Chirbury news


Crunch meeting on Shropshire leisure centres cash

A crunch meeting to discuss funding the running of leisure centres in parts of Shropshire will take place tomorrow, amid claims some could see their budgets cut by up to 40 per cent.


Calls made to save rural Shropshire phone boxes

Public phone boxes may be a dying breed – but they need to be kept in good working order at all costs in rural Shropshire.


Thirty minute wait for ambulances in rural areas, claim

People living in isolated rural communities cannot be reached by ambulances for at least 30 minutes after 999 calls are made, a councillor has claimed.


Cruckton ploughing championships pull in crowds

Farmers from across Britain descended on the Shropshire and Powys border for the Cruckton ploughing championships.


Work starts to strengthen Chirbury Bridge

Work to repair a bridge on the Shropshire/Powys border, which partly collapsed because of extreme cold weather conditions, has started today


Officers defend south Shropshire policing

Police officers have defended their coverage of a rural area of Shropshire amid mounting criticism from councillors.

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