A troubled town council which suspended its clerk and has so far failed to find a permanent successor is in talks to bring in an interim replacement, it was claimed today.

Businesses and councillors today spoke of their anger after Shirehall bosses vowed controversial parking charges are ‘here to stay’ despite growing fears they are harming trade in market towns in north Shropshire.

Another two Little Chef restaurants in Shropshire and Mid Wales have been boarded up after bosses of the roadside restaurant chain announced they would be shutting nearly half of its outlets.

Thieves stole a pet tortoise worth £1,000 during a raid on a house in Whitchurch.

Two Whitchurch men jailed for carrying out a ‘sustained assault’ on another man who later needed a metal plate inserted in his head have had appeals against the length of their sentences thrown out by top judges.

Scaffolding has been removed from around Shrewsbury Market Hall’s new clock – but passers-by still remain in the dark about the time.

Motorists and residents will get to have their say on controversial parking charges at a meeting in north Shropshire next week.

Business leaders have called on Shropshire Council to review controversial parking charges amid fears shoppers are staying away.

A company which began its life in a small Shropshire village has moved to larger premises as part of an £8 million expansion plan, which is creating 100 jobs.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a string of raids at homes in Whitchurch.

A new group aimed at bringing together self-employed people and those who work from home is to be launched in north Shropshire.

Burglars targeted six homes in Whitchurch in the space of just a few hours, police said today.

A major motoring event near Whitchurch which attracted 75,000 visitors in 2011 is to return for its fifth year, organisers said today.

This is the latest glimpse of major £500,000 plans to revamp part of the Shropshire Union Canal in Whitchurch.

Health campaigners have praised people for their generosity after they helped to raise £25,000 for a hospital in north Shropshire in the last 12 months.

A scheme to transform Whitchurch High Street and bring new business into the town centre is back on the cards.

It is traditional for confetti to greet a bride and groom as they leave the church on their wedding day but newly-weds could soon be met by a chimney sweep from Shropshire.

Jobs are to be created after expansion plans by an award-winning cheesemaker in Whitchurch were given the go-ahead.

People who helped contribute to a blueprint for the future development of Whitchurch will soon see the plans become a reality.

Farming leaders today spoke of their ‘surprise’ after Shropshire yoghurt giant Muller opened talks to take over Britain’s biggest fresh milk supplier as part of a multi-million pound deal.

A 28-year-old man accused of ram raiding the Co-op store in Whitchurch and stealing a cash machine containing £59,000 appeared at Shrewsbury Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

The system of making complaints about mistakes in energy bills, about faulty meters, and other problems with your energy supplier, is working very well – for the energy companies, that is.

Little Chef is to close 67 of its 161 restaurant sites in a move which is expected to lead to the loss of between 500 and 600 jobs, it announced today.

Telegraph poles and trees were torn down as high winds with gusts of more than 70mph battered Shropshire and Mid Wales.

More than 100 elderly and vulnerable people enjoyed some festive cheer in Whitchurch after local volunteers prepared, cooked and delivered meals to residents on Christmas Day.

Horse lovers saddled up to start 2012 in style with their annual New Year’s Day parade.

A charity which has helped underprivileged youngsters learn to drive for about 20 years could be forced to close this year, bosses have warned.

Ladies in Whitchurch are hoping to form what is believed to be the town’s first ever branch of the Women’s Institute.

Bosses at a green burial site which has struggled to cope with increasing demand for its services have been told they can quadruple the size and scale of the business.

A Whitchurch teacher lost control of her car, hitting and killing a pedestrian as she braked when she saw him about to cross the road, a court heard.