Bridgnorth news


Poison gas fumes Bridgnorth family cheat death

A family today revealed how they cheated death after escaping as carbon monoxide fumes filled their home.


Friends’ memorial for pupil in Bridgnorth cave tragedy

Friends of teenager Aiden Brookes, who died when a cave collapsed in Bridgnorth, have created a lasting memorial at his old school.


Albino skunk causes a whiff for rescuers

They are usually native to north America but this whiffy albino skunk was found wandering near Bridgnorth.


Shropshire pub is one of UK’s best three

A traditional pub in Shropshire has undergone an amazing turnaround to be named one of the best three dining pubs in the UK.


Extension wrecked in Alveley house blaze

Six people fled a burning house as a huge fire ripped through, completely destroying part of the property.


Boyne Arms, Burwarton

Rating: ** Sharon Walters goes home to cheese on toast after a disappointing meal.


Four taken to hospital in gas leak near Bridgnorth

Four people – including two children – were taken to hospital following a gas leak near Bridgnorth.


Fizzog Productions bring comedy to Bridgnorth

Fizzog Productions are bringing their unique brand of Black Country humour to Bridgnorth on Thursday.


Annual Bridgnorth Walk will go ahead

The Bridgnorth Walk will take place this year – after a group of young volunteers came forward to save it from the axe.


Golfers left baffled by closure of Highley course

Mystery surrounds the closure of a golf club in Shropshire after members turned up for a round – only to be told by a party of duck hunters to get off the land.


Council house rents up £5 a week

Thousands of council house tenants – including more than 2,000 in the Bridgnorth area – are facing a £277-a-year rent hike, it emerged today.


School sorry over Bridgnorth firecracker incident

A school has apologised to the owner of two dogs after one of its pupils threw a firecracker at one of them in a crowded street in Bridgnorth.


Shropshire crime maps pinpoint hotspots for offences

Anti-social behaviour has been highlighted as the scourge of town centres across Shropshire and Mid Wales on a new-look police website.


150 years of the Severn Valley Railway line

An illustrious track record was reached in Shropshire today as the golden age of steam in the county celebrated a landmark anniversary.


Spring lambs on show at new animal care training venue

The Shipley Campus of Walford and North Shropshire College, near Bridgnorth, is due to launch a new full-time course in Animal Care from September 2012. There is a campus open day on Saturday, February 11. 2012.


Online sales boom for wine merchant

Online wine sales have rocketed over the last 12 months with a family-run merchants reporting a 35 per cent increase.


Two arrests as Bridgnorth primary school is broken into

Two people were today arrested after a Bridgnorth primary school was broken into.


Metal sign is stolen from family business

Metal thieves have struck at a family-run business in Shropshire stealing an advertising board worth hundreds of pounds in a broad daylight raid.


Calls to ban lorries from Bridgnorth’s rat-run

Calls have been made to ban lorries from a narrow street used as a ‘rat-run’ by drivers in Bridgnorth.


Veolia U-turn on recycling of Shropshire plastics

County waste contractor Veolia has performed a U-turn over plans to remove plastic bottle recycling banks from across Shropshire, it was revealed today.


Ex-director guilty in cannabis farm case

A former Shropshire businessman has been convicted of running a cannabis farm at an Edwardian mansion in a venture that could have produced up to £150,000 of drugs a year.


Bridgnorth town clerk quit over bullying, tribunal told

A Shropshire town council clerk quit her top job after being “harrassed, victimised and bullied”, an employment tribunal heard.


Bridgnorth taxi firms’ concerns over rogue drivers

Taxi drivers posing as members of local firms in Bridgnorth are causing chaos by driving the wrong way up one way streets and overcharging customers, it was claimed today.


Lottery winner scam solicitor jailed

A solicitor who cheated money out of the ‘vulnerable’ alcoholic former husband of a Shropshire lottery winner was this afternoon jailed for 12 months.


Dog Inn and Davenport Arms, Worfield

Our undercover meal reviewer, The Insider, discovers some good, honest straightforward grub at a traditional village pub.


Highley family’s car insurance doubles in 100-yard move

When a Shropshire family moved just 100 yards down the road, little did they know that it would more than double their car insurance.


Shropshire divorces rise for first time in decade

The rate of divorce in Shropshire is increasing for the first time in almost a decade – and the economic downturn is to blame for breaking up families, a county law firm claimed today.


March opening hope at £2m Bridgnorth recycling centre

A controversial £2 million recycling centre in Bridgnorth could be open in March, the firm behind the facility said today.


Donkey Rescue UK goes on despite hard times

The founder of an animal charity in Shropshire which looks after unwanted and ill-treated donkeys today said the last 12 months had been ‘really tough’.


Crews tackle blaze at Bridgnorth barn

About 20 firefighters today tackled a fire which engulfed a barn near Bridgnorth laden with 100 tonnes of straw and 30 tonnes of fertiliser.

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