Hadley news


Fury of disabled girl’s parents over kerb outside house

A row has broken out between the father of a four-year-old disabled girl and council bosses over a footpath kerb outside his home.


Steve Farmer books last 16 spot

Relieved Shropshire darter Steve Farmer booked his place in the last 16 of the PDE World Championship after beating German newcomer Kevin Munch at Alexandra Palace.


Steve Farmer in major darts upset

Shropshire’s Steve Farmer was today celebrating causing one of the major upsets of the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship.


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.


Tesco Express to be centrepiece of Hadley regeneration

A new Tesco Express food store will be the centrepiece of the first phase of the regeneration in Hadley – and be the supermarket giant’s fifth Telford store.


Telford trader in threat to sell up over raids

Raiders have targeted three units at an industrial estate in Telford leaving one fed-up trader threatening to sell-up.


Telford shop attack caught on CCTV

This is the terrifying moment shopkeeper Muhammad Shabbir was smashed over the head by a masked raider wielding a baseball bat and a knife in his Telford shop.


Robbers steal medication in Telford attack

A 57-year-old diabetic man was robbed of vital medication when he was set upon by a group of men in Telford.


M54 slip road shuts for repair work

An exit slip road off the M54 at Telford will be closed tonight for repairs.


Shropshire groups share in Lottery funding

Community projects across Shropshire were celebrating today after landing a share of £860,000 in National Lottery funding.


Mum-to-be robbed at knifepoint in her Telford home

A pregnant woman was held at knifepoint by a masked man who forced his way into her Telford home and robbed her of thousands of pounds of jewellery.


Telford paedophile’s appeal thrown out by judges

A paedophile from Telford who filmed himself raping a toddler before posting the video on the internet has had his claims he was wrongly convicted thrown out by top judges.


Dorrells, Hadley Park House Hotel, Telford

Rating: **** British classics are a firm focus of this newly-named hotel restaurant, writes Andy Richardson.


£200m bill for one Telford & Wrekin school site

Cash-strapped Telford & Wrekin Council must pay out more than £200 million over the next 23 years to contractors who built Hadley Learning Community, it has been revealed.


Glitch bars Shropshire British Legion groups from county convention

A paperwork glitch has left two Royal British Legion groups in Shropshire without invitations to the RBL’s National Annual Convention – despite the event being in the county.


Shropshire crews called to spate of fires

Firefighters have been called to a spate of grass fires in Shropshire and Mid Wales over the weekend.


Hadley fence plea for yob problem

Angry residents  on a Telford estate today called for a metal fence to be put up behind their homes to guard against yobs who are hurling rocks and metal poles at them.


Telford teenagers in hospital with stab wounds

Two teenagers were taken to hospital after being found with stab wounds at a house in Telford.


Security camera idea at Telford business estate

Cameras could go up to deter criminals at the gates of industrial estates in Shropshire after business bosses suggested paying for them. The idea was revealed by Telford Business Partnership member Graham Wynn last night.


1,500 Telford homes hit by power cut

More than 1,500 homes across Telford were left in the dark after a power cut which saw some residents lose mains supply for more than 14 hours.


Lawley and Overdale are Telford crime hotspots

More crime was reported in Lawley and Overdale than any other area of Telford & Wrekin in the last year, figures revealed today.


Man, 18, attacked in Hadley, Telford

An 18-year-old Shropshire man was attacked by two men as he walked near a row of shops.


£5,000 cigarette raid on Telford newsagents

Burglars on a motorbike smashed their way into a Shropshire newsagents and fled with £5,000 worth of cigarettes in the latest in a series of raids.


Harry, 93, helps his old Telford school mark its centenary

A man thought to be the oldest former pupil of a Telford primary school was back behind his desk today to help it celebrate its centenary.


Telford teenagers locked up after knife attack

Two telford teenagers have been locked up for their part in a knife attack.


Men attack Hadley teenager with baseball bat

A teenager was left battered and bruised by three men who attacked him with a baseball bat in Telford.


£1m drug haul found in Telford meat delivery

A £1 million haul of illegal drugs was discovered in a delivery bound for a Shropshire meat company.


GKN Sankey ballot over strike

More than 400 workers at Telford’s GKN Sankey plant in Hadley have been balloted on strike action in a dispute about pay.


Police find drug factory in call to ‘burglary’

A cannabis factory containing £200,000 worth of illegal drugs, which included around 200 plants, has been discovered by detectives in Telford.


Sat nav sends guests round bend

Guests bound for a Shropshire hotel are getting their stays off to a frustrating start by being sent the wrong way by sat navs, it was claimed today.

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