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£1m being set aside for new Shrewsbury cemetery

More than £1 million is being set aside to pay for a new cemetery in Shrewsbury, council chiefs have revealed.

Couple jailed after pet dog died of starvation

A couple who went on a break for over a week to Welshpool while their pet dog starved to death at home have both been jailed for 12 weeks and banned for life from keeping a dog.

Metal thieves stole MP David Wright’s family plaque

MP David Wright today revealed how metal thieves ripped up and stole a commemorative plaque dedicated to his wife’s parents from a crematorium in Shrewsbury.

New boss is sought to run Church Stretton market

Wanted – someone to take over the running of one of Shropshire’s oldest markets.

Wraps are taken off Much Wenlock Museum revamp

The wraps have been taken off a museum in Shropshire which has undergone a £500,000 transformation.

Leader: Attitudes to our elderly must change

According to a report by a committee of MPs, funding pressures are leading to a reduction in the quality of life for the elderly, and the system of care is fragmented and not, to use the modern parlance, joined up.

Subcontractors at Capgemini sent home in jobs risk fears

A number of office staff at one of the biggest employers in Telford have been sent home and told they may lose their jobs next month, union chiefs claimed today.

More Shropshire social housing rents up by £5-a-week

Thousands of social housing tenants across Shropshire are facing a rent hike of up to £286-a-year, it was revealed today.

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