Leegomery news, page 2


Gran catches thief – then gives him £10

A 61-year-old Telford grandmother chased after and caught a thief who had snatched her handbag – and then gave him £10 after he apologised and said he was homeless and hungry.


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.


Boy, 15, needed stitches after Telford gang attack

A 15-year-old boy needed stitches after being attacked by a gang in an underpass in Telford.


Attack on woman car driver at Telford traffic lights

Two masked men left a young woman injured after smashing her car windows while she was stopped at traffic lights in Telford.


Youth, 17, arrested over Telford drive-by shooting

A 17-year-old youth was arrested today on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a drive-by shooting in Telford.


Youth charged over Telford drive-by shooting

A teenager arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Telford has been charged, police said today.


Armed police in Leegomery shooting arrest

A MAN WAS today being quizzed on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a drive-by shooting in Telford after armed police swooped on a busy Shropshire road.


Fourth arrest over Telford drive-by shooting

A fourth man was today arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Telford.


Telford man denies threats to kill charge

A man appeared before Telford magistrates yesterday charged with making threats to kill.


Arrests over Telford shooting

DETECTIVES HUNTING a gunman who opened fire on the home of a terrified family in Telford have recovered two bullets from the scene.


Telford drive-by shooting terror

A gunman in a moving car opened fire on the home of a terrified Telford family before speeding away early today.


Telford murderer Gurmeet Singh Ubhi ‘an angry man’

Telford man Gurmeet Singh Ubhi was a popular face in the Sikh community but at home he was a violent, angry man who strangled his daughter.


Telford murder case jury sent home for the night

The jury in the trial of a Telford father accused of strangling his 24-year-old daughter has been sent home for the night.


Jury considers verdict in Telford father’s murder trial

A 24-year-old Shropshire woman fought for her life as her father strangled her at the family home in Telford, a court has heard.


Court told father tidied home after strangling daughter

A Shropshire man accused of strangling his 24-year-old daughter calmly tidied up the family home while she lay dead on the dining room floor, a court has heard.


I had no issue with boyfriend, accused father tells court

A Sikh father accused of strangling his 24-year-old daughter at their Telford home today denied he had any problem over her white boyfriend.


Telford father tells court, ‘I didn’t mean to kill my daughter’

A Shropshire father broke down in tears as he told a murder trial he did not mean to kill his daughter in a fight at the family home.


Father tells murder trial of row with daughter

A Telford father accused of strangling his 24-year-old daughter today told a murder trial they had not spoken in the five months before her death.


Telford murder accused dominated family, court told

The former wife of a Telford man accused of murdering his daughter told a court the family moved to a new home for a fresh start in the months before her death.


Murder accused father ‘did not like his children’

A Telford father charged with murdering his 24-year-old daughter “didn’t like his own children”, a court heard today.


No signs of struggle, Telford murder trial told

There were no signs of a struggle at the home of a 24-year-old Shropshire woman who was found strangled on her dining room floor, a jury heard. Amrit Singh Ubhi was found by police on September 7 last year.


Telford dad had threatened family, murder trial told

A Shropshire man accused of murdering his daughter because of an argument over the TV being too loud had previously threatened to kill her and her mother, a court has heard.


Telford father ‘killed daughter in row over TV noise’

A “DOMINEERING” Shropshire father, who had a “nasty temper”, murdered his daughter in an argument over a TV being too loud, a court heard today.


Telford man on trial over daughter’s murder

A Shropshire man accused of murdering his 24-year-old daughter at their family home was due to stand trial at Leicester Crown Court today.


Adults and children flee suspected arson attack in Telford

Two adults and nine children were led to safety from a Telford home after a suspected arson attack.


Cat on a cold Telford roof

When three-year-old Angel climbed on the roof a Shropshire home on New Year’s Day, the cat could have had little idea about how much of a stir she was causing on the ground.


Letter: Why help India if it can afford a space programme?

Letter: Just as I was starting to enjoy Christmas I received my bill from E.ON, my gas and electricity supplier.


Telford police call off murder inquiry

A murder probe launched after a disabled man was found dead at his home in Shropshire has been closed after tests revealed the death was not suspicious.


Telford police in probe after disabled man found dead

A MURDER INVESTIGATION was under way today after a disabled man was found dead at a Shropshire bungalow in the early hours.

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