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LAST COPYRIGHT NATIONAL WORLD JAMIE RICKETTS 10/02/2025 - SHROPSHIRE STAR - Shropshire Star and Express & Star Business Editor - Mike Sheridan.

Mike Sheridan

Business Editor

Business Editor for the Express and Star. Former local democracy reporter for Shropshire.

August 31, 2024

Supporting image for story: Former farm field to become dog exercise facility after permission granted

Former farm field to become dog exercise facility after permission granted

Supporting image for story: Alcohol licence for town centre coffee shop set to be decided

Alcohol licence for town centre coffee shop set to be decided

August 30, 2024

Supporting image for story: Battery storage energy plant near Ludlow gets go-ahead

Battery storage energy plant near Ludlow gets go-ahead

Supporting image for story: New plan for former Shrewsbury steam locomotive factory

New plan for former Shrewsbury steam locomotive factory

August 26, 2024

Supporting image for story: Fears thousands of vulnerable households face drop in welfare support this winter

Fears thousands of vulnerable households face drop in welfare support this winter

August 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Potato shed pickleball plan faulted by council

Potato shed pickleball plan faulted by council

Supporting image for story: Closure of civic building ‘most unacceptable’ to Whitchurch residents

Closure of civic building ‘most unacceptable’ to Whitchurch residents

August 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Bungalow could become home for kids with behavioural problems in Shropshire village

Bungalow could become home for kids with behavioural problems in Shropshire village

August 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: ‘We’ve got some way to go’: Shropshire health bosses say changes are underway following hard-hitting TV documentary

‘We’ve got some way to go’: Shropshire health bosses say changes are underway following hard-hitting TV documentary

August 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: Council plans new village hall for Bucknell

Council plans new village hall for Bucknell

August 3, 2024

Supporting image for story: Plans submitted for 400 homes in Shrewsbury

Plans submitted for 400 homes in Shrewsbury

Supporting image for story: 'Concerns around crime have increased': Call for rethink on Shrewsbury CCTV plans

'Concerns around crime have increased': Call for rethink on Shrewsbury CCTV plans

July 30, 2024

Supporting image for story: Refusal for 126-home plan on edge of town as several flaws identified

Refusal for 126-home plan on edge of town as several flaws identified

Supporting image for story: Plans to turn 'no longer viable' 18th century pub into a residential house

Plans to turn 'no longer viable' 18th century pub into a residential house

July 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: Plans to restore Shropshire rail line thrown into doubt after chancellor's announcement

Plans to restore Shropshire rail line thrown into doubt after chancellor's announcement

July 24, 2024

Supporting image for story: Luxury houses near Shrewsbury approved after ‘exceptional’ row

Luxury houses near Shrewsbury approved after ‘exceptional’ row

Supporting image for story: Hopes people power could save ‘vital’ Shrewsbury culture venue from being sold off

Hopes people power could save ‘vital’ Shrewsbury culture venue from being sold off

Supporting image for story: Controversial battery energy storage facility in village approved at third attempt

Controversial battery energy storage facility in village approved at third attempt

Supporting image for story: Oswestry School lodges 'bold and ambitious' £2 million plan to extend theatre

Oswestry School lodges 'bold and ambitious' £2 million plan to extend theatre

Supporting image for story: 'All in favour': Boost for town after brewery's pub renovation and extension plans approved

'All in favour': Boost for town after brewery's pub renovation and extension plans approved

Supporting image for story: 'I want to see the detail': MP calls for clarity on bus plans

'I want to see the detail': MP calls for clarity on bus plans

July 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Councillor 'very disappointed' after improvements to school route left out of Shropshire safety plan

Councillor 'very disappointed' after improvements to school route left out of Shropshire safety plan

July 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'We are the first to do this': Council announces location of pyrolysis plant

'We are the first to do this': Council announces location of pyrolysis plant

Supporting image for story: Council plots upgrade for sports facilities in Market Drayton

Council plots upgrade for sports facilities in Market Drayton

July 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: Decision made over whether to take sand and gravel from Ironbridge Power Station by lorry or train

Decision made over whether to take sand and gravel from Ironbridge Power Station by lorry or train

July 17, 2024

Supporting image for story: Controversial waste and recycling changes get the go-ahead - with fees for green bin collections on the horizon

Controversial waste and recycling changes get the go-ahead - with fees for green bin collections on the horizon

Supporting image for story: ‘Don’t forget Whitchurch’: Re-elected MP tells new government

‘Don’t forget Whitchurch’: Re-elected MP tells new government

July 16, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'Financial survival is the aim', Shropshire Council to tell new Labour government

'Financial survival is the aim', Shropshire Council to tell new Labour government

July 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: Bishop's Castle local plan to be adopted after referendum

Bishop's Castle local plan to be adopted after referendum

Supporting image for story: When the full cost of Shrewsbury relief road is likely to be known

When the full cost of Shrewsbury relief road is likely to be known

Supporting image for story: Sharp increase in looked after children drives council overspend

Sharp increase in looked after children drives council overspend

July 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Football club’s race against time to replace ‘condemned’ floodlight pylons or risk sanctions

Football club’s race against time to replace ‘condemned’ floodlight pylons or risk sanctions

July 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Council to offer cash incentives for private landlords who house vulnerable people

Shropshire Council to offer cash incentives for private landlords who house vulnerable people

Supporting image for story: Number of social workers falls despite council recruitment drive

Number of social workers falls despite council recruitment drive

July 10, 2024

Supporting image for story: ‘Perilously low’: Financial forecast shows just how close to the edge Shropshire Council is

‘Perilously low’: Financial forecast shows just how close to the edge Shropshire Council is

Supporting image for story: Cuts to Shrewsbury CCTV monitoring will see ‘reactive’ service

Cuts to Shrewsbury CCTV monitoring will see ‘reactive’ service

July 9, 2024

Supporting image for story: Opposition councillors call for halt to Shrewsbury relief road works

Opposition councillors call for halt to Shrewsbury relief road works

July 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shropshire rugby club plans new clubhouse facilities

Shropshire rugby club plans new clubhouse facilities

July 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: Building works at former Oswestry railway station to begin this month

Building works at former Oswestry railway station to begin this month

July 3, 2024

Supporting image for story: Plan to demolish part of 'outdated' care home is approved on appeal

Plan to demolish part of 'outdated' care home is approved on appeal

July 2, 2024

Supporting image for story: Year-long planning wrangle settled by government inspector

Year-long planning wrangle settled by government inspector

Supporting image for story: Shropshire agri-business to expand with new warehouse in Shrewsbury

Shropshire agri-business to expand with new warehouse in Shrewsbury

July 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: Seventy-foot phone tower set to be built despite residents' concerns over property prices

Seventy-foot phone tower set to be built despite residents' concerns over property prices

Supporting image for story: Permission granted for Shrewsbury traveller site in bid to reduce 'unauthorised encampments'

Permission granted for Shrewsbury traveller site in bid to reduce 'unauthorised encampments'

Supporting image for story: Ludlow's new drive-through Costa gets go-ahead for longer opening hours

Ludlow's new drive-through Costa gets go-ahead for longer opening hours

June 27, 2024

Supporting image for story: Number of Shropshire children with special needs hits record high and here's what it means for taxpayers

Number of Shropshire children with special needs hits record high and here's what it means for taxpayers

June 26, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shrewsbury election candidate accuses rivals of 'refusing to understand' hospital reforms

Shrewsbury election candidate accuses rivals of 'refusing to understand' hospital reforms

June 25, 2024

Supporting image for story: Sewage works expansion to support town's growing population gets green light

Sewage works expansion to support town's growing population gets green light

June 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: Plans to replace bungalow with building twice the size are refused by county planners

Plans to replace bungalow with building twice the size are refused by county planners

June 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: Council lodges plans for 3,000-panel solar farm in Oswestry on former landfill site

Council lodges plans for 3,000-panel solar farm in Oswestry on former landfill site

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