Household rubbish will be monitored by ‘bin police’ as part of a controversial Government scheme which could see residents fined for failing to comply with new rules.
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Sporty porker hogs TV limelight
Who are you calling a lazy pig? Certainly not four-month-old Scarlet, who’s finding fame with her fondness for keeping fit.
Counselling ‘axed on cancer wards’
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
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
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 […]
A s-mashing way to honour humble spud
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
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 […]
