https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/en-ukCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comThu, 22 Oct 2026 18:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/town-wins-four-awards-at-floral-competition/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/town-wins-four-awards-at-floral-competition/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/bodybuilder-dies-after-collapsing-on-stage-at-competition/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/bodybuilder-dies-after-collapsing-on-stage-at-competition/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/news-from-our-partners-remembrance-match-to-take-place-on-october-31/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/news-from-our-partners-remembrance-match-to-take-place-on-october-31/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/tank-barrel-production-returns-to-uk-after-20-years/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/tank-barrel-production-returns-to-uk-after-20-years/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/new-footpath-opens-between-cosfords-station-and-raf-museum/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/new-footpath-opens-between-cosfords-station-and-raf-museum/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/raf-veteran-with-leg-injury-awarded-special-poppy/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/raf-veteran-with-leg-injury-awarded-special-poppy/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/shrewsbury-park-and-ride-services-from-monday-2-november/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/shrewsbury-park-and-ride-services-from-monday-2-november/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/view-sought-on-local-bus-services-due-for-review-in-2027/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/view-sought-on-local-bus-services-due-for-review-in-2027/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/consultation-into-neighbourhood-plan-for-the-strettons-parish-area/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/consultation-into-neighbourhood-plan-for-the-strettons-parish-area/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/shrewsbury-among-first-towns-to-test-new-independent-high-street-health-check/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/shrewsbury-among-first-towns-to-test-new-independent-high-street-health-check/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/shropshire-council-clarifies-affordable-housing-requirements-at-dutton-close/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/shropshire-council-clarifies-affordable-housing-requirements-at-dutton-close/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/youth-hub-opens-to-help-young-people-find-work/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/youth-hub-opens-to-help-young-people-find-work/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/bellas-year-long-search-for-her-forever-home/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/bellas-year-long-search-for-her-forever-home/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/marches-forward-partnership-is-uks-most-significant-rural-growth-partnership/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/marches-forward-partnership-is-uks-most-significant-rural-growth-partnership/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/boy-who-doodles-to-host-first-solo-art-exhibition/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/boy-who-doodles-to-host-first-solo-art-exhibition/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/new-owners-pledge-nightclub-will-remain-unchanged/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/new-owners-pledge-nightclub-will-remain-unchanged/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/nipple-tattoos-gave-me-my-confidence-back/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/nipple-tattoos-gave-me-my-confidence-back/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/wildfires-are-uks-new-reality-mps-warn/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/wildfires-are-uks-new-reality-mps-warn/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/tributes-to-107-year-old-dunkirk-raf-veteran/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/tributes-to-107-year-old-dunkirk-raf-veteran/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/shrewsbury-takeover-in-final-stages-wycherley/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/shrewsbury-takeover-in-final-stages-wycherley/