Redrow announces 58 per cent revenue slump
Redrow, the UK's largest housebuilder, today reported a 58 per cent fall in revenue, alongside a 43 per cent cut in its workforce.
Business|Feb 24, 2009
Business
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Households face £58 tax rise
Residents living in the average home in Shrewsbury will have to find almost £60 a year extra to pay for their borough council services from April, if plans are approved tonight. Residents living in the average home in Shrewsbury will have to find almost £60 a year extra to pay for their borough council services from April, if plans are approved tonight. Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council is meeting to set its council tax for the next financial year which, if approved, is set to rise by three per cent for the general fund section of the bill. This means bills for that portion will rise from £127.43 to £131.25 for the average Band D property while the town's portion of the council tax will be increased by 4.61 per cent from £31.26 to £32.70 for a similar property. It means residents living in Band D properties in the town will see their bills in total rise from £1,367.46 to £1,426.38 - an increase of £58.92. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
News|Feb 25, 2008
News
TV hit show actor dies at 58
An Irish actor who appeared in the hit BBC 1 series Ballykissangel has died at a Shropshire nursing home. Peter Caffrey died on Tuesday, aged 58. An Irish actor who appeared in the hit BBC 1 series Ballykissangel has died at a Shropshire nursing home. Peter Caffrey, pictured on the right, died on Tuesday, aged 58. He had been at Radbrook Nursing Home, in Shrewsbury, battling cancer. His sister Carol Witherow today paid tribute to her brother who she said had an "amazingly positive attitude to life". She said he would be best remembered for his role as Padraig in Ballykissangel, but would also be fondly remembered in Shrewsbury after his impromptu entertainment at the town's cathedral for famine relief in Sudan in 1999. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
News|Jan 2, 2008
News
Death of battling mum Janet, 58
Janet Dalby, who at 17 had a baby despite knowing that she could die in pregnancy, has died at the age of 58. Janet Dalby, who at 17 had a baby despite knowing that she could die in pregnancy, has died at the age of 58. Janet, of Bearwood, a Friedreich's ataxia sufferer, was told that having a baby could kill he and she and husband, Graham, were faced with an agonising decision – go ahead with the pregnancy and risk both lives or agree to a termination and sterilization. The traumatic situation made headlines all around the world in the 60s. Friedreich's ataxia is a progressive disease that damages the nervous system and Janet was told that her heart could not take the strain of giving birth. The Express & Star reported the story of the girl willing to risk her life for her baby and the story won the hearts of the nation. The birth of Paul Richard in June 1967 was reported internationally. Read the full story in the Express & Star.
Sandwell|Jul 20, 2007
Sandwell
Plea on missing man, 58
Police are appealing for help to track down a missing man who may be in Albrighton, near Shifnal. Police are appealing for help to track down a missing man who may be in Albrighton, near Shifnal. Malcolm Thomas, 58, was last seen by his family in Hemel Hempstead on May 20 and has not been in touch with them since. Police and his family are becoming increasingly concerned for his welfare, as he has a medical condition and needs essential medication. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
Bridgnorth|Jul 6, 2007
Bridgnorth
Popular local vet dies at 58
A well-known veterinary surgeon from the Powys/Shropshire border has died at the age of 58. Ian Cyril Shapter, known locally as "Ian the Vet", died at his home in Llandysilio, Four Crosses, on Sunday.
Oswestry|Nov 29, 2006
Oswestry
Mid Wales