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.

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.

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.

Supermarket giant Tesco is close to winding up its furnishing chain Home Plus – with its Telford branch already on the market, say reports today.

Plans to expand a Tesco store in Shrewsbury could put the town centre’s economic future at risk if the proposals allow the supermarket giant to sell more non-food items, it was warned today.

Store wars hotted up in Whitchurch today as Tesco urged officials to review their decision to allow a major rival to build a new store in the town.

Controversial plans to extend the size of Shrewsbury’s Tesco Extra store could hurt independent businesses in nearby towns and villages, the Campaign to Protect Rural England has warned.

Plans to transform a Newport garden centre into a major foodstore were today welcomed by town bosses.

A decision on controversial plans for a Tesco superstore in Tenbury Wells will be made four weeks later than expected, it has emerged.

Potential investment by Tesco to support town centre traders would ‘pale into insignificance’ compared to the millions of pounds it will take out of the heart of Shrewsbury if plans to expand its Battlefield store go-ahead, a councillor has claimed.

The creation of new jobs as a result of the planned expansion of Shrewsbury’s Tesco store could come at the expense of others elsewhere in the town, a traders’ organisation has warned.

Business leaders in Shrewsbury have welcomed the prospect of Tesco footing the bill for a new town centre manager or supporting a bid for Business Improvement District status.

Tesco should be made to pay for a town centre manager to support businesses in Shrewsbury if it gets permission for controversial plans to extend its Extra store, a councillor has said.

Two Oswestry firms today said they would continue to appeal against the decision on where the town’s new supermarket should be built despite losing the support of retail giant Tesco.

Hidden Roman ruins could halt Tesco’s plans for a new out-of-town supermarket in Whitchurch, it emerged today, following an archaeological study.

Controversial plans by Tesco to extend its Extra store in Shrewsbury by a third have finally been submitted to planning chiefs, officials said today.

Petrol and diesel prices in Shropshire today varied by more than 13p a litre as supermarkets triggered a fresh price war in the cut-throat battle for trade.

Tesco today rejected claims by its own representatives that plans to extend its store in Shrewsbury would result in £2.7 million trade being lost from the town centre each year.

Fresh plans for a multi-million pound Tesco superstore in Tenbury Wells, which could create 150 jobs, have sparked calls for a referendum among angry campaigners.

Nine in 10 traders in Whitchurch believe Tesco’s plans to open a new, bigger store in the town would  harm their businesses, a survey suggested today.

Tesco’s plans to increase the size of its Extra store in Shrewsbury by a third would result in £2.7 million in trade being lost from the town centre each year, it has been claimed.

Supermarket Tesco, which wants to extend its controversial Extra store in Shrewsbury by a third, today said it had offered to save four banks under threat because of the scheme.

Tesco today performed a U-turn over its plans to redevelop its existing supermarket in Whitchurch and revealed it could go back to the drawing board for the site.

Residents in Whitchurch have been inundating planning officers with comments about controversial plans by Tesco to create a store and redevelop its existing one in the town.

Ellesmere is a town that wants its Tesco supermarket, it was claimed today.

A decision on how floor space is divided between food and non-food items will be crucial in determining Tesco’s latest bid to expand its Shrewsbury store, it was claimed today.

Letter: Tesco officials are expected to face a grilling over the company’s controversial plans to expand the size of its Shrewsbury store at a public meeting tonight.

Bosses at bank branches in Shrewsbury under threat due to plans by Tesco to extend its Extra store in the town today said they had not been told about the scheme.

SUPERMARKET GIANT Tesco wants to expand its Shrewsbury store – just months after winning approval to increase its non-grocery space after flouting planning rules for three years.

Shrewsbury’s former Tesco site, which has been lying empty for four years, has been snapped up in a multi-million pound deal, it was announced today.