Letter: In Pant, near Oswestry, we are lucky, we have a busy rural village shop run by the Co-operative. They have just refurbished it and it now looks every inch the corporate retail outlet. They no doubt hope this will improve the shop's takings.
A well-known former sea scout leader died suddenly just days after undergoing an operation for a broken leg following a car accident.
Shrewsbury Town skipper Ian Sharps is aiming to be fully fit for pre-season – and heaped praise on the specialist who has kept him out of the operating theatre.
A Shropshire teenager has been given the gift of life after undergoing a heart transplant operation within days of mysteriously falling ill. A Shropshire teenager has been given the gift of life after undergoing a heart transplant operation within days of mysteriously falling ill. Zoe Croft, 16, of Myddle, near Wem, came down with what doctors thought was a virus or possibly asthma five weeks ago. But just days later Zoe, a pupil at Corbet School in Baschurch, was fighting for her life in a hospital bed after suffering heart failure. Her illness then caused her heart to swell to three times its normal size. After finding a suitable donor, Zoe has battled against the odds and has since come out of intensive care and is now recovering at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.[24link]
A Shropshire schoolgirl recovering from a heart transplant operation is getting by with a little help from her friends - who have raised £1,200 for charity in her honour. A Shropshire schoolgirl recovering from a heart transplant operation is getting by with a little help from her friends - who have raised £1,200 for charity in her honour. [caption id="attachment_162149" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Friends of Year 11 student Zoe Croft, 16, who has recently undergone a successful heart transplant at a Birmingham hospital, raise money for the British Heart Foundation with a cake sale at The Corbet School"][/caption] Zoe Croft, from Myddle, near Wem, had a lifesaving heart transplant about a week ago. The drastic measure came after Zoe felt ill for several weeks complaining of a shortness of breath and other symptoms. Initially it was thought she had asthma or a viral infection, but it transpired that Zoe's heart was failing resulting in her having to undergo emergency surgery. Friends and fellow pupils at Corbet School in Baschurch clubbed together to hold a non-uniform day and cake sale to raise money, which will mostly be donated to the British Heart Foundation and other charities chosen by Zoe.[24link]
The family of a five-year-old Shropshire boy who has undergone 11 heart operations have organised a fundraising event to help pay for his expensive care.
The "sleeping" patient allegedly assaulted by a surgeon at Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital was undergoing surgery at the time, it can be revealed today.
A 12-year-old Black Country girl who underwent a heart transplant after collapsing in the school corridor spoke today for the first time of her traumatic past three months.
Shrewsbury Town midfielder Sean McAllister faces a spell on the sidelines as he goes under the knife for a hernia operation tomorrow. Shrewsbury Town midfielder Sean McAllister faces a spell on the sidelines as he goes under the knife for a hernia operation tomorrow. The 23-year-old missed Town's win over Stevenage last weekend and is unlikely to return to training until mid-March. But Town boss Graham Turner said now was the right time for the former Sheffield Wednesday man to have the operation.
Michael Kightly could be set to give Wolves a new year boost, according to boss Mick McCarthy.Michael Kightly could be set to give Wolves a new year boost, according to boss Mick McCarthy. The luckless winger is set for a return to the first team squad in January, after he undergoes surgery on his knee in Sweden on December 12. Kightly, who last played a year ago, is already back in light training after a first knee operation was declared a huge success. "I think it's something like six weeks since he had the first operation on his one knee," said McCarthy. "Who knows, I might be able to name him in my 25-man squad come the end of January, I've no idea. It would be lovely boost to have him back." Read more in the Shropshire Star
A town centre supermarket will be unveiled tomorrow after a £120,000 revamp.
When keen dancer Kelly Burrows found out she had a curved spine and would need a nine-hour operation, she thought her ambition of performing ballet on pointe shoes was crushed.
A Shrewsbury IT expert who thought he was grooming a 14-year-old girl over the internet was actually corresponding with police, a court heard.A Shrewsbury IT expert who thought he was grooming a 14-year-old girl over the internet was actually corresponding with an undercover police officer, a court heard today. Daniel Beeson, 34, of Shepherds Lane, Bicton, was snared in a major operation led by London's Metropolitan Police aimed at catching online sex offenders, Shrewsbury Crown Court was told. Beeson, who admitted attempting to arrange or facilitate the commission of a child sex offence, was given a three-year supervision order and told to attend a community sex offenders group work programme. He must also notify police of any change of address for the next five years and must pay £1,200 court costs. Mr Denis Desmond, prosecuting, said the offence happened between February and October 2008. Read more in the Shropshire Star
Letter: I refer to the article of March 20, refering to A&E waiting times, contained within this column were a few lines saying that the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust continues to achieve the 18 weeks standard for treatment referral.
Luckless Shrewsbury Town midfielder Craig Disley will go under the surgeon's knife next week - but not for his broken ankle.Luckless Shrewsbury Town midfielder Craig Disley will go under the surgeon's knife next week - but not for his broken ankle. The former Bristol Rovers man will have a hernia operation, following on from his latest injury setback suffered at Rotherham at the end of last month. But manager Paul Simpson is confident the injury will not extend the expected absence of Disley. "Craig has been struggling with a hernia for quite a while now and we have been nursing him through," said Simpson. Read more in the Shropshire Star
