Shrewsbury's County Court will close in September

Shrewsbury County Court is to close in September, it was revealed today.

It is one of six criminal and civil courts across Shropshire being axed as part of Government spending cuts.

Magistrates courts in Market Drayton, Oswestry and Ludlow, will close on March 31. County courts in Ludlow and Oswestry will also close in September.

Work at Oswestry and Market Drayton magistrates court is proposed to move to Shrewsbury.