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April 21, 2025

Telford Steam Railway with Michael Portillo (in red).

Telford Steam Railway stars in episode of Great British Railway Journeys

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No holding back from Michael Appleton who says Shrewsbury Town’s ‘softness’ makes his ‘skin crawl’

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Northampton Town 4 Shrewsbury Town 1 - Report

Sport|9 hours ago

Volunteers from SuperByte helped plant around 400 trees as part of the Severn Rivers Trust work with the SVWMS. Picture: Shropshire Council.

Volunteers from Shrewsbury tech firm help plant hundreds of trees as part of demonstrator project

News|14 hours ago

Angry farmers plot latest tractor protest in Shrewsbury - the day before local elections

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Eco ambassadors (left to right) Ari, George, Flynn, Benji, Josh, and Isabelle after their litter picking.

Environmentally-minded Shropshire school pupils pitch in to help keep their area tidy

News|17 hours ago

South Shropshire MP Stuart Anderson.

'Flooding causes mental and financial distress for residents' - South Shropshire MP welcomes review of funding formulas

News|18 hours ago

Market Drayton Royal British Legion is inviting people to its celebratory lunch.

Series of events planned for VE Day in Market Drayton including special lunch for 80 over-80s

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Multi-faith Chaplain, Kevin Place (centre) with the Ward 37 team.

Meet the Shropshire hospital chaplain who is getting patients dancing

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Rachel Baker with her son Joe who died in a crash in November last year.

Mum who 'begged' for days to see her son's body steps up campaign for law change after 'frustrating' meeting with trust

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The two-bedroom home in Oswestry will be sold at auction in June. Picture: Rightmove/Bowen.

Property 'ideal as first home or investment' to be auctioned with low guide price

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The three-bedroom property in Telford will be auctioned in May. Picture: Rightmove/Bond Wolfe.

Vacant Telford home to be auctioned with low guide price

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April 19, 2025

Hort students Harry, Sam and Luke with LSA Dan.

Students at Gobowen specialist college plant new orchard after generous donation of trees

Telford MP Shaun Davies (left) with some of Telford & Wrekin Council’s Lived Experience Apprentices as he dropped off the Easter egg donations to Darby House.

Telford MP 'blown away' by generosity of residents and businesses after hundreds of Easter eggs donated

The woodland in Hopton near Hodnet that is for sale. Picture: Rightmove/Berrys.

Woodland near Market Drayton featuring derelict 'chalet' goes up for sale - with low guide price

Hidden Treasures, based at St Mary's CofE School in Bridgnorth (pictured) has been upgraded by Ofsted. Picture: Google.

'Children enjoy rich experiences': Day care centre in Bridgnorth no longer 'requires improvement' says Ofsted

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended the incident involving a caravan in Craven Arms today (February 19).

'Fires in the open will be more prevalent earlier in the year' warns senior Shropshire fire officer after spate of blazes

April 18, 2025

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Photo: Jamie Ricketts

Man and dog rescued from flat fire in Oswestry caused by cooking - dog provided with oxygen

Stuart Anderson MP

'Houses are tapping into old and inadequate sewerage systems' says MP in call over development planning

Residents invited to have their say on project aiming to tackle flooding on troubled Shrewsbury footpath

Picture: Bridgnorth Fire Station.

Warning issued by firefighters after unattended camp fire spreads along Bridgnorth hiking trail

An abandoned trailer on the A41 near Market Drayton was destroyed in a fire.

'It was an act of vandalism waiting to happen' - Abandoned rubbish-filled trailer destroyed in fire near Market Drayton prompts anger

Shaun Davies MP (centre) with media students at Telford College.

Telford MP put in the hot seat by aspiring journalists during visit to college

April 17, 2025

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Photo: Jamie Ricketts

Car crashes into house in Telford - fire crews rush to scene

Photo: Market Drayton Fire Station

Abandoned trailer destroyed in 'arson' attack 'should have been removed months ago' says North Shropshire MP

Police have caught motorists speeding in Ludlow. Picture: West Mercia Police.

Police catch several speeding motorists in south Shropshire

Stuart Anderson MP at Church Stretton Police Station.

Calls for 'rethink' on police funding with West Mercia to benefit from only a dozen new officers

Emergency services rush to road by retail park in Shrewsbury after car crashes into traffic light

West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery in Leominster last December

Police appeal after people seen checking doors of properties at night in Oswestry

Telford & Wrekin Council leader renews calls for M54/M6 link road after multi-million pound boost for road projects

Patients in a waiting room of a GP surgery

More than 158,000 waits of a month or longer for GP appointment in Shropshire last year, study reveals

Proposed plans for Towers Lawn public toilets that have been decided and submitted by Market Drayton Town Council. Picture: Market Drayton Town Council.

Planning for refurbishment of vandal-plagued toilet block in Market Drayton at 'advanced stage'

Market Drayton Christmas Lights Switch on 2024.

Preparations for Christmas celebrations continue in Market Drayton

April 16, 2025

Pupils at Short Wood Primary School in Wellington with the school's therapy dog, Pippin.

Shropshire parents find out whether their children have been given places at preferred primary schools

The chimney fire was in Newport. Photo: Jamie Ricketts

Firefighters called to business park in Shrewsbury after fire involving tree stump

A banned driver found behind the wheel told police he was driving because his mother-in-law wanted to go to the beach

Police appeal after elderly man pushed over in Oswestry by male riding bike

Police have cleared hundreds of eggs from a road near Much Wenlock. Picture: West Mercia Police.

Egg-cellent work: Police officers clear hundreds of spilled eggs from road near Much Wenlock

The home for sale in Ketley Bank. Picture: Rightmove/Auction Hammer Midlands.

Two-bed Telford home to go under the hammer with low guide price

Shaun Davies MP is inviting residents to his drop-in session on April 25.

Telford residents invited to meet and quiz local MP at drop-in session

Lyreco volunteers day. Pictured is Kathryn, Nigel, Beverly, Ian, Claire, Megan, Amy, Katherine and Brian.

Local businesses chip in to help transform Telford Town Park

The limited edition 22ct gold Winston Churchill medallion which sold for £7,200.

Gold coin collection from North Shropshire sells for £20,000 at auction

Picture: Pixabay

How to help fund memorable seaside trip for Shropshire youngsters this summer

April 15, 2025

Market Drayton Ginger & Spice Festival 2024.

Market Drayton's French twins to visit Shropshire this summer

A male Eurasian beaver is released at the Old River Bed. Picture: Shropshire Wildlife Trust

Pair of Eurasian beavers who were released at nature reserve in Shrewsbury are named

Fodens Solicitors in Telford Easter billboard

'Eggs-pert conveyancing' - Telford solicitors bring smiles through humorous Easter billboard

West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery in Leominster last December

Police investigate after cooking oil stolen in Ludlow

Severn Trent Water apologises to Shrewsbury residents after supplies affected

The plot in Ketley, Telford. Picture: Rightmove/Future Property Auctions.

Large plot in Telford with 'potential for development' to be auctioned this week with very low guide price

Police have uncovered a cannabis farm at a property in Craven Arms. Picture: West Mercia Police.

Cannabis farm discovered inside South Shropshire property - hundreds of plants recently harvested

South Shropshire MP Stuart Anderson.

'Months of uncertainty' ahead for farmers after Government ends applications for environmental payment scheme, MP warns