Almost one out of every five households in Telford & Wrekin had no-one in work during 2010, according to new figures released today.

Telford & Wrekin Council has requested more than 25,000 criminal record checks in the last six years.

A multi-million pound scheme to transform Telford’s central road network and create a greener transport system has been shortlisted for a major Government grant.

The appointment of a new interim chief executive at Telford & Wrekin Council is expected to be rubber-stamped today.

Shropshire shoppers, business leaders and councillors today defended the county’s high streets after a national report claimed a triple whammy of high rates, spiralling rents and competition from big retailers are killing Britain’s high streets.

Figures show there are hundreds of thousands fewer bus journeys in Shropshire compared to five years ago, it was revealed today.

esults from the Telford & Wrekin Council and Welsh Assembly election counts as they are announced.

Council leaders  across England maintained today that they were trying to protect frontline services despite making huge spending cuts, by targeting areas such as senior management and administration for savings.

More than 1,000 angry demonstrators from Shropshire travelled to London today for the national march against Government cuts.

A rise in the level of beer tax could put the jobs of up to 8,500 industry workers in Shropshire under threat, the British Beer and Pub Association said today.

Just nine street parties have been applied for in Shropshire for the royal wedding, resulting in one council extending its deadline for applications.

Telford & Wrekin Council today said it had filled more than 3,000 potholes in two weeks after the big freeze caused damage to roads across the county.

Emergency recycling collections were due to continue in parts of Shropshire today as council bosses continue to battle a build up of rubbish following the Arctic weather conditions which hit the county.

Thousands of boys leaving primary school – including many in Telford & Wrekin – have the reading age of a seven year old or younger, it emerged today.

Scrap metal thefts in Shropshire have cost the county’s councils tens of thousands of pounds in three years, figures reveal today.

Telford & Wrekin Council is to officially thank Shropshire George Cross hero Kim Hughes for his bravery, borough mayor Councillor Ian Fletcher told a full meeting of the authority last night.

Truancy at schools across Telford & Wrekin has fallen following a concerted drive to boost attendances.

Councils across the country are pushing ahead with plans to charge for parking at workplaces, it was disclosed today.

Ben Bentley investigates the growing trend for vanity car registration plates and finds out that not only could many be illegal, some could leave you £1,000 out of pocket.

Rural areas like Shropshire risk being “forgotten” as the Government “dismantles” support agencies and slashes budgets, a leading rural campaigner claimed today.

Pubs in Shropshire are among the best in the UK at fighting the recession and more landlords are looking to open in the county, it was claimed today.

Council bosses are to plough ahead with plans to rebuild schools across Telford & Wrekin despite fears the new coalition Government could scrap the scheme.

Tens of thousands of primary school children were set to miss their Sats today in a boycott being staged across the country.

Telford taxi drivers’ fight against fare rises has been given a boost with major political figures backing their campaign against proposed operating hikes.

Telford & Wrekin Council has axed a third of its senior managers who all earned at least £75,000-a-year, it was revealed today. The jobs cull is part of a cost-cutting drive ahead of demands for cuts in public spending.

Shropshire’s health service is still left with nearly 30,000 doses of the swine flu jab, it was revealed today. But the vaccination programme will continue across the county until September.

A new fleet of fast response vehicles manned by emergency clear-up crews is taking to the roads to help keep Telford & Wrekin in good repair.

LETTER: Ever tried getting from south to north Telford at dark o’clock in the morning without the benefit of a car or public transport? It’s very enlightening.

The gap between house prices in Shropshire is dramatically increasing – with the average cost of a property rising across the county but falling in Telford & Wrekin.

The number of teenage pregnancies in parts of Shropshire has risen by three per cent, official figures reveal today.