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Mammoths survived late in Britain |
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Woolly mammoths lived in Britain as recently as 14,000 years ago, according to new evidence from Shropshire. |
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Swine flu father tells of regret |
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A Shropshire father whose daughter died of tonsillitis says he wishes he had taken her to the doctors. |
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Council to double allotment plots |
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Telford and Wrekin Council says it is to double the size of a group of allotments in Shropshire due to demand. |
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'Progress made' by crash skydiver |
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'Progress made' by crash skydiver
A skydiver who survived a 10,000ft plunge to the ground in Shropshire is making "good progress", his mother says. |
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Sports centre shut over swine flu |
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A sports centre used by school children in Shropshire is closed after a member of staff contracts swine flu. |
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£13m power cable could be buried |
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Controversial plans for an overhead electricity line through the Oswestry countryside could be placed underground |
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Anger over parking charge error |
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New Market Drayton parking charge signs provoked an angry reaction from councillors because they say people will face charges on a Sunday. |
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Rural bus routes 'face more cuts' |
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Rural buses are likely to be cut further because of funding shortages, Shropshire Council warns. |
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Saints relish first home Euro tie |
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The New Saints hope playing their first European tie in Oswestry will help them overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit. |
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NHS to study high mortality town |
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Health chiefs are to visit a Shropshire town which has more people suffering from ill health than the national average. |
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Work to shore up quarry to start |
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Work to secure an old quarry face at the side of a Shropshire road which has seen rock falls is to start next month. |
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Extra cash for market hall revamp |
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The revamp of a Shropshire market hall is a step closer after a town council said it would help fund the scheme. |
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County schools report is welcomed |
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A report about the future of Shropshire's primary schools has been described as a "very welcome kick in the pants" by a councillor. |
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New facility for recreated town |
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A new visitor centre for a recreated Victorian town at a Shropshire tourist attraction is being opened as part of a £12m development. |
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Council chief confirmed in post |
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The chief executive of Hull City Council is to take over as the new head of Shropshire Council, it is confirmed. |
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Farmers 'facing financial ruin' |
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Dairy Farmers of Britain's members will struggle to survive on what they are being paid, the co-op's receiver admits. |
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Suspect arrested after drugs raid |
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A 38-year-old man is arrested after more than 100 cannabis plants are found by police at a house in Shropshire. |
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Calls for better Rural Housing Plan |
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The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England fear the Government will start building new houses in rural villages just for the sake of it. |
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Lottery cash for furniture scheme |
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A charity which helped provide furniture for Shropshire residents after flooding is awarded nearly £500,000 in lottery cash. |
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Aqueduct crowned world 'wonder' |
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Aqueduct crowned world 'wonder' An aqueduct into which the Shropshire canal runs is added to a prestigious list of United Nations' World Heritage Sites. |
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Action week to tackle behaviour |
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Action week to tackle behaviour A week of action begins to fight issues including anti-social behaviour, littering and speeding in part of Shropshire. |
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Farmers help addicts 'get clean' |
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Plans have been unveiled for a series of working care farms across Shropshire and the West Midlands. |
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Probe into stolen flock of sheep |
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Police are investigating the theft of 45 sheep from a field near Oswestry. |
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Damaged bridge to close for work |
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A Shropshire bridge damaged by flooding will be closed for up to two weeks for work to be carried out. |
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Walkers warned over cow dangers |
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Farming unions have warned walkers, especially those with dogs, to be aware of the dangers posed by cows with calves. |
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Machinery from lorry hits house |
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A road is closed for several hours after a piece of machinery falls from a heavy goods vehicle into a house in Shropshire. |
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Wrong people sent polling cards |
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A council says sorry after sending out polling cards to people who were not eligible to vote in the election. |
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Powers to target street drinkers |
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People caught drinking in some streets in part of Telford could be arrested and fined under new powers. |
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Skydiver's survival 'incredible' |
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A skydiver whose parachutes failed to open properly during a 10,000ft freefall says it is "incredible" he survived. |
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Medieval travel book on display |
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A book about the Welsh Marches written by a churchman recruiting men to fight in the crusades goes on display at an exhibition. |
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Aberystwyth-London route proposed |
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Plans for a direct service between Aberystwyth and London are proposed by Arriva Trains Wales |
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Biomass power plant to go ahead |
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Controversial plans for a biomass generator in Shropshire will go ahead, a planning inspector rules after an inquiry. |
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Woman in Channel relay challenge |
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A Shropshire clergywoman who has a spinal injury, is taking part in a group relay swim of the English Channel |
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Designs on historic mill's future |
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A design team is chosen to find a use for a historic Shropshire mill considered a forerunner to skyscrapers. |
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Water tests at tyre blaze scene |
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Environment experts are taking air and water samples to test for pollutants at the site of a fire in Shropshire. |
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Bishops defying swine flu advice |
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Two bishops reinstate communal wine in churches, including in south Shropshire, against national advice. |
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Ludlow food extravaganza best yet |
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Bumper crowds descended on Ludlow for the 15th annual food festival. Organisers said the event was on course to become the most successful yet. |
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Trust to tackle obesity problem |
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An NHS trust reveals plans to tackle obesity rates in area of Shropshire where one in four adults is overweight. |
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Possible appeal over energy plant |
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Councillors in Shropshire say they may appeal against a decision to allow a controversial biomass plant to go ahead in the county. |
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Bus causes 'chaos' on narrow lane |
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A new bus service in Shropshire causes "chaos" down a narrow village lane, a parish councillor says. |
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Hoard of 10,000 Roman coins found |
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At least 10,000 coins believed to be from the Roman era have been uncovered by a treasure hunter in Shropshire |
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Tractors urged to pull over more |
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Tractor drivers are being urged by police to pull over more regularly following a rise in complaints from drivers. |
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Council offers 45,000 free trees |
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Up to 45,000 free trees are being handed out to landowners in Shropshire in an attempt to spruce up areas. |
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Woman arrested over ditch search |
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A woman who phoned police saying she had fallen into a ditch, sparking a five-day search, is arrested by detectives. |
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Shropshire weekly paper to close |
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One of Shropshire's weekly newspapers, the Whitchurch Herald, closes alongside two other titles. |
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Villagers' plea to reopen station |
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More than 250 people attend a meeting calling for a Shropshire village's railway station to be reopened. |
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Police complaints go up by 200% |
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Complaints against West Mercia Police have gone up by 200% in the last five years, a watchdog says. |
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Uncertainty over 'arson' attacks |
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Police cast doubt on whether four fires at three farms 1.5 miles (2.4 km) apart over seven weeks last year was arson. |
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Digger used in cash machine theft |
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Police hunt "well organised" thieves who used a mini digger to steal a cash machine from a Telford industrial estate. |
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Probe into diesel river spillage |
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The Environment Agency investigates after diesel spills into a river from an industrial estate in Shropshire. |
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River ferry's future 'in doubt' |
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A group running a historic foot ferry on the River Severn says its future is in doubt due to a shortage of volunteers. |
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Steam train derails near station |
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The Severn Valley Railway begins an investigation after a train carrying 31 passengers derails as it approaches a station. |
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Talks offer lifeline for Herald |
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The closure of a weekly newspaper in Shropshire is postponed while talks begin with possible new owners. |
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Child airlifted from rugby pitch |
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A 15-year-old boy suffers injuries in a rugby match at a school in Shropshire and is airlifted to hospital. |
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Rare £11m gem becomes £100 rock |
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A gemstone valued at £11m used to underpin the finances of a Shropshire construction company may be almost worthless |
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Webb memorial is restored to town |
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A memorial to Captain Webb, the first man to swim the Channel, returns to the town where he was born. |
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Tories target 20 seats |
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The polls are predicting big gains for the Conservatives in the Midlands. So is the next general election already in the bag? |
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Vandals smash TV gardener statue |
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Park vandals in Shropshire break the head off a bronze bust of former Blue Peter gardener Percy Thrower. |
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Coal mine approved at beauty spot |
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An open cast mine is to be built near a Shropshire beauty spot as government planners give it the go-ahead. |
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Protest at Darwin sculpture event |
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People protest at the cost of a sculpture built for the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth. |
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Businesses are hit by revamp work |
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Businesses in a Shropshire town say they are hit hard by building work to regenerate the area which is deterring customers. |
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Serial arson investigation begins |
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A fire at a disused shop in Shropshire is being treated by police as a series of arson attempts. |
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Farm machinery hits bridge wall |
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A large farming vehicle crashes into a bridge in Shropshire taking down part of the wall two years after it underwent major repairs. |
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School partly closed after fire |
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A school in Shropshire is closed to three year groups after a fire which was tackled by six crews from around the county |
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La Bécasse ranked in the country’s top 100 Restaurants |
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Michelin starred Ludlow restaurant, La Bécasse, was named in the country’s top 100 restaurants at the National Restaurant Awards 2009. |
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Fire-hit school reopens to pupils |
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A Shropshire school damaged by fire two days ago reopens to all pupils after safety checks. |
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Rally over hospital cuts threat |
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A rally is being held at a football ground in Telford in protest at plans to downgrade a Shropshire hospital. |
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Fire crews get livestock training |
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Shropshire firefighters are given special training in the art of moving distressed livestock from burning farm buildings. |
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Truth behind £11m gem revealed |
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The man who propped up construction firm Wrekin with what he claimed was an £11m ruby had a criminal conviction, the BBC learns. |
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Market revamp hits cash problems |
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The revamp of a Shropshire market hall by top designers, won in a competition, runs into funding difficulties. |
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Plans for turbine distance rules |
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An MP plans to try and introduce proposals over how far wind turbines should be distanced from homes. |
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Woman trapped in town hall crash |
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A woman is seriously injured when she becomes trapped under a car which then smashed into Market Drayton town hall. |
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Roads reopens after bridge hit |
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The A5112 Hazeldine Way in Shropshire reopens after the 60-tonne footbridge above it was badly damaged by a lorry. |
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Hospital cuts decision postponed |
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Consultations on plans to downgrade a Shropshire hospital are unlikely to begin until next year. |
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Weekly paper saved by media group |
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A weekly Shropshire newspaper that was due to be closed down after 130 years in print is bought by another media group. |
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New steam loco at valley railway |
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The first steam locomotive to be built in England for nearly 50 years is hauling trains at the Severn Valley Railway. |
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'Outrage' meet over hospital plan |
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A council is meeting to discuss a motion expressing "outrage" over plans to downgrade services at a hospital. |
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Work to start in rock falls area |
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Stabilisation work is scheduled over the coming weeks in the Harley Hill area of Shropshire, where there have been rock falls. |
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Surgery move proposals discarded |
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Plans to move major vascular surgery from a Shropshire hospital have been dropped by an NHS trust. |
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School to create forest play area |
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A village primary school is creating a forest area so pupils can explore the great outdoors. |
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Arrests during burglary crackdown |
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West Mercia Police arrest more than 20 people in its week-long operation aimed at tackling burglary and stolen vehicles. |
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County on flood alert |
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Shropshire was on flood watch today after torrential rain and strong winds wreaked havoc across the UK. |
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Teams tackle chewing gum problem |
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Council teams are spending four days tackling the problem of discarded chewing gum in a town centre. |
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Ice hockey fans back trust status |
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More than 100 Shropshire ice hockey fans have backed plans to set up a supporters trust to save their team. |
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MP raises wind turbine 'ban' plan |
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Proposals that would prevent wind turbines being built close to homes received a first reading in the House of Commons. |
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CCTV of mass chocolate bar theft |
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Police have released a CCTV image of a man they believe shoplifted a total of 133 chocolate bars from a shop in Shropshire. |
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Date now set for major roadworks |
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A new date has been fixed for extensive repairs to one of Shropshire's busiest through-routes. |
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Community action appeal to public |
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People in a Shropshire community have been asked to help after residents formed a group to tackle anti-social behaviour. |
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Level crossing offenders on CCTV |
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Drivers are being urged to wait at a level crossing in Wem where scores of motorists have been caught on CCTV jumping the lights. |
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Recession halts the West Mid Show |
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The West Midlands Agricultural Society, organisers of the 125-year-old West Mid Show, has gone into liquidation. |
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Steam train on track after revamp |
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The first steam train for more than 40 years has begun operating on a section of track which was restored by volunteers in Shropshire. |
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Town's £3m development drawn up |
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Plans for a £3m redevelopment in a market town are being drawn up ahead of a public consultation. |
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Locals buy The Sun Inn |
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One of the UK's last parlour pubs has been bought by two regulars, including its next-door neighbour, after the death of the landlady who ran it for 74 years. |
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Road £730,000 revamp plans shown |
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Transport bosses have unveiled plans for a £730,000 revamp of a major road in a Whitchurch town centre. |
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High Sheriff of Shropshire Announced |
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Hugh Trevor-Jones, from Oldbury near Bridgnorth, has been appointed to the post and will take up the position in March next year. |
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Costly bus services may be axed |
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Council chiefs reveal plans to axe five of the most expensive bus services they run across Shropshire. |
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Afternoon peak rail fares come in |
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Rail passengers on lines across the West Midlands are to pay more to travel by train from the new year. |
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Flood plans dropped from scheme |
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Plans which could have included a flood prevention scheme in a new relief road in Shrewsbury have been dropped. |
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Flood warning remaining on river |
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A flood warning remains in place on the River Severn in Shrewsbury after heavy rain affected the region. |
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Flood warnings to remain in place |
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Flood watch warnings remain in place on the River Severn in Shropshire and Worcestershire as well as the River Wye in Herefordshire. |
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Murder conviction following fire |
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A 22-year-old man is convicted of murdering a man who died after a fire at his home in December last year. |
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Two more guilty over fire murder |
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Two more people are found guilty over the murder of a man who died after a fire at his Shropshire home. |
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Appeal over Charles Darwin's missing Galapagos notes |
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An appeal has been launched to trace Charles Darwin's missing Galapagos notebook which provided crucial evidence for his theory of evolution. |
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Life sentences for fire murderers |
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Two Herefordshire men who poured petrol over a pawnbroker and set alight to him have been jailed for life. |
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Car park shuts over flood warning |
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A third car park has closed as the Environment Agency keeps an eye on rising flood water in the River Severn at Shrewsbury. |
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Town car parts jobs appear secure |
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The future of a car parts company in Powys looks secure after it announces plans to make workers redundant at another site. |
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Two flood warnings remain in Shropshire |
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Two flood warnings are in place on the River Severn in Shropshire while three others have been downgraded. |
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Pub fire 'started deliberately' |
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A fire at a pub in Shropshire which broke out while a man was inside may have been started deliberately, detectives say. |
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Town praised for link to Olympics |
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Cabinet minister Tessa Jowell and Olympic gold medallist Jonathan Edwards have paid tribute to Shropshire’s role in the birth of the modern Games |
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Boy's fire 'caused cave collapse' |
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A 16-year-old boy was crushed to death by falling stones in a cave which had probably been unsettled by the heat from his camp fire, an inquest hears. |
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Town's mayor dies during meeting |
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The mayor of a Shropshire town dies suddenly during a meeting about crime from a suspected heart attack. |
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Adult care services perform well |
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Adults are being care for well at two councils in Shropshire, a government health watchdog reports. |
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'Mistakes made' in death inquiry |
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Mistakes were made by police investigating the death of a Shropshire man whose body was found in a field, a watchdog says. |
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Incinerator plans are turned down |
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Plans for a controversial waste incinerator in a Shropshire town are rejected by councillors at a meeting. |
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Engineers taught ancient skills |
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Special courses are run to teach highways engineers ancient skills to help them repair historic bridges. |
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Deputy council leader is demoted |
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The Conservative deputy leader of Shropshire Council Peter Nutting is asked to leave his cabinet role. |
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Prisoners 'to help repair canal' |
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Prisoners could soon be helping to bridge the skills gap in repair work on a canal. |
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Messages painted in police cells |
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A message is being stencilled in every cell at a police station urging people who have been locked up to confess about other crimes they have committed. |
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Death find linked to river 'body' |
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The discovery of a man's body at an address in Shropshire has been linked to a possible sighting of a body floating in the River Severn. |
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Burglars take dead wife's ashes |
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Burglars who broke into a house in Shropshire have stolen the ashes of their victim's dead wife. |
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Police replace man's stolen money |
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An RAF veteran from Shropshire whose Christmas savings were stolen by masked robbers has had his money replaced thanks to West Mercia Police donations. |
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Cat cruelty case in Telford 'one of worst' says RSPCA |
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RSPCA say finding 76 cats in one Shropshire house one of the "most serious" cases they have dealt with. |
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Twelve hurt in town centre blast |
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Twelve people are injured when a building is "flattened" in a suspected gas explosion in Shrewsbury. |
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Free security service for bikes |
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A free security marking service is being offered by West Mercia Police for people with pedal cycles in Shropshire. |
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Woman 'critical' after explosion |
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A woman is "extremely critical" in hospital following an explosion which destroyed a building in Shrewsbury. |
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Schools are closed as snow falls |
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Twenty-one schools across Shropshire have been shut because of problems caused by the freezing temperatures. |
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Snowball attack leads to assault |
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A Telford man is left with bruises and a bloody nose for asking youths to stop pelting his home with snowballs. |
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Ice hockey fans trust registered |
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Ice hockey fans who have been trying to save a Shropshire team register a supporters trust to run the club. |
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Marches green energy project scoops £300,000 |
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A group of 21 small communities has scooped £300,000 after winning a major environmental competition to cut carbon emissions. |
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Cement truck crashes into homes in Shropshire |
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A cement mixer lorry crashed into homes in Longdon-upon-Tern in Shropshire, damaging one house badly and closing the road. |
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Gas smell reported near explosion site in Shrewsbury |
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Part of Shrewsbury town centre has been cordoned off after reports of a smell of gas. |
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Flood warnings as thaw continues |
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Melting snow and heavy rainfall swell brooks and rivers across Shropshire causing some flood barriers to go up. |
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Tattooists exhibit their skills |
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Hundreds of tattooists from across the world have been gathering in Shropshire to demonstrate their skills. |
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Supermarket decision 'called in' |
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A town centre owner refers permission for a new out-of-town supermarket to the government. |
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Village shops 'are vital in snow' |
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Council leaders say village shops across Shropshire have demonstrated how vital they are in the freezing weather |
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Traffic ban plan hits a dead end |
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A road in Bridgnorth is going to remain a one-way street after plans to restrict traffic were dropped. |
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Gorge Parish council wants gritting review |
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A Shropshire parish council has called for an urgent review into why steep roads were left untreated during the recent snow and ice. |
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Snow menace to drivers and birds |
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Deep snow at a Shropshire beauty spot is likely to have killed scores of small birds, the National Trust has said. |
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Opinions wanted over revamp plans |
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People living in part of Shropshire are urged to tell an architect about how their area could be improved. |
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Work stops over builder concerns |
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A construction firm with two multi-million council contracts has gone into administration, Shropshire Council is told. |
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Thieves steal 200 piglets in raid |
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More than 200 piglets are loaded onto a trailer and stolen in a raid overnight from a farm in Newport, Shropshire. |
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Pothole hotline set up after ice |
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A special hotline is set up for people to report potholes caused by the recent icy weather in part of Shropshire . |
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Explosion event raises thousands |
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A fundraising concert held in Shrewsbury for the victims of a suspected gas blast raises more than £7,000. |
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No weight restriction for bridge |
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A new bridge replacing another which collapsed in 2008 will be wider than the old one and not have a weight restriction. |
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Tudor painting found behind wall |
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Workmen refurbishing a Tudor home in Shropshire discover a painting thought to date back to the late 16th Century. |
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Schools mourn murdered teenager |
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The school where a girl from Shropshire was once headgirl says everyone is "terribly saddened" at her killing. |
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Plea to cyclist over missing man |
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Police urge a cyclist who may have seen missing Shrewsbury man Hayden Reynolds-Evans to contact them. |
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Hospital beds 'enough' say bosses |
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A new Ludlow hospital will have enough beds despite having fewer than its predecessor, say health bosses. |
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Police out in force for big derby |
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West Mercia Police say officers will be out in force for the derby game between Shrewsbury and Hereford. |
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Two women 'died of head injuries' |
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A mother and daughter whose bodies were found at their home in Oswestry died of head injuries, an inquest hears.
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Third arrest following Shropshire town fight |
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Three people have been arrested following a fight in a Shropshire town which has left a man in his 20s in a critical condition. |
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Pedestrian killed crossing road |
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A pedestrian dies of his injuries after being hit by a car while crossing a road in Ludlow, Shropshire.
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Man charged following Market Drayton fight |
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A man has been charged following a fight in a Shropshire town which has left a man aged in his 20s in a critical condition. |
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Helpers for rural police stations |
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Volunteers are needed to open and man the front desks at some rural police stations across Shropshire. |
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Environmental jobs boost forecast |
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A big increase in jobs in the "green sector" is predicted by firms across the West Midlands region, a survey reports. |
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Row over Telford MP's 'pig jibe' |
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A Labour MP apologises after appearing to describe the Conservatives as "scum-sucking pigs" but insists his comments were tampered with. |
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Agricultural show 'will go ahead' |
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Shropshire council steps in to help out organisers of the West Midlands Show. |
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Construction firm in liquidation |
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A Shrewsbury construction firm with two multi-million-pound council contracts goes into liquidation, owing a bank £4m. |
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Council vows to restart projects |
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Shropshire Council has vowed to find a new contractor to complete projects left idle after a firm went into administration. |
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Carnival delayed until next year |
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Organisers of the Ellesmere Carnival say it will be postponed until next year because of increased costs. |
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CCTV issued over railway attack |
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Police issue a CCTV image of a group of men they want to speak to after a man was attacked at a Shropshire railway station. |
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New theatre has 'sell-out' year |
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Bosses at Shrewsbury's Theatre Severn say it has had a successful first year with most of its shows selling out. |
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Mothers get play area go ahead |
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Work is due to get under way on an environmentally-friendly play area in Church Stretton, Shropshire. |
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Cars 'misusing' railway crossing |
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Motorists are still misusing a railway level crossing in Wem, Shropshire, British Transport Police say. |
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Drinkers warned after 'spiking' in Shrewsbury |
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Police in Shropshire are reminding revellers to be alert after an apparent case of drink-spiking in Shrewsbury. |
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Forest worker death investigated |
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Police and safety officials launch investigation into the death of a man in a Powys-Shropshire border forest. |
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Plan to freeze meals on wheels |
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Shropshire meals on wheels recipients are to be asked their views on plans to provide frozen dinners instead. |
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'Unsafe' underpass to be replaced |
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Work starts to fill in a Shropshire underpass deemed unsafe and to replace it with a pedestrian crossing. |
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Woman first to face Treasure Act |
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A Shropshire woman has been ordered by a court to hand over an ancient coin uncovered in a garden. |
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Grants awarded for church repairs |
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Five churches in Shropshire are awarded nearly £500,000 in grants by the Heritage Lottery Fund towards building restoration. |
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Aberystwyth-London route rejected |
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Pressure off the Wrexham & Shropshire as plans for a direct train service between Aberystwyth and London is rejected by the rail regulator. |
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Wall repairs will cost £350,000 |
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Repairs are going to be made to a historic wall in Ludlow, Shropshire, which is "leaning" close to a car park. |
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'Zero' council tax hike announced |
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Council tax payers in some areas of Shropshire will face no rise at all for the authority's services. |
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Calls for devolved rail service |
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An assembly member calls for devolved powers over rail travel after a link from Aberystwyth to London is rejected. |
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Probe into suspicious house fire |
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Police are investigating whether a fire at an empty house in Wellington, Shropshire, was started deliberately. |
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Rebel Euro MP expelled by UKIP |
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West Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire is expelled from the UK Independence Party after objecting to extremist allies. |
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Service for mother and daughter |
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A service will be held after the deaths of a mother and daughter who are thought to have been killed by the former's husband.
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Former Tory MP to stand for UKIP in Ludlow |
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A one-time Conservative MP reveals he is to stand against his old party in his former Shropshire constituency. |
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Award for restored 1922 carriage |
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Severn Valley Railway volunteers win an award for their lengthy restoration of a 1922 train carriage. |
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Anger as rubbish collections stop |
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Homeowners on a quiet Shropshire road protest after council contractors end their rubbish collections. |
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George Cross for Army bomb heroes |
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Two Army bomb disposal experts, one from Shropshire, have been awarded the George Cross for their gallantry in Afghanistan. |
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'No to Rubbish' scheme organised |
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A week-long anti-litter campaign aimed at residents living in an area of a Shropshire town is organised. |
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Mill plans delayed by fish fears |
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Plans to use a restored 14th Century water mill in Shropshire are delayed by fears that fish will be sucked into the wheel. |
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Taxi marshal pilot scheme starts |
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A taxi marshalling scheme is piloted in Shrewsbury to help drinkers get home safely following a night out |
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Litter picking to clean up estate |
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Residents hold their own litter picking event as the council works to clean up a Shropshire estate. |
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Record £6.25m railway turnover |
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The Severn Valley steam railway carries nearly 250,000 passengers. |
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Cash for manufacturing firms |
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A total of £12m is to go to help businesses in the West Midlands region, the Manufacturing Advisory Service says. |
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Parties debate NHS spending plans |
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The three main party's put the NHS at the top of the agenda asr Ken Clarke says it would be protected by the Conservatives |
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Labour targets rural constituency |
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A Shropshire constituency is regarded by some observers as one of the main targets for the Labour party. |
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