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The Llangollen Canal collapse in Hampton Bank

Everything we know so far about latest Shropshire canal collapse

Picture shows exact spot of Llangollen Canal culvert collapse

Gillian and John Webster, 80 and 82, live in one of the properties flooded after the Llangollen Canal collapse at Hampton Bank.

North Shropshire couple hit by canal flood reveal nightmare impact

There has been a canal breach at Hampton Bank, between Wem and Ellesmere.

Live Llangollen Canal collapses flooding properties in north Shropshire

The canal breach at Hampton Bank, as photographed by Taylor's Aboard

Second major canal collapse hits Shropshire in less than 12 months

Police and ambulance crews responded to Chester Street in Shrewsbury earlier today.

Police explain reason for Shrewsbury town-centre presence

The situation at Hampton Bank as captured by Taylor's Aboard.

MP’s concern over latest Llangollen Canal collapse in north Shropshire

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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

Festive warming spa day for two in Birmingham has 55 per cent off

Telford Tigers

Golf course latest to sponsor Telford Tigers

Breaking ground at Stadium Point in Shrewsbury are (from left): Kieren Turner-Owen from FDC and the team from Morris & Company Phil Griffiths, Liz Lowe, Chris Morris, Pete Allworth, Tom Potts and Shay Austin

Work starts on next phase of development at Shrewsbury business park

Left, the new matcha and vintage shop on Wyle Cop

New Shrewsbury matcha and vintage bar has opened with a bang

Nostalgia

31 pictures of Shrewsbury Town fans from 2011 to 2022

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

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
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What's On

Noel Fielding

Noel Fielding claims he has had ‘no contact’ with Russell Brand for many years

Children In Need

Children In Need live show featuring Strictly and Dune stars raises £38m

puppets from The Jungle Book

Animal puppets unveiled for National Theatre production of The Jungle Book

Strictly Come Dancing 2026

Delta Goodrem forced into Strictly Come Dancing partner swap

Alan Cumming will make a surprise cameo appearance

Alan Cumming to make voice cameo during romantasy-inspired Strictly routine

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift to perform at CMA Awards for first time in 13 years

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TK Maxx has beauty gift sets which could all make lovely Christmas presents. Stock image.

Forget candles as TK Maxx has beauty gifts worth giving instead

Fashion and homeware feature in TK Maxx’s Christmas campaign. We set out to find three gifts for £50, including delivery.

Three TK Maxx Christmas gifts for £50 with 4p to spare

Coleen Rooney teams up with her mum for new Primark collection packed with party-season outfits

Coleen Rooney’s new Primark collection is made for party season

Stacey Solomon has praised the 'bouncy blow dry' look the ghd Chronos Curve Hair Curler Tong gives her.

Stacey Solomon reveals the ghd curler she’s buying for Christmas

Politics

Powys County Council's headquarters in Llandrindod Wells. From Google Streetview.

Interviews for director of Powys Corporate Services role

Cllr Chloe Masefield - Liberal Democrat- represents Crickhowell, Cwmdu and Tretower. PCC.

AI will not replace humans in Powys Social Services

Wellington Town Council met on Tuesday, November 10

Town council has been using wrong law to exclude people for six years

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

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 ARCHIVE: Captured from the air in 1973 by Beckbury photographer Ray Pringle-Scott, a Sergeant instructor at the School of Photography at RAF Cosford who served in the RAF for 22 years, this bird's-eye view looks across the rooftops, railway viaduct and surrounding fields of Shifnal. Standing prominently near the centre is St Andrew's Church, Shifnal's historic parish church, while visible on the far left are the old St Andrew's School and the nearby church hall, both of which have since been demolished. Can you spot your street or any familiar landmarks in this 1973 aerial view of Shifnal?

EU debate and road safety – readers’ letters, plus Shifnal in 1973

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

Your World

A Strange effigy at St Mary's Church Albrighton

Albrighton history talk to raise funds for development campaign

Sue Mulcock alongside works by her and other members of the Ffeisty Ffelters in the Bear Steps Art Gallery

Shropshire felt-makers bring colourful creations to Shrewsbury gallery

Ludlow Probus Club hears about military blunders

Support the World's To-Do List directors Simone Whitfield and Susanne Bearblock on the train home after a day of networking in Birmingham

Newport woman creates website to connect people with community groups

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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