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Mathew Growcott

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June 5, 2018

Supporting image for story: Jailed: Children’s home sex abuser gets 22 years

Jailed: Children’s home sex abuser gets 22 years

Supporting image for story: Old pals put Shropshire paralympic archer Mikey in the picture

Old pals put Shropshire paralympic archer Mikey in the picture

June 4, 2018

Supporting image for story: RAF Cosford Air Show: Planes primed for the spotlight as air show preparations take flight

RAF Cosford Air Show: Planes primed for the spotlight as air show preparations take flight

May 31, 2018

Supporting image for story: Flooding hit Shropshire homes months before end of £900k drain work

Flooding hit Shropshire homes months before end of £900k drain work

May 28, 2018

Supporting image for story: 'I never knew at all' - Devastated father says daughter was grooming victim

'I never knew at all' - Devastated father says daughter was grooming victim

May 27, 2018

Supporting image for story: Haberdashers' Adams grammar school reveals £2m plan to bring extra pupil places

Haberdashers' Adams grammar school reveals £2m plan to bring extra pupil places

May 25, 2018

Supporting image for story: Teenager charged with attempted rape of woman in Telford

Teenager charged with attempted rape of woman in Telford

Supporting image for story: Newport grammar school in £2 million expansion as it widens admission area to whole of Telford

Newport grammar school in £2 million expansion as it widens admission area to whole of Telford

May 24, 2018

Supporting image for story: A518 closed in Telford after four-vehicle crash

A518 closed in Telford after four-vehicle crash

Project to make steps safer come to a halt

Supporting image for story: WATCH: World record smashed by RAF Cosford relay athletes

WATCH: World record smashed by RAF Cosford relay athletes

Supporting image for story: Chelsea Flower Show: Golden glow as David Austin Roses welcomes celebs to award-winning garden

Chelsea Flower Show: Golden glow as David Austin Roses welcomes celebs to award-winning garden

May 23, 2018

Supporting image for story: £100,000 revamp to include landmark Thomas Telford statue

£100,000 revamp to include landmark Thomas Telford statue

Supporting image for story: Telford child sex abuse: MP Lucy Allan calls for laws to change

Telford child sex abuse: MP Lucy Allan calls for laws to change

May 22, 2018

Supporting image for story: Blists Hill Victorian Town to stage second Steampunk Weekend Festival

Blists Hill Victorian Town to stage second Steampunk Weekend Festival

Supporting image for story: 70 jobs to go as Fruit of the Loom shuts Telford depot

70 jobs to go as Fruit of the Loom shuts Telford depot

Supporting image for story: Ironbridge duck vandals info reward is increased to £500

Ironbridge duck vandals info reward is increased to £500

Supporting image for story: Champion day for students as Wolves takes trophy to Telford College

Champion day for students as Wolves takes trophy to Telford College

May 21, 2018

Supporting image for story: Child’s play as sun shines on Shrewsbury Kids Fest - with video and pictures

Child’s play as sun shines on Shrewsbury Kids Fest - with video and pictures

Supporting image for story: Shrewsbury Town fans warned over Wembley train delays

Shrewsbury Town fans warned over Wembley train delays

Supporting image for story: Three arrested after Telford immigration raids

Three arrested after Telford immigration raids

Supporting image for story: Scout numbers on the rise across Shropshire

Scout numbers on the rise across Shropshire

May 19, 2018

Supporting image for story: Woman injured during Telford distraction burglary

Woman injured during Telford distraction burglary

Supporting image for story: Bogus police officer tricks woman into leaving large sum of cash outside her Telford home

Bogus police officer tricks woman into leaving large sum of cash outside her Telford home

Supporting image for story: Man robbed in Wellington after using cash point

Man robbed in Wellington after using cash point

May 17, 2018

Supporting image for story: Call made for more GPs in Telford - with patients waiting for up to three weeks

Call made for more GPs in Telford - with patients waiting for up to three weeks

Supporting image for story: 20 jobs created as Telford sports store to open

20 jobs created as Telford sports store to open

May 16, 2018

Supporting image for story: Telford youths who 'blighted' lives of neighbours handed criminal behaviour orders

Telford youths who 'blighted' lives of neighbours handed criminal behaviour orders

Supporting image for story: Back to the future as Iron Bridge set to return to its original red

Back to the future as Iron Bridge set to return to its original red

Supporting image for story: Telford sports shop on its marks for June opening

Telford sports shop on its marks for June opening

Supporting image for story: Cheryl Gabriel-Hooper: Newport shooting suspect still in hospital months later

Cheryl Gabriel-Hooper: Newport shooting suspect still in hospital months later

May 14, 2018

Supporting image for story: Bridgnorth residents without water as pipe bursts

Bridgnorth residents without water as pipe bursts

Supporting image for story: West Mercia revealed as cyber crime hotspot

West Mercia revealed as cyber crime hotspot

May 12, 2018

Supporting image for story: Hundreds of bikers at Market Drayton tribute to James

Hundreds of bikers at Market Drayton tribute to James

Supporting image for story: Caught out by CCTV: 'Victim' fakes Telford car accident - then asks for medicine cash

Caught out by CCTV: 'Victim' fakes Telford car accident - then asks for medicine cash

May 11, 2018

Children show off their skills to help hospital

May 10, 2018

Supporting image for story: EDL march: We don’t want protesters here, say Wellington town leaders

EDL march: We don’t want protesters here, say Wellington town leaders

Supporting image for story: Watch: Prankster buys one of every item at Telford Pound World in viral video

Watch: Prankster buys one of every item at Telford Pound World in viral video

Supporting image for story: Traffic lights stolen from roadside

Traffic lights stolen from roadside

Supporting image for story: Veterans in bid to fund Newport respite care centre

Veterans in bid to fund Newport respite care centre

Supporting image for story: Ironbridge ducks: Call for care as three sculptures damaged in opening few days

Ironbridge ducks: Call for care as three sculptures damaged in opening few days

May 9, 2018

Supporting image for story: West Mercia Police in alert on danger to motorbike riders

West Mercia Police in alert on danger to motorbike riders

May 8, 2018

Supporting image for story: Tributes paid to inspiring Olympic torch bearer John

Tributes paid to inspiring Olympic torch bearer John

Supporting image for story: Investigations continue after giant Ironbridge duck vandalised

Investigations continue after giant Ironbridge duck vandalised

May 7, 2018

Supporting image for story: Telford child sex abuse: Investigation warned to focus on future as well as past

Telford child sex abuse: Investigation warned to focus on future as well as past

May 4, 2018

Supporting image for story: Ironbridge Gorge Museums heralded as ‘beacon of industrial heritage’

Ironbridge Gorge Museums heralded as ‘beacon of industrial heritage’

Supporting image for story: Law needs to change over right to die, says Telford MP Lucy Allan

Law needs to change over right to die, says Telford MP Lucy Allan

Supporting image for story: Find out why Telford is one of the best places to make a living in the Midlands

Find out why Telford is one of the best places to make a living in the Midlands

May 2, 2018

Supporting image for story: Samurai sword pair in threats on Telford street

Samurai sword pair in threats on Telford street

Supporting image for story: Church in need of reform, says TV vicar Richard Coles ahead of Telford appearance

Church in need of reform, says TV vicar Richard Coles ahead of Telford appearance

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