Soggy Shropshire and Mid Wales endured a typical Bank Holiday washout as more than half an inch of rain lashed the region.

A smash involving a motorcyclist brought traffic to a standstill on the A5 in Shrewsbury as the wet weather caused bank holiday misery on county roads.

More than £1 million is being set aside to pay for a new cemetery in Shrewsbury, council chiefs have revealed.

A £1.75 million revamp of the crematorium in Shrewsbury has been approved.

The new bosses of Shrewsbury’s Emstrey Crematorium today denied they had any plans to remove two large symbolic Christian crosses under multi-million pound plans to overhaul the site.

A £1.7 million revamp of Shrewsbury’s crematorium is being planned by the new managers, it was revealed this afternoon.

Letter: The recent tragic car crash at Emstrey traffic island, Shrewsbury, has prompted me to write regarding the crazy new road markings there.

Three people were badly hurt in a five-car pile-up which brought a main road through Shropshire to a halt today.