Friday, 9th May 2008

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Property at risk as more fail to pay

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New figures today reveal the number of people across the region who are struggling to meet mortgage repayments and risk losing their homes has risen by a quarter.

Police plea over metal thieves

Police in Shropshire today urged the public to help them catch metal thieves by reporting anyone they see on roofs or tampering with electrical cabling or vehicles at garages and scrap merchants.

Region ‘a haven’ for entrepreneurs

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The West Midlands is transforming into a high-power haven for entrepreneurs - and Shropshire may be home to a growing number of them, a new study today reveals.

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Death ‘has torn our world apart’

The mother of the man killed after being hit by a police van in Shropshire said her family’s world had been torn apart.

Girls win at business awards

Shrewsbury Girls High School triumphed at a county awards ceremony to find the best young enterprise company of the year.

Police probe on A41 death

The Independent Police Complaints Commission today revealed it will not be investigating the death of a Shropshire man involved in a collision with a police van.

Interest rate freeze from Bank of England

Interest rates are to be held at five per cent, the Bank of England has announced.

ParkRight ‘is creating problems’

Controversial traffic enforcement agency ParkRight has created parking problems in some parts of Oswestry rather than resolve them, a public meeting has heard.

Elderly burglary victim dies

An elderly Shropshire man who was the victim of a burglary has died four days after the incident.

Player injured in rugby cup final

An Oswestry rugby player had to be airlifted to hospital after he was injured during a cup final.