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Protests at Shropshire Council

Shropshire

Protests as Shropshire Council sets out case for relief road

A planned relief road would be a major economic boost to Shrewsbury, Shropshire Council has said. It has published a revised business case for the North West Relief Road, which estimates the scheme would cost £215m. Environmental campaigners held a protest before it was presented to a meeting at Shrewsbury's Guildhall on Thursday. Opposition parties announced earlier this month they would scrap the scheme if they take control of the […]

todayFebruary 27, 2025

Shropshire Students get Unbelievable visit from EMF frontman James Atkin

Shropshire

Shropshire Students get Unbelievable visit from EMF frontman

The lead singer of 90s rock band EMF has said he "really enjoyed" a chance to go back to school and inspire the next generation of musicians. James Atkin challenged students at Shrewsbury College to remix his number one single Unbelievable and said he was "blown away" by their response when he visited on Wednesday. He admitted "a few years ago this would have been my worst nightmare", but said […]

todayFebruary 27, 2025

Stuart Anderson MP

Shropshire

Banking hubs call after Shropshire branches close

Banking hubs are needed after the closure of two Lloyds branches, an MP has said. The bank is to close its outlets in Bridgnorth and Ludlow in May and the MP for South Shropshire, Stuart Anderson, said: "To assume that everyone can use online banking is a very naive approach." Banking hubs are locations where people can access common banking services and Mr Anderson said he would ask people in […]

todayFebruary 27, 2025

First World War Medals

Shropshire

Medals with place in Shropshire battalion history go on sale

Medals belonging to the first member of an infantry battalion to be killed in the First World War are to be sold at auction. Pte Albert Jones, who was born in 1891 at Rushbury in Shropshire, died three weeks after arriving in France in August 1915. He was a member of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion and had enlisted the previous summer. The medals, due to go on […]

todayFebruary 27, 2025

Midlands Air ambulance launches new fundraising campaign

Worcestershire

Midlands Air ambulance launches new fundraising campaign

Critical care paramedics working for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) have described their work as "fulfilling and emotional". The charity serves six million people across Worcestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and the West Midlands. "Whether it be day, night, sunshine, minus six or 30 degrees - you have to give everything for that person to have a chance of walking out the other side, and to be a part of […]

todayFebruary 24, 2025

Fundraising CPR marathon to be held at Worcester University

Worcestershire

Fundraising CPR marathon to be held at Worcester University

Staff and students at a university will take part in a 24-hour CPR challenge next month. From 09:00 GMT on 10 March, CPR will be maintained on a training mannequin until the same time the following day. The annual event at the University of Worcester is organised by the university's paramedic society (Parasoc), raising money for charities close to the students' hearts. "In previous years we've raised money for Midlands […]

todayFebruary 24, 2025

Shropshire Hospital clothing scheme gets patients moving

Shropshire

Shropshire Hospital clothing scheme gets patients moving

A hospital clothing scheme that motivates patients to get up, get dressed and moving is appealing for donations from the public. The Donate2Motivate project from Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) sees clothing donated to its two main hospitals for people who may not otherwise have access to garments while on the wards. The Trust said stocks were running low, and appealed for loose fitting and comfortable clothes that […]

todayFebruary 23, 2025

'Near-bankrupt' Shropshire Council finds £51m to balance books

Shropshire

‘Near-bankrupt’ Shropshire Council finds £51m to balance books

A council that had declared itself "unbelievably close" to bankruptcy has identified more than £51m to balance the books for next year. Shropshire Council will save £1.136m by cutting senior management posts plus a further £27m by axing 540 posts from its 3,500 workforce. The authority has also applied to the government for a "capitalisation direction" – a move that allows it to sell assets or borrow to fund its […]

todayFebruary 20, 2025

Worcestershire Comedy festival launched in Rik Mayall's memory

Worcestershire

Worcestershire Comedy festival launched in Rik Mayall’s memory

Greg Davies, Peter Richardson, Shaparak Khorsandi and Helen Lederer have all been confirmed for the first comedy festival held in Rik Mayall's memory. The community-run festival is taking place from 31 May to 7 June, with tickets for the headliners, who will play the Norbury Theatre in Droitwich Spa, on sale next month. Mayall grew up in the Worcestershire town and the festival is aimed at celebrating his life and […]

todayFebruary 20, 2025

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