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

December 7, 2023

Talking Telford: A day running Dickensian errands in an authentic market town

Opinions|Dec 7, 2023

December 6, 2023

Disqualified motorist who drove to vet with poorly pup in his lap gets new, lengthy ban

Crime|Dec 6, 2023

November 30, 2023

Police seek robbers who dragged man away from railway station CCTV cameras then stole his watch

Crime|Nov 30, 2023

November 23, 2023

Talking Telford: Sticking up for our much-maligned town, roundabouts and all

Opinions|Nov 23, 2023

November 22, 2023

Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer lead Parliament tributes to Shrewsbury teenagers killed in Wales

Shrewsbury|Nov 22, 2023

Shrewsbury Christmas lights switch-on cancelled after tragic deaths of four teenagers

Shrewsbury|Nov 22, 2023

Tributes to Shrewsbury teenagers: Candles lit and memories of four young men shared across county

Shrewsbury|Nov 22, 2023

November 21, 2023

Tributes pour in from across Shrewsbury to four teenagers found dead in Wales after search operation

Shrewsbury|Nov 21, 2023

November 19, 2023

Driver 'thankful to be here' after HGV flipped and smashed through barrier in scary motorway crash

Shrewsbury|Nov 19, 2023

November 16, 2023

Telford man gets court bill for fly-tipping children's clothes - despite being abroad at the time

Wellington|Nov 16, 2023

'There is no need': Fly-tippers warned after man who dumped rubbish in cardboard box is told to pay

Crime|Nov 16, 2023

Talking Telford: Early Christmas decorations, and crime that makes everybody pay

Opinions|Nov 16, 2023

November 14, 2023

'It's impossible': Man who couldn't get to unpaid work days on north Shropshire buses is fined

Crime|Nov 14, 2023

November 13, 2023

'My bin was stolen': Telford man's protest as he is told to pay £400 for fly-tip outside his home

Crime|Nov 13, 2023

November 12, 2023

Hand-written pen messages scrawled on the Iron Bridge prompt police patrols

Crime|Nov 12, 2023

Three men arrested after multi-car crash in Shrewsbury that put four people in hospital

Crime|Nov 12, 2023

November 11, 2023

A41 shut at Hinstock after crash at junction, drivers told to find alternative routes

North Shropshire|Nov 11, 2023

November 9, 2023

Father accused of murdering man then flying to Jamaica 'knew nothing' about shooting, court told

Crime|Nov 9, 2023

Talking Telford: An annual fireworks furore in illuminating times

Voices|Nov 9, 2023

November 2, 2023

Talking Telford: Sitting on fences while enjoying the little things that link us

Opinions|Nov 2, 2023

October 26, 2023

Talking Telford: Some calm after the storm - but how long before the next arrives?

Voices|Oct 26, 2023

October 24, 2023

Dog walker had to dodge out of way of drink driver who crashed into garden while way over the limit

Crime|Oct 24, 2023

October 19, 2023

Talking Telford: A solar farm saga and grim reading for the borough council

Opinions|Oct 19, 2023

October 18, 2023

Telford girl punched and kicked defenceless victim in broad daylight after making Snapchat threats

Crime|Oct 18, 2023

Thief who stole cans of Stella Artois and tobacco from corner shop is ordered to pay up

Crime|Oct 18, 2023

October 16, 2023

Man stood outside neighbour's house in boxers and threatened to kill them for playing loud music

Crime|Oct 16, 2023

Uninsured provisional driver took mother's car to drive to his grieving girlfriend's - and crashed

Crime|Oct 16, 2023

October 14, 2023

Shrewsbury BMW driver crashed car on way home from drinking session on empty stomach and painkillers

Crime|Oct 14, 2023

October 12, 2023

Talking Telford: Horrors in far-flung places mean a row over coloured lights in Telford

Voices|Oct 12, 2023

October 11, 2023

Shrewsbury drug driver gets three-year road ban - after she was pulled over for having no insurance

Crime|Oct 11, 2023

October 10, 2023

Lorry driver in court on charge of killing popular delivery worker in A5 crash

Crime|Oct 10, 2023

October 5, 2023

Talking Telford: A milestone in sobriety, the power of motivation and transforming a poor old church

Voices|Oct 5, 2023

September 21, 2023

Talking Telford: Town's walking festival and mayor's fundraising ride help restore faith in humanity

Voices|Sep 21, 2023

August 26, 2023

Man smashed £12,000 hotel windows after five nights on the street 'to get authorities' attention'

Crime|Aug 26, 2023

August 23, 2023

Teenage boy injured at scene of major house fire in Telford

Telford|Aug 23, 2023

August 14, 2023

Man taken to hospital with 'potentially serious' injuries after truck tips in Telford

Telford|Aug 14, 2023

August 11, 2023

Police believe anonymous call that led to Quarry being evacuated during flower show was 'hoax'

Shrewsbury|Aug 11, 2023

August 7, 2023

Firefighter recalls tackling Crooked House blaze - and how lane to iconic pub was blocked

Black Country|Aug 7, 2023

August 6, 2023

Crooked House fire: Police appeal for information on fire that gutted iconic pub

Black Country|Aug 6, 2023

August 4, 2023

Two Telford women to be sentenced for stealing Ford Kuga

Crime|Aug 4, 2023

July 28, 2023

Stalker harassed man at home and workplace and bombarded him with calls, texts and Twitter mentions

Crime|Jul 28, 2023

July 22, 2023

Former computer programmer breaks into family home and traumatises teenage girl

Church Stretton|Jul 22, 2023

July 20, 2023

Telford man who threw bricks at police officer and cars gets suspended sentence

Crime|Jul 20, 2023

June 13, 2023

Jailed: Fraudster took thousands from vulnerable families then left their homes uninhabitable

Crime|Jun 13, 2023

May 27, 2023

Salesman took £2,700 from customer for himself after being let go by company

Crime|May 27, 2023

Driver stopped by police in Telford is surprised to learn he's been banned for months

Crime|May 27, 2023

April 13, 2023

Man climbed on stanchion at railway station bringing trains grinding to a halt at cost of £80,000

Crime|Apr 13, 2023

April 10, 2023

When a grand old bus crossed rural Shropshire on a 140-mile Easter Monday day trip

Mid Wales nostalgia|Apr 10, 2023

March 27, 2023

Pub chef who punched his boss six times in smoking shelter after work row escalated avoids jail

Crime|Mar 27, 2023

Man arrested and woman taken to hospital after armed police called to disturbance in Telford

Crime|Mar 27, 2023

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