New pictures today reveal how a new £150 million pound shopping mall in Shrewsbury will dramatically change the look of the town centre, writes Chris Burn.

New jobs have been created at a pizza restaurant which is to open its doors in Shrewsbury town centre today.

Motorists using one of Shrewsbury’s busiest roads are likely to face disruption this autumn when roadworks take place on the latest stage of a scheme to improve cycling and pedestrian routes.

Calls have been made for an urgent review into the future of a new central reservation in Shrewsbury, with critics calling for it to be ripped out.

A new central reservation in Shrewsbury should be ripped out because it is dangerous, causing traffic chaos and a “complete waste of money”, it was claimed today.

A female cyclist suffered a serious leg injury after she was in collision with a lorry today in an incident which closed one of the main routes through Shrewsbury during the morning rush hour.

Letter: For the first time in a while I drove along Smithfield Road from Frankwell to Castle Gates and could not believe the pedestrian crossing point newly built in the middle lane. Why?

A pedestrian suffered serious injuries when he was hit by a car while on a night out in Shrewsbury town centre.

Two Shropshire firefighters who rescued a woman from her smoke-filled home were due to be honoured today for their “extreme bravery”.

Blog: Can you not just leave things well alone? As you come through the lights by the Mardol Quay, you suddenly find yourself forced through a bottleneck into the lefthand lane, even if you don’t want to go left, because of the new ‘pedestrian refuge’.

Letter: I wonder if I may ask your motoring correspondent if he would inquire of Shropshire Council’s head of the highway department to publish his reasoning for the stoppage of the centre lane in Smithfield Road, Shrewsbury, caused by the erection of a new traffic island.

Shropshire traders are planning to take to the streets with placards in a protest over loss of business following the Shrewsbury blast.

A building destroyed in the Shrewsbury blast is still not stable enough for heavy machinery such as jack-hammers to be used nearby – meaning work to repair traffic signals and get a remaining section of road open can still not take place.

Experts investigating the cause of the Shrewsbury explosion today said it would be at least another two months before their inquiries are complete.

Victims of the Shrewsbury explosion are planning to get together for a public reunion in the town tonight.

Three victims of the Shrewsbury blast were today due to meet up for an emotional get-together at the hospital where they have all been treated.

Drivers using a short cut in Shrewsbury are causing traffic jams.

Most of the remaining sections of road closed as a result of the Shrewsbury blast could reopen next week as work by National Grid continues at the site.

Shrewsbury blast victim Scott Godbold today said he and his friends had come within seconds of disaster.

One of the victims of the Shrewsbury blast today spoke of his “miracle” escape when flames ripped through his first floor flat and the building collapsed around him.

Bosses at pub giant JD Wetherspoon are eyeing up a third venue in Shrewsbury because business in the town is going really well, they revealed today.

Motorists in Shrewsbury are to face a number of roadworks next year as key town centre roads are shut and areas closed off for a variety of urgent works.

Bosses behind a proposed £7 million hotel in Shrewsbury town centre have submitted a bid for a licence to sell alcohol at the site – despite a brick not yet being laid.

Shrewsbury’s controversial new sculpture in memory of Charles Darwin has attracted a thrill-seeking climber.

Investigations were continuing today after the body of a man was pulled from the River Severn in Shrewsbury.

Investigations were continuing today after the body of a man was pulled from the River Severn in Shrewsbury.

A multi-million pound five-storey hotel can finally be built in Shrewsbury after plans were approved – despite concerns it could lead to a loss of earnings for town guest houses.