https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/en-ukCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comThu, 03 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/man-pleads-guilty-after-driving-wrong-way-down-a5/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/man-pleads-guilty-after-driving-wrong-way-down-a5/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/improvement-works-planned-for-major-county-a-roads/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/improvement-works-planned-for-major-county-a-roads/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/festival-hopes-for-more-visitors-amid-cost-rises/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/festival-hopes-for-more-visitors-amid-cost-rises/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/boy-14-arrested-on-suspicion-of-rape/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/boy-14-arrested-on-suspicion-of-rape/ Work will be carried out from 8pm to 6am each night. During these times a full road closure will be in place.
During the closures access to the work areas will be maintained for the following:Residents living within the closure, when safe to do so.
Any businesses located within the closure, when safe.
Pedestrians, dismounted cycli]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/parys-road-in-ludlow-to-be-resurfaced/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/parys-road-in-ludlow-to-be-resurfaced/ Two Shropshire leisure centres are encouraging people to get their blood pressure checked as part of Know Your Numbers Week, the UK’s biggest blood pressure testing and awareness event, which takes place between 7 and 13 September.
Know your blood pressure numbers
Know Your Numbers Week, which forms part of Blood Pressure Awareness Week, is organised by the charity Blood Pressure UK, and this year Shrewsbury Spor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/shropshire-leisure-centres-offering-blood-pressure-checks-during-know-your-numbers-week/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/shropshire-leisure-centres-offering-blood-pressure-checks-during-know-your-numbers-week/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/campaigners-paddle-river-severn-for-flood-action/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/campaigners-paddle-river-severn-for-flood-action/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/shop-gifts-guitars-to-girls-in-dolly-partons-memory/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/shop-gifts-guitars-to-girls-in-dolly-partons-memory/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/anger-over-potential-sale-of-civic-centre/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/anger-over-potential-sale-of-civic-centre/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/celebrations-as-steam-returns-to-pumping-station/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/celebrations-as-steam-returns-to-pumping-station/ John Powers, baker
For more than 30 years, baker John Powers has built his career on producing high-quality bread and baked goods. In 2025, he and his partner Fiona took the bold decision to move Catherine’s Bakery from its smaller premises into a vacant former bank on Bridgnorth Hig]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/bridgnorth-bakery-transforms-former-bank-into-thriving-high-street-business/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/bridgnorth-bakery-transforms-former-bank-into-thriving-high-street-business/ From 1 September 2026, the free NHS flu vaccine will be offered to all school-aged ch]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/news-from-our-partners-parents-urged-to-protect-children-against-flu-as-digital-platform-makes-vaccination-consent-easier/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/news-from-our-partners-parents-urged-to-protect-children-against-flu-as-digital-platform-makes-vaccination-consent-easier/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/bluetongue-cases-spread-across-west-midlands/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/bluetongue-cases-spread-across-west-midlands/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/new-community-bus-a-lifeline-for-rural-towns/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/new-community-bus-a-lifeline-for-rural-towns/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/council-looks-to-close-its-housing-company/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/council-looks-to-close-its-housing-company/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/charity-aims-to-help-children-with-mobility-issues/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/charity-aims-to-help-children-with-mobility-issues/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/city-comes-bottom-for-mmr-jabs-in-region/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/city-comes-bottom-for-mmr-jabs-in-region/ Shropshire Council’s Cabinet will consider the future of Whitchurch Civic Centre at its meeting next week [9 September 2026].
If a recommendation to dispose of the Centre is agreed local community groups would be invited to put forward their suggestions for the future of the building.
The future of the Centre is being considered as £4million would be required to return the building to sustainable use, including £500,000–£600,000 of urgent and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/community-groups-to-be-invited-to-discuss-the-future-of-whitchurch-civic-centre/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/community-groups-to-be-invited-to-discuss-the-future-of-whitchurch-civic-centre/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/new-50-vehicle-ambulance-hub-is-long-overdue/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/new-50-vehicle-ambulance-hub-is-long-overdue/https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/graveyard-reaches-final-for-cemetery-of-the-year/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/shropshire/graveyard-reaches-final-for-cemetery-of-the-year/