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Seven more in court after £100,000 drugs raids

Six men and a woman have appeared in court after more than £100,000 of cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis resin was seized in Shropshire.


Cagefighters and businessman arrested for drugs

Fourteen people – including a businessman and two cagefighters – have been charged after drugs worth more than £100,000 were found in a series of dawn raids on homes in Shropshire.


Veterans lose out on atomic test claims against MoD

Britain’s atomic test veterans, including a great-grandfather from Telford, today lost their Supreme Court bid to claim damages against the Ministry of Defence.


Telford police recover stolen school laptops

Four laptops stolen during a break-in at a Telford school have been recovered, police say.


Eight car pile-up causes Telford road chaos

A section of Telford’s busiest road was shut off this morning after an eight-car pile-up caused traffic chaos.


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.


Is Jamie-Leigh Shropshire’s heaviest newborn baby?

Is this Shropshire’s heaviest newborn baby? Weighing 12lbs 1oz Jamie-Leigh Parsons is already wearing clothes made for six-month-olds and is more than 2ft long.


Help find Telford man’s attackers

A man who was beaten and robbed after falling asleep on a bench on the way home from a night out in Telford today urged people to help police find his attackers.


Princess Royal Hospital pays up for death

A family has received a five-figure compensation payout from hospital bosses after a pensioner died following poor treatment at a Shropshire hospital.


‘Randlay Rapist’ Jamie Findlater is locked up

A 20-year-old Telford man who raped a woman three times after dragging her into undergrowth near a freight rail line was today locked up indefinitely.


Burst water main hits 1,000 Telford homes

More than 1,000 homes in Telford were left either without water or with limited supplies last night due to a burst water main.

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