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'It will be a grim winter' Shropshire residents explain the measures they are taking amid rising fuel costs and winter fuel allowance cuts

Some Shropshire householders are facing a double-whammy of rising fuel costs and the means testing of Winter Fuel Allowance, which is causing many of them to worry about energy costs this winter.

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Inside the Shropshire countryside pub which has become a hub to the whole community

Pensioners in West Midlands put on alert by police over cruel winter heating scams

Peter Rhodes on mulch, tortoises and a variant on the four-day working week

Donald Trump: how will election 2024 win and return to president impact UK mortgages, inflation and economy?

Four groups lined up to run Kington charity shop this month

Watch: Oswestry pub which aims to be all things and welcome all for a pint and home-cooked meal

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'Time for better paternity leave and pay for new dads': Telford MP sets tone in Westminster debate

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Feeling the pinch ahead of Christmas? Everything you need to know to save money and still have a great festive period

Business|Oct 23

Severn Trent water bills are set to rise by an eye-watering 46 per cent – we explain why

Cost of living|Oct 22

Historic pub near Newport gives a nod to the past and a warm welcome to the present

Muy bueno! Shrewsbury schoolkids whip up a Mexican feast for mums and dads using surplus food

Education|Oct 19

UK inflation rate: what it means for interest and mortgage rates, Bank of England 2024 target explained - news

Cost of living|Oct 16

'I'm not prepared to wait while people are possibly freezing to death': Councillors discuss grants for pensioners

Oswestry|Oct 10

The community pub near Shrewsbury which has enjoyed a refurbishment and new vision

Bayston Hill|Oct 6

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Transport|Oct 6

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Irish woman wins award for invention to help cancer patients prevent hair loss

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Dolly Parton says her Christmas starts in November: ‘I like to go over the top’

Viral news|Oct 21

Double-amputee Everest climber and RNLI lifeboatman win Pride of Britain awards

Viral news|Oct 18

Halloween display raising ‘mayhem’ and cash for charity

Viral news|Oct 17

Artwork on Fake Or Fortune? found to be lost painting worth estimated £300,000

Viral news|Oct 3

Album buried underground for more than a year takes classical number one spot

Viral news|Oct 1

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Chris Stapleton dominates at Country Music Association awards

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US regulators seek to break up Google and force Chrome sale

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