Friday, 12th March 2010

Latest Shrewsbury stories

Welcome to the sound of Shropshire

DJ Tom Campbell has launched Sound Of Shropshire, a new podcast focusing on the county’s music scene.

Counselling ‘axed on cancer wards’

A patient with staff at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

DYING cancer patients at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital will be denied access to their long-term counsellors in their final moments under controversial new proposals.
Counsellors operating from the Hamar Centre in the grounds of the hospital have been told they will not be allowed to make ward visits in the hospital in future, even if their […]

£20,000 pledged to slow speedy drivers

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MEMBERS of a village action group are hoping to see an end to speeding motorists – after £20,000 of council cash was secured for extra signs and road markings.
The Worthen Action Group has been campaigning for the 30mph speed limit on the B4386 through Worthen and Brockton to be enforced after villagers raised concern of […]

Town pioneers hi-tech rail signal system

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SHREWSBURY is on track to become one of the first towns in the country to benefit from one of the world’s most advanced rail signalling technologies.
The Cambrian lines from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury to Pwllheli will become the first railway in the UK to use the new European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS).
This new […]

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A s-mashing way to honour humble spud

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WILDLIFE enthusiasts will hold a ‘spud-tastic’ event to mark Shrewsbury’s first ever Potato Day after taking the lead from a nearby village.
Staff at Shropshire Wildlife Trust came up with the idea after being involved with the organisers of Nesscliffe’s annual celebration of all things potato.
The event, which takes place at the trust’s visitor centre in […]

Building firm had debts of £9.9m

Galliers’ Oxon Business Park HQ

TOWN construction firm Frank Galliers Ltd has gone into liquidation with debts of more than £9.9 million owed to more than 400 creditors.
Company directors attended a meeting in Telford yesterday, Wednesday, to explain why the company ceased trading with the loss of more than 130 jobs. Director George Butler laid the blame for the liquidation […]

Superstore set for big revamp

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has unveiled plans to expand its Meole Brace superstore, selling a wider range of goods and creating up to 70 jobs for local people.

Shrewsbury set to be ‘night-time entertainment capital of county’

Shrewsbury is set to be developed as the night-time entertainment capital of Shropshire, with people encouraged into the town centre to enjoy its cafes, bars, theatre and restaurants.

Town history charted by Chronicle on DVD

A new DVD has been created, combining unique old film of Shrewsbury with the archives of the Chronicle to paint a fascinating picture of life from the 1930s to 1960s.

Our town - a future vision

The leader of Shropshire Council has unveiled his vision for the future of Shrewsbury – a town producing its own electricity from the River Severn and boasting a five star hotel and a world heritage site at Ditherington Flax Mill.