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Bank robbers took £75,000

A gang of armed robbers escaped with £75,000 in cash during a robbery at a Shropshire bank, detectives revealed today. A gang of armed robbers escaped with £75,000 in cash during a robbery at a Shropshire bank, detectives revealed today. The masked thugs, carrying a handgun, crowbar and sledgehammer, fled with the cash in two bags from Lloyds TSB in Shrewsbury after threatening staff on Thursday morning. The five men fled from the Mount Pleasant Road bank in a vehicle which they crashed into bollards in Sandford Avenue. Some of the money was recovered when two male youths picked up some cash near to the scene of the robbery. They were arrested by detectives but released without charge. Police today said they had no connection to the incident. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star.

News|Oct 18, 2008
News

More jobs on offer across Shropshire

The number of jobs available in Shropshire each month has increased by more than 800 in the last year, new figures have shown. The number of jobs available in Shropshire each month has increased by more than 800 in the last year, new figures have shown. While this week's latest jobless figures showed the biggest national increase in unemployment in two years, the new data, released by employment and skills specialist Working Links, suggests Shropshire's job scene is thriving. Between May and July this year an average of 2,210 jobs were available. This compares with 1,634 in the same period last year, which is an increase of 566 jobs, or 34 per cent. And Telford & Wrekin also saw a rise in the number of positions available, from 1,266 to 1,528 – a rise of 262, or 21 per cent. In total, the county had an average of 829 more jobs available each month than during the same period in 2010. [24link url="http://24.shropshirestar.com/story/more-jobs-on-offer-across-the-county-124546/"]

Business|Sep 16, 2011
Business