A 40-year-old Shropshire man has been given an indeterminate jail sentence after attacking and killing a Shrewsbury man whose body was found at a flat in the town.

A 40-YEAR-OLD man has admitted attacking and killing a Shrewsbury man whose body was found at a flat in the town.

Town councillors in Shrewsbury will be asked to approve up to £5,000 tonight to fight plans to build an incinerator.

Bosses at bank branches in Shrewsbury under threat due to plans by Tesco to extend its Extra store in the town today said they had not been told about the scheme.

Campaigners fighting plans to build a £60 million incinerator in Shrewsbury today said they had been boosted by news that Veolia had lost an appeal for another burner in the UK.

A judge ruled today that a 58-year-old Shropshire man, charged with murdering three men in the county almost 17 years ago, was not fit to plead at his trial.

A legal eagle or an expert planner will be hired to fight an appeal by waste firm Veolia over its controversial proposed £60 million incinerator in Shrewsbury.

Detectives today said they were satisfied with a nine-year jail term handed to a 26-year-old man for killing a Shrewsbury man found with multiple stab wounds at a town flat.

A 26-year-old man was jailed today for nine years after admitting killing a Shrewsbury man found with multiple stab wounds at a flat in the town.

A 40-year-old man today appeared in court charged with the murder of a man whose body was found in a Shrewsbury flat.

A public inquiry to decide the fate of a controversial proposed £60 million incinerator in Shrewsbury is expected to last 12 days, officials said today.

Thousands of people hit Shrewsbury town centre last night to get the festive celebrations off on the right note with Carols in the Square.

A leading Shrewsbury businessman today paid tribute to fellow town entrepreneur and former Wolves FC chairman Dick Homden, claiming he had been a “massive inspiration” to him.

Supermarket giant Tesco was today accused of double standards after a Shropshire man was told he would be booted out of the store if he did not remove a hoodie – even though he had bought it from there.

Letter: I have sat back for a few weeks now to see how the flow of traffic through the new set up at Harlescott crossroads has been going.

Letter: I refer to the excellent letters by Andy Boddington of the CPRE, Shropshire, and others on the gross incompetence of Shropshire Council planning committee in dealing with the Tesco breach of planning permission at the Harlescott store.

Letter: In allowing Tesco to get away with its breach of planning permission at its Harlescott store, Shropshire Council has shown it is without courage, conviction and commitment in planning.

A 39-year-old man today appeared in court charged with the murder of a man whose body was found in a Shrewsbury flat.

Supermarket giant Tesco was today given permission to increase the amount of space it can use for clothes and household goods at its Shrewsbury Extra store – despite breaching planning regulations for the past three years.

A 30-year-old man who was found dead at a flat in Shrewsbury died of severe head injuries, police said today.

Detectives have been granted extra time to question a man on suspicion of murder after the body of a 30-year-old man was discovered in a flat in Shrewsbury.

A murder investigation got under way today after the body of a 30-year-old man was discovered in Shrewsbury.

A murder investigation was under way today after the body of a 30-year-old man was discovered at a flat in Shrewsbury.

A £1.3 million scheme to improve the layout of a Shrewsbury junction near to where a teenage cyclist lost his life has proved a big success in helping to improve safety, it was claimed today.

A £1.3 million scheme to improve the layout of a junction close to where a teenage cyclist lost his life has been completed.

Letter: It would appear that after the fourth revamp in as many years another 1.4 million pounds of tax payers’ money has been wasted on “improvements” at the Harlescott Cross Roads.

Retrospective plans by supermarket giant Tesco to increase the amount of space it uses for non-grocery goods at its Shrewsbury ‘Extra’ store have been rejected by councillors.

Investigations were continuing today after a worker died after being crushed in an accident at a Shropshire factory.

Letter: I am 17 and live in Harlescott, Shrewsbury.

Work on a £1.4 million improvement scheme to make a road in Shrewsbury safer which has already had a “catastrophic” effect on business will be delayed by a further two weeks, transport bosses said today.