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Mathew Growcott

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October 25, 2019

Supporting image for story: Telford BMX riders set for US championship

Telford BMX riders set for US championship

October 24, 2019

Supporting image for story: Crowds gather in memory of victims of little known Shropshire ferry disaster - with pictures and video

Crowds gather in memory of victims of little known Shropshire ferry disaster - with pictures and video

Supporting image for story: Motorhome thefts warning issued

Motorhome thefts warning issued

October 23, 2019

Supporting image for story: Telford mother, 30, missing with her three children

Telford mother, 30, missing with her three children

Supporting image for story: Telford town centre roadworks starting

Telford town centre roadworks starting

October 21, 2019

Supporting image for story: Town centre road closure during Telford pedestrian crossing work

Town centre road closure during Telford pedestrian crossing work

Supporting image for story: Four weeks of work starting on canal in Newport

Four weeks of work starting on canal in Newport

October 19, 2019

Supporting image for story: Police visiting Shropshire schools in war on 'county lines' crime

Police visiting Shropshire schools in war on 'county lines' crime

October 18, 2019

Supporting image for story: Man charged over armed robbery near Bridgnorth

Man charged over armed robbery near Bridgnorth

Supporting image for story: Telford parking enforcement plans delayed

Telford parking enforcement plans delayed

Supporting image for story: Crime prevention a key topic as police commissioner meets chief constable

Crime prevention a key topic as police commissioner meets chief constable

Supporting image for story: Entrepreneur Mo Chaudry back at Telford school

Entrepreneur Mo Chaudry back at Telford school

Supporting image for story: Joan reflects on 45-year property industry career

Joan reflects on 45-year property industry career

Supporting image for story: 'Vile accusations' made against councillors setting up Telford's independent CSE inquiry

'Vile accusations' made against councillors setting up Telford's independent CSE inquiry

Supporting image for story: Nearly 600 tested at Newport prostate cancer event

Nearly 600 tested at Newport prostate cancer event

October 17, 2019

Supporting image for story: New chief executive appointed for Shropshire hospitals

New chief executive appointed for Shropshire hospitals

Supporting image for story: Wrekin Lib Dems select Newport councillor to run for MP in next General Election

Wrekin Lib Dems select Newport councillor to run for MP in next General Election

Supporting image for story: Duke of Gloucester visiting Bridgnorth today

Duke of Gloucester visiting Bridgnorth today

October 16, 2019

Supporting image for story: Telford man, 60, charged with attempted murder, kidnap and stalking after woman stabbed

Telford man, 60, charged with attempted murder, kidnap and stalking after woman stabbed

Supporting image for story: Telford councillors issued alert over threat from anti-grooming gang protesters

Telford councillors issued alert over threat from anti-grooming gang protesters

October 15, 2019

Supporting image for story: Concerns growing for missing Telford man

Concerns growing for missing Telford man

Supporting image for story: More than 1,300 sign petition to save Telford post office services

More than 1,300 sign petition to save Telford post office services

October 14, 2019

Supporting image for story: Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after woman stabbed in Telford

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after woman stabbed in Telford

October 11, 2019

Supporting image for story: Peaceful demonstration over grooming gangs to be held in Telford

Peaceful demonstration over grooming gangs to be held in Telford

Supporting image for story: CCTV system rolled out on the Wrekin in war on fly-tippers

CCTV system rolled out on the Wrekin in war on fly-tippers

Supporting image for story: Schoolchildren given tour of iconic Ironbridge cooling towers ahead of demolition

Schoolchildren given tour of iconic Ironbridge cooling towers ahead of demolition

October 10, 2019

Supporting image for story: New officers a chance to increase police diversity in West Mercia, police bosses say

New officers a chance to increase police diversity in West Mercia, police bosses say

Supporting image for story: Row breaks out over Shropshire Parkinson's nurses

Row breaks out over Shropshire Parkinson's nurses

October 9, 2019

Supporting image for story: Telford Go Carz drivers to install CCTV for 'reassurance and safety'

Telford Go Carz drivers to install CCTV for 'reassurance and safety'

Supporting image for story: I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue filming, Theatre Severn - review

I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue filming, Theatre Severn - review

Supporting image for story: Hundreds turn out as Telford railway modellers mark 10th anniversary

Hundreds turn out as Telford railway modellers mark 10th anniversary

Supporting image for story: Nearly 100 new officers to be hired by West Mercia Police

Nearly 100 new officers to be hired by West Mercia Police

October 8, 2019

Supporting image for story: 'Telford's needs have been ignored': MP Lucy Allan claims Welsh 'had the ear' of Future Fit decision makers

'Telford's needs have been ignored': MP Lucy Allan claims Welsh 'had the ear' of Future Fit decision makers

Supporting image for story: Historic Telford dam wall could be repaired by Christmas

Historic Telford dam wall could be repaired by Christmas

October 5, 2019

Supporting image for story: Newport school collection is a trolley good idea

Newport school collection is a trolley good idea

October 4, 2019

Supporting image for story: Funding bid for £39 million link road between Telford's A442 and M54 rejected

Funding bid for £39 million link road between Telford's A442 and M54 rejected

Supporting image for story: Gritters out on dry run in Telford ahead of winter ice

Gritters out on dry run in Telford ahead of winter ice

Supporting image for story: Bravery of victim praised after dangerous Telford sex offender put behind bars

Bravery of victim praised after dangerous Telford sex offender put behind bars

October 3, 2019

Supporting image for story: Woman in 20s raped near Telford monument

Woman in 20s raped near Telford monument

Supporting image for story: Flood warnings stay in place as rain and wind to return to Shropshire

Flood warnings stay in place as rain and wind to return to Shropshire

Supporting image for story: 'So much more than books': Bridgnorth librarian on the changing role of libraries

'So much more than books': Bridgnorth librarian on the changing role of libraries

Supporting image for story: MPs survey shows massive support for Prime Minister in south Shropshire

MPs survey shows massive support for Prime Minister in south Shropshire

October 2, 2019

Supporting image for story: Shrewsbury on flood warning as county given 'brief respite' from rain

Shrewsbury on flood warning as county given 'brief respite' from rain

October 1, 2019

Supporting image for story: Elderly man taken to hospital after being hit by car in Newport

Elderly man taken to hospital after being hit by car in Newport

September 30, 2019

Supporting image for story: Taxi driver and passengers subjected to racist abuse at Telford Shopping Centre car park

Taxi driver and passengers subjected to racist abuse at Telford Shopping Centre car park

Supporting image for story: Twenty new police recruits begin training in Wellington

Twenty new police recruits begin training in Wellington

Supporting image for story: About 15,000 turn out for Ironbridge's Festival of Imagination

About 15,000 turn out for Ironbridge's Festival of Imagination

Supporting image for story: New home wanted for one-eyed Jack Russell Sam

New home wanted for one-eyed Jack Russell Sam

September 28, 2019

Supporting image for story: Extinction Rebellion 'mourners' march through Oswestry

Extinction Rebellion 'mourners' march through Oswestry

Supporting image for story: 'It makes us feel even more proud': Former Thomas Cook Telford staff overwhelmed by tributes

'It makes us feel even more proud': Former Thomas Cook Telford staff overwhelmed by tributes

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