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Senior Reporter

Local Democracy Reporter covering Telford and Wrekin.

April 22, 2025

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended the incident involving a caravan in Craven Arms today (February 19).

Councillors agree new committee to scrutinise Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

April 21, 2025

$A map of the area with the BESS facility outlined in red. Map generated by Shropshire Council\'s website$

99.9MW battery storage scheme planned for Buildwas

April 19, 2025

Hawthorne Grove, Oswestry. Picture: Google Maps

Planners agree with residents and reject Oswestry nine-bed HMO proposal

Property|Apr 19

April 18, 2025

Ballot papers are removed from a ballot box at Fareham Leisure Centre in Fareham, Hampshire, during the count for the Fareham and Waterlooville constituency in the 2024 General Election. Picture date: Thursday July 4, 2024. Picture: PA News

Triple parish councillor resignation could trigger by-elections in Telford and Wrekin

Politics|Apr 18

Wellington town mayor Councillor Usman Ahmed

Extraordinary meeting grants Telford councillor’s request for six months' absence

Politics|Apr 18

Councillor Stuart Waite. Picture: Ludlow Town Council

Ludlow Town Council hopes to ‘draw line in the sand’ over collapsed 13th century wall

Access to the site would be off the A41. Picture: Google Maps

Developer clears hurdle on way to planned 200 new homes in north Shropshire

Property|Apr 18

Tesco in Whitchurch. Picture: Google Maps

Whitchurch parking petition nears 2,000 signatures as issue rumbles on

Politics|Apr 18

April 17, 2025

A call to end the ‘fad’ of permanent ‘school dogs’ in Pembrokeshire will be heard. Picture: LUM3N, Pixabay.

South Shropshire estate plans private dog walking spot for nervous pets

Property|Apr 17

$Artist\'s impression of the centre of the new development being built at Priorslee. Picture: Miller Homes, from the planning portal.$

Planners reject ‘too small’ GP surgery plans for huge housing development in Telford

Property|Apr 17

April 16, 2025

Newport Town Council meeting on April 9, 2025. Picture: LDRS

Newport town councillors seek ‘break clause’ as parking enforcement contract hits snag

Transport|Apr 16

April 15, 2025

The KFC, pictured in June, 2022. Google Maps

Telford KFC branch's revamp plans are approved

Housing plan for derelict former Madeley pub is rejected

Property|Apr 15

Wellington town mayor Councillor Usman Ahmed

Extraordinary meeting called to consider Telford councillor’s leave request

Politics|Apr 15

April 14, 2025

Paul Davis

Possibility of Shropshire fires linked to garden waste charges ‘on the radar’

Karen Gowreesunker. Picture: Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service

Trump tariffs 'threaten supply chains' as Shropshire fire service raise ‘risk’ status

Stirchley & Brookside Parish Council at the Sambrook Centre in Stirchley. Picture: LDRS

'Concerns’ grow over impact of PCSO hours’ cut on young people in Telford

April 8, 2025

Child poverty statistics

Child poverty statistics worsen in Telford - see where the borough ranks in the UK

Education|Apr 8

April 1, 2025

Taxi Graphic.

FOI reveals number of complaints against taxi drivers - and what Telford and Wrekin Council did about them

March 31, 2025

$Mr Perry and staff showed their culinary skills at the not for profit housing association\'s stand at Telford Skills Show. Picture: LDRS$

Thousands attend latest Telford Skills Show with employers offering up tasty opportunities

Business|Mar 31

March 28, 2025

Parish Council by election counts for Muxton and Ironbridge on March 28, 2025. Picture: LDRS

Mixed fortunes for Telford Tories in parish council by-elections

Politics|Mar 28

The board of NHS Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin at its meeting in Wellington on March 26, 2025. Picture: LDRS

Shropshire NHS chief ‘deeply frustrated’ over lack of clarity on prospect of 50 per cent budget cut

March 26, 2025

A computer generated image of Unit 1 of the plans at Hadley Castle Works in Telford. Picture: BHP Design

Approval for controversial industrial development on site of Telford's former GKN Sankey factory

Property|Mar 26

The dimension of the roundabout signs. Image: Telford & Wrekin Council

Controversial roundabout adverts plan dropped because council doesn't own land

Property|Mar 26

$Telford And Wrekin Council\'s Southwater HQ - which includes a library and a coffee shop$

New windows bid to secure the future of Shropshire manor house

Property|Mar 26

A blood pressure check. Picture: Telford & Wrekin Council

Telford & Wrekin Council issues rallying cry to residents to check for silent killer

The entrance of the salvage site off Lightmoor Road, Telford. Picture: Google Maps

Telford homes plan withdrawn after mining and road chiefs raise ‘danger’ concerns

Property|Mar 26

March 25, 2025

Undated handout photo issued by the Great Britain non-native species strategy (GBNNSS) showing a Japanese Knotweed plant. Picture: PA Media

Japanese knotweed found at development site of former cinema in Wellington

Property|Mar 25

March 18, 2025

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Picture: LDRS

‘Problems in healthcare’ linked to deaths at acute NHS hospitals in Shropshire

March 16, 2025

$A \'retirement village\' is being built off Palisade Close in Newport. Picture: Google Maps$

Marketing suite plan to sell a third of new Newport retirement village before apartments and bungalows are built

Property|Mar 16

March 15, 2025

The board of directors at The Shrewsbury & Telford Hospitals NHS Trust met at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on Thursday, March 13, 2025

‘Corridor care’ remains at Shropshire hospitals as 15% of beds blocked, meeting heard

March 13, 2025

Buildwas Parish Council meets at the village hall. Picture: Google Maps

Whiffs of cannabis pull policing ‘trigger’ in Shropshire village

March 12, 2025

Dr Lorna Clarson, Chief Medical Officer, NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. Picture: ICB

Drugs ‘waste’ costs county millions as Telford pharmacist appeals for a phone call

Ballot papers are removed from a ballot box at Fareham Leisure Centre in Fareham, Hampshire, during the count for the Fareham and Waterlooville constituency in the 2024 General Election. Picture date: Thursday July 4, 2024. Picture: PA News

Telford council by-election to pitch Labour against Tories in Donnington and Muxton

Politics|Mar 12

March 10, 2025

Paul Davis

Councillors ‘listening’ on future of town and parish council boundaries

Politics|Mar 10

Over the 7 year period to April 2024, Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service attended 200 rescue or evacuation from water incidents in the county. The image shows the location of these incidents which are concentrated along the River Severn in Shrewsbury,

Fire service approves plans to respond to rising risks from climate change

Environment|Mar 10

March 9, 2025

Councillor Paul Thomas (Ind, Priorslee). Picture: Telford & Wrekin Council

Talks under way after health chiefs object to ‘too small’ planned GP surgery in Telford

March 8, 2025

Developer contributions have paid for new equipment at Princess End Play Area. Picture: Telford & Wrekin Council

Report details how millions of pounds in developer ‘contributions’ go to pay for projects in Telford and Wrekin

March 6, 2025

Upper Pool Hill in Dawley, Telford. Picture: Google Maps

HMO bungalow could become children’s home

Screenshot of Wellington Orbit. Picture: Google Maps

Major renovation of Wellington Orbit cinema building could include dance studio and conference rooms

March 5, 2025

Shropshire & Wrekin Fire Authority was held at Shrewsbury Fire Station on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Picture: LDRS

Council merger with Shropshire, Telford and Staffordshire discussed by local politicians

The entrance of the salvage site off Lightmoor Road, Telford. Picture: Google Maps

Residents oppose plan for 52 homes on scrap yard site in Telford

$Parents and their disabled children turned out to lobby Telford & Wrekin Council for more \'supported\' housing. Picture: LDRS$

Parents demand housing for children of Telford ‘before we die’

March 4, 2025

A close up of the apartment block being built at Station Quarter, Telford. Picture: LDRS

Update on Telford's Station Quarter development as work on new residential block advances

Education|Mar 4

The full council at Telford & Wrekin met on Thursday, February 27, 2025

Councillors clash over loss of Telford and Wrekin's farmland as leaders say it’s a ‘balance we need to strike’

March 3, 2025

The rear of the Royal Victoria Hotel. Photo: Jamie Ricketts

'No progress, no sign of resolution': Newport councillor frustrated as saga of eyesore Royal Victoria Hotel rolls on

Councillor Steve Bentley. Picture Telford & Wrekin Council

Conservatives' push to identify 'suitable sites' for nuclear reactors in Telford and Wrekin is defeated

March 1, 2025

The full Telford & Wrekin Council met on Thursday. Picture: LDRS

Shropdoc decision unites all political groups on council to seek ‘urgent clarification’

February 28, 2025

Rachael Tyrrell. Picture: Telford & Wrekin Council

Council joins calls to close down Telford landfill site over obnoxious smells

Environment|Feb 28

Closing: Wolverhampton University's Telford Innovation Campus

New multi-million pound move signalled over future of Telford's University of Wolverhampton campus

Education|Feb 28