MP Mark Pritchard today announced he would be giving evidence in person at a public inquiry in a bid to stop an opencast coal mine near The Wrekin.

This map shows the two patches of land on the western edge of Telford under which lie millions of pounds worth of coal – just 100m away from the rural community of New Works.

Thousands of Telford children could suffer from asthma due to a double danger of fallout from a proposed opencast coal mine, it was claimed today.

Officials were greeted by demonstrators today when they arrived for the start of a public inquiry into a proposed opencast coal mine in the shadow of The Wrekin. See the pictures here.

Officials were greeted by demonstrators today when they arrived for the start of a public inquiry into a proposed opencast coal mine in the shadow of The Wrekin.

Banner-waving campaigners took to The Wrekin today to highlight their opposition to a planned opencast coal mine in the shadow of the famous landmark.

A retired GP today criticised an independent report into the potential health risks that plans for an open cast mine in the shadow of The Wrekin could pose to Telford residents.

Opencast mining on the edge of Telford could have adverse effects on the health of residents living near the site of the proposed development, a new study claimed.

Campaigners battling proposals for an opencast mine at a Telford beauty spot were dealt a huge blow today after it was revealed the nearest landowner has withdrawn his opposition to the scheme.

A 56-year-old Shropshire man who was an “important cog” in a Europe-wide multi-million pound investment fraud has been jailed for two years.

A Shropshire man is facing further court proceedings to seize his assets after being jailed for his part in a crooked scheme which conned investors out of millions of pounds.