Shifnal news


Albino skunk causes a whiff for rescuers

They are usually native to north America but this whiffy albino skunk was found wandering near Bridgnorth.


Shifnal flood fear over two reservoirs above town

Residents in Shifnal are living in fear of flash floods should two reservoirs above the town burst their banks, it has been claimed.


Shifnal residents gripped by fears of flooding

One in five homes in Shifnal is at risk of flooding – leaving the town on the verge of its worst disaster since 1591, it was claimed today.


Five arrests after stolen goods seized in Telford police raids

Police swooped on 11 properties across Telford, including four businesses, and seized a haul of stolen goods worth tens of thousands of pounds.


Shifnal sisters facing operations for breast implants

Three sisters who were fitted with potentially dangerous breast implants today revealed they all faced replacement surgery.


Metal sign is stolen from family business

Metal thieves have struck at a family-run business in Shropshire stealing an advertising board worth hundreds of pounds in a broad daylight raid.


D’arcys at The Station, Ironbridge

Rating ***** Rex M Key heads out early doors for a meal at Jim and Jane Morrison’s exciting bistro.


Veolia U-turn on recycling of Shropshire plastics

County waste contractor Veolia has performed a U-turn over plans to remove plastic bottle recycling banks from across Shropshire, it was revealed today.


Pebble Learning has big plans for new year

The PebblePad e-learning system helped scoop its developers the prestigious Company of the Year award at this year’s Shropshire Business Awards – and it’s set for a major overhaul in 2012.


Police name M54 crash victim

A motorist who died following a crash on the M54 was this afternoon named by police as Mark Taylor.


Driver killed in M54 horror smash

A motorist died on the M54 after his Renault Megane left the road and ploughed into a tree. The motorway near Wolverhampton was closed for several hours.


Soldier Simon home to wed Hayley

Brave soldier Simon Jones survived six months of Taliban attacks and bombings in Afghanistan to return to the arms of fiancee Hayley Allan for their wedding day.


Rail users hit by delays

Rail users in Shropshire faced rush hour delays today due to a signalling failure on the line near Wolverhampton.


Shifnal villagers toast end to vital roadworks

Residents in a village near Shifnal are celebrating after a main link road was reopened following nine weeks of repair work.


Shropshire officer takes on top Met Police role

An officer who grew up in Shropshire is to take on one of the top roles with London’s Metropolitan Police – by royal appointment.


Locals turned off by Shifnal’s new lights

Hundreds of angry residents turned out to a heated public meeting organised by a 13-year-old boy to demand the return of Shifnal’s historic Christmas lights display.


Jumpers needed for former battery hens at sanctuary

Former battery hens are being kitted out in woolly jumpers by a rescue centre to stop them shivering in the cold.


Minh’s Cantonese Restaurant, Shifnal

Rating: *** A Cantonese banquet hits the spot, writes David Banner – but there’s always one who has the steak and chips.


Crops wrecked as yobs hunt Shropshire wildlife

Yobs are driving across the Shropshire countryside to chase badgers and hares for their dogs to fight and kill, leaving a ‘terrible mess’ in their wake, farmers claimed today.


Councillors: Don’t blame us over Shifnal Christmas lights

A controversial decision to change the Christmas lights display in Shifnal, which has drawn widespread criticism, was not down to the town council, its members said today.


TV crimewatch appeal in hunt for Shropshire conman

Detectives leading a hunt for a conman from Shropshire who skipped bail and disappeared days before being sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail for a £237,000 scam will make an appeal on BBC’s Crimewatch tonight.


Maureen’s all lit up for Christmas

Every year Maureen Mountford-Jones lovingly decks her house out in twinkling festive lights.


Drug farm discovered in Shropshire police raids

A large cannabis factory and a quantity of cash totalling £130,000 were discovered in Shrewsbury, police revealed today after they carried out raids across the county.


Call for Bert Williams’ name to be put up at centre

A new £18.5 million leisure centre dedicated to Shropshire’s former Wolves and England goalkeeper Bert Williams has sparked criticism – because it does not have his name on it.


Bright spark Harry’s Shifnal festive lights protest

A 13-year-old boy was so disappointed with the lack of sparkle in his hometown’s Christmas lights that he has helped organise a public meeting calling for them to be improved.


Shifnal beautician nails top business gong

A Shropshire beautician who grew a £10 bag of nail extensions into a £10 million-a-year venture has won the world’s most prestigious business gong.


Telford karaoke queen Rose, 87, records first CD

Great-grandmother Rose Strickland is known as Shropshire’s Karaoke Queen but has only just recorded her first CD – at the age of 87.


Conman must pay back £686K after banking scam

A conman and his estranged wife who led a champagne lifestyle in Shropshire after a banking scam have been ordered to pay back more than £700,000 – or face more time behind bars.


Shifnal’s Mark Lloyd confirmed for Prizefighter tournament

Shropshire’s Mark Lloyd has been confirmed as one of the first fighters in the next edition of Prizefighter at Wolverhampton Civic Hall on January 28.


Cancer alert for 48 men at Bridgnorth screening day

Nearly 50 men screened for prostate cancer in a record-breaking event in Bridgnorth last month had possible signs of the disease in their blood, according to an analysis of the results.

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