BBC Local Live: Shropshire

We're forecast patchy cloud over Shropshire this evening and tonight, with some fog in places.

And temperatures will drop to 3C (37F).

Tomorrow's derby match between Shrewsbury Town and Port Vale is extra-special for Shrewsbury's attacking midfielder Louis Dodds, who used to play for the Burslem club before moving to Shropshire in the summer.

Shrewsbury have slipped back to the foot of League One after Tuesday's poor 3-0 defeat at Fleetwood, but Dodds believes the atmosphere of the match can lift the team.

From a broken loo seat to help setting up a new mobile phone - two non-emergency calls the ambulance service has received in the last 24 hours.

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Traders hit out over plans for Newport retail park claiming it could undermine other businesses in the town centre.

A warning if you're travelling on the trains this weekend.

Work has started on a major revamp of the Severn Valley Railway's Bridgnorth station.

A team of engineers has sunk 10 of the 63 piles into the ground, which are needed for the foundations.

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The project is being funded by a share issue and you can get more on the work through the Severn Valley Railway website.

AFC Telford United start on the FA Trophy trail, with a tricky game away to Ramsbottom United. 

It’s a potential banana skin because their hosts play two divisions below Telford, in the Evostik First Division North.

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But the Bucks go into the game in form, after beating Darlington 2-0 last weekend.

Our headlines this evening include:

- Police to spend weekend searching river after report of "body"

- Local consortium agrees to buy Telford Tigers

- More Christmas lights switched on around Shropshire tonight

Police say they will spend the weekend searching the River Severn in Shrewsbury, following a report of a body seen in the water near Chester Street on Thursday.

Since then, specialist search teams, including officers with dogs and drones have been working in the area.

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So far no body has been found and there have been no further sightings.

Shropshire could have one of the biggest day-surgery and short-stay units in the region, if the hospitals in Shrewsbury and Telford get the go-ahead with their reorganisation plans.

While the focus has been on A&E and children's services, a number of other changes are being proposed and the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust says that concentrating day surgery on one site would enable it to nearly double the total current number of beds to 91.

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Consultation on the proposals has been pushed back into next year, following legal threats from Telford and Wrekin Council and the need to wait for another NHS review to be completed.

Quote Message: Having a dedicated day-surgery and short-stay unit will reduce cancellations and maximise the productivity of our theatres as well as reducing the risk of wound infections." from Mr Mark Cheetham Scheduled Care Group Medical Director

Having a dedicated day-surgery and short-stay unit will reduce cancellations and maximise the productivity of our theatres as well as reducing the risk of wound infections."

It's been a sunny day around Shropshire, but you can almost feel the chill in the air in these photos from the BBC Weather Watchers.

They were taken earlier this afternoon near Telford and Whixall.

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Matty Davies should be fit to return to the Telford Tigers line-up after missing six games with a facial injury.

Before being hit in the face by a puck, the 26-year-old was the leading British scorer in the English Premier League, but head coach Tom Watkins now has to decide who to leave out.

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One player who will hope to keep his place is Slovakian under-20s captain Milan Kolena, who has scored six times in the last four games, including a hat-trick against Bracknell Bees.

Quote Message: Having Matty back creates tough decisions again. We’ve had three lines that have been going well and that gives us 10 forwards, so it's not an ideal situation. But to have the offensive ability and work ethic that Matty brings to the team is a big plus for us." from Tom Watkins Telford Tigers head coach

Having Matty back creates tough decisions again. We’ve had three lines that have been going well and that gives us 10 forwards, so it's not an ideal situation. But to have the offensive ability and work ethic that Matty brings to the team is a big plus for us."

The Christmas lights are being switched on in Newport, Shifnal and Dawley tonight, and there will be more over the weekend.

Tomorrow, the Christmas lights are turned on in Ludlow, Whitchurch and Wellington, among other places.

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A number of towns, including Oswestry and Shrewsbury (above) have already turned on their lights.

Here's a recap of our headlines this afternoon:

- Local consortium buys Telford Tigers ice hockey club

- Extra police for Shrewsbury vs Port Vale derby match

- Telford and Wrekin Council to hire extra social workers

The Shrewsbury manager Paul Hurst wasn't happy with the performance from his players in Tuesday's defeat to Fleetwood, but the Port Vale game could be a chance to make amends.

Extra police officers are being drafted in for tomorrow's local derby between Shrewsbury Town and Port Vale.

West Mercia Police say they are expecting thousands of travelling supporters and it is advising local residents to avoid the roads surrounding the stadium if possible.

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The force says it has no intelligence suggesting there will be trouble at the match, so this is just a precaution.

The 11 recommendations were identified in August's Ofsted report, which rated the authority's children's services as "requiring improvement".

Despite criticism from the watchdog, there was praise for its work with children at risk of sexual exploitation.

Adoption services and the progress of care leavers were also praised.

At the time, Telford and Wrekin said the findings were an improvement on previous  inspections.