighton by 25 runs.

    There were closer victories for St Georges over Sentinel and Quatt over Shelton.

    Cricket BatImage source, Thinkstock