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Hello and welcome to Midlands Today with Nick Owen and Suzanne Virdee.

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Take a pay cut or face redundancies - the stark choice for council

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workers. Our members are going to be

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extremely worried about what will happen. As unemployment falls by

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more than anywhere else in the country, there are signs house

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building is recovering. We have taken 60 % of their staff

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are back, we lost during the recession and hope to take on

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another 20 % by the end of the year. They really don't want him - angry

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scenes at Villa Park as fans make their feelings know about ex-Blues

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boss Alex McLeish taking over. And inseparable in Afghanistan but

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after this soldier died, how the dog he saved has found a new life

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with his family. We have a British bulldog at the home at the moment.

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Good evening. Tonight, battle lines drawn as a council tries

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to/workers' pay. Shropshire Council insists cutting pay will cut -- or

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cutting jobs will be the only way to save millions of pounds.

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Pay will be slashed by 5.4 %. The council is negotiating with news --

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is negotiating with unions. They could dismiss 6,500 workers and

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then rehire them under the new terms and conditions.

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As unions elsewhere in the public sector have voted to strike, what

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is happening in Shropshire is being closely watched.

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Protecting jobs and still pumping money into front line services,

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Betty Shropshire Council's argument for pushing through the 5% pay cut.

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-- that is. I am angry and worried about what is going to happen.

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People make the decisions based on their finances. We have had a

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reduction in pay because we have had their pay increases for two

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years. In October before Christmas, they will be facing �1,000

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reduction in their salary. Second in command, 10 MacCabe, will see

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his �135,000 salary drop by a �7,000 over two years. I am not

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saying the staff are happy. They won't be happy to take a 5% pay cut

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on top of pay freezes. We need to have our staff on board because

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they are the people who deliver services. For the council is hoping

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to reach an agreement with unions. If no agreement is reached, the

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council plans to get rid of staff and then we hire them. It is

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legally possible to do this provided they have carried out

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correct consultation. They can issue notices of termination and

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offer re-employment. Those using the service had mixed views in this

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library. 5% is a horrendous amount. Not in agreement with that.

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have to make cuts somewhere. The people with cuts being made to

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their salary are going to feel it the most. The private sector has

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seen this before. In 2008, two- thirds of GMB union members at JCB

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in roaster voted for a theatre for an hour week. A year later, Jaguar

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and Land Rover staff voted for a one-year pay freeze and four-day

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week to save �70 million. Inflation on essentials like food is racing

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on heads at 5%. At the same time, the pay cut the council workers are

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facing is also a 5%. Those earning below �13,000 won't see a dip in

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pay. The proposals will go a bit for council later this month. --

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before council. Earlier we asked you what you

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thought. Malcolm says, he thinks they should be a national strike to

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bring an end to this Mickey Mouse Government.

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Mrs Gilbert says, it is about time the public sector joined the real-

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world. In the private sector, this is a way of life.

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John Price says, accepting cuts in pay will be easier if any example

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was set by management instead of greed and bonuses.

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Thanks for your comments. We will keep you in touch with that

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situation at Shropshire Council. There was far more positive news

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today on jobs overall. Unemployment in the West Midlands has fallen by

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the biggest margin in the country. 200 and that to 5,000 people were

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unemployed in the region between February and April and that is a

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drop of 20,000 on the previous quarter.

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Peter Plisner is at a housing development in south Birmingham.

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Very positive news on jobs. Part of the reason appears to be a

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recovering in the house construction industry.

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Indeed, the show houses are amongst the most modern homes in the region

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and next door, you can see more houses are going up. After the

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toughest recession, the housing sector has ever seen, more and more

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sites are being developed and there are plenty of buyers -- by his

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interest in houses like this. The developers have been surprised by

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Signs of life in the housing market and that this show hosts -- a show

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house, there has been a brisk trade. It is a good time to buy at the

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moment because the prices are quite reasonable. We have decided it is a

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good opportunity for investment and hopefully in the latter years, we

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will get a good return. Housebuilders were first to feel

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the chill wind of the recession. They have been the last to recover.

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Cheaper mortgages and Government incentives are encouraging more

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first-time buyers. The site has woodland on the front and side. The

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company building here say it can't come soon enough. Mortgage

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availability is easing and the low interest rate is helping. There has

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been a heavy reduction and the number of transactions and

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therefore there must be some demand. New homes mean that new jobs. For

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every new house that is built, around 1.5 permanent jobs are

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created. Here, around 3,500 new homes have gained planning approval,

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a rise on the previous three months. It is excellent news for so Cran

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trick -- sub-contractors. They are taking on staff after laying off

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around sake -- 70 carpenters during the recession. Compared to the last

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three years, it is feeling good. We have taken 60 % of the staff back,

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and we are hoping to take on another 20 % by the end of the year.

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Down the road at Longbridge, more evidence of a revival. Houses are

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being built on the site of the old Rover car factory. People are

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looking and saying, "we have seen residential developments and this

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is an opportunity to get into the housing market early.". We are

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clearly not out of the woods yet. This is the picture on another part

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of the site where a second promised housing development has yet to

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materialise. We have seen a fall in unemployment today. Is there

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evidence that we could see this long term? It is still too early to

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say. More jobs are being created in this area. The developer of the

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Longbridge site are about to go out to consultation for more horse that

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-- for more houses on aside. One thing we don't know is the state of

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the jobs in the other sector. Despite the picture with

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unemployment that could go up, the Skills Minister he was in a patch

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today, says he is encouraged. is great news. It is at the

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beginning of a journey. This Government set about rebuilding our

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economy, dealing with a deficit and investing in our people, our

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infrastructure. We want to make it more sustainable and robust.

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private sector companies like housebuilders are recovering from

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recession, we should be in a good position to apply many of those who

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are about to lose their jobs in the public sector. That is the hope.

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There's more confidence in the private sector that managing

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directors I have been speaking to are still cautious. They have faced

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a tough recession and they see it is too early to be creating too

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many new jobs at the moment. Later, we will be at the unveiling of a

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new multi-million-pound plant which is adding to create jobs and go a

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way to saving the planet. For also, reliving our history as

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children from the East End of London had to Shropshire for a re-

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run of the exodus on evacuees. On to the increasingly bitter

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tussle between Birmingham City and Aston Villa over former Blues

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manager, Alex McLeish. Some fans are making it clear tonight that

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they don't want McLeish at Villa Park.

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Nick is there for us now. What is happening?

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It is starting to quieten down about around 300 Aston Villa

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supporters were very angry at disappointment of Alex McLeish.

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They staged a sit-in on the streets outside the main gates here at

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Villa Park. They were angry. They had been small numbers but it grew

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and grew. There have been on the payment -- pavement and took over

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the road. They don't want Alex McLeish here as the next manager.

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Let us hear from some of the fans. If you have ambition and direction

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this club, we would not be thinking about employing him. They have to

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learn that this is not good enough. Our credibility is bankrupt. The

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country is laughing. They are laughing at the board. For he is

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hour rivals manager. We don't like Birmingham City and they don't like

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us. We don't want him. For please, go away and go to Scotland. Leave

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us alone and get out the country. You are useless. Some passion there.

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First, things are cranked up. Villa announced that they consider

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McLeish to be a free agent who would -- and they would interview

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him imminently about the job. Birmingham responded cooling the

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actions eight taint on football. They said they would lodge a formal

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complaint with the football authorities at what they call this

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tap up attempt. Nick, what you think will happen next? Alex

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McLeish has interrupted his holiday to come back and talk today in

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London. Fetters with a view to appointing him as manager if they

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believe he is the right candidate. That is with their view. You have

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to wonder, would be really put themselves through this if they

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weren't going to appoint Alex McLeish as their new manager? Alex

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McLeish is a very tough man. He has managed Rangers in Scotland. You

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have to be hard to do their job. He was a tough centre-half in his

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playing days. He will not be put up -- after bathing the club will give

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him the job. We will have to wait to see what will happen. Maybe it

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Alex McLeish will be the new Now, other news.

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After 150 years, a part of farming history has closed its doors.

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Thousands of animals have been bought and sold in that time at

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Hereford cattle market, but now it's moving to new premises. But

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it's the redevelopment of the old site that's causing controversy, as

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Cath Mackie reports. Aged 90, farmer Jack Sparey has

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been coming to Hereford cattle market for over 80 years. And today,

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he's come to say goodbye. To me, it is a sad day. But I have had my

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turn. So I mustn't grumble. After 154 years, the livestock sales are

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coming to an end on this city centre site - the market's moving

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to purpose built premises on the outskirts of the city. It will make

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it easier for us to have the Newmarket there because we won't

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have congestion. It is easier out of town but it is sad. The road

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system cannot cope. It is a marvellous piece of history.

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Unfortunately, it has got to move on. But it is very happy memories

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and looking forward to a future. Today, though, is not all about

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nostalgia. There are real political arguments over the future of this

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site and whether or not its redevelopment will be good or bad

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for Hereford. Shops, restaurants and a cinema will replace the

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livestock pens. When you think of multiplex cinemas wanting to come

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to Hereford for the last 15 years, this is a sensible place to develop

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for. But detractors say it'll cut the city in half. The It's Our

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County party grew out of the opposition, winning seats at last

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months local elections. I welcome the shops, don't get me wrong.

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Hereford needs better shops. But to put them all on one place, on the

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age of city centre with four lanes dividing the city, it spells

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competition, and all those local businesses that feed off the town

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centre will lose out. That theory will be tested when the

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redevelopment's completed in 2013. But today was about saying goodbye

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to a piece of rural history as the auction hammer fell for the last

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time. The end of an era. For more on the colourful history of

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Hereford's market and pictures, take a look at the website.

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A 16-year-old boy accused of killing a Warwickshire tennis coach

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in Florida has allegedly confessed to another prison inmate. Shawn

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Tyson is currently awaiting trial for shooting 25-year-old James

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Cooper from Warwick and his university friend James Kouzaris in

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April. According to court documents obtained by a Florida newspaper,

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prosecutors allege Tyson told a fellow inmate he killed both men.

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Stoke-on-Trent would benefit from significant regeneration if it was

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part of the high speed rail route, according to the city council. It's

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now likely to try to secure a station that would be used by the

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fast rail link from London to the Midlands. Meanwhile, Birmingham

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City Council claims most people living along the route in the city

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support the scheme. People living near the proposed tracks were asked

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for their views with nearly two thirds backing the plans.

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With unemployment down in the region, another boost to the

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economy now. A �2 million machine's been unveiled which it's hoped will

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create jobs and help cut emissions by turning rubbish into fuel. The

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finished product is being used to power a nearby factory and will

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prevent 20,000 tonnes of rubbish going to landfill every year. Bob

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Hockenhull reports. It looks like something out of

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Wallace and Gromit. But its purpose is deadly serious. The shredder has

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cost �2 million to install at a waste plant in Rugby and is the

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first of its kind in the country. 50% of the rubbish would have gone

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to land will a few months ago but now the Schroder has been installed,

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only a fraction of it is going to land four and eventually, none of

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it will be going to landfill. That's because the machine can

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separate materials like plastic, textiles and cardboard which were

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previously considered unusable. Strong magnets take out metals and

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rubble to leave this. It's called Refuse Derived Fuel and is being

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used to power this cement making plant less than two miles down the

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road. I feel other companies can use this material. There is a lot

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of it and it is the right thing to do morally and environmentally.

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alternative is this. The UK dumps more than 50 million tonnes of

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waste into landfill every year. Companies are charged �70 a tonne

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to dispose of it and that price is set to increase annually. Britain

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is behind the rest of Europe in its treatment of waste. It is not

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sustainable. We will run out of places to put it soon. Investing in

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the shredder has helped secure jobs, it's provided a cleaner alternative

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to fossil fuels and it's helping to save the planet.

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Still to come tonight: As Wimbledon approaches, what's

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happened to our grass roots tennis and when will we ever produce a

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champion to take the title? And there's a total lunar eclipse

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tonight. Question is, will you be able to see? Find out what the

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One of the most poignant episodes of World War Two was re-enacted

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today as a Shropshire village welcomed a new wave of London

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evacuees. The evacuation from Britain's cities involved nearly

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three million people. Children were told to take with them only

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essentials, including a knife, fork and spoon, and a warm coat or

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mackintosh. It is heart-warming, isn't it? But what would today's

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generation make of it all? Here's Sarah Falkland.

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It is goodbye to cities. The children had for the special train.

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They are not worrying - they are going on holiday!

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Operation Pied Piper, the biggest and most concentrated mass movement

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of people in British history. Children at St Mary's in Bucknell

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in Shropshire were only expecting 62 pupils from a primary school in

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Peckham in London. Only it wasn't quite the smooth operation of 1939.

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They weren't on board, but they did eventually arrive by bus. This was

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the culmination of their history project on World War Two and the

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evacuation. They might have been a bit scared of leaving their home

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and they might have wanted to stay, but I think they would be happy

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they were sent away instead of being bombed. They wouldn't have

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seen farmyard animals and so much green. And, yes, it would probably

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be difficult. And for many of these modern day pretend evacuees, it was

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their first experience of the British countryside. Which do you

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prefer? I prefer Shropshire. you? Why? Because at night time, I

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will be able to sleep. In Peckham at night time, I wake up early in

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the morning because of noise. village hall was the first port of

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call for many evacuees. If they would be lined up and picked out by

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a host families. Today, the children from Peckham are having a

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slightly different experience. Each one of us will be issued with

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a look gas mask. A light hearted play about the evacuation, but the

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reality could be very different. When it came to going to bed, there

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were no -- there was no room for us. There was no preparation and we

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were not wanted, obviously. We were taken up to the attic. We opened up

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our cases and got into our cases across an open case and covered

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ourselves with clothes. There was a warm welcome for today's evacuees,

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though. And no rationing! It is a lot more fun when it is not

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real, isn't it? That is grim. Some amazing stories have come out over

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the years. With just five days to go until the

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start of Wimbledon, a new �2 million tennis centre was opened in

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Shropshire today by the former British number one Greg Rusedski.

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It's claimed more people play tennis every week than cricket,

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rugby union and rugby league combined. But several clubs in the

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region have seen membership fall so low, they're on the verge of

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A performance! For two weeks every year, tennis

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becomes the nation's favourite sport and we hold our breath and

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dream that one day a British player will be crowned Wimbledon champion.

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And could it be that a future champion is discovered here at the

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new �2 million tennis centre in Telford? My father used to play

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tennis and we started in the park. That is how I got involved. I gave

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it to go and made a career out of it. Despite the investment, it is

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not so pretty and other clubs. Bilston Tennis Club is on the edge,

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with two courts unrecognisable, membership numbers have dropped

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dramatically. If things don't change in the next couple of years,

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it is more than likely this club is not going to be around. At Yardley

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in Birmingham, two of the four courts are completely unplayable

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and have fallen into such a state of disrepair that until recently

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this club was on the brink of closure. It's is up to us and

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coaches like us, to think out of the box, get into schools, try to

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find some funding and good activity going. In Telford, the top man in

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British tennis joined the celebrations. Roger, this is a

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beautiful facility but I have seen tennis facilities in the Midlands

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that have got weeds growing up the outside courts. It is not about the

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facilities but the people as well so what we can do is help with

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facility investments, loans and grants, but people may things

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happen. As well as spending money here, up to �5 million has been

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promised to the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham but elsewhere

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there is a desperate need for support and funding, and there is

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no doubt some of the region's We do see some sad courts around.

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They are expensive to maintain. But in two weeks, and they will all

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Private Conrad Lewis from Warwickshire was just 22 when he

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was shot dead in Afghanistan. Before he died he'd started to look

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after a stray dog and vowed one day to bring her home. Well, now his

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family have fulfilled that promise, as Kevin Reide's been finding out.

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Conrad Lewis in action in the Nad Ali district of Afghanistan. As

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well as befriending the locals, he also took to this three-year-old

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stray mongrel who he named Pegasus after the Parachute Regiment's

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emblem. Sadly, Conrad was never able to fulfil a vow to take her

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out of harms way and bring her to the UK. But now, just months after

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his death, his family with the help on animal charity, have answered

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his wishes. He loved the dock. He wrote about her extensively. At

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Christmas, he said he would have liked to bring her back, so we have

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completed that for him. With the help of the Dogs Trust. She is

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howling to him out there. She was by his side throughout that period.

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Pegasus will have to stay in quarantine until November, and then

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she'll be allowed to join Conrad's family. It's something they're

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really looking forward to. It is heart-wrenching coming here every

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weekend and seeing her and wanting to take her home, and her wanting

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to come home, but it is going to be worth it in the end. She is really

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placid, easy to get along with. And... She would join the family

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really well. You think what she has been through, the life she could

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have had, and hopefully the life she will have from now on. She will

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be very loved for. And back at the family home, they're already

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immortalising Conrad's love of his four legged friend in this painting.

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It show's him and his colleagues in armed combat, whilst Pegasus scours

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the floor for scraps. She can now expect a much more comfortable and

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She doesn't want to say goodbye. She will be all right soon.

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A wonderful link with Conrad. The weather now.

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The re and Bob has been tame, but we have still got some showers this

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evening. We have got a lunar eclipse taking

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place tonight, so will you be able to see it? Probably not. This will

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happen at 9:30pm, and by 11pm, we will have more rain. This is where

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we are. This cold front and this other front, with a bundle of

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showers. The secluded front creates the swell of rain. Tonight, we have

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got showers, a line of them running through Eastern parts. They will be

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moving away this evening, so perhaps some brief clear spells. By

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the end of the night, it is going to be covering most of these

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southern half. Further North, it is looking dry, but there is a lot of

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cloud around, leaving it reasonably mild. For the morning, it is

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looking damp and grey, especially in the South and East and the rain

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clears away quickly to the East followed by quite a few showers,

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widespread, heavy showers, some of them turning thundery. There will

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not be much sunshine in between. They take temperatures up to 19 in

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the South, but only 15 in the North, and could turn breezy. Heavy rain

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on Friday. That is a good thing, I suppose.

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A look at tonight's main headlines: Another union joins the protest

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against pension cuts. Civil servants vote to join teachers in a

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walk out on June 30th. And staff at Shropshire Council

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