Shrewsbury lorry blaze sparks alert

Fire crews were called to tackle a lorry fire outside Shrewsbury’s main police station.

Father killed three children at Shropshire quarry, coroner rules

Ruth and Ceri Fuller with their children Sam, Rebecca and Charlotte at their wedding

Three children found dead in a Shropshire quarry were killed by their father before he took his own life, a coroner concluded this afternoon.

Shrewsbury Round Table club will disband after 63 years

The Shrewsbury Round Table club has been disbanded after 63 years, it has been announced today.

Replica plan for landmark Shrewsbury Lord Hill statue backed

Checks have been made on the crumbling Lord Hill statue

People living near Shrewsbury’s crumbling 199-year-old Lord Hill statue would like to see it replaced with a replica, a councillor said today.

Letter: Concern at Shrewsbury Lord Hill Column

The Lord Hill statue in Shrewsbury has a structural inspection after it was hit by strong winds

In St George’s Day week, it seems fit to comment on the statue of Lord Hill who served England and Britain so well during the Napoleonic Wars, including the Peninsula Campaign and the Battle of Waterloo.

Agency nursing cost shock for Shropshire hospitals

Shropshire’s two main hospitals spent nearly half a million pounds on bank and agency staff in one month, new figures show.

Plan for luxury Shrewsbury flats likely to be approved

Controversial plans to transform part of an historic former school building in Shrewsbury into luxury flats have been recommended for approval – despite objections from the town’s civic society.

Inquest opens on deaths at Pontesbury quarry

The inquest into three children found stabbed to death in a disused quarry along with the body of their father was starting in Shropshire today.

Motorists press for action over A5 potholes

The damaged road near the Wolf’s Head roundabout at Nesscliffe, which drivers say is an accident waiting to happen

Motorists have hit out at a ‘dangerous’ stretch of road on a village bypass, warning it is an ‘accident waiting to happen’.

Scaffolding will go up at Shrewsbury's Lord Hill statue

Scaffolding is due to go up around Shrewsbury’s crumbling Lord Hill statue – although it is not yet known how much the emergency measure will cost the county’s taxpayers.

New measles cases are found in Shrewsbury area

Seven new cases of suspected measles have been reported in the Shrewsbury area, adding to fears the illness is spreading further into the county.

Star comment: Is Lord Hill fighting his last battle?

Is poor Lord Hill fighting his last battle? For nearly 200 years the statue of the great warrior has stood on the top of The Column on the eastern approaches to Shrewsbury.

Late spring hits Shropshire garden centres

Helen Millington, from Hillview Hardy Plants, standing where plants should be on display at this time of year

It has come three weeks late – but finally garden centres are preparing to welcome spring flowers to their shelves as the county emerges from weeks of frost.

Shrewsbury trackside homes recommended for approval

Controversial plans for six new homes in Shrewsbury have been recommended for approval – despite objections from residents and Shrewsbury Town Council.

Two killed in Shrewsbury motorbike crash

A man and a woman died after a crash on a busy route through Shropshire. The pair were killed after their motorcycle collided with a car on the A458 Welshpool Road in Shrewsbury.

2,000 turn out for Shropshire charity motorbike ride

Hundreds of bikers set off to RAF Cosford as part of the Bike4Life event

About 2,000 bikers took over the M54 in Shropshire during a mass charity ride out.

New petition in Shrewsbury 24 flying pickets fight

Actor Ricky Tomlinson makes his feelings known about the flying pickets case

Organisers of a campaign to overturn 40-year-old convictions against 24 Shropshire pickets, including Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson, are collecting names on paper petitions after raising claims of interference on an e-petition.