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Shrewsbury One Stop to create 11 jobs

A new small-scale supermarket will be opening in Shrewsbury next week creating up to 11 new jobs, it was announced today.


Letter – Hope for our youths

I live in the centre of Shrewsbury, am retired and enjoy recreational cycling; mostly at weekends.


First glimpse of how Shrewsbury’s Flax Mill could look

Here is the vision of what could very soon be reality at Shrewsbury’s historic Flax Mill.


Leader: Latest chapter in Shrewsbury flax mill tale

Ditherington Flax Mill should be a jewel in the crown for Shrewsbury. Instead it has become a millstone around the town’s neck.


Closed Shrewsbury shop up for sale

New owners are being sought for a shop in Shrewsbury that was closed after the company running it went into liquidation.


Shrewsbury Flax Mill £12m decision due

Organisers of a £12 million funding bid to regenerate Shrewsbury’s historic Flax Mill will soon find out if they have been successful.


New Tesco store to open for business in Shrewsbury

A new Tesco is to open its doors in Shrewsbury this weekend, supermarket bosses have announced.


Shropshire police chief in warning to conmen

Conmen who prey on the elderly by posing as utility company officials can expect little mercy from the police and courts, a senior detective warned today.


Six years for conman who targeted elderly

A conman who targeted elderly women in a spate of distraction burglaries across Shropshire and Staffordshire has been jailed for six years.


Tesco to open new Shrewsbury store . . . 200 yards away

A new Tesco store is to open later this month in Shrewsbury, it was revealed today. It will replace another Tesco store just 200 yards away in Ditherington Road.


Shrewsbury medical practices for sale in move to £13m centre

Two medical practices in Shrewsbury have been put up for sale as work continues on a £13 million replacement primary care centre in the town.


Search sparked for missing Shrewsbury man

A vulnerable 29-year-old man has gone missing from his home in Shrewsbury, sparking a major police search.


Shrewsbury taxi driver’s £20,000 charity aid milestone

A taxi driver from Shrewsbury has raised more than £20,000 for charity in the last seven years after organising dozens of gigs and events.


Shrewsbury is hotspot for sewer problems

A network of sewer pipes running beneath Shrewsbury has been named among the worst 20 in the Midlands for blockages, it was revealed today.


Shrewsbury Flax Mill on ‘most at risk’ list

Shrewsbury’s historic Flax Mill has been named as one of the most at-risk industrial heritage buildings in the country – one month before a new multi-million pound bid for funding to regenerate the site goes in.


Shropshire fly-tipping cases top 1,000

More than 1,000 incidents of fly-tipping have been recorded in the Shropshire area in the past 12 months, latest figures reveal.


Shrewsbury miracle baby Ollie cheats death

Miracle baby Ollie Harris looks a picture of health as he cuddles up to his dad Fred – just weeks after cheating death.


Shropshire Council buys Shrewsbury’s bus depot for £2.3m

SHREWSBURY’s bus depot has been snapped up by Shirehall chiefs in a £2.3 million deal after four years of negotiations – paving the way for the redevelopment of the Flaxmill.


Shropshire to feature in Great British Railway Journeys

Shropshire’s picture postcard landscape is to feature on a prime-time TV show as former Government minister Michael Portillo visits the county as part of his Great British Railway Journeys series.


Shropshire cooks in running for top veggie prize

Two Shropshire cooks are in the running for a top prize in a contest to find the nation’s best meat-free dish.


Armed masked raiders threaten staff at Shrewsbury shop

Two men in balaclava masks raided a Shropshire convenience store and threatened staff with hammers before smashing up the tills, grabbing cash and running out of the shop.


Gang robs men in Ditherington, Shrewsbury

Two men had cash, a mobile phone and cards stolen after being attacked by a gang in a Shrewsbury street.


Five arrested in Shrewsbury police drug raids

Five people have been arrested by police carrying out drug warrants in an area of Shrewsbury. About 18 officers were involved in the early morning operation.


Shrewsbury girl halted thug’s attack on cat

A Shropshire teenager rescued a nine-week-old kitten which was being kicked and beaten in the street by a youth.


Shrewsbury Flax Mill regeneration a step closer

The £30 million regeneration of Shrewsbury’s historic Flax Mill moved a step closer today after a planning application was submitted for the site.


New Shrewsbury CCTV camera being trialled

A new permanent £20,000 CCTV camera to combat anti-social behaviour in an area of Shrewsbury is being trialled this week ahead of it going “live”.


Shrewsbury Flax Mill hopes hang on bus depot verdict

The relocation of Shrewsbury’s bus depot, pivotal to £30 million hopes to redevelop the town’s historic Flax Mill, could move a step closer next week if fresh plans get the go-ahead.


Officers link two digger ram-raids

A ram-raid at a Shrewsbury industrial estate in which a gang used a digger is being linked to a similar incident in Worcestershire in which a “substantial” amount of cash was stolen.


Rider robbed at knifepoint

A man was robbed at knifepoint by thieves who forced him to hand over more than £100 in a broad daylight attack in Shrewsbury.


Hopes residents will now feel safer

A new £20,000 CCTV camera is to be installed to help stamp out anti-social behaviour in a Shrewsbury trouble-spot and help residents and traders feel safer.

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