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New 100MW battery energy storage system near A49/A5 junction is recommended for approval

Councillors are being asked to approve plans for a 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS) on a field next to a key part of Shropshire’s road and rail network.

Supporting image for story: New 100MW battery energy storage system near A49/A5 junction is recommended for approval

Supporting image for story: Moment Audi left dangling precariously over River Severn despite nearby warning sign

Moment Audi left dangling precariously over River Severn despite nearby warning sign

Supporting image for story: Poor harvest to cost arable farmers more than £800m in revenue, analysis finds

Poor harvest to cost arable farmers more than £800m in revenue, analysis finds

Supporting image for story: ‘No pollution found’: Environment Agency responds to calls over Telford brook

‘No pollution found’: Environment Agency responds to calls over Telford brook

Supporting image for story: Winter solstice: When the days will start to get longer and date clocks go forward

Winter solstice: When the days will start to get longer and date clocks go forward

Supporting image for story: Investigation under way after pile of rubbish dumped in lay-by near Shifnal frequented by fly-tippers

Investigation under way after pile of rubbish dumped in lay-by near Shifnal frequented by fly-tippers

Supporting image for story: ‘Major distress’ over Newport flooding for homeowners as Severn Trent promises 'urgent' work to fix it

‘Major distress’ over Newport flooding for homeowners as Severn Trent promises 'urgent' work to fix it

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Supporting image for story: Yellow weather warning and fog in parts of Shropshire and Mid Wales as drivers warned to take care

Yellow weather warning and fog in parts of Shropshire and Mid Wales as drivers warned to take care

Supporting image for story: Latest river levels forecast and warnings in Shropshire as Shrewsbury prepares for flooding

Latest river levels forecast and warnings in Shropshire as Shrewsbury prepares for flooding

Supporting image for story: Wood burner ban rules explained - here’s the lowdown on Labour’s updated environmental plan and whether it will affect burners already sold

Wood burner ban rules explained - here’s the lowdown on Labour’s updated environmental plan and whether it will affect burners already sold

Supporting image for story: Flood alert update: River Severn set to peak midweek after yellow weather warning

Flood alert update: River Severn set to peak midweek after yellow weather warning

Supporting image for story: More than 1,600 more properties set to be at flooding risk as MP sounds alarm over 'increasingly exposed' communities

More than 1,600 more properties set to be at flooding risk as MP sounds alarm over 'increasingly exposed' communities

Supporting image for story: Shrewsbury's resident beavers Beryl and Bertie make history with species' first birth in Shropshire in 400 years

Shrewsbury's resident beavers Beryl and Bertie make history with species' first birth in Shropshire in 400 years

Supporting image for story: Man denies damaging businesses by driving through floodwater with tractor in West Midlands town

Man denies damaging businesses by driving through floodwater with tractor in West Midlands town

Supporting image for story: Kington Town Council says no to the chance for play area funding – here’s why

Kington Town Council says no to the chance for play area funding – here’s why

Supporting image for story: Shropshire residents warned of flooding risk today as river levels rise

Shropshire residents warned of flooding risk today as river levels rise

Supporting image for story: New planters and parklets coming to Shrewsbury town centre as contractor sought

New planters and parklets coming to Shrewsbury town centre as contractor sought

UK News

Supporting image for story: Kate to stage annual Christmas carol service celebrating love in all forms

Kate to stage annual Christmas carol service celebrating love in all forms

Supporting image for story: Young ‘cautious’ over potential reintroduction of wolves and lynx in the wild

Young ‘cautious’ over potential reintroduction of wolves and lynx in the wild

Supporting image for story: Friendly Yorkshire market town crowned Britain’s happiest place to live

Friendly Yorkshire market town crowned Britain’s happiest place to live

Supporting image for story: Cheese-rolling, ceilidhs and crafts: Call launched for UK ‘living heritage’ list

Cheese-rolling, ceilidhs and crafts: Call launched for UK ‘living heritage’ list

Supporting image for story: UK Government unwilling to support Scottish industry, John Swinney claims

UK Government unwilling to support Scottish industry, John Swinney claims

Supporting image for story: Red squirrel range increases 25% in Highlands following reintroduction project

Red squirrel range increases 25% in Highlands following reintroduction project

Viral News

Supporting image for story: 'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

Supporting image for story: Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Supporting image for story: Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Supporting image for story: Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

Supporting image for story: Fears of another mass internet outage emerge as problems with X, ChatGPT, Bet365, Canva reported

Fears of another mass internet outage emerge as problems with X, ChatGPT, Bet365, Canva reported

Supporting image for story: New tourism project digitises the sounds of Northern Ireland

New tourism project digitises the sounds of Northern Ireland

World News

Supporting image for story: Man charged after arrest connected to January 6 Capitol pipe bombs

Man charged after arrest connected to January 6 Capitol pipe bombs

Supporting image for story: Vatican commission opposes ordination of women as deacons

Vatican commission opposes ordination of women as deacons

Supporting image for story: Man arrested in connection with pipe bombs placed before US Capitol riot

Man arrested in connection with pipe bombs placed before US Capitol riot

Supporting image for story: Former EU foreign policy head quits roles amid fraud investigation

Former EU foreign policy head quits roles amid fraud investigation

Supporting image for story: Decades-old palm trees in Rio de Janeiro flower for the first – and only – time

Decades-old palm trees in Rio de Janeiro flower for the first – and only – time

Supporting image for story: Baby seal waddles into bar in New Zealand

Baby seal waddles into bar in New Zealand