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Probe as Telford Golden Bear toy factory targeted

Thieves fled empty-handed after an attempted break-in at the Golden Bear toy factory in Telford.


Olympic toymaker Golden Bear in sweat shop row

Toymaker Golden Bear has launched an urgent investigation into claims its official Olympic mascots are being made by workers on a pittance in a Chinese sweat shop.


350 jobs hope at Telford chicken firm

Nearly 350 jobs will be created if major plans to extend a chicken factory in Telford get the go-ahead, it was revealed today.


Telford karaoke queen Rose, 87, records first CD

Great-grandmother Rose Strickland is known as Shropshire’s Karaoke Queen but has only just recorded her first CD – at the age of 87.


Jobs created as Stadco opens Telford site

Car parts manufacturer Stadco opened its 18-acre site in Telford today, creating a further 50 jobs.


Telford firm fined after worker loses fingers

A food company in Shropshire has been fined £10,000 after a cleaner had two of his fingers severed in a potato processing machine.

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