A strategic decision to outsource part of its production to a Walsall firm has helped Ishida Europe double its capacity and achieve significant growth in the process.
A West Midlands apprentice has been named as one of the future stars of engineering at the Manufacturing Technologies Association's Annual Awards.
ONE of the West Midlands' fastest growing manufacturers is targeting the £20m turnover barrier in 2015.
A major figure in the art world, who masterminded the sale of artworks worth millions of pounds and lived in Shropshire, has died aged 58.
Her four-year battle with cancer has been described as 'inspirational'. Debbie Hickman, who turned her hand to careers as varied as marketing to farming before moving to New York has died at the age of 58.
Dozens of people in Shropshire still see the world in black and white as the TV revolution seems to have passed them by for decades.
A long-serving teacher at Wolverhampton Girls' High School has died suddenly at the age of 58.
An investigation has been launched following the death of a 58-year-old woman at her home on the Shropshire border. An investigation has been launched following the death of a 58-year-old woman at her home on the Shropshire border. Sheila Fox was found at her home at Weston-Under-Lizard, near Shifnal, on Saturday after her brother, Roy Fox, called to see her but could not get into her house. An investigation has established there was a fire at the house, caused by Miss Fox's clothing catching alight on the open fire. It is not yet known whether Miss Fox died before or after the fire, which happened in the living room.
A meeting that began without spark due to a stubborn starting gate mechanism ended with a spectacular fireworks display.
Redrow, the UK's largest housebuilder, today reported a 58 per cent fall in revenue, alongside a 43 per cent cut in its workforce.
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
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
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.
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
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.
