Oakengates news, page 2


Josh turns tables with Boldings win

Josh Humphries (ABC) was top of the list on the Monday Affordable open at Boldings Pools, finishing ahead of a tie for second place. Josh scaled 26-7-0 at Ash peg 9 having caught carp to 3lbs on pellet at 12 metres.


Leader: The picture is mixed on High Streets

Mary Portas says many High Streets are dying. She might be pleasantly surprised if she came to Shropshire.


Telford libraries face cuts to hours

Opening times could be slashed at Telford’s nine libraries to save more than £330,000, it emerged this afternoon.


Ironbridge Brewery up for sale at £300k

One of Shropshire’s most successful micro-breweries is up for sale, along with a pub with its own cinema.


Thug faces prison for punch attack on 12-week-old puppy

A 22-year-old man who repeatedly punched a terrified 12-week-old puppy in Telford was today facing up to six months in prison.


Court told puppy was punched in the head

A 22-year-old man repeatedly punched a terrified 12-week-old puppy in the head to ‘teach the dog a lesson’, a court heard today.


Biker killed in Telford car crash

A 32-year-old motorcyclist who died in a three-vehicle smash in Telford was due to be a father for the third time, it emerged this afternoon.


Spotty Shropshire day of fun for Children in Need

Hundreds of people in Shropshire and Mid Wales  were today joining in the dotty, spotty Children In Need fundraising party by donning fancy dress and taking part in strange stunts.


Funnyman Greg Davies is giant of comedy

Shropshire comedian Greg Davies freely admits to being a rubbish teacher. Far too freely, in fact, as he goes as far as to say he positively hated the last two years of his 13 year career.


Oakengates store W Owen closes after 140 years

For more than 140 years, it was at the very core of life in Oakengates but now W Owen has closed for the last time.


Leader: Lock up and keep your eyes peeled

The dark nights are here, Christmas is coming, and the crooks are out and about. Over the past few days and weeks there has been a surge of crime across Shropshire, some petty, some not so.


Remembrance Sunday ceremonies in Shropshire

People will fall silent across Shropshire and Mid Wales at a number of ceremonies and events to mark Remembrance Sunday this weekend.


Arson attack on flats ‘part of campaign’

An arson attack on a historic Shropshire building is the latest in a long catalogue of crimes along its street, a building boss claimed today. The attack was on the 1920s Walker Institute.


Firecrews praised for saving arson-hit building

Developers have praised the efforts of firefighters after they saved an historic building in Telford from destruction.


Arson attack on Telford building

ARSONISTS HAVE destroyed part of an historic building in Telford which is being transformed into luxury flats as part of a multi-million pound project.


Shropshire’s cheapest pint of beer revealed

Could Shropshire be selling one of the cheapest pints in the UK? Judges from the Good Pub Guide have carried out a survey which reveals a pint of bitter averages £2.87 in the North West, North East and Yorkshire and up to £3.15 in London and the South East.


Telford traders prepare for EDL march

Nearly 30 traders in Telford today announced plans to shut shops and board up windows ahead of the English Defence League march on Saturday.


Devoted pair married for 60 years

A Telford couple described as being “devoted to one another” have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary.


Blaze destroys caravan

A caravan was completely destroyed and the outside of a house was badly damaged today after a fire broke out in Shropshire.


Man, 80, assaulted by car thieves in Oakengates

An 80-year-old man was punched and kicked by thieves as they attempted to steal his car as he left a Telford pub.


Crisis meeting at Telford school

A crisis meeting was held by concerned parents at a Telford primary school following claims dozens of pupils have left over alleged bullying and falling standards.


Telford man jailed for raping girl, 16

A Telford man who raped a 16-year-old girl on an industrial estate was today jailed for five years.


Tennis ace Greg Rusedski in Shropshire

British tennis ace Greg Rusedski was today due to officially open the £2.2 million Telford Tennis Centre.


£10,000 computer theft at Telford primary school

More than £10,000 of computers have been stolen from a Telford school.


Death of former Telford councillor Peter Gibbons

Peter Gibbons, who was one of the longest serving councillors in Britain and a leading public figure in the Oakengates area for more than five decades, has died aged 91.


Vandals wreck Telford boy’s grave

Vandals have trashed the grave of a nine-year-old Shropshire schoolboy who died from a rare childhood cancer, leaving his family devastated.


24 Telford jobs axed at Epson

A Telford manufacturer today announced it was axing 24 jobs with the possibility of further redundancies later this year.


Tributes paid to Loggerheads girl killed in car crash

Tributes have been paid to a “popular” 18-year-old girl from the Shropshire border who died in a car crash.


Meet the cast of Shropshire’s newest cinema

Shropshire’s newest cinema sparkled into life for the first time last night with a dose of vintage Hollywood nostalgia.


Welcome to Telford’s newest cinema

Blockbuster movies will be shown on the big screen in Oakengates when the town gets a new independent cinema.

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