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Nick Humphreys

Senior Reporter

Senior reporter for the Shropshire Star focusing on Shrewsbury.

April 22, 2025

Watch Nigel Farage's full speech in Shrewsbury as he discusses Shropshire politics and election predictions

News|2 hours ago

Firefighters put their backs into it to get the horse out of the ditch. Picture: Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Heave! Neigh giving up as 15 firefighters rescue horse from ditch tug-of-war style on Shropshire/Staffordshire border

News|3 hours ago

Nigel Farage in Shrewsbury: Reform leader buys flat cap, drinks G&T and puts boot into Conservatives over relief road

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News|4 hours ago

April 21, 2025

Jailed: Burglars ransacked Market Drayton high street flat and stole watch belonging to woman's dead father

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News|Apr 21

'It makes my heart happy': Bereaved mum walking the Wrekin 20 times for daughter on how sharing her memory could help save lives

News|Apr 21

April 19, 2025

Telford burglar, 35, admits stealing Chevrolet from Wellington house

News|Apr 19

April 18, 2025

Desmond Rodgers. Picture: West Mercia Police

Church and scout treasurer from Shifnal jailed for stealing £170,000 he spent on crypto scam

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News|Apr 18

April 17, 2025

Telford paedophile, 39, found guilty of string of child sex abuse charges

News|Apr 17

Albanian cannabis farmer busted with £62,000 grow in Telford house is told coming to UK illegally made him 'a target'

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News|Apr 17

The silver pendant found in a field in Ellesmere

Silver heart pendant dating back hundreds of years unearthed by metal detectorist in Shropshire field

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Ellesmere|Apr 17

April 16, 2025

A potted history of the Shrewsbury Flower Show as showpiece event is cancelled in 150th anniversary year

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News|Apr 16

'We ran it with our hearts rather than our heads': Shrewsbury Flower Show boss on Covid and bomb scare woes as event is cancelled

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News|Apr 16

Shrewsbury Flower Show 2025 cancelled - shock as organisers pull plug on traditional event over rising costs

News|Apr 16

Closing: Wolverhampton University's Telford Innovation Campus

Shropshire university student, 24, found dead at halls of residence, inquest hears

News|Apr 16

April 15, 2025

Woman named after being killed in Telford crash which left boy injured and man fighting for life

News|Apr 15

The case was heard at Shrewsbury Crown Court.

Man caught with county lines drug dealer phone, cash and suspected drugs wraps in Telford avoids jail

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News|Apr 15

Wolverhampton man caught with county lines drug dealer phone, cash and suspected drugs wraps avoids jail

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News|Apr 15

April 14, 2025

Telford man punched step-dad in the face for pulling up outside his house in a van

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News|Apr 14

Man, 37, fined after being caught with bag of cocaine in Shrewsbury town centre

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News|Apr 14

Finger Road, Dawley, Telford. Picture: Google

Dangerous, drugged-up BMW driver gave up police chase in Telford after being confronted by cop with a taser

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News|Apr 14

April 13, 2025

Hefty fine and road ban for motorist caught with cocaine in his system on busy A41 near Market Drayton

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News|Apr 13

Ludlow stalker bombarded estranged wife with 190 emails in a month - and sent 11 while she was at the police station, reporting him

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News|Apr 13

Jailed: Telford man was caught holding hands with woman he assaulted despite court order banning him from seeing her

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News|Apr 13

'It fills my heart' - Shrewsbury mum who lost two sons gets fresh support for bereavement group, and appeals to people who've lost loved ones to get in touch for support

News|Apr 13

April 12, 2025

Wellington man, 31, denies serious assaults against woman and controlling behaviour

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News|Apr 12

Premier in Queens Road, Donnington, Telford. Picture: Google

Jailed: 'Aggressive' Wolverhampton drunk bit uncle's thumb 'down to the bone' and punched policewoman in the face in Telford corner shop rampage

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News|Apr 12

Paedophile, 34, searched for 'dad and daughter' sex abuse images at Shropshire town home

News|Apr 12

April 11, 2025

Man and woman in court accused of supplying cocaine and cannabis in Telford

News|Apr 11

'She was 10, think about that' - Wannabe gangster robbed phone from 'terrified' Telford girl as she scooted home from sweet shop

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News|Apr 11

April 10, 2025

Housing firm accused of being 'misleading and unethical' over comment generator to garner support for 114-home development on edge of Shrewsbury

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News|Apr 10

April 9, 2025

'Grave concerns' - Residents fear development of old Shrewsbury churchyard where 115 bodies are believed to be buried

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News|Apr 9

The crash at St Martins caused a roadside inferno. Picture: Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

Watch: Fireball wreckage caused by careless Whitchurch teen motorist which left couple seriously injured

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News|Apr 9

April 7, 2025

Paramedics sent to three-vehicle crash near Shrewsbury

News|Apr 7

April 6, 2025

28 glorious pictures as 140 tractors join Shropshire's Annual Tractor Road Run for the 26th year

News|Apr 6

Lily-May Vaughan with her cocker spaniel, Sadie

'Every step I take is for Lily-May and families like ours': Shropshire mums who lost children to road tragedies campaign for safer streets

News|Apr 6

Firefighters rescue person stuck in lift at Ludlow flats

News|Apr 6

Car clutch catches fire on the M54 in Telford - fire service respond

News|Apr 6

Firefighters called after curtains catch fire at Telford flat

News|Apr 6

Mattress fire in Telford spreads to street light - firefighters called out

News|Apr 6

Woman taken to hospital by parents after suffering burns in Oswestry house fire

News|Apr 6

April 5, 2025

Brazen Telford burglar who was caught on doorbell camera stealing laptop got unwitting neighbour to help him steal

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News|Apr 5

April 4, 2025

London Fire Brigade said 10 fire engines and around 70 firefighters were at the blaze in Hayes

Crash on the M54 - firefighters called after one-vehicle collision

News|Apr 4

Firefighters rush to factory fire at Telford business park

News|Apr 4

The judge in the judicial review over plans to close a Powys air ambulance base has reserved judgment.

Man airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after Ludlow crash

News|Apr 4

Emergency services rush to scene after sofa catches fire in conservatory at a Newport home

News|Apr 4

'Justice has been done' - Kidderminster mum of girl, 17, killed in Shropshire crash after boyfriend's dangerous driving tells of 'absolute hell'

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News|Apr 4

Nick Humphreys

Watch Nigel Farage's full speech in Shrewsbury as he discusses Shropshire politics and election predictions

Heave! Neigh giving up as 15 firefighters rescue horse from ditch tug-of-war style on Shropshire/Staffordshire border

Nigel Farage in Shrewsbury: Reform leader buys flat cap, drinks G&T and puts boot into Conservatives over relief road

Jailed: Burglars ransacked Market Drayton high street flat and stole watch belonging to woman's dead father

'It makes my heart happy': Bereaved mum walking the Wrekin 20 times for daughter on how sharing her memory could help save lives

Telford burglar, 35, admits stealing Chevrolet from Wellington house

Church and scout treasurer from Shifnal jailed for stealing £170,000 he spent on crypto scam

Telford paedophile, 39, found guilty of string of child sex abuse charges

Albanian cannabis farmer busted with £62,000 grow in Telford house is told coming to UK illegally made him 'a target'

Silver heart pendant dating back hundreds of years unearthed by metal detectorist in Shropshire field

A potted history of the Shrewsbury Flower Show as showpiece event is cancelled in 150th anniversary year

'We ran it with our hearts rather than our heads': Shrewsbury Flower Show boss on Covid and bomb scare woes as event is cancelled

Shrewsbury Flower Show 2025 cancelled - shock as organisers pull plug on traditional event over rising costs

Shropshire university student, 24, found dead at halls of residence, inquest hears

Woman named after being killed in Telford crash which left boy injured and man fighting for life

Man caught with county lines drug dealer phone, cash and suspected drugs wraps in Telford avoids jail

Wolverhampton man caught with county lines drug dealer phone, cash and suspected drugs wraps avoids jail

Van 'destroyed' in Telford fire in early hours of the morning

Firefighters rescue man on stretcher after 5m embankment fall in Bridgnorth

Car crashed into safety barrier on busy Telford road

Man, 22, in court accused of peddling crack cocaine and heroin in Telford

Telford man punched step-dad in the face for pulling up outside his house in a van

Man, 37, fined after being caught with bag of cocaine in Shrewsbury town centre

Dangerous, drugged-up BMW driver gave up police chase in Telford after being confronted by cop with a taser

Hefty fine and road ban for motorist caught with cocaine in his system on busy A41 near Market Drayton

Ludlow stalker bombarded estranged wife with 190 emails in a month - and sent 11 while she was at the police station, reporting him

Jailed: Telford man was caught holding hands with woman he assaulted despite court order banning him from seeing her

'It fills my heart' - Shrewsbury mum who lost two sons gets fresh support for bereavement group, and appeals to people who've lost loved ones to get in touch for support

Wellington man, 31, denies serious assaults against woman and controlling behaviour

Jailed: 'Aggressive' Wolverhampton drunk bit uncle's thumb 'down to the bone' and punched policewoman in the face in Telford corner shop rampage

Paedophile, 34, searched for 'dad and daughter' sex abuse images at Shropshire town home

Man and woman in court accused of supplying cocaine and cannabis in Telford

'She was 10, think about that' - Wannabe gangster robbed phone from 'terrified' Telford girl as she scooted home from sweet shop

Housing firm accused of being 'misleading and unethical' over comment generator to garner support for 114-home development on edge of Shrewsbury

'Grave concerns' - Residents fear development of old Shrewsbury churchyard where 115 bodies are believed to be buried

Watch: Fireball wreckage caused by careless Whitchurch teen motorist which left couple seriously injured

Paramedics sent to three-vehicle crash near Shrewsbury

28 glorious pictures as 140 tractors join Shropshire's Annual Tractor Road Run for the 26th year

'Every step I take is for Lily-May and families like ours': Shropshire mums who lost children to road tragedies campaign for safer streets

Firefighters rescue person stuck in lift at Ludlow flats

Car clutch catches fire on the M54 in Telford - fire service respond

Firefighters called after curtains catch fire at Telford flat

Mattress fire in Telford spreads to street light - firefighters called out

Woman taken to hospital by parents after suffering burns in Oswestry house fire

Brazen Telford burglar who was caught on doorbell camera stealing laptop got unwitting neighbour to help him steal

Crash on the M54 - firefighters called after one-vehicle collision

Firefighters rush to factory fire at Telford business park

Man airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after Ludlow crash

Emergency services rush to scene after sofa catches fire in conservatory at a Newport home

'Justice has been done' - Kidderminster mum of girl, 17, killed in Shropshire crash after boyfriend's dangerous driving tells of 'absolute hell'