Bridgnorth news, page 3


Workman injured in Bridgnorth ceiling fall

A workman was airlifted to hospital with a fractured jaw after falling about 20ft through a ceiling at a former factory in Bridgnorth.


Diesel hits £1.50-a-litre in Shropshire

Fuel prices reached record highs in Shropshire today as panic-buying pushed diesel to more than £1.50 a litre.


Shropshire trainer Mark Wellings moves on

Shropshire racehorse trainer Mark Wellings has sent out his final runner. Wellings, who is based in Bridgnorth, has left the training ranks to concentrate on a new business.


Vintage tractors rev up for annual Bridgnorth charity rally

Almost 70 vintage tractors snaked their way around Bridgnorth in a bid to drum up much-needed funds for charity.


Botched murder probe cost police £500,000

A botched murder probe that led to five men being acquitted of a gangland killing on the Shropshire border cost police almost £500,000, it was revealed today.


Shock £33,000 gas ‘bill’ for Bridgnorth householder

A businessman from Bridgnorth said he was ‘shocked’ when a gas meter reading showed he could owe more than £33,000.


Historic Bridgnorth Cliff Railway revamp under way

Work is under way at Bridgnorth’s historic cliff railway to spruce up the carriages for the first time in about 15 years.


Pensioner cut free from wreckage of Bridgnorth smash

Firefighters took 90 minutes to cut an elderly man free from his car after a two-vehicle crash on a main road on the outskirts of Bridgnorth.


Man cut free from Bridgnorth crash car

A man had to be cut free from a car after a crash on the outskirts of Bridgnorth this afternoon.


Shropshire Olympic torchbearers share joy at relay honour

Torchbearers from across Shropshire and Mid Wales today expressed their delight at being invited to carry the Olympic Flame.


Police plea as passenger, 29, fights for life after accident

A 29-year-old man was today fighting for his life in hospital after a crash near Bridgnorth. The Volvo left the road before crashing at Shipley, police said today.


Katey Wall: I feared that I would die

Katey Wall admitted she thought she was going to die as she lay on the ground on a dark and secluded path while Matthew Atkins rained blow after blow on to her head.


Attack thug is given 9 years

A man who brutally attacked a nursery nurse as she walked home from a night out in Shropshire was today starting a nine-year jail sentence.


Drivers flee fine threat at Bridgnorth car park

Three cars drove through a fence to avoid facing a fine after being locked in a car park in Bridgnorth. The cars were parked at Severn Park and the owners failed to return when the gates were locked at 5.30pm.


Bridgnorth Hospital is to expand service for its patients

Services are being expanded at Bridgnorth Hospital so residents do not have to travel so far for treatment. Health bosses are looking at introducing a range of services over the coming months.


Big shake-up of Shropshire football league system

Scores of Shropshire football clubs are poised to win promotion this summer – without kicking a ball.


SVR chiefs’ £2m plan to revamp Bridgnorth rail station

Bridgnorth’s 150-year-old rail station will get a £2 million revamp under new plans. The Severn Valley Railway announced ambitious plans to expand the town’s station to cope with soaring visitor numbers.


Water tower home plans make a splash

Homes come in all shapes and sizes, from squat bungalows to disused windmills, but you don’t see many people living in abandoned water towers.


Crufts hopefuls take the lead as show looms

It’s the greatest dog show on Earth. And across Shropshire and Mid Wales hundreds of pooches are being prepped and preened.


Fuel prices in Shropshire hit new high at 150.9p a litre

Fuel prices in Shropshire have hit a new record high – with some pumps charging 150.9p a litre, it emerged today. The AA said today the price is breaking records.


Cheering hockey fans moved after captain complains

Spectators were forced to leave the sidelines for the final minutes of Bridgnorth Hockey Club’s promotion-clinching victory after a complaint from the opposition captain.


Posties in Telford are first class

Posties in the Telford area were the best in the UK for ensuring first-class post was delivered the next day, new figures have revealed.


Shrewsbury’s broadband speed one of slowest in UK

Shrewsbury has some of the slowest broadband in the country, it was revealed today.


Former Bridgnorth mayor dies after short illness

A former councillor from Shropshire who served on parish and town councils for more than 35 years has died at the age of 84.


Shropshire volunteers feature on NHS Health Check posters

Five daring volunteers from Shropshire have bared all for a new health campaign to encourage people to check for signs of serious diseases.


Call for Bridgnorth town councillors to foot bills for tribunals

Three members of Bridgnorth Town Council should be forced to pay the £118,000 it cost to represent them in a sexual discrimination case, it has been claimed.


Motorist spots Bridgnorth home break-in

Two men and a woman were arrested after an eagle-eyed van driver spotted suspected burglars fleeing the scene of a house break-in near Bridgnorth, police today said.


95mph Shropshire police chase banned driver jailed

A 33-year-old man who drove a sports car at up to 95mph during a 10-mile police chase through Shropshire has been jailed.


Two left trapped by crash

Two people have escaped serious injury after their car left the road and plunged 15ft down an embankment near Bridgnorth.


Warrant issued for ex-director in cannabis farm case

A warrant was issued today for the arrest of a former Shropshire director of a demolition firm who was due to be sentenced for running a cannabis farm at an Edwardian mansion house.

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