MP Owen Paterson bombarded by 80,000 bee e-mails
North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson said today he felt as if he had been under cyber attack after receiving more than 80,000 e-mails over the weekend.
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Flood every five days in 2012 as Shropshire endures second wettest year
Flooding hit parts of England and Wales one in every five days last year, the Environment Agency said as it warned of the need to prepare for future extreme weather.
Landfill depot bid for Telford may create 38 jobs
About 40 jobs could be created in Telford if plans to extend works at a landfill site are approved.
Star comment: Reform the way food is sourced
As the horsemeat hurricane continues to blow in full force, you can sympathise with those in Britain who are on the receiving end of the public anger and political and consumer fallout.
Owen Paterson dubs horsemeat scandal completely wrong on Harper Adams visit
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson today labelled the horsemeat scandal ‘completely wrong’ on a visit to a Shropshire university.
Scheme for Shrewsbury weir on track
A £2.5million project to generate power from Shrewsbury’s weir is back on track, bosses behind the scheme said today.
Big clean-up in Harper Adams pollution scare
A major clean-up operation was under way today after tons of farm waste leaked from a storage tank at a Shropshire university.
Pylon plans mean marina near Oswestry is put on hold
Developers have put on hold plans to create a canalside marina near Oswestry after learning it is in the path of a proposed 40,000 volt line of electricity pylons.
Owen Paterson turns up the heat on supermarkets
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson was today urging supermarket bosses to do more to restore public confidence in food following the horse meat scandal.