Shropshire news

• Merrington Grange retains ‘Good’ Care Quality Commission rating - Shropshire Star

  03-12-2025 11:22 via news.google.com
  Merrington Grange retains ‘Good’ Care Quality Commission rating  Shropshire Star
  
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• Snowy search resumes for teen missing in Romania

  04-12-2025 11:12 via bbc.com
  Mountain rescuers "make a renewed effort" to find George Smyth amid fresh snowfall.
  
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• Group supports those with 'lonely condition'

  04-12-2025 07:41 via bbc.com
  Bethany Lewis, 18, set up the group after her polycystic ovary syndrome diagnosis, in April.
  
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• PIP withdrawn from amputee over cricket video

  04-12-2025 07:40 via bbc.com
  Shaun Rigby's leg was amputated below the knee after a tractor accident when he was two years old.
  
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• RSPCA sees 'heartbreaking' rise in neglect calls

  04-12-2025 07:34 via bbc.com
  The charity says nationally it helps 70 animals per day to find a new place to live.
  
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• Jury trial changes 'not bold enough', PCC says

  03-12-2025 18:22 via bbc.com
  West Mercia PCC John Campion says "we need radical change, not tinkering around the edges".
  
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• Footage and witness appeal after pedestrian death

  03-12-2025 17:38 via bbc.com
  West Mercia Police is looking to speak to the driver of a white vehicle that was in the area.
  
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• Closure of St John’s Hill, Shrewsbury for gas main replacement

  03-12-2025 17:21 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  St John’s Hill in Shrewsbury will be closed from 5 January to 20 February [2026] while Cadent Gas replaces the existing cast iron gas main with a new polyethene main, between Murivance and Cross Hill.
  During the closure a signed diversion route will be in place, and access to residential and to business properties will be maintained.
  As buses will be prohibited from accessing St John Hill’s during the works, Cadent have agreed to install a temporary bus stop on St Chad’s Terrac
  
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• Gyratory not appropriately planned - report

  03-12-2025 16:05 via bbc.com
  Ten recommendations for the area outside Shrewsbury station are set to be discussed by councillors.
  
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• Shropshire sisters looking for next adventure after hiking 2,432 miles from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail - Shropshire Star

  03-12-2025 14:43 via news.google.com
  Shropshire sisters looking for next adventure after hiking 2,432 miles from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail  Shropshire Star
  
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• £850,000 repair project completed on Shropshire Union Canal near Chester - Chester Standard

  03-12-2025 14:32 via news.google.com
  £850,000 repair project completed on Shropshire Union Canal near Chester  Chester Standard
  
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• Romania search for Shropshire teen George Smyth hit by poor weather - BBC

  03-12-2025 13:44 via news.google.com
  Romania search for Shropshire teen George Smyth hit by poor weather  BBC
  
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• Shropshire GP warns of 'open floodgate' as online access grows

  03-12-2025 13:20 via bbc.com
  All NHS practices were required by the government to provide web bookings from October - but the union opposes the move.
  
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• Bridgnorth youth centre to close unless new trustees step forward - Shropshire Star

  03-12-2025 13:00 via news.google.com
  Bridgnorth youth centre to close unless new trustees step forward  Shropshire Star
  
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• Winter Outreach Wellbeing project coming to a rural area near you - Shropshire Council Newsroom

  03-12-2025 12:25 via news.google.com
  Winter Outreach Wellbeing project coming to a rural area near you  Shropshire Council Newsroom
  
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• Winter Outreach Wellbeing project coming to a rural area near you

  03-12-2025 12:23 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  Shropshire Council’s Community Wellbeing Outreach Team (CWOT), Public Health, has launched the WOW (Winter Outreach Wellbeing) Project, a mobile hub initiative designed to bring health, wellbeing and practical support directly to Shropshire’s most rural and isolated communities.
  The Winter Outreach Project Wellbeing mobile hub van
  CWOT will deploy their mobile hub van across various remote villages and hamlets to provide residents with onsite access to practical advice, health promot
  
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• Preview: Bloodstock’s Winter Gathering ignites Wolverhampton this December - Shropshire Star

  03-12-2025 12:14 via news.google.com
  Preview: Bloodstock’s Winter Gathering ignites Wolverhampton this December  Shropshire Star
  
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• Shropshire man stranded for 19 hours in van despite RAC callout - BBC

  03-12-2025 12:09 via news.google.com
  Shropshire man stranded for 19 hours in van despite RAC callout  BBC
  
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• Man stranded for 19 hours after van breaks down

  03-12-2025 12:09 via bbc.com
  Merlin Brick says he wants "more compassion" for disabled people involved in breakdowns.
  
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• Santa and his sleigh set off on Shropshire Newport tour - here's when and where to see Father Christmas and his elves - Shropshire Star

  03-12-2025 12:06 via news.google.com
  Santa and his sleigh set off on Shropshire Newport tour - here's when and where to see Father Christmas and his elves  Shropshire Star
  
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• Teenager missing in Romanian mountains | ITV News - ITVX

  03-12-2025 12:04 via news.google.com
  Teenager missing in Romanian mountains | ITV News  ITVX
  
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• Emergency closure of Buildwas Bridge - Shropshire Council Newsroom

  03-12-2025 11:59 via news.google.com
  Emergency closure of Buildwas Bridge  Shropshire Council Newsroom
  
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• Emergency closure of Buildwas Bridge

  03-12-2025 11:58 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  Buildwas Bridge will be closed to vehicles from Monday 8 December [2025], for up to two days, for investigation works.
  To ensure the work can be carried out safely, the bridge will be closed between 9.30am and 4pm each day.
  Access for pedestrians and dismounted cyclists will be maintained, although short delays may occur during certain phases of the work. Access to properties up to the bridge will also be preserved throughout the closure.
  We appreciate that this may cause some disruption to the
  
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• High demand drives installation of four more secure cycle pods in Shrewsbury

  03-12-2025 11:28 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  News from Shrewsbury Big Town Plan Partnership The first round of secure Shrewsbury Moves Cycle Pods introduced over the summer has proved a success, with all five subscription-based pods filling up within days of installation  – leading to four new pods being installed.
  Every subscription-based pod installed earlier this year is now fully booked and operating with a waiting list – a clear sign of strong and growing demand for secure, weather-protected cycle storage in
  
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• Breakfast Church and Christingle to take place in Hadley this weekend - Shropshire Star

  03-12-2025 11:28 via news.google.com
  Breakfast Church and Christingle to take place in Hadley this weekend  Shropshire Star
  
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• North Shropshire A-road closed after lorry 'left road and collided with hedge' - emergency services on scene - Shropshire Star

  03-12-2025 11:25 via news.google.com
  North Shropshire A-road closed after lorry 'left road and collided with hedge' - emergency services on scene  Shropshire Star
  
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• BREAKING: North Shropshire A-road closed after collision - emergency services on scene - Shropshire Star

  03-12-2025 11:25 via news.google.com
  BREAKING: North Shropshire A-road closed after collision - emergency services on scene  Shropshire Star
  
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• One million older people left out from festive gatherings - Shropshire Star

  03-12-2025 11:14 via news.google.com
  One million older people left out from festive gatherings  Shropshire Star
  
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• Shropshire’s CEL Group highlights growth strategy to visiting MP - Shropshire Star

  03-12-2025 10:40 via news.google.com
  Shropshire’s CEL Group highlights growth strategy to visiting MP  Shropshire Star
  
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• New vocational learning centre opens in Shrewsbury - Shropshire Star

  03-12-2025 10:27 via news.google.com
  New vocational learning centre opens in Shrewsbury  Shropshire Star
  
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