North Shropshire news


MP Owen Paterson opposed to same-sex marriages

North Shropshire MP and Cabinet minister Owen Paterson has declared his opposition to same-sex marriage in the most significant challenge yet to reform plans backed by the Prime Minister.


Letter – Scandal of jobs firms

With unemployment at its highest rate since 1996, the government’s response to the problem is a scandal.


Find out where the Shropshire street lights are going off

Shropshire residents will be able to find out exactly which street lights in their area will be switched off overnight through an interactive map launched by council chiefs.


MP vows to battle on for A5 improvements

North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson has vowed to ‘battle on’ with calls for the A5 between Oswestry and Shrewsbury to become fully dual carriageway.


Crufts prizewinner to lead new animal care courses at Shipley

Walford and North Shropshire College has recently confirmed the appointment of Lyn Hunter as its lead tutor for new full-time courses in Animal Care starting at its Shipley Campus in September 2012.


Appeal over second car as friends die in horror crash

Two men who were killed in a horrific car crash in north Shropshire were friends from Hodnet and Market Drayton, it has emerged today.


Plea to driver over Shropshire crash deaths

Police have appealed for the driver of a car to come forward after two men in their 20s were killed in an horrific crash in Shropshire.


Pupils select logo for new combined school

Hundreds of children due to start at a new amalgamated school in north Shropshire in September have voted for the new school logo.


Wem surgery can expand after fight for better services

Plans to expand a medical centre in north Shropshire have been given the go ahead – ending an eight-year campaign for more health facilties.


Travellers bidding to make site their home

A row over a travellers’ site in the Shropshire countryside took a new twist after the occupants applied for planning permission to stay put – despite council bosses serving them with an injunction.


Top civic honour for hero soldiers

They have bravely done their duty for their country and now the Shropshire town they call home has bestowed on them a top civic honour in return.


Trainee pilot hailed in helicopter drama

A quick-thinking trainee pilot averted a potential disaster in the skies over Shropshire after he spotted an oil leak on a helicopter he was about to fly.


Shropshire windfarms get go-ahead despite opposition

Plans for two windfarms have been given the go ahead in north Shropshire despite objections from local residents.


Warning River Severn at risk of drying up

The River Severn could come close to drying up this summer if Shropshire’s lack of rainfall continues, a waterways expert warned today.


Calling Shropshire Daleks – your time has come in new Doctor Who

Do you have a Dalek? Dave Saunders, from Ellesmere, has three . . . and is set to help the BBC with the new series of Doctor Who. Ben Bentley reports.


Zara Phillips at Eyton Races

Horse-loving royal Zara Phillips was among the thousands to get a soaking at Shropshire’s Eyton Races.


Wanted Shrewsbury drug dealer arrested in Whitchurch

A drug dealer from Shrewsbury who was on the run has been arrested by police in Whitchurch.


North Shropshire villages eyeing even faster internet speeds

Villages in north Shropshire which came out on top in a contest to be among the first communities in Britain to have superfast broadband could benefit from even faster speeds than originally anticipated, it was claimed today.


Wollerton machete terror victim – full interview

It is like a scene from a horror film; Victoria Ratheram was tied to a chair, surrounded by armed, masked men and heavily pregnant. Her young son played neary, thankfully thinking it was all a game.


North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson meets Hillary Clinton

North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson has had a high-flying start to the year in more ways than one. Among the people he met on recent foreign travels was Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States.


Sites for 1,200 new north Shropshire homes revealed

Potential development sites for almost 1,200 homes and new employment land across north Shropshire have been revealed.


119ft wind turbines given the green light

Plans for two wind turbines close to north Shropshire villages have been given the go-ahead by the council, despite huge public opposition to them.


Boy airlifted after fall in junior rugby tournament

A boy, believed to be 11, was airlifted to hospital after complaining of neck pain following a fall during a rugby tournament in north Shropshire.


Plan for village farm wind turbine moves closer

Plans for a 119ft wind turbine in a village near Ellesmere have moved a step closer to approval, despite about 100 objections from residents.


Whitchurch makes last-minute bid for Mary Portas cash

Whitchurch has launched a last-minute bid for a slice of £1 million from a new Government scheme fronted by retail guru Mary Portas, it was revealed today.


Shropshire MPs slam unfair fire service cash

Shropshire MPs today spoke with one voice over an ‘unfair’ fire service funding settlement after it emerged the county lags way behind other regions.


Super-fast broadband for more than 4,000 in Whitchurch

More than 4,000 homes and businesses in Whitchurch will be able to benefit from super-fast broadband by next spring.


Shropshire Olympic torchbearers share joy at relay honour

Torchbearers from across Shropshire and Mid Wales today expressed their delight at being invited to carry the Olympic Flame.


New chapter for ramblers as walking guides produced

Husband and wife Ron and Rachel Bond are proving a perfect double act when it comes to publishing books.


£10,000 project for north Shropshire play area

Plans have been revealed for £10,000 of equipment at a play area in Dearnford, near Whitchurch, including climbing frames, logs, tunnels and swings.

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