Residents opposed to a controversial biomass burner planned for Shropshire town today claimed the plant could have “long term effects” for the local water supply if it is built.

The decision to grant land for a controversial biomass plant on a Bishop’s Castle business park is to be re-examined after the issue was called in by councillors.

Gardeners who use land next to a proposed site for a £5 million biomass burner in Bishops Castle have said today the plant would not be compatible with their allotments.

A controversial move to set land aside for a £5 million biomass plant in south Shropshire has prompted a storm of protest.

Plans for a £5 million biomass plant in a south Shropshire town have moved a step closer to reality after land was provisionally set aside for the scheme.

Youngsters at a Shropshire junior football club will get to meet England’s World Cup winning hero Sir Geoff Hurst and Michael Owen as part of a once-in-a-lifetime trip to play at Wembley Stadium.

SHROPSHIRE’S TWO primary care trusts and the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority are to be scrapped, with the loss of hundreds of administrative posts, in the biggest shake-up of the NHS in 60 years.

Organisers behind a traditional Shropshire agricultural show dating back more than 100 years have not given up hope of resurrecting the event.

A three-way Shropshire road junction branded “an accident waiting to happen” will not be changed despite a 200-signature petition calling for action.

Reviewer’s rating *** Sophie Bignall gives a ringing endorsement for the food served at the popular Six Bells inn.

More than 80 people turned out to a public meeting amid fears that plans for new homes could expand the size of a Shropshire town by more than 50 per cent.

A row has broken out over the national stone skimming championships – with organisers of a Shropshire event and another rival event in the Lake District both laying claim to the ‘All England’ title.

A Shropshire town councillor has quit the authority after eight years, blaming her sudden departure on an ongoing row over parking in Bishop’s Castle.

Residents in a Shropshire town today called for their red phone box to be fixed – two months after thieves stole the handset from it.

Campaigners against plans for a £5 million biomass plant in a south Shropshire town will not be putting in a bid to buy the proposed site, which is up for sale.

Drivers in rural parts of Shropshire are among some of the worst hit in the country by ongoing fuel hikes, a report revealed today.

Attempts to reverse a decision to scrap community skips in north and south Shropshire have failed, it emerged today.

Arts Alive is bringing theatre company Trifle Gathering to Bishop’s Castle this month.

Shropshire’s four community hospitals could be taken over by another health body, it emerged today.

These are the first amazing images of a hidden burial vault that lay undiscovered underneath a south Shropshire church for 150 years.

A hidden burial vault has been discovered under the chancel floor of a south Shropshire church.

An independent research company is being hired to analyse rubbish thrown out by Shropshire householders.

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.

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-one in Bishops Castle takes any notice of parking lines.

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.

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.

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.

A Shropshire councillor has become the latest victim of the credit crunch after being forced to put his military service medals up for sale.

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.