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MPs urge Shropshire hospitals to drop parking fee rise

MPs from Shropshire today urged bosses at the county’s two main hospitals to drop plans to increase parking charges.


Letter: Direct rail link to London is vital for whole region

I would like to thank all Shropshire Star readers who have taken the time to write letters of encouragement and support for the lobbying we are doing for a direct rail service from Shrewsbury to London.


Play area shut after one day after floods

A village play area and woodland park that cost tens of thousand of pounds to build had to shut due to flooding – only one day after it had officially opened.


Top-level talks over A49 safety

Top-level talks were taking place today between two Shropshire MPs and the Highways Agency over safety improvements to the A49.


Shrewsbury Town scores MP’s praise

Shrewsbury Town’s promotion heroes and club chairman Roland Wycherley have been congratulated in Parliament for their achievements.


MP attacks parking fees in Shrewsbury town centre

Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski has launched a stinging attack on Shropshire Council over the cost of car parking in Shrewsbury.


Virgin in line to make bid for Shrewsbury London link

Virgin Trains today confirmed that reinstating Shrewsbury’s direct rail link to London was still on the cards.


Angry Shrewsbury vicar hits out at ‘anti-Christian’ tax

Government plans to charge VAT on alterations to listed churches are ‘anti-Christian’, the vicar of the Abbey in Shrewsbury claimed today.


MP declares war on Shropshire’s top earners

Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski today declared war on sky-high public sector pay – and claimed that nobody being paid by the taxpayer should taken home more than the Prime Minister.


Website design on Shropshire MPs’ expense claims

Congestion charges, taxi fares and website design were among thousands of pounds in expenses claimed by MPs in Shropshire and Mid Wales, it emerged today.


MP Daniel Kawczynski’s call for grit on M54

MP Daniel Kawczynski is calling for highways chiefs to improve gritting on the M54 following a spate of crashes after up to six inches of snow fell in the county.


Shrewsbury NHS changes petition fails to gain names

Hospital campaigners are urging people to back a campaign to keep maternity and children’s services in Shrewsbury, with less than 900 people coming forward to sign a petition.


Campaigner’s joy as Riverside Medical Practice is saved

Campaigners who have been fighting to save a closure-threatened town centre doctor’s surgery in Shrewsbury today said they were ‘overjoyed’ after funding was found for a replacement practice.


MP Daniel Kawczynski will lie in road to stop Shrewsbury incinerator

MP Daniel Kawczynski today vowed to lie in the middle of road to stop construction work starting on Shrewsbury’s £60 million incinerator.


Shropshire may see return of direct trains to London

Four companies were today expected to start bidding for the West Coast Main Line train franchise which could see Shrewsbury’s direct rail link to London restored.


Parliament tour for bucket list Ben

Shrewsbury’s Ben Hughes, who has been given just months to live, is hoping to rub shoulders with Prime Minister David Cameron when he travels down to London to visit Parliament.


Muller milk price cut news leaves Tory fuming

Plans by Shropshire-based dairy giants Muller to cut the price it pays farmers for milk have been slammed by Shrewsbury’s MP Daniel Kawczynski.


Shrewsbury MP earns £3,000 for eight hours work

Overseas visits, punditry and business dealings have all been declared by MPs in the House of Commons’ Register of Members’ Financial Interests.


Letter: Find a solution for Shrewsbury’s Riverside Medical Practice

Last week I brought together representatives of the Riverside Medical Practice and local Primary Care Trust.


MP Daniel Kawczynski vows to force NHS debate

Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski today vowed to try to secure another House of Commons debate over a planned £35 million shake-up of Shropshire’s hospital services.


Shrewsbury MP slams hospital downgrade scheme

Health bosses should have done more to try to secure funding to improve the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital instead of pushing ahead with plans to downgrade its services, the town’s MP Daniel Kawczynski claimed today.


Big Ben card bridges MPs’ political divisions

Three MPs from Shropshire and Mid Wales have opted for the same festive design on their Christmas cards this year.


Lobbyists join hands around Riverside Medical Practice

More than 200 people held hands around a closure-threatened medical practice in Shrewsbury to show their support for it, as the town’s MP revealed the battle to save it could be taken to Parliament.


Shropshire Tory MPs back David Cameron on eurozone treaty vote

Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski today backed David Cameron’s decision to use the British veto to block eurozone treaty change.


Shrewsbury MP reveals dual carriageway plan for A49

Parts of the A49 could be turned into a dual carriageway if major investment is secured, Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski has said.


Boycott petrol station cashpoint says MP Daniel Kawczynski

Shrewsbury’s MP Daniel Kawczynski is urging people to boycott a petrol station cashpoint in the town after claiming he was short changed on two occasions.


MPs revolt over plan to increase fuel tax

David Cameron was today facing a fresh backbench revolt by Conservative MPs over rising fuel prices.


Hall packed in bid to save Wakeman School in Shrewsbury

Emotions ran high as hundreds of people packed into a public meeting in a last-minute attempt to save Shrewsbury’s closure-threatened Wakeman School.


MPs hold talks over shortage of Shropshire housing

Two Shropshire MPs have held talks with the Government’s housing minister to discuss home shortages in the county.


MP Daniel Kawczynski in call over Libya’s future

A Shropshire MP today suggested the Libyan people be given a referendum on whether they would like the exiled prince of Libya restored to the throne to head a constitutional monarchy.

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