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Lidl tipped to join retail park scheme
A giant discount food store has been unveiled as the latest addition to a multi-million pound development to transform derelict land in Newport.
Date is set for summer show fun
A date has been set for this year’s Newport Show – and organisers say it has all the makings of being a record-breaker.
Insurance firms rein in plans to use horse
England’s patron saint is usually depicted as a knight astride his trusty steed – but not in one Shropshire town.
A helping hand for Shropshire’s new mums
When Jan Minihane swapped a high-flying life in London for bringing up two wonderful little boys in Shropshire, she didn’t realise she would become so actively involved with her local branch of the National Childbirth Trust.
Hidden love letters tell of war romance
When Shropshire couple Olivia and Stuart Wilcox bought a chest of drawers at auction little did they know they were about to lift the lid on a tale of wartime romance, air raids and ration books.
Thieves target legion’s safe
A professional gang of thieves smashed through the wall of a Shropshire Royal British Legion club before drilling open the safe and escaping with hundreds of pounds.
Campaigners back lights switch-off
A national campaign group has backed proposals to black out roads across Telford in an attempt by council bosses to make a saving of £76,000 a year.
Thieves smash way into school
A Shropshire school had hundreds of pounds of damage done to it after thieves smashed their way in and made off with a classroom projector worth almost £600.
Apology over tragic operation
The distraught Shropshire mother of a woman who died after an operation to cure her excessive sweating went wrong has told how it took five years to get an apology from one of the doctors involved.
‘Astronomical’ lights bills sparking action
Newport councillors are putting the contract for the town’s Christmas lights out to tender after “astronomical” annual increases.
The Junction, Norbury, near Newport
Star rating: ***** JAMES SHAW visits a pretty canalside pub with his family and is impressed by the high standards
Drug dealer pays £225,000 to court
Convicted Shropshire drug dealer Naseer Zaman has paid a total of £225,000 into court under a confiscation order imposed by a judge, it was revealed today.
Warning over lack of affordable homes
A Newport councillor has warned an increase in people improving their current homes rather than moving house could create problems for first time buyers further down the line.
Flooding fears over cemetery extension
Fears over flooding at a Shropshire cemetery have sparked calls for a report into the land which could see burials being made in concrete tombs.
Police chief sets out his vision for town
Telford’s police chief today set out his vision for Telford as he highlighted tackling anti-social behaviour and burglaries as priorities.
Drug dealer wins cut in prison sentence
Convicted Shropshire drug dealer Naseer Zaman, who plotted to smuggle cocaine and heroin into the country, has had his 15-year prison sentence cut by appeal court judges.
Young runners get in full stride
Hundreds of talented young athletes from all over the county will race in the annual Shropshire Schools Cross-Country Championships in Oswestry tomorrow.
Ex-England ace Leonard in county
A former England rugby player will be the guest speaker at a sportsman’s dinner raising money to pay for a Shropshire school’s tour of two African countries.
£5m care home plan brings hope of jobs
A £5 million extension to a Shropshire care home could bring 50 jobs to the county if planners give the project the go ahead.
Council opposing store plans
A Shropshire town council is opposing plans for a new low cost supermarket.
Dragons fired up to hit title peak again
The winter revolution at St Georges is in full flow – and it could make them the team to fear in this year’s Furrows Shropshire Premier League.
Hosts left out in cold as freeze bites
Shropshire’s finest were frozen out of the big prizes at the county’s biggest chess event, with all three sections in the snowbound Wrekin Chess Congress being won by “outsiders” who had braved the winter weather in search of plunder.
Dying man found partially clothed
A Shropshire man who died after being found near a canal was discovered partially clothed at the foot of a tree, police today revealed.
Canal death man tribute
The family of a 44-year-old Shropshire man who died after being found near a canal has today paid tribute to a “much loved” and “happy” man.
Man found by canal named
Police have today identified a man who was found close to death near a Shropshire canal – but say they still don’t know how he died.
Christmas stray dog numbers ‘are awful’
The owner of a Telford home for stray dogs has branded the number of pets dumped on the streets this Christmas as “awful”.
Mystery over canal death
A major investigation was under way today to identify a mystery man whose body was found in “unexplained” circumstances near a Shropshire canal.
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