Dawley news


Woman burns ankle in Telford blaze

A woman in her 60s suffered burns to her ankle in a cooker fire at a house in Telford.


Dawley town hall workers find treasures

Oh we do like to be in Dawley . . . This saucy seaside prop was just one of the items uncovered when volunteers set about clearing up a much-loved town hall.


Two men deny Telford murder charge

Two men today denied murdering a man, who died of a seizure 18 months after he was attacked in Telford.


Crew frees man trapped in lift

An elderly man was rescued by firefighters after getting trapped in a lift.


Five arrests after stolen goods seized in Telford police raids

Police swooped on 11 properties across Telford, including four businesses, and seized a haul of stolen goods worth tens of thousands of pounds.


Masked robber targets Telford bookies

A masked robber threatened to pull a gun on a cashier at a Telford bookmakers before fleeing with hundreds of pounds.


Wrekin View, Dawley

Rating **** Cathy Stanworth and three friends enjoy great pub food for less than 50 quid.


Ashley cleans up as crime scene expert

Most of Ashley Brothwood’s pals work in shops or fast food restaurants – but the 20-year-old has branched out on a very different career path.


Mal sheds 7st 7lbs to turn life around

When Mal Vale stepped on the scales and weighed in at nearly 30 stone, he knew it was time to make a change.


16,000 Shropshire homes to get superfast broadband

More than 16,000 further homes and businesses in Shropshire will have access to faster broadband by next summer, BT said this afternoon.


Leader: The picture is mixed on High Streets

Mary Portas says many High Streets are dying. She might be pleasantly surprised if she came to Shropshire.


Council will pay £3,000 to keep Dawley library hours

Parish councillors in Dawley have agreed to stump up more than £3,000 to ensure the town’s library does not have its hours slashed.


Telford libraries face cuts to hours

Opening times could be slashed at Telford’s nine libraries to save more than £330,000, it emerged this afternoon.


Telford scout hut demolished as funding effort fails

A scout hut has been demolished after the failure of a four-year campaign to raise £20,000 to save it.


Youngster’s football matches at risk after goal post theft

Young footballers from Telford face being out of action for weeks after thieves stole their goal posts.


Two in court over Telford murder

Two men appeared in court today charged with murdering a 24-year-old man who died 18 months after he was attacked in Telford.


Telford karaoke queen Rose, 87, records first CD

Great-grandmother Rose Strickland is known as Shropshire’s Karaoke Queen but has only just recorded her first CD – at the age of 87.


Shropshire fans queue for Breaking Dawn film

The clock struck 12 and hundreds of Shropshire fans streamed into county cinemas for midnight screenings of the latest vampire movie as Twilight fever gripped the county.


Telford fire as underground heap of coal catches light

Firefighters were called to an unusual fire after an old coal slag heap caught fire underground.


Building schemes at Shropshire schools are approved

Major construction work at three Shropshire schools will begin in the new year after multi-million pound plans were given the go-ahead.


Multi-million pound school approved for Dawley

An £18.5 million school will be built in Dawley after proposals were rubber-stamped at a meeting.


Dawley in £1.5m sporting hub plan

Dawley could become a sporting hub for the West Midlands if a £1.5 million bid is approved by Sport England.


Labour expels former Telford councillor

A former Telford councillor who was at the centre of an escort website scandal has been thrown out of the Labour Party for nominating two Tory candidates in last May’s local elections.


Pictures from the past – October 7, 2011

A round-up of this week’s Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures


Man jailed for Telford sex assault

A 37-year-old man was given an indeterminate prison sentence today after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Telford alley.


Pictures from the Past – week ending September 16, 2011

A round-up of this week’s Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures.


Dawley Bank Flower and Vegetable Show – in pictures

Gardeners were handed awards for their prize-winning vegetables and flowers at a show in Telford. Exhibitors battled it out in dozens of categories at the Dawley Bank Flower and Vegetable Show.


Telford councillor reported over escort website pictures

A parish councillor who hit the headlines after racy pictures of her appeared on an escort website has been reported to Telford & Wrekin Council’s standards committee.


Video fly-through of new Phoenix School for Dawley

Take a look at a fly-through video of the planned new Phoenix School in Dawley, Telford.


Broseley Juniors face battle to survive

Broseley Juniors – one of Shropshire’s most successful football clubs – is in danger of folding.

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