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The crash site on Upper Road, Shrewsbury, on Sunday, November 15

Car that hit house removed as neighbours say it happened before

A damaged Main Street nightclub following a fire on Saturday, November 14, 2026. Credit: Mike Sheridan

Newport nightclub fire: Café closed and mayor thanks 999 crews

Fire at Main Street, Newport

Breaking Blaze rips through Shropshire nightclub - ‘all persons accounted for’

Much Wenlock is a charming market town. Photo: Jamie Ricketts

The three Shropshire towns readers say are the most idyllic

Shrewsbury Town fans

Can you spot yourself at the start of a new era at Shrewsbury Town?

A Severn Trent worker

Severn Trent apologises after unexpected disruption amid repairs

Emergency services at Upper Road in Shrewsbury after a car collided with a building, causing a gas leak

Gas leak sparks evacuation after car collides with house in Shrewsbury

News

Met Office issues for snow weather warning for Stoke-on-Trent

12-hour snow weather warning issued by Met Office for Staffordshire

Brandon Hall is mobbed by his AFC Telford United team-mates after winning a penalty shootout against Chelmsford City in the FA Trophy Picture: Kieran Stoddart

‘The most important thing’ - Telford into round three of the FA Trophy

New Shrewsbury Town Sporting Director Brad Friedel

Brad Friedel hails ‘special’ start to new era at Shrewsbury Town

Wolves boss Dan McNamara

Dan McNamara hails ‘big’ Wolves milestone after emphatic victory

A commemorative plaque has been unveiled to mark the meeting which sparked the formation of Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolves unveil special plaque to mark 150 years since club’s beginning

Mel Lawley celebrates with Amber Hughes after Wolves score a third against Durham

Amber Hughes stars as Wolves beat Durham comfortably

Wolverhampton’s McFadden: Staggered age of consent will be discussed

Brad Young scored twice and could have had more - denied here by Rhys Wilson - during The New Saints' 5-0 victory over Briton Ferry Llansawel on Friday Picture: James Baylis/FAW

‘I think 5-0 was good’ - The New Saints progress in Welsh Cup

Delight for AFC Telford United after their shoot-out win

Telford hold their nerve from the spot to advance in the FA Trophy

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Sports reporters Luke Powell and Lewis Cox with their video verdict after the first press conference from new Shrewsbury Town owner Scott Davidson, with Brad Friedel and Liam Dooley also speaking to the media.

WATCH: Video verdict as new Shrewsbury Town owners meet press and fans

Press conference at Shrewsbury Town FC with new chairman Scott Davidson, sporting director Brad Friedel and CEO Liam Dooley
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WATCH: We speak to Shrewsbury Town’s new owners about their plans

Owain was joined by Dame Sarah Storey.

BBC presenter cheered through Shropshire as fundraising tops £1m

Shrewsbury Town fans have reacted to the huge new American takeover

'I am feeling very positive': Shrewsbury Town fans react to takeover

Business

Greggs could open at Shrewsbury retail park

Vic Gidney outside Runlates in Shrewsbury

Meet the instructor behind boutique Shrewsbury pilates studio

Festive warming spa day for two in Birmingham has 55 per cent off

Telford Tigers

Golf course latest to sponsor Telford Tigers

Nostalgia

In pictures: Shropshire's bridges which fell victim to progress

How Midlands homes looked in the 1980s: 27 pictures full of memories

29 pictures of Shropshire & Black Country women doing their bit in WW2

31 pictures of Shrewsbury Town fans from 2011 to 2022

New book captures 1930s Midlands: See some of the fascinating pictures

Shropshire regiment soldiers tackling an outbreak of plague in Hong Kong in 1894

Shropshire's 'Foreign Legion': The soldiers who rarely saw home

Education

Microsoft is racing to fix a global outage

Shropshire’s councils, schools and police all hit by Microsoft outage
Millions of people across the world have been affected by the issues
Dominic Robertson

What's On

Kai Widdrington

Kai Widdrington is ‘on the mend’ and confirms Strictly return after illness

The judges on Strictly Come Dancing, from left, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke

Couple eliminated week before Strictly Come Dancing heads to Blackpool

Bafta Scotland Awards

Outlander series and biopic film I Swear win at Scottish Baftas

David Tennant wearing a houndstooth suit

Doctor Who star David Tennant says series ‘deserves to run forever’

Bafta Scotland Awards

I Swear star says winning Scottish Bafta would ‘mean the world’

Former Doctor Whos Peter Capaldi and Ncuti Gatwa

Sam Heughan, Peter Capaldi and Ncuti Gatwa appear at Bafta Scotland awards

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Andersen's range of EV charge points are designed to either blend in, or make a real statement - the choice is entirely up to you

Andersen Quartz review: We test an EV charger worth putting on show

Honda's Super N takes a refreshingly different approach to defining a city car - and it's incredibly endearing

Honda Super N review: Why this funky little EV completely won me over

TK Maxx has beauty gift sets which could all make lovely Christmas presents. Stock image.

Forget candles as TK Maxx has beauty gifts worth giving instead

Fashion and homeware feature in TK Maxx’s Christmas campaign. We set out to find three gifts for £50, including delivery.

Three TK Maxx Christmas gifts for £50 with 4p to spare

Politics

Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard challenges the PM on defence spending

People on benefits are pricing workers out the housing market, says MP

Amelia Jones, the Reform UK candidate in the Battlefield by-election

Reform candidate accused of posting comment about Starmer and Hitler

Row as Telford and Wrekin local plan clears latest hurdle

Cllr Gareth E Jones of the Powys Independents group, represents Llanelwedd at Powys County Council.

Powys safeguarding report timing criticised as decision comes too late

Powys County Council's headquarters in Llandrindod Wells. From Google Streetview.

Interviews for director of Powys Corporate Services role

Cllr Chloe Masefield - Liberal Democrat- represents Crickhowell, Cwmdu and Tretower. PCC.

AI will not replace humans in Powys Social Services

Wellington Town Council met on Tuesday, November 10

Town council has been using wrong law to exclude people for six years

Farming

Will on his new tenancy

Staffordshire’s ‘Farmer of The Year’ branches out with new tenancy

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is hosting a series of local winter farming conferences across Wales during November.

New FUW Winter Farming Conference

The virus was detected for the first time on the Shropshire and Mid Wales border.

Breaking First UK cases of midge-borne virus found in Shropshire cattle

The NFU Cymru Next Generation Development Group on the steps of Parliament

NFU Cymru Next Generation Development Group visits London

NFU Cymru writes to Welsh MPs seeking support for ban on Brazilian meat imports

NFU Cymru calls on UK Government to ban Brazilian meat imports

One of the early entries for the vintage tractor and implements auction on November 21.

Strong entry for Halls’ sale

Opinion

Mark Andrews: Brand’s fairweather friends and Putin’s kind offer Mark Andrews

PICTURE FROM THE ARCHIVE: Swooping just feet above the grass, a biplane from the famous Rothmans Aerobatic Team threads the needle beneath a low bunting line held aloft by two figures - including one dressed in a monkey suit on the right - during rehearsals at Halfpenny Green Airfield in June 1973. Organised by the Barnstormers Flying Circus as a summer replacement for the Goodyear Air Races, the display promised a crowd-pleasing mix of daredevil precision flying and slapstick comedy both on the ground and in the skies. Do you remember watching the Rothmans Aerobatic Team or the Barnstormers Flying Circus in action at Halfpenny Green in the 1970s?

Phone bans, fireworks and more – letters, plus 1973 air display

PICTURE FROM THE ARCHIVE: Captured from the air in 1973 by Beckbury photographer Ray Pringle-Scott, a Sergeant instructor at the School of Photography at RAF Cosford who served in the RAF for 22 years, this bird's-eye view looks across the rooftops, railway viaduct and surrounding fields of Shifnal. Standing prominently near the centre is St Andrew's Church, Shifnal's historic parish church, while visible on the far left are the old St Andrew's School and the nearby church hall, both of which have since been demolished. Can you spot your street or any familiar landmarks in this 1973 aerial view of Shifnal?

EU debate and road safety – readers’ letters, plus Shifnal in 1973

PICTURE FROM THE PAST: Village politics under the rafters, February 1973. A winter’s evening over half a century ago, when local democracy found a rather cosy refuge. Driven out of the Old School on Station Road by the resounding rehearsals of the local choir, members of Albrighton Parish Council decamped to the drafty, charming loft of Councillor Keith Worthington’s home on the High Street. Perched on mismatched chairs beneath bare brickwork and exposed timber beams, the councillors pressed ahead with their village agenda—stoically resisting the siren call of a miniature electric train layout set up just inches from the debate.

Letters: Toilet debate, TV licences, bank closures and 1973 politics

Your World

A Strange effigy at St Mary's Church Albrighton

Albrighton history talk to raise funds for development campaign

Sue Mulcock alongside works by her and other members of the Ffeisty Ffelters in the Bear Steps Art Gallery

Shropshire felt-makers bring colourful creations to Shrewsbury gallery

Ludlow Probus Club hears about military blunders

Support the World's To-Do List directors Simone Whitfield and Susanne Bearblock on the train home after a day of networking in Birmingham

Newport woman creates website to connect people with community groups

Environment

Gritters are heading out in Shropshire

Shropshire gritters to hit the roads as temperatures set to plunge

The robin is the only bird that keeps singing right through the winter

How to look after the birds in your garden this winter

Cold weather health alert issued- posing risk to vulnerable residents

The Snatchfield Farm site. Picture: Pegasus Group

Fears for ancient woodlands as 75-home plan faces mounting opposition

Knighton Town Council recently agreed to back a project to create a stage at Pinner's Hole near the Offa's Dyke path.

A temporary lease for the Knighton site will be drawn up

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