A block of 36 flats plagued by anti-social behaviour is to be levelled and replaced with new homes – despite objections.

A masterplan, which will see 750 homes built in Oswestry by 2026, is just weeks away from being presented to councillors.

The continuing crisis in Britain’s housing market has led to a Shropshire housebuilder laying off staff and putting an 18-month halt on all new developments, it emerged this afternoon.

Developers who want to build more than 200 homes in Shrewsbury have lodged amended plans after the original proposals were criticised by residents and wildlife officials.

Two rival hotel operators are in the running to secure a £1.75 million deal to buy the Longmynd Hotel overlooking Church Stretton, it was revealed today.

The number of homes built in Shropshire last year was down by nearly a quarter last year compared to 2010, a council report revealed today.

A Roman town house which was constructed last year during the Channel Four TV programme, Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day, has seen its visitor numbers triple, bosses revealed today.

The battle for a controversial new housing development near Wem is hotting up after a second developer was granted planning permission for the site.

Newport’s former Royal Mail sorting office is to be transformed into three student houses.

Controversial plans for more than 60 new homes in Shrewsbury have been approved, despite fears they would lead to increased traffic problems and damage local wildlife.

A developer has won permission to build 80 houses in a village near Oswestry – despite promising £200,000 less for the community and fewer affordable homes than previously agreed.

Council chiefs have vowed to work harder to ease Shropshire’s housing crisis, with the focus on providing affordable homes and bringing vacant properties back in to use.