A paralysed pensioner who suffered horrific pressure sores in hospital may be stripped of most of her £3 million pay-out - because the NHS has launched a legal challenge.
A 28-year-old woman from Telford seriously injured when she was hit by a car as a child died as a result of the accident 18 years later, an inquest heard.
A former prison warder claims he was forced out of his job because of an injury he picked up rescuing an unconscious inmate from a burning cell. A former prison warder claims he was forced out of his job because of an injury he picked up rescuing an unconscious inmate from a burning cell. Michael Bailey, 51, is one of two people who have taken HM Prison Service to an employment tribunal after being forced to leave Stoke Heath Young Offenders' Institution, near Market Drayton. Mr Bailey, from Market Drayton, and 53-year-old Richard Wilde, are both claiming unfair dismissal at the tribunal at Prospect House, Shrewsbury. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
Telford teenager Mickey Bushell today scooped silver in the men's T53 100m finals at the Beijing Paralympics and declared: "I just can't believe it." Telford teenager Mickey Bushell today scooped silver in the men's T53 100m finals at the Beijing Paralympics and declared: "I just can't believe it." Mickey, a sports studies student at Telford College of Arts and Technology, smashed the European record during the race - narrowly missing out on a gold medal by just 13 hundredths of a second. The 18-year-old wheelchair racer and his family said they were bowled over. College principal Doug Boynton OBE said it was "an awesome achievement from a delightful young man".
Paralympic gold medallist Mickey Bushell MBE has scaled the Wrekin on his hands.
Paralympic gold medallist Mickey Bushell MBE has scaled the Wrekin on his hands.
A coroner has raised concerns about the way a pensioner was treated for a pressure sore at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
Pupils at a Wolverhampton school were treated to a masterclass in archery by Paralympic athlete Mel Clarke.
