Tuesday, 22nd May 2012

Latest Shrewsbury stories

Road refuge is to be ripped out

A controversial pedestrian refuge is to be ripped out from a road in the centre of Shrewsbury – less than two years after it was put in place.
The crossing at the Roushill junction on Smithfield Road, was built in September 2010 as part of a £1.8 million traffic project.

Fears over £100,000 rise in cost of St Chad’s project

THE next phase of a major church restoration project in Shrewsbury will cost an extra £100,000 if controversial Government changes to VAT rates are approved.

MP urges review of damning Ofsted inspection

Shrewsbury’s MP is backing furious parents by calling for an urgent Government review into a damning Ofsted inspection which labelled the town’s Grange School as ‘inadequate’.

Fury over plan for 400 homes

FURIOUS residents have launched a campaign to stop more than 400 homes being built on greenfield land in Shrewsbury –13 years after a similar plan was thrown out after a public inquiry.

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Threat to shops as Clintons may fold

THE future of three Clinton Cards stores in Shrewsbury is in doubt after the troubled retailer’s largest supplier said it would force the company into administration.

Ambulance stations will be sold in big service shake-up

Ambulance stations in Shropshire are being sold off and moved to new locations as part of major changes to the way the service is run.

Town heroes on victory parade

Thousands of Shrewsbury Town fans will have the chance to salute their promotion-winning heroes as an open-top bus parade takes place on Sunday (May 6), it has been announced.

Warning over sales scamming operation

Households in Shrewsbury should be on alert after reports of a door-to-door sales scam, trading standards officials are warning.

Fresh plan for house at Darwin birthplace

Developers have lodged fresh plans for a controversial housing development next door to Charles Darwin’s Shrewsbury birthplace – to the annoyance of residents living nearby.

Town rebranded in tourism push

A NEW identity for Shrewsbury is to be created in a bid to bring tens of millions of pounds in extra tourism revenue to the town.