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The switchboard equipment which fell on the victim.

Telford firm fined £4m over devastating injuries to dad of one

Gwent Police have launched an appeal to find Percy Smith

Man with Shropshire towns links sought over firearms investigation

James Shadbolt and Abby Warman were just two people we spoke to in Shrewsbury town centre about Shrewsbury Food Festival’s demise

'Shocked': Locals share views on Shrewsbury Food Festival being axed

Bridgnorth Road, Broseley

Breaking Car lands on roof after crash on road in Shropshire town centre

Connor Heneghan

Face of prolific shoplifter jailed after more than 200 offences

Shrewsbury Food Festival in the Quarry Park.

Shrewsbury Food Festival confirms end of major county event

Bishop's Castle Community Hospital

NHS gives expected timeframe to reopen Bishop's Castle hospital

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Business

A general view of The Croud Meadow stadium, home of Shrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury Town sign brace of commercial deals

Jo Hilditch at the presentation of the Outstanding Contribution to British Agriculture Award 2026 at this year’s British Farming Awards

Prestigious British Agriculture Award presented to Kington woman

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Plans submitted for new Starbucks drive-thru near tourist attraction

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Nostalgia

Nigel Hadlow, who was assistant general manager of the Chasewater Light Railway, near Cannock, was sprucing up some old signs ready for the new season when this picture was taken in February, 1978. Old railway signs continue to be in high demand from collectors.

'What's going on with the Royal Mail?' - Your letters

The end of the Seven Stars in December 1964

The 450-year-old Shropshire pub that vanished in just a few hours

'King' John Richards and Steve Daley

Plus When it was Moor the merrier for Wolves

A handshake before battle - Pym, left, and Glyn Pugh get the playoff under way.

Shropshire's chess king Pym triumphs in armageddon finale

An artist’s impression of the devastating fire which ripped through the Anstice Memorial Institute.

How Shropshire landmark survived fire, fortune and the test of time

March 11: Hundreds of people took part in a protest march through Wellington in support of keeping services at the Princess Royal Hospital.

Is your memory hot enough to recall the record-breaking year of 2006?

Education

Cllr Claire Hall - Liberal Democrat - represents the ward of Crickhowell with Cwmdu and Tretower.

School exclusion target 'astonished' Powys councillor
Powys education chiefs say school exclusions are coming down
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What's On

Russell Brand was ‘wild-eyed maniac’ who tried to drag TV worker into toilet

Joe Marler as the new face of Old Spice in the UK

Celebrity Traitors’ star Joe Marler becomes UK’s Old Spice Captain

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Taylor Swift scores third week at number one with Patient Zero

BBC sign on a building

BBC licence fee could extend to streaming services under ‘YouTube tax’ – report

Mike Corbett wearing a Protect The Dolls T-shirt

BBC ‘censored’ trans-rights slogan T-shirt, union official tells SNP conference

Dame Judi Dench

Judi Dench and The Archers cast urge BBC boss to keep show in Birmingham

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Hear'Say shot to fame on Popstars in 2001, when this photo was taken. From left to right, they are Noel Sullivan, Suzanne Shaw, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh and Danny Foster. Here's what they have all been up to in the last 25 years.

What have Hear'Say done since the band split? Where to see them now

The three-night breaks combine accommodation with live entertainment, tribute acts and a packed programme of activities.

Parkdean Resorts Celebrity Weekender serves up 90s nostalgia

Politics

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP David Chadwick with Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd Senedd Member Jane Dodds at Ystradgynlais Hospital

Welsh Government “hiding behind unelected bureaucrats” -Powys MP

Kington Town Council asked for £25,000 to be a part of Herefordshire Youth Strategy

Kington council says it will give what it can afford to youth scheme

Cllr Angela Davies - Liberal Democrat and represents Rhayader.

Powys could be fined for missing government recycling targets

Cllr Adrian Jones - Conservative - represents the ward of Berriew and Castle Caereinion.

''Glut' of windfarm plans are causing problems for Powys council

Mark Pritchard MP meeting Pope Leo

Shropshire MP wishes Pope a speedy recovery

Llandrindod Wells War Memorial hospital. From Google Streetview.

Powys hospital beds petition passes 10,000 signatures

Cllr Sandra Davies (left) visiting the fostering stand at this year’s Royal Welsh Show. With her are Chief Executive Emma Palmer (right) and Caroline Mears from the council’s Fostering Team.

Five council-run children's homes are now operating across Powys

Farming

The event will begin with an opening speech from NFU Cymru President Abi Reader

NFU Conference 'Delivering Success' being held in Llandrindod Wells

A 1963 Fordson Super Dexta which will be going under the hammer.

Vintage and classical tractors and implements needed for sale

Finalists named for Shropshire's 2026 Rural Awards

NFU Cymru President Abi Reader presents the union's planning paper to Cabinet Minister Sian Gwenllian MS, alongside NFU Cymru Rural Affairs Board Chair Gary Yeomans

Wales' planning system is 'slow, complicated and bureaucratic', NFU

Members of the Penybont and District Charity Committee presenting the donation to Tori Williams of Marie Curie

Powys charity tractor run raises £1,800 for Marie Curie

Rob Lewis, Chairman of NFU Cymru’s Livestock Board, will judge on behalf of NFU Cymru

NFU Cymru and NFU Mutual search for Wales’ next Livestock Champion

Opinion

Dorothy Croxton was a cobbler in the village of Penkridge, Staffordshire, and is pictured here at her workshop in May 1970. She took over the job when her husband left the business to work for the council. This image comes from the national archives of the Press Association.

'Was I brainwashed on Brexit?' - Your letters Pictures from the Past

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'I feel a part of England, but am also tied to Indian roots'

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Vicky Turrell: The things we knew before mobile phones

An elephant named ‘Five’, aged 13, paints a portrait of Lottie and Adam Smith at the West Midlands Safari Park in a picture from April 2009 . Five arrived at the park as an orphan from South Africa
when she was around six years old and is one of a group of elephants popular with visitors.

'Why Andy Burnham should leave rural life alone' - Your Letters

Your World

Veterans enjoying the community breakfast.

Shrewsbury veterans' breakfast keeps growing - and Mayor pays a visit

Moving Forward is helping more people with Parkinson's to get active in autumn

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Environment

Llanwrtyd Community Association-Sue Hazell, Jen Walsby, Lynda Pace-Avery and Catherine Wilson with Powys High Sheriff William Watkins

Powys community orchard opened by High Sheriff

Powys' waste collection review highlights service improvements and lessons learned

Powys waste collection rollout caused disruption for some residents

Endanger bird, the Curlew.

Powys national park welcomes plan to protect the Curlew in Wales

Professor John Hunt is a member of Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority.

Greater diversity of staff and visitors to Bannau Brycheiniog needed

Kington residents are to be asked for their views on town council plans to take over public toilets

Residents to be asked if they support town council toilet take-over

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