Castlefields news, page 2


Anglers ‘in danger’ from dogs let loose

Dog owners are letting their animals loose in a private fishing area, causing misery for Shropshire anglers, it has been claimed.


The weather outlook in Shropshire

A belt of wet and windy weather is set to return to Shropshire this afternoon bringing several days of heavy showers to the county.


Man, 28, jailed for attack in street

A Shrewsbury man found guilty of assaulting another man has been jailed for two and a half years.


Councillor: Area needs a post office

A Shrewsbury councillor today said there was “significant demand” for postal services in an area of the town where a post office branch has been closed for more than a year, as talks continue to try to get it reopened.


Parsonage eager for county role

Simon Parsonage wants to carrying on playing for national bowls champions Shropshire next year – but it won’t be under the auspices of Castlefields.


Tributes to epilepsy sufferer Daniel, 25

A Shropshire man, who was diagnosed with epilepsy four years ago, has died following a seizure aged just 25.


Vandals set bins ablaze

Vandals put lives at risk when they set fire to wheelie bins at a block of flats in Shrewsbury, police said today.


Robber grabs taxi takings

A taxi driver was attacked and robbed of nearly £400 in takings moments after finishing his shift in Shrewsbury early today.


Rescue bid for swans

A bid was launched to save a pair of love-struck swans from death after they became entangled in fishing line on a pool in Telford.


Rescue move as two in river

Rescue boats were scrambled when two young men in a dinghy were seen heading over a weir in a Shropshire river.


Pupils look forward to brand new school

Pupils will be escaping leaking roofs and “intolerable” conditions when they move into their new multi-million pound Shropshire school.


Police appeal for help from angler

Police today appealed for an angler who may have important information about how a 21-year-old man ended up in the River Severn in Shrewsbury to get in touch with them.


Family’s tribute to ‘popular’ son, 21

The family of a Shropshire man who died after a night out in Shrewsbury today paid tribute to a “popular” son and brother, saying his death had left a “large gap” in the lives of everyone who had known him.


Body found in river is identified

A body pulled from the River Severn in Shrewsbury has been formally identified as missing man Christopher Wall, 21, of Castlefieds, police said today.


River body to be identified

Formal identification of a body found in the River Severn in Shrewsbury was due to take place later today.


Fears PO service is lost for good

A building which housed a Shrewsbury post office could soon be let as a shop specialising in Polish foods as fears for the future of the branch continued to grow with nobody applying to run it 10 months after it closed.


Post-mortem on river body

A post-mortem has been carried out on a body that was pulled from the River Severn in Shrewsbury, police said today.


Castlefields return to top spot in table

The leadership in the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League again changed hands as Castlefields returned to the top with a 9-5, +19 victory at Sir John Bayley.


Body is discovered in river

An area of Shrewsbury was sealed off today after a body was pulled from the River Severn.


Battle to avoid wooden spoon hotting up

Tension-filled battles are developing at both the top and bottom of the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League.


Meole make move

It was the night Shrewsbury’s clubs made significant moves at the top of the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League.


Police arrest 24 in town raids

Thousands of pounds of class A drugs have been seized by police and 24 people arrested in a major operation against serious crime across Shrewsbury.


Fears over town post office

The future of a Shrewsbury post office branch was hanging in the balance today after it emerged nobody wants to run it.

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