Closure of Ironbridge power station sparks electricity cuts fears
The decision to switch-off Shropshire's Ironbridge power station is contributing to fears that there could soon be power cuts.
Ironbridge|Oct 13, 2015
Ironbridge
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Letter: Biomass electricity is a threat to us all
I am horrified to learn that whilst the Government is cutting subsidies for genuinely low carbon onshore wind and solar power they are likely to be giving the Drax Power Station nearly £2 million in subsidies every single day for their coal and wood-burning power station.
Readers' letters|Aug 29, 2015
Readers' letters
Man arrested after car crashes into electricity pylon near Shifnal
A man was arrested after a car left a road and crashed into an electricity pylon near Shifnal.
Crime|Apr 14, 2015
Shifnal
Crime
Shropshire firefighters called as gales blow tree into electricity cables
Shropshire firefightrers were called to deal with a tree that that was blown across power lines in high winds today.
Craven Arms|Mar 31, 2015
Craven Arms
Clun
Electricity hub lorry fears will be raised in Welshpool
Fears over lorries causing long tailbacks on busy roads during the development of a huge electricity hub for controversial windfarms will be raised with National Grid officials over the coming days.
Welshpool|Mar 24, 2015
Welshpool
Whitchurch electricity plans could take eight years to complete
Highly anticipated plans to improve the electricity supply of a town could take up to eight years, energy bosses reiterated today.
Ellesmere|Mar 20, 2015
Whitchurch
Ellesmere
Power cut leaves 1,200 Shrewsbury homes without electricity
More than 1,000 homes were left without electricity this morning after a power cut in the Shrewsbury area.
Shrewsbury|Nov 11, 2014
Shrewsbury
Shropshire village now producing its own electricity
A Shropshire village is now producing its own electricity straight from the river as a long-awaited water turbine has finally been turned on.
Cleobury Mortimer|Aug 13, 2014
Cleobury Mortimer
Engineer dies after falling from electricity pylon
An engineer from Walsall has died after falling 22ft from an electricity pylon in Cumbria.
Walsall|Jul 10, 2014
Walsall
Shrewsbury weir electricity plans may be flushed away
Plans to generate electricity from the River Severn in Shrewsbury may have been scuppered after consultants found estimates for the amount of power the river could produce were inaccurate.
Shrewsbury|Jun 5, 2014
Shrewsbury
Electricity bill relief for Shrewsbury Market Hall traders
Relieved stallholders in Shrewsbury may not have to pay hefty electric bills following repair work to the town's ageing market hall.
Business|May 22, 2014
Business
Shrewsbury
Shropshire firm's digester plan to ease electricity drought
One of the county's best-known employers said today that its plans to build a new power source will help to ease a town's electricity drought.
Whitchurch|Apr 29, 2014
Whitchurch
Driver injured as van crashes into electricity pole in Shropshire
The driver of a van had to be given first aid by firefighters after his vehicle crashed into an electricity pole in Shropshire today.
Clun|Apr 26, 2014
Clun
Plans progressing on electricity from Shrewsbury weir
Efforts to generate hydroelectricity from the River Severn in Shrewsbury are making progress, the town's council leader said today.
Shrewsbury|Apr 1, 2014
Shrewsbury
Plans to knock down electricity substation in Oswestry
Energy giant Scottish Power is planning to demolish its electrical substation base in a town in Shropshire, including a 19th century building, and replace it with a new building as part of a major modernisation programme.
Business|Mar 17, 2014
Oswestry
Business