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September 10, 2024

Supporting image for story: Car Park tickets hike proposal is rejected by scrutiny committee

Car Park tickets hike proposal is rejected by scrutiny committee

September 9, 2024

Supporting image for story: Inquest opens into death of man found in water below aqueduct at beauty spot

Inquest opens into death of man found in water below aqueduct at beauty spot

Supporting image for story: Winter maintenance, overnight A5 closure and Shrewsbury demolitions: Roadworks to be aware of

Winter maintenance, overnight A5 closure and Shrewsbury demolitions: Roadworks to be aware of

Supporting image for story: Strictly star's motto of positivity undimmed by battles with cancer, chemo and Crohn's disease

Strictly star's motto of positivity undimmed by battles with cancer, chemo and Crohn's disease

September 7, 2024

Supporting image for story: Details of controversial council car park review unveiled for Powys

Details of controversial council car park review unveiled for Powys

September 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Wrexham v Shrewsbury - Match preview

Wrexham v Shrewsbury - Match preview

Supporting image for story: Not-for-profit firm Freedom Leisure post a budget surplus of just under £750,000 for last year

Not-for-profit firm Freedom Leisure post a budget surplus of just under £750,000 for last year

September 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: Two men arrested after large-scale cannabis grows found during two raids in town centre

Two men arrested after large-scale cannabis grows found during two raids in town centre

Supporting image for story: Banned: Engineer caught at services more than three times drink-drive limit after leaving do

Banned: Engineer caught at services more than three times drink-drive limit after leaving do

September 3, 2024

Supporting image for story: Police confirm shocking find and arrest after raid on high street shop

Police confirm shocking find and arrest after raid on high street shop

Supporting image for story: Councillors delay decision on senior salary to see if IRPW will allow one off payments to committee chairmen

Councillors delay decision on senior salary to see if IRPW will allow one off payments to committee chairmen

Supporting image for story: Surgical error played role in death of climber seriously injured in 30ft fall

Surgical error played role in death of climber seriously injured in 30ft fall

Supporting image for story: Prominent tourist hotspot pub reopens after being closed for six months

Prominent tourist hotspot pub reopens after being closed for six months

September 2, 2024

Supporting image for story: Worker treated by medics after 'minor derailment' on heritage railway

Worker treated by medics after 'minor derailment' on heritage railway

Supporting image for story: Watch: Meet the UK's food heroes as major celebration of the food and drink industry gets underway

Watch: Meet the UK's food heroes as major celebration of the food and drink industry gets underway

August 30, 2024

Supporting image for story: Retired West Midlands vicar and wife named as pedestrians killed in North Wales crash

Retired West Midlands vicar and wife named as pedestrians killed in North Wales crash

Supporting image for story: Hundreds of paddlers set to make a splash as they celebrate life of 'one of the world's best kayakers'

Hundreds of paddlers set to make a splash as they celebrate life of 'one of the world's best kayakers'

August 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: Council committee chair could be in line for £9,000 pay boost

Council committee chair could be in line for £9,000 pay boost

Supporting image for story: Hay-on-Wye needs street cleaned all year round and not just at festival time

Hay-on-Wye needs street cleaned all year round and not just at festival time

August 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: Person hit by train in Mid Wales affecting services from Shropshire to Welsh coast

Person hit by train in Mid Wales affecting services from Shropshire to Welsh coast

Supporting image for story: Four vehicles torched in border villages - police appeal for information

Four vehicles torched in border villages - police appeal for information

August 27, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shropshire to Wales trains cancelled after derailment - see replacement bus schedule

Shropshire to Wales trains cancelled after derailment - see replacement bus schedule

August 26, 2024

Supporting image for story: Incredible canal restoration work continues thanks to volunteers

Incredible canal restoration work continues thanks to volunteers

Supporting image for story: Disgust and anger among older people at impending winter fuel allowance cut

Disgust and anger among older people at impending winter fuel allowance cut

Supporting image for story: 'Childish' man who 'made spectacle and nuisance of himself' ends up in court

'Childish' man who 'made spectacle and nuisance of himself' ends up in court

August 25, 2024

Supporting image for story: Drink-driving teen hoping for police career hit parked vehicles when moving car at showground

Drink-driving teen hoping for police career hit parked vehicles when moving car at showground

August 23, 2024

Supporting image for story: Police confirm man pronounced dead near Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Police confirm man pronounced dead near Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Supporting image for story: "Gustav Holst, George Bernard Shaw and Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin may have admired this incredible tree" – custodians welcome mighty oak's nomination

"Gustav Holst, George Bernard Shaw and Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin may have admired this incredible tree" – custodians welcome mighty oak's nomination

August 22, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shropshire weather forecast: Winds and heavy rain expected heading into Bank Holiday weekend

Shropshire weather forecast: Winds and heavy rain expected heading into Bank Holiday weekend

Supporting image for story: Hospital's new system to monitor sick children will 'transform' visibility of vital information

Hospital's new system to monitor sick children will 'transform' visibility of vital information

August 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Gallery to close for improvement works

Gallery to close for improvement works

Supporting image for story: Major road closed after crash – drivers warned to avoid the area

Major road closed after crash – drivers warned to avoid the area

August 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: Politician asks health leaders to pause plans that could see a hospital 'downgraded' - this is the response

Politician asks health leaders to pause plans that could see a hospital 'downgraded' - this is the response

August 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: Picturesque tearoom with campsite and wedding venue by popular waterfall up for sale

Picturesque tearoom with campsite and wedding venue by popular waterfall up for sale

Supporting image for story: Police firearms officers shot cow to end its suffering after road crash, force confirms

Police firearms officers shot cow to end its suffering after road crash, force confirms

August 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: Cheers! Volunteers raise a glass after 20,000 pints are sunk to help restore canal

Cheers! Volunteers raise a glass after 20,000 pints are sunk to help restore canal

August 17, 2024

Supporting image for story: Firefighters share update on two-car crash on Shropshire border that left debris strewn across road

Firefighters share update on two-car crash on Shropshire border that left debris strewn across road

Supporting image for story: Powys Council launches new initiative to get people active

Powys Council launches new initiative to get people active

August 16, 2024

Supporting image for story: Abergavenny Food Festival to be hit with train disruption - with no rail services over weekend

Abergavenny Food Festival to be hit with train disruption - with no rail services over weekend

August 15, 2024

Supporting image for story: Person 'located and brought to safety' in 'precarious' river incident in Newtown

Person 'located and brought to safety' in 'precarious' river incident in Newtown

August 14, 2024

Supporting image for story: Extra police patrols to tackle anti-social behaviour in town

Extra police patrols to tackle anti-social behaviour in town

Supporting image for story: Parents of 15-year-old girl who died in Welshpool river pay tribute to 'loving and caring girl'

Parents of 15-year-old girl who died in Welshpool river pay tribute to 'loving and caring girl'

Supporting image for story: A summer of tragedy: Four children die in open waters in West Midlands as locals call for awareness

A summer of tragedy: Four children die in open waters in West Midlands as locals call for awareness

August 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Police name 15-year-old who died in River Severn tragedy near Welshpool

Police name 15-year-old who died in River Severn tragedy near Welshpool

Supporting image for story: Solar farm plans lodged for farm near Welshpool

Solar farm plans lodged for farm near Welshpool

Supporting image for story: Green light for plans to repair aqueduct as part of £14 million canal restoration near Newtown

Green light for plans to repair aqueduct as part of £14 million canal restoration near Newtown

August 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: Brothers spotted cramming cannabis plants worth more than £30k into car in Shropshire avoid jail

Brothers spotted cramming cannabis plants worth more than £30k into car in Shropshire avoid jail

August 9, 2024

Supporting image for story: Body found in search for missing person at River Severn near Welshpool

Body found in search for missing person at River Severn near Welshpool

Supporting image for story: Helicopter crew in emergency missing persons search at River Severn near Welshpool

Helicopter crew in emergency missing persons search at River Severn near Welshpool

Supporting image for story: Farmer's £1.7m last will donation to good causes including air ambulance leaves charities stunned

Farmer's £1.7m last will donation to good causes including air ambulance leaves charities stunned

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