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December 6, 2024

Birmingham Airport issues advice: What you should do if you have a flight booked during Storm Darragh

Shrewsbury relief road project 'not cost effective' for tackling pollution, campaigners warn after new report

News|3 hours ago

West Midlands Railway warns of train travel disruption due to nationwide fault

Transport|6 hours ago

Bus right-turns at 'death trap' A5 Shrewsbury junction to be banned as company puts safety first

News|8 hours ago

December 5, 2024

Installation of 70 electric car charging points in Telford & Wrekin starting this month

News|23 hours ago

Train line between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury reopens after 'emergency services incident' by the line

Are wheels coming off rail nationalisation?

December 4, 2024

'What do you know that they don't?' - Senior councillor hits back at relief road critics 'holding Shrewsbury back'

December 3, 2024

Further relief road delays as full business case pushed to next year

December 1, 2024

Village road facing five days of closure for fibre broadband installation

November 30, 2024

Labour councillor says 'out of control' North West Relief Road 'simply cannot be afforded' and must be paused

November 29, 2024

Firefighters called to crash involving two vehicles in village near Shrewsbury

Police catch 23 motorists speeding and report six drivers during speed checks across Shropshire

Ludlow road to remain closed after problems discovered during work to fix a 'dangerous reinstatement'

'There really is no excuse' for drink driving: Police superintendent in festive period warning to motorists

Auditors share damning criticisms of North West Relief Road scheme - and reveal true cost of controversial saga

Bus passenger numbers in Shropshire fail to recover to pre-pandemic levels

Huge carbon increase confirmed for Shrewsbury's North West Relief Road

November 27, 2024

New bus service set to start in Oswestry next month giving residents in eastern areas of the town more choice of travel

easyJet announces Birmingham Airport expansion set to support 800 jobs

Business|Nov 27

Firefighters cover burning car in white blanket of foam by the A5 - as passersby quote Christmas jingle

November 26, 2024

On-demand transport scheme with dedicated vehicles coming to Shropshire tourist hotspot in 2025

Five months of overnight closures planned for A49 in Shropshire and Herefordshire

November 25, 2024

Busy A-road near Market Drayton to close for two days for surface repairs

November 24, 2024

Train line reopen after flooding on the tracks suspends services between Shrewsbury and Birmingham

Serious flood warnings in place for Shropshire in aftermath of Storm Bert

November 23, 2024

Storm Bert: Landslide on Shropshire/Wales border and Ironbridge canoeists in trouble in weather chaos

November 22, 2024

Bridge to close for a day while maintenance work takes place

Road closures planned for return of Ellesmere Winter Festival

Transport for Wales says services between Shrewsbury and Birmingham International returning to normal schedule

Shropshire road users warned about danger of mud on roads after cyclist slips and is injured near Oswestry

Ten times more people died on rural roads than motorways last year - Shropshire MP calls for safety improvements

November 21, 2024

Revealed: The most and least used railway stations in Shropshire

Transport|Nov 21

Birmingham New Street the busiest railway station outside London while Powys has some of the loneliest

Transport|Nov 21

Nine months of roadworks on new roundabout for busy A442 near Telford complete at last

November 20, 2024

Two maple trees in Shrewsbury town centre could be removed for road changes

Two buses and car collide in Wellington forcing road closure

Shropshire rail disruption 'unacceptable' says MP as train repairs see routes terminate at Wolverhampton

POWYS: Hay-on-Wye Cattle market

Police seize untaxed vehicle in Oswestry and issue reminder to residents: 'Fulfill your responsibilities!'

Shropshire Council to push forward with bus improvement programme after Government funding announcement

November 19, 2024

Roadworks to improve Shrewsbury station area to pause for more than a month for Christmas and New Year

Emergency services called to head-on collision near Church Stretton - three people in care of ambulance crews

Market Drayton Town Council votes to continue subsidising bus fares for paying passengers on Saturday services

Transport|Nov 19

November 18, 2024

Shropshire A-road to close this week for 'emergency' barrier repairs

'It won't touch the sides!' Shropshire Lib Dems slam 'insulting' Government allocation to county for buses

Politics|Nov 18

Transport body calls on government to resolve 'gridlock and daily delays' with delayed M54/M6 link

Transport|Nov 18

'Maybe my speedometer is broken?' Police unimpressed by driver's explanation for speeding past them at 91mph

Find out where the latest Shropshire road closures are as broadband cables are laid and pipes are fixed

November 17, 2024

36 drivers reported for speeding in just one week over issues on problem Whitchurch road