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Young John Mongan, 49, died following a fatal incident in Welshpool town centre

Plus ‘Blunt force injury was primary factor’ in death of man in Welshpool

The Old Mill Road in Banbridge is currently closed at the junctions of the Poyntzpass Road and Edenderry Road due to a serious road traffic collision. Picture: Pacemaker (stock image).

Fire crew pull occupant from flipped vehicle near Cleobury Mortimer

Young John Mongan.

Plus Accused’s friend believed man was unconscious when he left scene

Horsehay Village Golf Club, in Wellington Road, Horsehay,

Man banned from Telford golf course after abusing staff

Crash on London Road, Shrewsbury

Road safety concerns ‘under review’ after fatal Shrewsbury crash

Press conference at Shrewsbury Town FC with new chairman Scott Davidson, sporting director Brad Friedel.
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Press conference with new Shrewsbury Town ownership - as it happened

Ed Ryder of Steady's Vintage Shop in Shrewsbury Indoor Market is launching his special Town collection this weekend

Here’s how to get shirts worn by Shrewsbury Town legends

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Owain was joined by Dame Sarah Storey.

BBC presenter cheered through Shropshire as fundraising tops £1m

Shrewsbury Town fans have reacted to the huge new American takeover

'I am feeling very positive': Shrewsbury Town fans react to takeover

The larger radome on Titterstone Clee Hill, Ludlow is to be decommissioned and a smaller one is being build nearby.
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Construction under way on new 'golf ball’ at Shropshire radar station

Watch: Police searching for missing man release CCTV of sighting

Business

Hadley Castle Works

Employee of collapsed building firm wins case for unfair dismissal

A Poundland store

Poundland secures more time to find buyer as rescue talks continue

Gobowen Railway Station

More than 600 people sign petition to keep railway ticket office

Lucy Moran from Marches Career Hub presents the Cornerstone Employer Award to Tony Sproston from Fowler & Gilbert

Firm recognised for work helping young people develop skills

Nostalgia

New book captures 1930s Midlands: See some of the fascinating pictures

Shropshire regiment soldiers tackling an outbreak of plague in Hong Kong in 1894

Shropshire's 'Foreign Legion': The soldiers who rarely saw home

Volunteers stripping the plane this week

Cold War plane takes to the road to its new home near Bridgnorth

The inscription on the back of the tile reads 'I do hereby discharge you, John Lewis, from my employment, Thomas Austin.'

Historic 'P45' tile unearthed reveals 200-year-old sacking

23 pictures of the politicians who shaped Shropshire's past

W H Pendlebury uses a silver trowel to lay a foundation stone bearing his name on November 7, 1936

How Shrewsbury invested in its youngsters 90 years ago

Education

Pupils and staff at St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Newtown are delighted after the school was removed from Estyn's list of schools requiring significant improvement

St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School celebrates Estyn success
Powys primary school celebrates after being removed from Estyn’s schools requiring significant improvement
Karen Compton

What's On

Six more women accuse Russell Brand of sexual misconduct – report

Dame Helen Mirren attends a UK special screening of A Talent For Murder at the Picturehouse Central in London

Dame Helen Mirren says Patricia Highsmith film script kept her guessing

Media industry needs to ‘step forward’ to protect women and girls, says PM

TRIC Awards 2023

Broadcaster Julia Hartley-Brewer to step down from Talk after more than a decade

TRIC Awards 2023

Broadcaster Julia Hartley-Brewer to step down from Talk after more than a decade

Dom Joly's Trigger Happy TV anniversary tour is coming to Llandrindod Wells

Comedian and writer Dom Joly brings his anniversary show to Powys

Recommended

Mrs Hinch has shared the L'Oréal Paris make-up products she loves, including some old favourites and new discoveries.

Mrs Hinch shares favourite L'Oréal Paris make-up and they're on sale

Stacey Solomon has posted on her Instagram Stories about a Primark outfit she wore on BBC's The One Show.

Stacey Solomon reveals where she got co-ord she wore on The One Show

The biggest savings of the year have been applied to Jackery's portable power stations

Jackery Black Friday sale cuts portable power prices by up to 58%

Boots Black Friday deals include big savings on luxury beauty gifts, designer fragrances and electrical grooming products from Lancôme, Vera Wang and Braun.

Boots Black Friday beauty deals with up to £440 off

Politics

Cllr Gareth E Jones of the Powys Independents group, represents Llanelwedd at Powys County Council.

New Powys care homes would have 60 beds, councillors are told

Another steep council tax rise in Shropshire could be on the cards

Council officials anticipate ‘best possible outcome’ from auditors

Mark Pritchard MP raises concerns about St Andrew's Primary School in the Commons

MP pushes to allow non-white people to describe themselves as English

Frank Jones, who is standing in the Whitchurch Town Council West Ward by-election.

Former Whitchurch councillor to stand in by-election for Reform UK

Picture by LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images)

Accessibility concerns could see Telford polling stations replaced

Council needs a clear plan to get out of financial mess - Reform

Farming

Will on his new tenancy

Staffordshire’s ‘Farmer of The Year’ branches out with new tenancy

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is hosting a series of local winter farming conferences across Wales during November.

New FUW Winter Farming Conference

The virus was detected for the first time on the Shropshire and Mid Wales border.

Breaking First UK cases of midge-borne virus found in Shropshire cattle

The NFU Cymru Next Generation Development Group on the steps of Parliament

NFU Cymru Next Generation Development Group visits London

NFU Cymru writes to Welsh MPs seeking support for ban on Brazilian meat imports

NFU Cymru calls on UK Government to ban Brazilian meat imports

One of the early entries for the vintage tractor and implements auction on November 21.

Strong entry for Halls’ sale

Opinion

PICTURE FROM THE PAST: Village politics under the rafters, February 1973. A winter’s evening over half a century ago, when local democracy found a rather cosy refuge. Driven out of the Old School on Station Road by the resounding rehearsals of the local choir, members of Albrighton Parish Council decamped to the drafty, charming loft of Councillor Keith Worthington’s home on the High Street. Perched on mismatched chairs beneath bare brickwork and exposed timber beams, the councillors pressed ahead with their village agenda—stoically resisting the siren call of a miniature electric train layout set up just inches from the debate.

Letters: Toilet debate, TV licences, bank closures and 1973 politics

PICTURE FROM THE ARCHIVE: Not a local image, but worth using for its poignancy on November 11. This image from 1919 shows road workers in Regent Street, London, baring their heads in tribute to the dead of the First World War during the "Great Silence" of the first anniversary of Armistice Day

Letters: Life in service, green energy, plus an Armistice Day tribute

PICTURE FROM THE ARCHIVE: Armani Leroy, who is described as a ‘wellbeing ambassador’, leads motorists in Wing Ysun, Chinese martial arts exercises, to help lower stress and heart rate. It was set up to launch a new Loen restaurant at Roadchefs Norton Canes service area on the M6 Toll in 2017.

Letters: Bus music fines and poppy rules, plus a look back at 2017

David Chadwick, Welsh Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Column by Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP David Chadwick

Your World

The District Governor addresses Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club

Rotary club urged to put environment at heart of recruitment

Captain Accident & The Disasters

Captain Accident and The Disasters bring reggae and ska to Shrewsbury

Sofia Lacey

Shrewsbury mum backs £1.5m appeal after daughter suffered severe burns

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen to bring Christmas magic to Whitchurch

Environment

Gritters are heading out in Shropshire

Shropshire gritters to hit the roads as temperatures set to plunge

The robin is the only bird that keeps singing right through the winter

How to look after the birds in your garden this winter

Cold weather health alert issued- posing risk to vulnerable residents

The Snatchfield Farm site. Picture: Pegasus Group

Fears for ancient woodlands as 75-home plan faces mounting opposition

Knighton Town Council recently agreed to back a project to create a stage at Pinner's Hole near the Offa's Dyke path.

A temporary lease for the Knighton site will be drawn up

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