October 30, 2012 10:59

Travellers are moved on from Ironbridge car park

About 100 travellers have been moved on after setting up camp on a park and ride car park in Telford.

Travellers' caravans on the Ironbridge Park and Ride site

About 20 caravans descended on Ironbridge Park and Ride on Sunday after it closed for the winter season.

Telford & Wrekin Council served the travellers with an eviction notice demanding they leave by yesterday, and they left the site last night.

Shropshire’s recycling rates up by a third

Recycling rates across Shropshire have increased by more than a third in the last decade, new figures have revealed.

Shropshire farmers in get tough call on thefts from rural outbuildings

Farmers across Shropshire have called for tougher sentences for thieves who steal from sheds and outbuildings.

Fears of traffic chaos during Shropshire bridge closure

Controversial plans to close a bridge in the Shropshire countryside for about two months will cause traffic chaos, a meeting heard.

Telford X Factor hopeful’s audition experience

He may have got four nos from the judges – but Shropshire singer Steven Zulu has still described auditioning on the X Factor as “one of my best experiences”.