National coronavirus death toll rises by 114
The Covid-19 death toll has risen by 114 to 45,233 in the UK as figures show 1,700 people are still being infected each day.
The Covid-19 death toll has risen by 114 to 45,233 in the UK as figures show 1,700 people are still being infected each day.
Health bosses set to vote on closing a Ludlow hospital ward tomorrow had planned to give it a major facelift just a year ago. County health chiefs wanted to keep Ludlow Hospital's Whitcliffe Ward open.
The number of people to die with coronavirus in care homes in Shropshire has reached 155.
The price of homes on a Telford estate has rocketed by 158 per cent over the last five years despite a downturn in the housing market. The price of homes on a Telford estate has rocketed by 158 per cent over the last five years despite a downturn in the housing market. Average property values on the Woodside estate have not only shot up but, in parts where communal areas have been revamped, individual rises have been as high as 188 per cent. Economic development company Transforming Telford, which is heading a 10-year revitalisation programme on the estate, has welcomed the results which were revealed in a report to the Woodside Regeneration Partnership. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
There have been no further coronavirus deaths confirmed in the county today according to NHS England – meaning five people have now died in the past 25 days.
There have been no new coronavirus deaths in Shropshire care homes for the first week since April 10, according to new figures.
A motorist who had no licence has been fined hundreds of pounds for driving without due care and attention on a main road.
Train services were thrown into chaos after thieves stole signalling cable from the tracks in the Black Country.
A marathon spell from captain Jeetan Patel put Warwickshire on top against Surrey on an engrossing second day of their County Championship tussle at Edgbaston.
[gallery] Demolition work on Birmingham's landmark Central Library began today, with giant machinery taking huge chunks out of the city landmark.
Police investigating a reported rape in Bridgnorth have asked people who were in a pub in the town that night to come forward.
There have been two further coronavirus deaths at care homes in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and one at a county hospital.
Car dealership group Vertu Motors, which includes Bristol Street Motors sites in Stafford and West Bromwich, achieved a record level of revenue in the year to the end of February.
Talking to someone who understands the problems and worries in the rural community can give a person a hope for the future.
In January this year the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution launched the largest ever research project relating to farming people.