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October 25, 2022

Supporting image for story: Archaeologists at Ludlow development site finds post-medieval pottery and bowl

Archaeologists at Ludlow development site finds post-medieval pottery and bowl

Supporting image for story: Shropshire MP quizzed on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's climate change policies

Shropshire MP quizzed on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's climate change policies

Supporting image for story: Volunteers needed to help plant 2,000 trees in Oswestry next month

Volunteers needed to help plant 2,000 trees in Oswestry next month

Supporting image for story: Demolition of Ludlow's Budgens supermarket for housing approved by planners

Demolition of Ludlow's Budgens supermarket for housing approved by planners

Supporting image for story: Stunning partial solar eclipse captured in Shropshire

Stunning partial solar eclipse captured in Shropshire

Supporting image for story: Extinction Rebellion activists' Change is Now bus visits Shrewsbury

Extinction Rebellion activists' Change is Now bus visits Shrewsbury

Supporting image for story: Stunning salmon spectacle as leaping fish return to Shrewsbury weir

Stunning salmon spectacle as leaping fish return to Shrewsbury weir

October 24, 2022

Supporting image for story: Trees to be felled near Llangollen to prevent spread of disease

Trees to be felled near Llangollen to prevent spread of disease

Supporting image for story: Rain hits the region hard but water levels at reservoirs in Wales remain stubbornly low

Rain hits the region hard but water levels at reservoirs in Wales remain stubbornly low

Supporting image for story: Campaigner stepping up opposition to 299 Telford homes in scheme described as 'flawed'

Campaigner stepping up opposition to 299 Telford homes in scheme described as 'flawed'

October 23, 2022

Supporting image for story: Flooding closes Shropshire motorway junction

Flooding closes Shropshire motorway junction

October 22, 2022

Supporting image for story: Stunning Autumn scenery amazes visitors to Shropshire's Dorothy Clive Garden

Stunning Autumn scenery amazes visitors to Shropshire's Dorothy Clive Garden

Supporting image for story: Heavy rain and lightning expected for Shropshire as Met Office issues 25-hour thunderstorm warning for England and Wales

Heavy rain and lightning expected for Shropshire as Met Office issues 25-hour thunderstorm warning for England and Wales

Supporting image for story: Partial solar eclipse set to delight UK skygazers

Partial solar eclipse set to delight UK skygazers

October 21, 2022

Supporting image for story: Grim photo shows some of the ‘unflushable’ items that end up in region's sewer treatments

Grim photo shows some of the ‘unflushable’ items that end up in region's sewer treatments

Supporting image for story: Telford park gets solar-powered lighting as part of £1 million investment programme

Telford park gets solar-powered lighting as part of £1 million investment programme

October 20, 2022

$Supporting image for story: North Shropshire MP votes against fracking and calls for more investment in renewable energy$

North Shropshire MP votes against fracking and calls for more investment in renewable energy

Supporting image for story: Parks and recreation: Telford gardener Brian not ready to hand in his tools

Parks and recreation: Telford gardener Brian not ready to hand in his tools

Supporting image for story: Grants available to help Telford high street businesses with energy costs

Grants available to help Telford high street businesses with energy costs

October 19, 2022

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Council changing recycling and waste collection days to improve efficiency

Shropshire Council changing recycling and waste collection days to improve efficiency

Supporting image for story: Ambitions to bring back 'green vision of Newport' through tree scheme

Ambitions to bring back 'green vision of Newport' through tree scheme

Supporting image for story: Possible thunderstorms predicted for the region today

Possible thunderstorms predicted for the region today

Supporting image for story: Campaigner calls for answers over spiralling Shrewsbury North West Relief Road costs

Campaigner calls for answers over spiralling Shrewsbury North West Relief Road costs

October 18, 2022

Supporting image for story: Solar farm approved near Ludlow despite opposition over loss of farming land

Solar farm approved near Ludlow despite opposition over loss of farming land

Supporting image for story: Telford nature reserve given tree from Queen's Green Canopy

Telford nature reserve given tree from Queen's Green Canopy

Supporting image for story: Council won't be drawn over increase in Shrewsbury North West Relief Road costs

Council won't be drawn over increase in Shrewsbury North West Relief Road costs

October 17, 2022

Supporting image for story: More shots fired by critics and backers as south Shropshire wargames plan nears end of consultation

More shots fired by critics and backers as south Shropshire wargames plan nears end of consultation

Supporting image for story: Second case of bird flu confirmed near Shropshire border in matter of days

Second case of bird flu confirmed near Shropshire border in matter of days

Supporting image for story: Company welcomes response to plans for solar farm near Newport

Company welcomes response to plans for solar farm near Newport

Supporting image for story: Another £30 million being requested for Shrewsbury's North West Relief Road as costs increase

Another £30 million being requested for Shrewsbury's North West Relief Road as costs increase

October 16, 2022

Supporting image for story: Plans to reintroduce beavers on Shropshire estate next year

Plans to reintroduce beavers on Shropshire estate next year

Supporting image for story: Telford carer among protesters who blocked road and sprayed paint over car showroom

Telford carer among protesters who blocked road and sprayed paint over car showroom

Supporting image for story: Plans for solar farm west of Shrewsbury submitted to Shropshire Council

Plans for solar farm west of Shrewsbury submitted to Shropshire Council

October 15, 2022

Supporting image for story: Council approves 'nature emergency'

Council approves 'nature emergency'

Supporting image for story: Bird flu confirmed in county bordering Shropshire

Bird flu confirmed in county bordering Shropshire

October 14, 2022

Supporting image for story: Treasury officials take to the water as MP leads bid for River Severn funding

Treasury officials take to the water as MP leads bid for River Severn funding

Supporting image for story: Should Nature Emergency Declaration been allowed for debate?

Should Nature Emergency Declaration been allowed for debate?

Supporting image for story: Shropshire to get extra 270 electric car charge points after £900,000 funding boost

Shropshire to get extra 270 electric car charge points after £900,000 funding boost

Supporting image for story: Row erupts over work compound on Ludlow's new town green

Row erupts over work compound on Ludlow's new town green

October 13, 2022

Supporting image for story: Unwanted trees scheme taking root in Shropshire

Unwanted trees scheme taking root in Shropshire

October 12, 2022

Supporting image for story: Public consultation under way over proposed multi-million bulk recycling centre

Public consultation under way over proposed multi-million bulk recycling centre

October 11, 2022

Supporting image for story: Green energy plan for Ludlow listed building

Green energy plan for Ludlow listed building

Supporting image for story: Bridgnorth shops team up to make town greener for customers

Bridgnorth shops team up to make town greener for customers

Supporting image for story: Market Drayton primary school opens its doors to the community for social farm open event

Market Drayton primary school opens its doors to the community for social farm open event

October 10, 2022

Supporting image for story: Angler lands £389 bill for fishing with one rod too many

Angler lands £389 bill for fishing with one rod too many

Supporting image for story: Historic England calls for redesign of controversial Shrewsbury Travelodge plan

Historic England calls for redesign of controversial Shrewsbury Travelodge plan

Supporting image for story: Shropshire charity in wildlife crime call after children break goose's wing

Shropshire charity in wildlife crime call after children break goose's wing

Supporting image for story: Flytipping rises as Telford & Wrekin Council says its hands are tied getting to grips with the problem

Flytipping rises as Telford & Wrekin Council says its hands are tied getting to grips with the problem

October 8, 2022

Supporting image for story: Councils in split after urging Shropshire to build thousands of homes for them

Councils in split after urging Shropshire to build thousands of homes for them

Supporting image for story: Council 'mustn't bury heads in the sand' over £550,000 Shrewsbury land row

Council 'mustn't bury heads in the sand' over £550,000 Shrewsbury land row

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