Saturday, 31st July 2010

Latest Shrewsbury stories

Traders’ angry attack on Tesco

Town business leaders have launched a scathing attack on supermarket giant Tesco, claiming its actions could force many traders out of town.

30 sets of roadworks spell chaos for drivers

Up to 30 separate sets of roadworks are lined up for Shrewsbury’s roads this summer, leading to more misery for motorists and traders.

Bookshop saved at 11th hour

Shrewsbury’s Christian bookshop will be given a new lease of life after more than 300 people saved it from closure.

1,600 homes set for green sites

Two ‘green’ areas of Shrewsbury could have more than 1,600 homes built on them under plans to create new districts in the town.

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Cancer service review says send RSH patients to Stoke

Cancer patients at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital could be forced to travel over 80 miles for treatment under proposals put forward in a regional review of services.

Former shop may become a bistro

A French restaurant chain is set to move into an empty town centre shop, creating up to 25 jobs, if plans get the go ahead.

Planners ‘are stifling town’

Decisions made by council planners in Shrewsbury are encouraging anti social behaviour and creating a ‘concrete ghost town’ in the evening, it is claimed.

Council facing homes probe

Shropshire Council is under investigation after a complaint was lodged over an alleged breach of planning regulations.

Meeting called to help save court

Ways of saving the town’s county court and protecting up to a dozen jobs will be discussed at a campaign meeting next week.

Sports day puts five in hospital

Five teenagers were rushed to hospital in the space of three and a half hours after heat exhaustion took its toll at an inter-school’s athletic tournament in Shrewsbury.