Shropshire news

• 'Gun obsessed' man jailed for printing 3D gun

  10-08-2026 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 62-year-old was 15 minutes away from making it work, the National Crime Agency says.
  
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• Mum's anger at possible release of daughter's killer

  14-08-2026 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lily-May Vaughan was the passenger in a car driven by her boyfriend Logan Addison when they crashed.
  
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• Salford champions? Millers to spiral? - League Two club-by-club preview

  14-08-2026 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport correspondents assess the strengths and weaknesses of all 24 teams competing in League Two this season.
  
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• Meet the 80-year-old butcher with no plans to retire

  14-08-2026 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Having turned 80 last month, he said the trade looks massively different from when he first started.
  
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• Death of 'gentle giant' inspires hay bale runs

  14-08-2026 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lee Firmstone wants to mark what would have been Will Rogers' 30th birthday and support a charity.
  
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• Weekly quiz: How did this cat end up as a social media star?

  14-08-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Other stories include an amazing golf hole in one and Pershore plums - can you get 100%?
  
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• MP fears county will fall behind mayoral authorities

  13-08-2026 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Helen Morgan tells BBC Radio Shropshire of her concerns with the government's devolution plans.
  
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• Eclipse 2026 - how was it for you?

  13-08-2026 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people across the West Midlands observed the partial eclipse of the sun.
  
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• Mountain rescue team resumes search for hiker

  13-08-2026 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  George Smyth, a University of Bristol student, has been missing in the Bucegi Mountains since November.
  
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• Helen Morgan in the Hot Seat

  13-08-2026 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan answers your questions
  
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• Repairs to damaged youth club finished after crash

  13-08-2026 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shropshire Council says it will look at which services will return to be run from the youth club.
  
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• Meningitis B vaccine push as county uptake 'low'

  13-08-2026 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The NHS in the county says just over 700 people who taken up the offer in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.
  
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• M54 partially closed after hay lorry catches fire

  12-08-2026 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  National Highways says the road will need resurfacing after the vehicle's 70-tonne load caught fire.
  
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• Severn Trent plea on sprinklers and paddling pools

  12-08-2026 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "We have all got to take some personal responsibility," says a senior boss at the water company.
  
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• Carrier containing dead dog weighed down in pond

  12-08-2026 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The RSPCA is appealing for witnesses, because there is no CCTV in the area.
  
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• Arrest after man dies in car and tractor crash

  12-08-2026 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 30-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, police say.
  
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• Tough bill to swallow as dog eats rubber duck

  12-08-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  TJ has had a penchant for carrying rubber ducks in his mouth in the past, his owner says.
  
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• How to see the solar eclipse in the West Midlands

  11-08-2026 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dozens of events are being held where people can view the most dramatic partial solar eclipse in years.
  
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• New exhibition brings Ludlow’s spectacular 1934 pageant back to life

  11-08-2026 15:46 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  
  A new exhibition exploring one of Ludlow’s most extraordinary cultural moments is now open at Shropshire Museums’ Collections Centre in Ludlow.
  Original photo of Comus, Sabrina and attendants
  Ludlow: The Pageant showcases colourful costumes, memorabilia and original film footage from the Shropshire Historical Pageant and Comus Tercentenary celebrations of 1934, when communities across the county came together to mark the 300th anniversary of the performance of Comus at Ludlow Castle.
  
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• Urgent road repairs to continue as Multevo contract extended

  11-08-2026 15:36 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  
  A Multevo Multihog carrying out pothole repairs
  Shropshire Council is to extend its highways maintenance contract with Multevo until 31 March 2027, to ensure that urgent work to repair the county’s roads following the severe winter and summer heatwaves continues.
  The extension of the ‘mixed economy’ contract will enable work to be carried out without interruption while a new long-term highways maintenance contract is procured.
  Under the extension Multevo will continue their exi
  
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• Swimming lessons gap disappointing, says Olympian

  11-08-2026 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One third of children in the West Midlands can't swim 25 metres when they leave primary school.
  
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• Data breach hits hospital charity supporters

  11-08-2026 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A hospital trust says it is not aware of any misuse of its information.
  
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• Concerns over plan for 3,400 homes

  11-08-2026 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More detail is emerging on a project that would also include new schools.
  
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• Drought delivers cricket 'heartbreak' for groundsman

  11-08-2026 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cricket pitch at Allscott Heath is "battered" due to a lack of rain.
  
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• Former NHS nurse opens dementia-friendly cafe

  11-08-2026 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Monica Sharma says she wants Kate's Cafe to be a judgement-free safe space.
  
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• Carabao Cup second-round draw details

  10-08-2026 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest will face Leeds in the Carabao Cup in the only all-Premier League tie in the second round of the competition.
  
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• University starters urged to act now to protect themselves before freshers’ week

  10-08-2026 16:35 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  
  News from our partners: (NHS Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin)
  Young people preparing to start university this autumn are being urged to book their free NHS MenB vaccinations now to ensure they are protected before the start of term.
  University starters urged to act now
  The call comes from NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), as they encourage local young people to be best protected at this new and exciting time in their lives
  
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• Granddad's death inspires boy's 100km challenge

  10-08-2026 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arlo, from Shrewsbury, is running the distance in August in memory of his grandfather, John.
  
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• Reopening date revealed for lorry-struck pub

  10-08-2026 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Black Country Ales says it is looking forward to reopening and giving back to the community.
  
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• The 'ugly golf ball' which won people's hearts

  10-08-2026 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The radar is currently being decommissioned and will be taken down.
  
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