The chief executive of the Shropshire County Primary Trust has asked his board to back controversial plans to move some services from Shrewsbury to Telford hospitals.

11.25am: The man heading the controversial plans to transform Shropshire’s hospitals says health chiefs can only just afford the proposed scheme.

Campaigners fighting plans to move some maternity and children’s services from the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to Telford’s Princess Royal said health chiefs’ ‘minds seem made up’ after the first of four meetings today. The decision came during the first in a series of four crunch meetings taking place on a pivotal day which will help [...]

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust board members have given their backing to a shake-up of services. The decision came during the first in a series of four crunch meetings taking place on a pivotal day which will help determine the long-term future of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Telford’s Princess Royal. Follow the meetings here.

A major shake-up of hospital services in Shropshire is needed to keep services within Shropshire, a health boss said today. Follow the crucial meeting on the future of Shropshire hospital services here

Health chiefs have today revealed that children’s surgeons from cramped wards in Birmingham and Liverpool are keen to move parts of their workload to Shropshire hospitals, if a plan to move some services from Shrewsbury to Telford goes ahead. The news came during the first in a series of four crunch meetings taking place on [...]

Tonight’s a big night for Shrewsbury Quarry, with thousands of people set to attend the summer concert. But who should we have in the future?

Prime Minister Gordon Brown briefed the Cabinet today on planned constitutional changes which could see the first-past-the-post voting system ditched for Westminster elections.

A pub in the heart of a Shropshire village has been put up for sale, sparking fears that the new owner may not keep it as an inn.

LETTER: On March 30 we visited the Telford Forge Retail Park. Nowhere could we find a notice that you could not leave the car park on foot.

Is this conclusive proof that big cats are prowling Shropshire?

A survey in two Shropshire villages has shown that speed limits are being ignored by more than 70 per cent of road users during peak morning times.