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The organisers of Shropshire town's annual carnival said it is 'shaping up to be the best one yet', as they reveal plans for the event's weekend return.

Road safety concerns have led planners to refuse a proposal for more holiday accommodation.

A total of 62 new houses will be built near a cricket club in Bomere Heath after fears of balls crashing over the boundary into houses were resolved.

A fan zone will be set up in the West Midlands as Team GB bids for Olympic glory in Paris.

Plans to demolish buildings at an “unsafe” former manufacturing site in Coalbrookdale have been lodged with Telford and Wrekin Council.

The Shropshire Chamber Business Awards is heading for a sell-out.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was threatened with a knife following a crash between a car and a dirt bike in Telford.

A new programme has been launched to help boost business and growth.

Staffordshire Police has come out of special measures after making significant improvements in its operations, bosses have announced today.

It was standing room only at a passionate public meeting to 'save' a Shrewsbury arts venue after talks to put it in the hands of the community stalled.

Police have welcomed a lengthy jail sentence for a "highly dangerous" paedophile.

Changes can be made to a weapons testing facility near Presteigne after a scheme that allows a bigger building to be built there was agreed by Powys planners.

Villagers have called for the Post Office to reconsider the closure of their outreach service.

Planning laws coming into effect today aim to make it easier for farmers to convert unused buildings into new homes and shops.

A Shropshire born businessman says he is 'incredibly proud and humbled' after receiving The King’s Award.

That is the warning from broadcaster Adrian Chiles, who says he wants to communicate "just how dreary" consuming alcohol is.

A woman who paid a 'friend of a friend' to get rid of rubbish for her has been fined £600 after it turned up dumped on a country lane in a neighbouring county.

Two lanes of the M6 were closed this morning and traffic was delayed by more than an hour after a fire involving a lorry.

A drunken woman shouted racial abuse as she strangled a taxi driver with his own seatbelt while trying to claim the booking from another passenger.

A "sharp-eyed" bank manager foiled a plot to steal almost £100,000 of savings from a victim's accounts in Shropshire.

With the launch of its new rose Emily Bridgewater launched for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this week, the Albrighton grower is hoping to snatch its 28th gold medal at he prestigious gardening event.

A former care home in Telford is set to be turned into short-term accommodation.

The education watchdog Ofsted has published four reports into the standards of schools, nurseries and other children's services in Shropshire so far in May.

Preparations are underway for the much-anticipated return of Newport Carnival - and notice has been given for the roads that will shut on the day.

An educational trust has launched work to install solar panels on four of its key buildings in a bid to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.

A popular jazz event is to continue in a Shropshire market town despite the death of the man who launched the event.

A £9.5 million design and build project in Telford is on course to be completed later this year.

A fast-growing storage giant has taken over sites in Shropshire and Herefordshire as part of its expansion plans.

A unique barn conversion in a Shropshire village has gone on the market priced at £850,000.

The headteacher of a Newtown primary school got a 'gungeing' during a colour run that has raised over £700.