Joe Leach is handed new Pears deal
Shropshire all-rounder Joe Leach has been rewarded for his breakthrough into First Class cricket with a one-year deal at County Championship Division Two side Worcestershire.
Shropshire all-rounder Joe Leach has been rewarded for his breakthrough into First Class cricket with a one-year deal at County Championship Division Two side Worcestershire.
The Birmingham office of Colliers International has been appointed by Ocado to secure pop-up promotional space in shopping centres across the UK.
Shropshire all-rounder Joe Leach was out for a duck after being handed his Worcestershire debut in the Pears' County Championship derby against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
All-rounder Joe Leach will make his Shropshire Minor Counties Championship debut in the crunch trip to Dorset aiming to help fire his side a step closer to the title.
A suspected bomb pulled from the River Severn in Shrewsbury was in fact a torpedo-shaped device used to measure river levels, it was revealed today.
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Clubbing megastars 2manydjs will start the countdown to midnight in Birmingham when they headline Gatecrasher on New Year's Eve. We've also got a special two-for-one offer for readers of www.shropshirestar.com
Clubbing megastars 2manydjs will start the countdown to midnight in Birmingham when they headline Gatecrasher on New Year's Eve. We've also got a special two-for-one offer for readers of www.expressandstar.com.
Whitchurch town councillors have promised to continue the disabled rights work of a colleague who died this week. Whitchurch town councillors have promised to continue the disabled rights work of a colleague who died this week. Councillor Ruth Leach had served on Whitchurch Town Council for four years. Colleagues said Councillor Leach had championed a wide range, including the Royal British Legion, Whitchurch Waterways Trust and the town's twinning association. Deputy Mayor, Councillor Rob Hewson, said today: "She was an excellent councillor. Her heart was in the town and she was supportive of many."[24link]
A member of Whitchurch Town Council with four years' service has died.
Shropshire teenager Steve Leach has been awarded a two-year academy scholarship with Worcestershire.
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