Motorists have been warned that a section of the A5 is to close overnight from today until mid-September to allow resurfacing to take place.

A multi-million pound 200ft dragon tower project has been given an offer of up to £500,000 to help fund it.

Three people were badly hurt in a five-car pile-up which brought a main road through Shropshire to a halt today.

A woman has been airlifted to hospital and two other motorists injured in a rush-hour smash on a Shropshire road today which caused long tailbacks for traffic.

An accident involving two cars on the A5 caused long tailbacks for rush-hour motorists travelling from Shrewsbury towards Telford this morning.

Tests are being carried out to see whether a speed camera at the notorious Shotatton crossroads on the A5 was damaged in a failed arson attack.

A driver had a lucky escape after his car ended up underneath a lorry in a smash on a main road near the Shropshire border today.

Plans to close a large section of the A5 trunk road running through Shropshire for maintenance work have been postponed, it was revealed today.

An “incredible” 90 sacks of litter, ranging from sweet wrappers to car bumpers and wheels, was collected along a five-mile stretch of the A5 near Shrewsbury in just one night, highways chiefs said today.

Illegal drugs worth £80,000 were seized after a vehicle was stopped on Shropshire’s A5.

The A5 was shut in both directions near Oswestry this morning after a collision.

An articulated lorry shed its load of timber on one of Shrewsbury’s busiest highways today – leading to a section of the road being shut and traffic chaos for motorists.

Improvements to a notorious stretch of the A5 near Oswestry will only be carried out if reports by the police, road bosses and the area’s coroner conclude they are necessary, councillors have been told.

Weeks of roadworks on Shropshire’s A5 near Oswestry will come to an end tomorrow.

Major £6 million enhancements could be made to junctions along Shrewsbury’s A5 bypass in a bid to cope with its sprawling population which is expected to increase over the next 15 years.

A man suffered a suspected broken leg in a collision on the A5 in Shropshire today, which also caused disruption for motorists.

Night closures of the A5 through Shropshire for resurfacing came to an end today just as people across the county and Mid Wales prepare for the bank holiday weekend and a host of events.

Motorists face a summer of delays on Shropshire’s A5 with 10 weeks of roadworks beginning next week.

Motorists faced lengthy diversions today after a lorry crashed at an accident blackspot on the A5 at Chirk near Oswestry.

Motorists faced hours of severe tailbacks on Shropshire’s road network today after a lorry carrying a cargo of hay caught fire at a roundabout.

Roads across Shropshire have been unusually quiet over the bank holiday weekend with highways chiefs blaming rain and a drop in temperature.

A five-vehicle crash left at least two people injured and brought rush hour traffic to a standstill on a busy route into Shrewsbury today.

Traffic using the A5 on the Shropshire border are likely to face delays on Wednesday while police investigators work at the scene of a collision in which two men died.

Speed restrictions and a ban on overtaking could remain on the A5 Chirk bypass until next week, road bosses warned today.

Motorists are still not grasping the message that the A5 Chirk bypass, which was the scene of a double fatal crash, is “highly dangerous”, a councillor warned today.

Two men who died in a crash on the A5 Chirk bypass on the Shropshire border were today named by police.

The A5 Chirk bypass reopened today three days after two people were killed in a horrific crash.

The A5 Chirk bypass reopened today three days after two people were killed in a horrific crash.

More on a road crash in Shropshire which left two people dead and closed a major trunk route. Also, we take a look at an ‘early bird’ offer for AFC Telford fans.

Motorists faced rush-hour tailbacks today after a collision on the A5 between Shrewsbury and Telford.