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Powys cancer support centre receives a £1,500 boost from local show committee
Council leader praises ‘swift and professional’ response to Whitchurch canal breach
Car hits telegraph pole in late night crash in Broseley
Two-car crash in Telford prompts call to the fire brigade
Shrewsbury River Severn rescue: Paramedics, police and firefighters called to the scene
'Whitchurch canal was not an area of concern' before catastrophic collapse - canal trust
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Whitchurch: We get to know the buzzy north Shropshire market town filled with independent shops and friendly locals thrust into national spotlight by dramatic canal collapse
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600-home Shrewsbury plan could include new footbridge over A49
'I've lost six stone and managed to keep diabetes at bay - but Christmas is a big challenge'
Popular north Shropshire ice cream shop to relocate
Severn Hospice receives early £3,000 Christmas present from Bridgnorth 10k organisers
'Clarity’ sought after concerns raised over future of Telford solar farm hedges
In a Flash: Former Wolves and Manchester United player's journey from football to academia
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Morrisons Oswestry service station granted permission to open 24 hours a day
New One Stop convenience store coming to Wellington in 2026
New year deals at Travelodge could make visiting family across the Midlands even cheaper
'Funny, sharp and always on point - Star columnist praised by reader' - Your Letters plus Christmas cheer at the Black Swan pub in a 1960s archive picture
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Christmas messages: Shropshire bishops speak of goodwill, putting others first, and reflect on tragedy and heroism after shocking Sydney attack
Shropshire retro special: 28 pictures of Christmas celebrations and faces from the past to spark nostalgia
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Christmas Day at the zoo: We learn what the big day brings for animals and their dedicated keepers at Telford attraction
When Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol brought Hollywood to Shrewsbury in 1984 - 14 pictures show town turned into a festive film set
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Pregnant women urged to get flu vaccine ‘as soon as possible’
Business confidence in West Midlands is joint highest in the UK, according to latest report from Lloyds
New plans lodged for 40 homes in Wem
West Midlands weather forecast: Find out whether or not to expect a white Christmas
Telford resident told to remove or scale down 'oversized' open brick barbecue
Man and woman killed in Mid Wales border crash were 'very special', says family
Jail for shameful Shropshire fraudster who stole £100k from elderly woman, taking £15k as she lay dying in hospital
'Unexpected Christmas present': Leading Shropshire farmer welcomes Government climbdown on controversial farm inheritance tax plans
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Whitchurch canal collapse: 'Everything we've got is on that boat' says artist left in limbo with his family's home perched on breach's edge
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'Vital' Shrewsbury Christmas river patrols joined by town mayor
Watered-down government proposals to tax inherited farmland welcomed by Powys farm unions and politicians
'Hard-won improvement' or 'last-minute concession': Shropshire and Mid Wales MPs welcome Government's farm tax U-turn
Shrewsbury's night bus trial extended up to March 2026 to meet 'clear demand for safe, late-night travel'
Date high street favourite Next will start Boxing Day sales amid 2025 change - find your local store
Government raises inheritance tax threshold for farmers in climbdown after protests
Final Land Rover Defender Heritage Edition to go under the hammer next week
Whitchurch canal catastrophe: 16 latest photos of the scene one day into massive rebuilding job
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Bet365 boss Denise Coates rakes in £280m pay packet despite weaker profits
'I am lucky to be alive': Boater left homeless after beloved barge swallowed in Whitchurch canal disaster
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Top award for Powys carers who helped young man ‘find his voice’
Only NHS dentist in Powys town closes with immediate effect after dental practitioner suspended by the General Dental Council
EVs avoiding ‘lottery postcode’ suffered by petrol and diesel drivers, says AA
Decision in former Gobowen nurse's conduct hearing won’t be handed down until the new year
Shropshire hospitals' nursing chief on Christmas pressures, new facilities and hopes for the future
Two off-road bikes have been stolen from a Builth Wells address
Emergency bags to support victims of domestic abuse delivered across Dyfed Powys Police area
Newport swimmers give cracking performance at Christmas gala
