Telford news


Tight licence rules may halt Telford taxi trade

More than 100 taxi drivers in Telford could be prevented from working under new rules governing taxi licences in Shropshire, it has been claimed.


Jobs go as Ricoh opens redundancy scheme

One of Shropshire’s biggest employers today announced plans to axe jobs and freeze wages as part of a major cost-cutting drive.


Power is lost across Telford after damage

Nearly 5,000 properties across Telford were left without power today.


Driver cut from crash wreckage in Telford

A woman was trapped in the wreckage of her car for more than an hour after it collided with a lamp post in Telford.


Missing cat is found thanks to Shropshire Star app

A family from Telford have been reunited with their cat – thanks to the Shropshire Star iPhone app. Subscribing to the app costs £1.49 a week or £3.99 a month. To find out more, visit www.shropshirestar.com/app


Letter: What has happened to helping your fellow motorist?

I have been amused and also a little saddened by your story regarding the motorists stuck on Telford’s Wrekin Retail Park car park.


I am so sorry, says racist insult Telford rugby player

A rugby player found guilty of making a racist comment during a Shropshire derby game today apologised for his behaviour.


Metal thieves stole MP David Wright’s family plaque

MP David Wright today revealed how metal thieves ripped up and stole a commemorative plaque dedicated to his wife’s parents from a crematorium in Shrewsbury.


Subcontractors at Capgemini sent home in jobs risk fears

A number of office staff at one of the biggest employers in Telford have been sent home and told they may lose their jobs next month, union chiefs claimed today.


More Shropshire social housing rents up by £5-a-week

Thousands of social housing tenants across Shropshire are facing a rent hike of up to £286-a-year, it was revealed today.


Rugby player found guilty of race abuse during match

An amateur rugby player has been suspended for 18 weeks after being found guilty of racially abusing an opponent during a match in Shropshire.


Wrekin Retail Park apology after snow gridlock

The owners of a retail park in Telford today apologised to thousands of shoppers after heavy snowfall caused chaos and left people trapped in their cars for up to four hours.


Win tickets to Telford Ice Speedway

On Sunday, February 26, Telford will be hosting its hugely popular Ice Speedway racing spectacular for the final time.


Rugby player due to attend racism hearing

A rugby player was due to attend a Rugby Football Union hearing today accused of racially abusing another player during a match in Telford.


Mayor of Newport hits out at bench yobs

The Mayor of Newport has hit out at the ‘mindless yobs’ who threw a garden bench into the town’s canal.


Born just 1lb 7oz, but baby look at you now

She was born weighing less than a bag of sugar with hands as small as an adult fingernail.


Time for entrepreneurs as New College eyes link-ups

The new principal at a college in Wellington has his sights firmly set on preparing students for the world of work – saying that despite high youth unemployment the time is right for entrepreneurs.


Letter: Sympathy with Tesco staff after gridlock in the snow

Once again Telford traffic ground to a standstill with some roads gridlocked, all because of a bit of snow. This was compounded by the stupidity of some drivers.


Shoppers stranded as snow hits Shropshire

Calls were today made for an investigation into how thousands of motorists were left stranded in their vehicles after heavy snow caused chaos at a retail park in Telford.


Thieves steal 15 trolleys for cash

Metal thieves stole shopping trolleys worth more than £3,000 from a DIY store in Telford, police said this afternoon.


Former police chief is in running for new role

A retired chief superintendent from Shropshire has entered the race to become the region’s first elected police commissioner.


Plans for ice rink to provide electricity

A new ‘energy centre’ providing electricity and hot water to bars, restaurants and shops in the £250 million Southwater development forms part of plans to revamp Telford Ice Rink, it was revealed today.


Trapped! Shoppers stuck on car park for hours in snow

Thousands of motorists were left trapped in their cars for up to four hours in freezing conditions after heavy snowfall caused chaos at a retail park in Telford.


Big freeze keeps grip on Shropshire for rest of week

The big freeze will continue to grip Shropshire for the rest of this week, but there is little chance of more snow over the next few days.


Woman burns ankle in Telford blaze

A woman in her 60s suffered burns to her ankle in a cooker fire at a house in Telford.


Telford secondary schools decision is delayed by public response

The final decision on plans to bulldoze and rebuild five Telford secondary schools has been delayed after a massive public response.


People power sparks Telford speed cameras move

People power will see mobile speed cameras introduced on a road in Telford – after checks revealed nearly six out of every 10 drivers were speeding.


Thieving Telford window cleaner is jailed

A thieving window cleaner was caught red-handed stealing from one of his customers in Shropshire – after a suspicious neighbour filmed him leaning through an open bedroom window.


Thieves attack have-a-go Telford store worker

A woman was attacked by two thieves when she gave chase to try to stop them stealing from the shop where she worked in Telford, police said today.


Dawley town hall workers find treasures

Oh we do like to be in Dawley . . . This saucy seaside prop was just one of the items uncovered when volunteers set about clearing up a much-loved town hall.

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