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Uproar in Shropshire market town over street food trucks plan for town centre car park

A church, college, residents and businesses in a Shropshire market town have united in uproar against a plan for more food trucks in a car park behind a town centre restaurant.

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Supporting image for story: Plumber, 55, who battered childhood pal for telling his wife he was paying for sex with prostitutes is jailed

Plumber, 55, who battered childhood pal for telling his wife he was paying for sex with prostitutes is jailed

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Council submits request to government for more than £71m in financial support

Shropshire Council submits request to government for more than £71m in financial support

Supporting image for story: Car hits hedge and farm building near Oswestry - police issue warning on driving safely

Car hits hedge and farm building near Oswestry - police issue warning on driving safely

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Thug, 25, punched woman as she tried to split up fight on night out in Newport town centre

Supporting image for story: MP requests Royal Mail meeting over concerns about delays in letter deliveries in Shropshire

MP requests Royal Mail meeting over concerns about delays in letter deliveries in Shropshire

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