BBC News Shropshire

Snow is disrupting bus services across the West Midlands this morning.

Here is a sample - most bus firms say they will update their social media accounts and websites with the latest:

Hundreds of schools across the West Midlands are shut today because of the snow and ice.

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While most children have been getting education at home during lockdown, classrooms have been open for pupils of key workers.

Some councils have a list of school closures on their websites or they advise parents to check directly with their school if they haven't been informed:

• Herefordshire closures
• Sandwell closures
• Staffordshire closures
• Telford and Wrekin closures
• Wolverhampton closures
• Worcestershire closures

Icy conditions are forecast this morning in the West Midlands after a day of snow which blanketed the region.

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The Met Office has a yellow warning for ice in place until 11:00 and said there could be travel disruption.

Monday is forecast to start frosty and icy and then be a fine day with plenty of wintry sunshine. Some patches of cloud around this morning with a high of 4C (39F).

Get a latest forecast for your area at any time by heading to the BBC Weather website.

There are no plans for a new flood defence scheme in Bridgnorth despite residents calling for one, the Environment Agency (EA) says.

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We told you earlier how people in the town said they felt forgotten and overlooked for flood defences compared to places such as Bewdley and Ironbridge.

The EA responded to say after the floods in February 2020, it reviewed options for Bridgnorth but none met feasibility and economic viability standards.

It added it would work with other groups to explore alternative solutions and ways of funding them.

Dozens of flood warnings are in place along much of the River Severn.

Water levels have peaked in Shrewsbury and attention has shifted to areas further downstream, including Ironbridge, Bridgnorth and Bewdley, the Environment Agency said.

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Defensive barriers have been put in place and the river is expected to peak over the weekend.

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In Shrewsbury, Shropshire Council said focus had moved to pumping out flood waters and cleaning up:

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One business affected is Chase Cars on Smithfield Road which has been underwater today.

General manager Mark Edwards said: "I'm getting messages to come down and help clean up and it is lovely to know our customers are there for us but I have to decline with Covid restrictions."

The flooding in Shropshire today has been reflected by our local BBC Weather Watchers.

Liam Ball snapped this car nearly submerged in Coalport, in the Ironbridge Gorge:

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Shrewsbury has suffered flooding overnight and user Abs took this photo of swans as the River Severn burst its banks:

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While further in the north of the county, user Colanda took this photo of flood waters slowly receding in Whixall:

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Volunteers have been using a boat and wading through water to help care workers get to elderly people in flooded parts of Shrewsbury.

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Several roads in the town remain cut off this afternoon after the River Severn rose and burst its banks, although Shropshire Council said water levels at Welsh Bridge had begun to drop.

Jim Eaton was one of the volunteers and said they have helped care staff get to older clients at a care home.

"A few were a little bit nervous. We have not had anyone fall out of [the boat] yet, it is all good," he said.

Residents in Shrewsbury have been describing the impact of this week's floods as the town waits for water levels to drop.

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Roads around Coleham and St Julian's Friars have flooded and four people have been rescued from their homes by fire crews.

Jane Cuthbert-Brown said she had 20 inches of water in her home in Pentre.

"We have spent a lot of time and effort preparing. All our furniture has been elevated. Last year was our first experience of flooding.

"We have also put door defences in but it did not stop the water which came up through the floor and the walls because they are a bit like a sieve being a 300-year-old sandstone property."