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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Restoration plan for church bells

The historic bells of a Shropshire church are set to be restored after £70,000 was raised by a team of ringers.

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.

Return of the Green Man

The Green Man has returned to Clun to welcome in spring. Check out our video.

Scheme for high street is backed

A £400,000 scheme to refurbish Cleobury Mortimer’s High Street has been given the go ahead and work will start this summer.

Interest rate freeze from Bank of England

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

Homes planned for flooding risk areas

Hundreds of homes in Shropshire could be built on flood plains and are in danger of becoming “unsaleable, uninhabitable and uninsurable”, it was claimed today.

Football match raises charity cash

A charity football match between the Shropshire Star and Salop Leisure raised more than £1,000 for good causes.