The cost to taxpayers of employees leaving Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council ahead of the move to a unitary council is £2.5 million, the Chronicle can exclusively reveal.
A group of angry shoppers were locked out of Shrewsbury’s multi-storey car park in the freezing cold after making the most of the town’s heavily publicised late-night Christmas shopping.
Daniel Kawczynski is incensed by the incident after finding out about it from a constituent who was involved in assisting the injured woman. He has written a letter to the West Midland Ambulance Service chief executive Anthony Marsh, who has said his office would look into the issue.
A new community centre has risen from the ashes as part of a major £250,000 project to boost sporting and social activities on a town estate.
Shrewsbury’s popular carnival could be axed if more people don’t become committee members, organisers have warned.
The Chronicle beat dozens of papers to win gold and the regional title for the best paid-for weekly in the West and East Midlands and East Anglia.
Council bosses are considering giving derelict housing sites in Shrewsbury a £24million injection to kickstart development, the Shrewsbury Chronicle can reveal.
The Chronicle can exclusively reveal a glimpse of the proposed plans for a £5million regeneration scheme which will see an ‘eyesore’ block of derelict shops demolished – ahead of a crunch planning decision next week.
A multi-purpose hall at the town’s flagship £9million sports village will close for one month for urgent repairs to be carried out on the flooded floor.
Theatre bosses have released the long-awaited star-studded programme for the brand new £28 million Theatre Severn which includes a host of famous names and shows.
