Shropshire news

• How the beauty industry is boosting High Streets

  24-10-2026 08:07 via BBC News
  
  Beauty salons and shops now make up almost a third of all leisure sites across UK retail centres.
  
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• Cymru Premier leaders TNS hit nine past Ammanford

  23-10-2026 23:28 via BBC News
  
  TNS are nine points clear at the top of the Cymru Premier while Ammanford dropped a spot to 14th.
  
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• New operating theatre opens at hospital

  23-10-2026 18:08 via BBC News
  
  This facility will allow for an additional 1,000 to 1,200 procedures a year, hospital bosses say.
  
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• Boy, 15, says stammer won't stop me dreaming of a radio career

  23-10-2026 15:09 via BBC News
  
  Ben, 15, says taking part in a radio football phone-in helped him to speak more fluently.
  
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• 'Our unfinished estate is like no-man's land'

  23-10-2026 14:43 via BBC News
  
  The two estates have been waiting years to be formally taken on by the council.
  
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• Santa’s Little Stars 2026 campaign launched to help provide Christmas gifts

  23-10-2026 12:05 via Shropshire Council Newsroom
  
  Some of the gifts donated in 2024
  Shropshire-based charity Little Stars has launched this year’s Santa’s Little Stars campaign, running from Saturday 24 October to Friday 4 December [2026], in partnership with The Darwin shopping centre in Shrewsbury. The campaign aims to provide Christmas gifts to children and pregnant women across the county who might otherwise go without.
  Since launching in 2020, Santa’s Little Stars has grown into a truly community-led initiative. Thanks to the generos
  
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• Weekly quiz: How did Star Wars and Marvel discover this artist?

  23-10-2026 07:18 via BBC News
  
  Other stories include rock-star sponsors and Britain's best pub - can you get 100%?
  
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• Town wins four awards at floral competition

  22-10-2026 18:44 via BBC News
  
  The Dingle in Quarry Park won the Mike Garwood Memorial Trophy for a second year running.
  
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• Bodybuilder dies after collapsing on stage at competition

  22-10-2026 17:41 via BBC News
  
  Chmura's wife describes her loss as "incredibly painful" following his death.
  
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• News from our partners: Remembrance Match to take place on October 31

  22-10-2026 17:07 via Shropshire Council Newsroom
  Shrewsbury Town will honour armed forces past and present at a home game against Gillingham on October 31.
  Each year, Shrewsbury Town are proud to host a Remembrance Match in tribute to service personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
  The fixture against Gillingham is Town’s closest home game prior to Remembrance Sunday, which falls on November 8 this year.  Ahead of kick-off, a series of tributes will take place to remember those who have served and sacrificed so much f
  
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• Tank barrel production returns to UK after 20 years

  22-10-2026 15:45 via BBC News
  
  The defence secretary says the UK is "back in the business of making weapons" for its armed forces.
  
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• New footpath opens between Cosford’s station and RAF Museum

  22-10-2026 15:35 via Shropshire Council Newsroom
  
  The new footpath and lighting
  Visiting the RAF Museum Midlands by public transport has become safer and more convenient following the completion of a new footpath linking Cosford train station to the Museum.
  The newly installed footpath along Worcester Road provides a dedicated pedestrian route between the station and the Museum, meaning users are no longer required to walk on the road or navigate the grass verge during the 15-minute walk. The improvements will benefit all users of the route inc
  
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• RAF veteran with leg injury awarded special poppy

  22-10-2026 15:25 via BBC News
  
  Neil Fellingham is honoured at the launch of the Royal British Legion's poppy appeal in Shropshire.
  
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• Shrewsbury Park and Ride services from Monday 2 November

  22-10-2026 14:30 via Shropshire Council Newsroom
  
  One of the Hotspur buses that will be used on the Park and Ride
  People are being reminded that from Monday 2 November [2026] Shrewsbury Park and Ride will operate as follows.
  The Park and Ride will operate Monday to Saturday from three sites (with no service on Sundays or bank holidays, excluding Good Friday).
  Oxon (behind Bicton Heath Co-op – SY3 5AD)First bus leaves Oxon at 7.20am, with buses every 20 minutes until 8am.
  Buses run every 12 minutes between 8am and 5pm.
  A new evening service wi
  
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• View sought on local bus services due for review in 2027

  22-10-2026 12:55 via Shropshire Council Newsroom
  
  Shropshire Council is inviting residents to share their views on a number of council-supported local bus services that are due to be reviewed and retendered in 2027.
  The survey will help the council better understand how people use the services today, what works well, what could be improved, and what residents would like to see in the future.
  The services included in the survey are currently supported by Shropshire Council and are approaching the end of their existing contracts. As part of the n
  
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• Consultation into Neighbourhood Plan for The Strettons parish area

  22-10-2026 11:42 via Shropshire Council Newsroom
  
  Shropshire Council has begun a consultation into a Neighbourhood Plan for The Strettons parish area on behalf of Church Stretton Town Council. The consultation runs until 27 November [2026].
  Church Stretton Town Council started work on a Neighbourhood Plan for The Strettons Parish area in early 2023.  The preparation of the Plan has been led by a local steering group, which includes representatives from the town council and the wider community.
  In February 2026, the town council carried out loc
  
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• Shrewsbury among first towns to test new independent high street health check

  22-10-2026 11:26 via Shropshire Council Newsroom
  News from our partners: Shrewsbury BID
  Shrewsbury has become one of the first ten towns in the UK to take part in a new independent assessment of town centre health, acting as a test case for The High Street Consultancy’s HAPPS diagnostic.
  Shrewsbury BID invited Ben Stephenson and Matt Colledge, partners in the High Street Consultancy, to assess the town centre in August 2026. The assessment was given free as charge as part of the pilot programme.
  The HAPPS model measures a town against 25 fac
  
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• Shropshire Council clarifies affordable housing requirements at Dutton Close

  22-10-2026 08:03 via Shropshire Council Newsroom
  
  Shropshire Council is aware there is some misunderstanding regarding the restrictions around the previously affordable homes on the Dutton Close development in Stoke Heath.
  The Section 106 agreement did not restrict all homes at Dutton Close to sale or rent only to local Shropshire families. It required three of the 25 homes within the development to be provided as affordable housing as a planning policy requirement on larger housing developments, with the remaining market properties being avail
  
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• Youth Hub opens to help young people find work

  22-10-2026 07:25 via BBC News
  
  A new youth employment hub has opened in a shopping centre, offering CV advice and skills training.
  
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• Bella's year-long search for her forever home

  22-10-2026 07:24 via BBC News
  
  The ten-year-old has been with the Dogs Trust since September 2025 but hopes for a permanent home.
  
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• Marches Forward Partnership is “UK’s most significant rural growth partnership”

  21-10-2026 17:03 via Shropshire Council Newsroom
  
  Lisa Quest, CEO of Marsh Risk UK, addressing the Marches Forward Partnership event in WestminsterThe ambition of the Marches Forward Partnership (MFP) to become the Rural Capital of Britain has been recognised as the UK’s “most commercially significant regional initiative” at a high-profile Westminster reception.The event set out the bold new proposition for the Marches as the Capital of Rural Britain: a connected cross-border economy with nationally important strengths in food, farming, w
  
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• Boy who doodles to host first solo art exhibition

  21-10-2026 16:53 via BBC News
  
  Joe Whale was commissioned to doodle on the walls of a local restaurant at the age of nine.
  
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• New owners pledge nightclub will remain unchanged

  21-10-2026 08:21 via BBC News
  
  The Shrewsbury-based Cove Group say the Buttermarket will remain a nightclub.
  
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• 'Nipple tattoos gave me my confidence back'

  21-10-2026 07:29 via BBC News
  
  Grace Suffell turned to the Lingen Davies cancer support charity for help after having a double mastectomy.
  
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• Wildfires are UK's 'new reality', MPs warn

  21-10-2026 07:20 via BBC News
  
  MPs say the UK needs firefighting aircraft, tougher prevention measures and a new wildfire strategy.
  
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• Tributes to 107-year-old Dunkirk RAF veteran

  20-10-2026 14:01 via BBC News
  
  Colin Cole, from Gobowen in Shropshire, carried out sea rescues before retraining as a teacher.
  
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• Shrewsbury takeover in 'final stages' - Wycherley

  20-10-2026 09:23 via BBC News
  
  Shrewsbury owner Roland Wycherley responds to frustrated fans by insisting that his sale of the club is “in its final stages”.
  
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• Shropshire Libraries invites residents to take part in Green Libraries Week

  20-10-2026 09:00 via Shropshire Council Newsroom
  
  Shropshire Libraries is inviting people of all ages to take part in Green Libraries Week, from Wednesday 21 to Wednesday 28 October 2026.
  Led nationally by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, Green Libraries Week is an annual celebration of the role libraries play in supporting climate action and sustainability. This year’s theme, Climate Facts for a greener future: Navigating mis- and disinformation in libraries, highlights libraries as trusted places where peopl
  
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• 'I had a normal smear test - three years later I had cervical cancer'

  20-10-2026 07:07 via BBC News
  
  Sophie Bagnall encourages women to use a new free screening van making tests available in local areas.
  
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• Donations lift spirits of flood-hit craft shop

  20-10-2026 07:06 via BBC News
  
  A shop owner has been touched by gifts from locals including a young girl who offered her pocket money.
  
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• Warning over energy theft as city tops national list

  20-10-2026 06:59 via BBC News
  
  People tampering with electricity and gas meters are "putting lives at risk", Crimestoppers says.
  
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• Shrewsbury at Eastleigh in FA Cup first round

  19-10-2026 20:13 via BBC News
  
  Leicester City will travel to National League North side Oxford City in the 2026-27 FA Cup first round - five years after winning the competition.
  
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• Shrewsbury’s new riverside park opens to public

  19-10-2026 17:30 via Shropshire Council Newsroom
  
  Opening the park are (l-r): Bernie Bentick, Mayor of Shrewsbury; Rachel Robinson, deputy chief executive – Shropshire Council; Councillor Rob Wilson
  Riverside Gardens, the new Government-grant-funded park at the heart of Shrewsbury’s long-term regeneration plans, opened today, Monday 19 October 2026.
  Riverside Gardens is the first phase of Shropshire Council’s Smithfield Riverside programme, which is set to transform the area between the River Severn and The Darwin shopping centre in Shrew
  
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• New park opens on former shopping centre site

  19-10-2026 17:14 via BBC News
  
  The park is the first phase of a planned redevelopment in Shrewsbury town centre.
  
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• £1m bid to fund new respiratory unit for Telford

  19-10-2026 13:54 via BBC News
  
  The new centre aims to centralise and improve specialist respiratory care in the county.
  
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• UB40 to appear at Ludlow Castle next summer

  19-10-2026 13:36 via BBC News
  
  The group, known for hits including Red Red Wine and Kingston Town, will appear in July 2027.
  
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• UB40 ft Ali Campbell to appear at Ludlow Castle

  19-10-2026 13:36 via BBC News
  
  The group, known for hits including Red Red Wine and Kingston Town, will appear in July 2027.
  
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• Major improvements completed at Meole Brace Golf Course in Shrewsbury

  19-10-2026 10:13 via Shropshire Council Newsroom
  
  Major improvements have been completed at Meole Brace Golf Course in Shrewsbury since Shropshire Council brought maintenance of the course back in house in June this year.
  Improvements include the renovation of 26 bunkers across the course and the replacement of the 1st green, which has now reopened following vandalism.
  In addition, an autumn renovation programme has seen extensive reseeding work, improved contouring of fairways and approaches, and ongoing turf management to help ensure the cou
  
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• Oswestry pair among arrests after rave in farm building

  19-10-2026 09:39 via BBC News
  
  Police say they told more than 200 people were at the event in south Cambridgeshire.
  
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• Trans army veteran's show to feature tales of survival and injustice

  19-10-2026 07:12 via BBC News
  
  Claire Ashton attracted national attention when she transitioned to become a woman in the 1990s.
  
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• Cookery classes help Afghan pupil 'feel at home'

  19-10-2026 07:11 via BBC News
  
  Pupils at a Shropshire school bond over cooking and eating together.
  
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• Rescued hospital temporarily shuts for heating works

  18-10-2026 21:40 via BBC News
  
  Bishop's Castle Community Hospital is temporarily closed while a new heating system is installed.
  
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• Thomas Telford mural champions wharf's role in Industrial Revolution

  18-10-2026 08:19 via BBC News
  
  Wappenshall Wharf allowed goods made in the Ironbridge Gorge to be transported across the country.
  
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• Your photos: Striking skies and the colours of autumn

  18-10-2026 08:16 via BBC News
  
  BBC Weather Watchers share their best photos from across the West Midlands.
  
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• Rural crime costing £41m is 'tip of the iceberg'

  17-10-2026 22:05 via BBC News
  
  Dr Kreseda Smith said rural crime included drug trafficking and modern slavery.
  
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• Keeper scores as Bay survive Buckley scare in Welsh Cup

  17-10-2026 19:43 via BBC News
  
  Cymru Premier side Ammanford win 4-2 at FC Cwmaman to progress to 2026-27 Welsh Cup third round alongside eight top-flight rivals.
  
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• Officer sacked for bullying student he tutored

  17-10-2026 08:21 via BBC News
  
  The misconduct hearing was told the officer also lied about serving in Afghanistan.
  
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• Stained glass artist's appeal for 'endangered craft'

  17-10-2026 08:20 via BBC News
  
  Nathalie Hildegarde Liege hopes to raise £5,000 by 13 November to help preserve the craft.
  
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• Worker left unable to communicate after load fell

  16-10-2026 18:47 via BBC News
  
  A Telford company is fined £4m after investigators say the worker suffered brain and spine injuries.
  
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• Company fined £4m after load fall leaves worker unable to communicate

  16-10-2026 18:47 via BBC News
  
  A Telford company is fined £4m after investigators say the worker suffered brain and spine injuries.
  
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