Wednesday, 19th June 2013

Latest Shrewsbury stories

Libraries facing £100k budget cut

Libraries across Shropshire will have almost £100,000 less to spend on new books this year, new figures have revealed.

Direct rail link fight will go on

Campaigners will stress the “huge economic impact” of a direct train link between Shrewsbury and London as they fight to get the stalled bid back on track yet again.

Statue scaffolding firm to be chosen

A firm will be chosen to put up scaffolding around Shrewsbury’s crumbling Lord Hill statue in the next couple of weeks, council bosses have announced.

Motorway bid to boost town

AN urgent review could place Shrewsbury on the UK’s official motorway network, provide a massive boost to the local economy and attract  multi-national companies to the town.
The town’s leaders have called on Transport Minister Patrick McLoughlin to extend the M54 from the west of Telford and reclassify Shrewsbury’s A5 as motorway up to either Preston […]

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Theatre numbers see drop of 7,000

THE number of people visiting Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn dropped by more than 7,000 in the last 12 months, it has been revealed.

Events to celebrate festival’s milestone

AN annual community arts festival has lined up a packed programme of events to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

Teenager guilty of Ben’s murder

A teenager who stamped on the head of a Shrewsbury busker who later died from his injuries has been found guilty of murder.

Ben’s mother pays tribute to ‘gentle’ son

THE mother of a Shrewsbury busker murdered in a brutal attack by two strangers today paid tribute to her ‘gentle’ music and poetry-loving son – and said she could never forgive his killers.

More than 200 wait for Market Hall stall

MORE than 200 people are on a waiting list for a stall at Shrewsbury Market Hall.

Farming community out in force to support show

Organisers of the Shropshire County Show said they had been “humbled” by the support of the local farming community following a tough start to the agricultural year.