Shropshire News Centre

08/04/2024

The Boomtown Rats, Nik Kershaw, Scouting for Girls and Chesney Hawkes will perform at this summer's music festival in Gloucestershire.

The Boomtown Rats, Nik Kershaw, Scouting for Girls and Chesney Hawkes will perform at a Gloucestershire music festival this summer. App-Fest returns to Hillworth Farm in Longdon from Thursday 1st August until Sunday 4th August. Also on the bill this year are Feeder, Rebecca Ferguson, Callum Beattie....

25/01/2024

Popular festival Wychwood returns for their 18th year at Racecourse.

Popular Gloucestershire festival Wychwood returns for their 18th year at Cheltenham Racecourse. The family festival is known for its glorious line-up of music, comedy, literature and workshops Texas, one of the UK’s most loved bands, will headline Saturday 1st June. Led by front woman Sharleen Spi...

10/01/2024

A country pub closed for over three years has plans to reopen with 12 new holiday glamping units alongside.

A Herefordshire country pub closed for over three years has plans to reopen with 12 new holiday glamping units alongside. The Temeside Inn on the A456 at Little Hereford shut in 2020 after being damaged in flooding from the river Teme which runs alongside it. Mr J Leonard’s application for outline...

26/10/2023

LOCAL NEWS l Hospital handover delays are causing tension between staff at emergency departments and paramedics, an ambulance board meeting has heard.

Hospital handover delays are causing tension between staff at emergency departments and paramedics, an ambulance board meeting has heard.

24/10/2023

LOCAL NEWS l The workforce of health professionals in will be boosted by the very first nursing graduates from University Centre (UCS).

The workforce of health professionals in Shropshire will be boosted by the very first nursing graduates from University Centre Shrewsbury (UCS). The group are the first to have graduated from UCS’s BN Nursing programme and recently celebrated at a ceremony at St Chad’s Church in Shrewsbury. They...

10/02/2022

LOCAL NEWS l The Horseshoes Inn in Pontesbury has been up for sale for three years, prompting landlady Teresa Challenor to seek planning permission for an alternative use for the site.

https://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/plans-to-demolish-village-pub-for-housing-approved/

Plans to demolish a village pub and build four houses in its place have been given the green light. The Horseshoes Inn in Pontesbury has been up for sale for three years, prompting landlady Teresa Challenor to seek planning permission for an alternative use for the site. The scheme was granted outli...

03/12/2021

LOCAL NEWS l A 40-year-old man has been charged with drink driving offences following a collision in .

https://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/man-charged-with-drink-driving-offence-in-shropshire/

A 40-year-old man has been charged with drink driving offences following a collision in Shropshire. Paul Miller of Harley Road, Condover in Shrewsbury was charged today following the incident yesterday (Wednesday) on the A49 near Leebotwood. Miller is due to appear at Telford Magistrates Court on We...

03/12/2021

LOCAL NEWS l Covid restrictions and the soaring costs of construction materials are stopping Council from progressing major building projects, senior councillors have said.

https://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/council-projects-delayed-by-soaring-construction-costs/

Covid restrictions and the soaring costs of construction materials are stopping Shropshire Council from progressing major building projects, senior councillors have said. The revelation came as cabinet members met to discuss the authority’s mid-year financial position on Wednesday. A report presen...

03/12/2021

LOCAL NEWS l The coronavirus infection remains high in according to latest data.

https://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/infection-rates-remain-consistently-high-in-shropshire/

The coronavirus infection remains high in Shropshire according to latest data. Figures show 1,666 new COVID-19 cases were reported  during the seven-day period between 19-25  November 2021. The 7-day infection rate for Shropshire was 512.0 per 100,000. 40 hospital beds were occupied ...

03/12/2021

LOCAL NEWS l Work will soon begin on the construction of a new state-of-the art medical centre after the plans were given the green light.

https://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/approval-granted-for-new-medical-practice-to-be-built-in-shifnal/

03/12/2021

LOCAL NEWS l Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault in Stirchley.

https://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/appeal-for-witnesses-following-stirchley-assault/

Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault in Stirchley, Telford. It happened around 5.40pm on Thursday 25 November on Grange Avenue when the victim was outside a supermarket and noticed a group of teenagers, who she believed were acting in an anti-social way. She reported that they were pushi...

30/11/2021

LOCAL NEWS l A team exploring historic Ordnance Survey maps from the 1880s onwards have been working out the evolution of 200 pub buildings across the countryside.

https://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/cheers-to-the-rural-pub-project-research-volunteers-as-10-sites-picked/

A team exploring historic Ordnance Survey maps from the 1880s onwards have been working out the evolution of 200 pub buildings across the Shropshire countryside. The team, from TDR Heritage have now picked a top ten of buildings they want to delve into as part of a research project. The 10 pubs pick...

30/11/2021

LOCAL NEWS l Nearly 50 stretches of road in are to be resurfaced between now and March next year.

https://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/work-underway-to-resurface-49-stretches-of-road-across-shropshire/

Nearly 50 stretches of road in Shropshire are to be resurfaced between November 2021 and March 2022, as Shropshire Council and its partners Kier and WSP continue their programme of work to improve the county’s roads. The roads include 20 in the south of the county, 18 in the north, and 11 in the c...

30/11/2021

LOCAL NEWS l A world-leading clinical COVID-19 vaccination trial for pregnant women has started at SaTH, with the first two volunteers recruited.

https://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/clinical-covid-19-vaccination-trial-for-pregnant-women-starts/

A world-leading clinical COVID-19 vaccination trial for pregnant women has started at SaTH, with the first two volunteers recruited. The Preg-CoV study being carried out at SaTH will look at the best COVID-19 vaccine dose interval for pregnant women, with the results helping researchers understand h...

30/11/2021

LOCAL NEWS l A £2.9m project to replace the railway bridge on Mill Street, Wem will help ensure more reliable journeys for rail passengers and road users in north Shropshire.

https://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/network-rail-reminds-residents-in-wem-about-upcoming-bridge-replacement/

A £2.9m project to replace the railway bridge on Mill Street, Wem will help ensure more reliable journeys for rail passengers and road users in north Shropshire. For safety reasons, Mill Street will be temporarily closed underneath the railway bridge until 4am on Wednesday 29 December 2021, and a s...

30/11/2021

LOCAL NEWS l People are being asked to have their say on the new weekend traffic arrangements in .

https://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/new-engagement-hub-launched-for-shrewsbury-weekend-traffic-reduction-trial/

People are being asked to have their say on the new weekend traffic arrangements in Shrewsbury. The centre of Shrewsbury – Wyle Cop (uphill), High Street and Shoplatch – are currently closed to through-traffic from 10am to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays to help reduce traffic in the town at weeken...

30/11/2021

LOCAL NEWS l Police have received a report of 40 lambs being stolen from a farm in Winnington.

https://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/appeal-for-information-following-sheep-theft-in-winnington/

Police have received a report of 40 lambs being stolen from a farm in Winnington, Shropshire. It is believed the theft took place on or just before Friday 19 November 2021. The lambs are around eight months old and all had a black spot painted on their hind quarters. Graham Donaldson, Rural & Busine...

30/11/2021

14/10/2021

14/10/2021

NEWS l Council is working with supported living providers to avoid unaccompanied asylum seeking children having to go into costly children’s home placements, a new report says.

https://www.sunshineradio.co.uk/news/local-news/council-working-with-supported-living-providers-to-secure-homes-for-asylum-seeker-children/

Shropshire Council is working with supported living providers to avoid unaccompanied asylum seeking children having to go into costly children’s home placements, a new report says.