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Digital Content Editor covering the Express & Star and Shropshire Star.

April 21, 2024

Bell pepper thief turned up to court drunk on cider, threatened police and boasted 'I love prison'

April 18, 2024

'Do you know who my family is?' Woman bit pub bouncer after heated dispute outside Telford nightspot

Drink driver blew huge reading after drinking bottle of hand sanitiser and hitting 'unknown object'

Talking Telford: Taking a dip into the quaint history of Telford's famous timepiece

March 29, 2024

'Reprehensible' predator who filmed himself sexually assaulting sleeping girl was caught years later

March 28, 2024

Revealed: Faces of five men found guilty of killing DPD delivery driver

Talking Telford: Could citizens' assemblies give communities more of a voice?

March 25, 2024

Boy who smashed vulnerable family's window and made them live in fear gets a second chance in court

March 24, 2024

Paranoid stalker harassed ex-partner using fake profiles - then turned up at her home with a brick

March 21, 2024

Mother assaulted teenage son and 'smashed his mobile to pieces' after he poured her vodka down sink

Teenage boy appears in court charged with stabbing 16-year-old in Wellington

Man accused of drug driving in ice cream van says he was actually in the back serving

Talking Telford: Bad trip on a rail replacement coach makes me sorry I ever complained about trains

Man denies assaulting two police officers in Telford

March 20, 2024

Telford man who assaulted two police officers and stole uniform from station gets huge court bill

March 19, 2024

Woman who damaged neighbour's property won't pay compensation as order 'would exacerbate dispute'

Oswestry|Mar 19

Serial speeder says he blew past lorry at 81mph because he has asthma and its fumes were 'obnoxious'

Modern slavery order granted against man accused of coercing boy to deliver drugs and stab teen

March 15, 2024

GPs ask patients to call and cancel if necessary after FIVE appointments go to waste in one morning

March 14, 2024

Talking Telford: Landslip nightmares knock Telford's transport infrastructure off-track

March 13, 2024

Farm worker beat colleague with baseball bat saying 'I'll do you in and slice your dog's throat'

Wellington man accused of attacking two men in Telford pub car park will stand trial

Telford man denies stealing diesel from fuel wagon while its driver slept

Oswestry man, 67, accused of raping girl

March 7, 2024

Woman to stand trial over A49 crash that killed Shrewsbury man

Talking Telford: Chasing status befitting our modern urban powerhouse of a town

February 29, 2024

Telford man had drunken row with 'biker' outside Costa in Birmingham Airport after three pints

Talking Telford: Bucks' new American investors strike a sensible tone for the mad world of football

February 22, 2024

Talking Telford: What's becoming of New College and how will we remember it?

February 15, 2024

Talking Telford: Embracing a new age of digital wheeling and dealing with Facebook Marketplace

February 13, 2024

Severn Trent fined for badly managed roadworks after traffic was diverted onto road that was shut

February 11, 2024

Couple running their first pub together plan to put it back at the heart of the village

Business|Feb 11

February 10, 2024

Two cases of potentially serious meningococcal B infection confirmed at Oswestry nursery

February 9, 2024

Shrewsbury biker bounces back from horror crash to complete half marathon for lifesaving rescue team

Shrewsbury|Feb 9

February 1, 2024

Talking Telford: The power of a football video game to forge real life connections

January 25, 2024

Talking Telford: Celebrating a Victorian gem in the heart of Wellington, and a spirit of adventure

January 16, 2024

Woman, 76, admits causing death of motorcyclist in A49 crash but denies dangerous driving

January 13, 2024

Man brought to court and fined for being drunk in Birmingham Airport terminal building

January 12, 2024

Van driver caught speeding in village at 60mph gets fine and penalty points

January 11, 2024

Talking Telford: Fear and loathing over Future Fit abound but hundreds enjoy the best parkrun around

January 6, 2024

What channel is Shrewsbury v Wrexham? How to watch clubs' first clash since 2008

Shrewsbury Town FC|Jan 6

January 4, 2024

Shropshire floods: 26 photos showing how Shrewsbury and Ironbridge have coped with high water

Talking Telford: Swept into a new year and flood season all over again

December 22, 2023

Man caught with nearly 90 wraps of class A drugs was 'naive' and 'exploited' by County Lines dealers

Shrewsbury|Dec 22, 2023

December 21, 2023

Talking Telford: Finding new ‘firsts’ in a town that’s become familiar

Opinions|Dec 21, 2023

December 14, 2023

Treasured Shropshire parish hall plays host to Christmas feast

Cleobury Mortimer|Dec 14, 2023

December 8, 2023

Shrewsbury woman who crashed BMW after drinking then went home gets large fine and long ban

Crime|Dec 8, 2023

December 7, 2023

'Extremely intoxicated' yob stole buns from Greggs after slapping bar owner who stood up to him

Newport|Dec 7, 2023

GP found behind the wheel in car park at three times the drink drive limit avoids road ban

Crime|Dec 7, 2023

Shrewsbury man spat at police and said 'I will stab you' as they tried to get into his home

Crime|Dec 7, 2023

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