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Community hospitals takeover bid
Shropshire’s four community hospitals could be taken over by another health body, it emerged today.
Hidden burial vault found under church
A hidden burial vault has been discovered under the chancel floor of a south Shropshire church.
Researchers to analyse your rubbish
An independent research company is being hired to analyse rubbish thrown out by Shropshire householders.
Lights out for dark skies
Light pollution is a topic that’s gathering worldwide momentum, and in a quiet corner of Shropshire, one man is joining in to campaign against it and recover our dark skies.
Chiefs in hospital vow
Health bosses today confirmed they were in negotiations with one of the original bidders for the £1.3 million redevelopment of Bishop’s Castle Community Hospital.
Letter: No need for yellow markings on roads
Letter: No-one in Bishops Castle takes any notice of parking lines.
Council releases YouTube video
Shropshire Council has released a Christmas Carol-style video on YouTube to inform local residents about the changes to recycling, garden waste and refuse collection over the festive period.
Action call to stop nuisance at toilets
People have been relieving themselves behind a block of public toilets in a Shropshire town once they are closed at night. Now Bishop’s Castle town councillors are calling for action.
Police praise jail sentence for burglar
South Shropshire’s head of policing has welcomed a jail term imposed on a prolific burglar who raided homes and businesses in Ludlow, Bishop’s Castle and Cleobury Mortimer.
Hard-up councillor trying to sell medals
A Shropshire councillor has become the latest victim of the credit crunch after being forced to put his military service medals up for sale.
Anger over biomass decision
Letter: I am so angry that although most of the residents and town council of Bishop’s Castle were against the proposed biomass plant, the inspector has granted permission.
Burner fight seeks support
Campaigners against plans for a £5 million biomass burner in a Shropshire town are looking for support to take their fight to the next level — a judicial review.
Meeting move in burner battle
Campaigners opposed to a £5 million biomass plant in south Shropshire are holding an emergency meeting tonight to discuss their next steps after the plans were approved.
Outrage as burner gets go-ahead
Shropshire campaigners fighting plans for a £5 million biomass burner today said they were furious after the Planning Inspectorate gave the go- ahead for the scheme.
Biomass burner approved
Controversial plans for a £5 million biomass burner in a Shropshire town have been approved.
Delight as bus route saved
Bus passengers are celebrating after a south Shropshire route was saved at the eleventh hour.
Clock tower fall man tells of recovery
A Shropshire man who was seriously hurt when he plunged 20ft through a town hall trapdoor today said he is well on the road to recovery.
Ancient brewery is slice of history
This week we chat to south Shropshire twitterer and former London city trader John Russell about the ancient brewery he co-owns in Bishops Castle, and the history he’s uncovered since taking over.
Council looks at replacing bus services
Ways are being sought to partially or completely replace the three south Shropshire rural bus routes scrapped on Wednesday, council bosses said today.
Bus routes end as talks fail
Three Shropshire bus services were ending today after last-ditch negotiations to save them failed. The routes were commercial services operated by Horrocks bus company.
Subsidy call to save rural bus services
A last-ditch attempt is being made to save three bus routes. Horrocks, which runs the services from Bishop’s Castle, said that it had done all it could but the services did not pay.
Ex-county pervert convicted of abuse
A former Shropshire man described by police as a “ruthless, predatory paedophile” has been convicted of the sustained sexual abuse of a young girl in Jersey.
Friends’ tributes to man found in tower
Tributes were today paid to a Shropshire businessman whose body was discovered in a town hall by his friend.
Injured man ‘facing long recovery’
A Shropshire man who was seriously injured when he plunged 20ft through a town hall trapdoor after discovering a body today remained in intensive care.
Man lucky to survive fall
The wife of a Shropshire man who plunged 20ft through a town hall trapdoor after discovering another man’s body, today said she was grateful her husband was alive.
Clock-fixer in tower plunge
A man plunged from the roof of a Shropshire town hall today after he discovered the body of another man inside the clock tower.
Work on hospital revamp to start
Building work on a £750,000 scheme to refurbish a south Shropshire hospital will start on Monday, it was revealed today.
Biomass inquiry delayed
The results of an inquiry into controversial plans to build a biomass plant in a south Shropshire town have been delayed.
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