Shropshire news

• Shropshire law firm advises on major multinational acquisition - Shropshire Star

  10-12-2025 07:00 via news.google.com
  Shropshire law firm advises on major multinational acquisition  Shropshire Star
  
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• Hotels fail to spot signs of child exploitation

  11-12-2025 19:26 via bbc.com
  West Mercia Police will offer extra training to four chains after carrying out undercover tests.
  
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• Repairs woe as drivers buy 'contaminated' fuel

  11-12-2025 13:25 via bbc.com
  Drivers say they face big bills after filling up at a petrol station only to break down close by.
  
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• Shropshire Fostering Launches Campaign to Find Loving Homes for Babies

  11-12-2025 12:27 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  Shropshire Fostering has launched a new campaign to raise awareness that babies are among the children who need foster care – and to encourage local families to consider opening their hearts and homes to the youngest children requiring support.
  While many people associate fostering with older children and teenagers, babies in Shropshire regularly need safe, nurturing fostering families. Some fostering arrangements last just a few weeks, while others may continue for up to two years as fami
  
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• Lines reopen after major rail disruption

  11-12-2025 12:17 via bbc.com
  Trains may continue to be delayed by up to 60 minutes, cancelled or revised while service recovers.
  
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• Shropshire Council awarded £2 million for walking, wheeling and cycling schemes

  11-12-2025 10:00 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  Shropshire Council has been awarded more than £2 million of Government funding to help deliver walking, wheeling and cycling schemes in the county.
  The council is to receive £2,004,877 from Active Travel England’s (ATE) Capability and Ambition Fund (CATF) – investment that will allow the council to better utilise local capacity to design, consult on, and deliver high-quality walking, wheeling, and cycling initiatives.
  For Shropshire residents, this means safer, greener,
  
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• Kyle's Law

  11-12-2025 08:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The family of a Telford man murdered by his estranged wife are calling for new laws.
  
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• Disabled adventurer starts South Pole challenge

  11-12-2025 07:31 via bbc.com
  Darren Edwards aims to break a record for the longest sit-ski to the South Pole.
  
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• Family of man murdered by wife call for law change

  11-12-2025 07:01 via bbc.com
  Kyle Pugh was murdered by Amy Pugh - but she was not charged with the crime for more than two years.
  
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• Council seeks agreement to demolish former HQ

  11-12-2025 07:01 via bbc.com
  A recommendation to demolish and redevelop Shirehall goes before councillors on Thursday.
  
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• Trust not in maternity review due to police probe

  10-12-2025 20:42 via bbc.com
  Baroness Amos says police were clear it was not "helpful" to include the Shropshire hospital trust.
  
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• Flood warnings on Severn following heavy rain

  10-12-2025 18:51 via bbc.com
  The Environment Agency issues flood warnings for the Severn in Shrewsbury and the River Vyrnwy.
  
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• Marches Forward Partnership adopts green growth programme

  10-12-2025 16:23 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  The Marches Forward Partnership (MFP) is launching  a green growth programme, a bold initiative designed to bring lasting benefits to communities across the region.
  The MFP aims to position the region at the forefront of rural green growth by creating the UK’s first geography-based environmental market. This will harness the Marches’ unique natural capital assets – from its rivers and farmland to its landscapes and biodiversity – establishing a market rooted in real-
  
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• Shropshire Council announces possible next steps for Shirehall redevelopment

  10-12-2025 16:00 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  Shropshire Council has today (Wednesday 10 December 2025) published the findings of its strategic review of its former headquarters, Shirehall in Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury. 
  The review, which comes at a time of unprecedented financial pressure for the council, sets out a clear recommendation for the future of the now-vacant Shirehall building and surrounding site.  
  The council is currently managing a declared financial emergency, with significant management a
  
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• Plan for 800 village homes recommended for refusal

  10-12-2025 15:28 via bbc.com
  More than 1,150 comments have been received about it, a report says, the majority objections.
  
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• Tributes on death of long-serving Shropshire councillor - BBC

  10-12-2025 15:08 via news.google.com
  Tributes on death of long-serving Shropshire councillor  BBC
  
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• Tributes on death of long-serving councillor

  10-12-2025 15:08 via bbc.com
  Brian Williams, the former speaker and vice-chair of Shropshire Council, has died at the age of 91.
  
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• Shropshire trust left out of maternity review due to police probe - BBC

  10-12-2025 14:30 via news.google.com
  Shropshire trust left out of maternity review due to police probe  BBC
  
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• Shropshire councils plan joint action to tackle high collision rates on one of the region’s busiest routes - Highways News

  10-12-2025 12:53 via news.google.com
  Shropshire councils plan joint action to tackle high collision rates on one of the region’s busiest routes  Highways News
  
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• Appleton 'not against' striker Lloyd at wing-back

  10-12-2025 12:29 via bbc.com
  After filling in against Grimsby Town at wing-back, striker George Lloyd is an option to play there again, says Shrewsbury boss Michael Appleton.
  
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• Fire service called to blaze at Shrewsbury sewage treatment works - Shropshire Star

  10-12-2025 12:10 via news.google.com
  Fire service called to blaze at Shrewsbury sewage treatment works  Shropshire Star
  
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• Triobutes paid to former Speaker and vice-Chairman of Shropshire Council - Shropshire Council Newsroom

  10-12-2025 12:08 via news.google.com
  Triobutes paid to former Speaker and vice-Chairman of Shropshire Council  Shropshire Council Newsroom
  
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• Tributes paid to former Speaker and Vice-Chairman of Shropshire Council

  10-12-2025 12:07 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  Brian Williams
  Tributes have been paid to Brian Williams, the former speaker and Vice-Chairman of Shropshire Council, who passed away last week at the age of 91.
  First elected as a councillor in Prestwich in 1960, Brian moved to Shropshire in 1999 and served as a councillor on North Shropshire District Council from 2003 to 2009, and the former Shropshire County Council from 2005 to 2009, before being elected to the new unitary Shropshire Council as councillor for The Meres division.
  He served as
  
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• Of One Accord to bring festive cheer to Shrewsbury Baptist Church - Shropshire Star

  10-12-2025 12:01 via news.google.com
  Of One Accord to bring festive cheer to Shrewsbury Baptist Church  Shropshire Star
  
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• Plans for massive extension at holiday park near Llanfair Caereinion - Shropshire Star

  10-12-2025 12:00 via news.google.com
  Plans for massive extension at holiday park near Llanfair Caereinion  Shropshire Star
  
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• Shropshire policing resources discussed in top level Westminster meeting - Shropshire Star

  10-12-2025 11:32 via news.google.com
  Shropshire policing resources discussed in top level Westminster meeting  Shropshire Star
  
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• West Brom debrief: Formation change and Ryan Mason's future - Shropshire Star

  10-12-2025 11:30 via news.google.com
  West Brom debrief: Formation change and Ryan Mason's future  Shropshire Star
  
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• Shropshire manufacturer celebrated for innovative solution in pressure care - Shropshire Star

  10-12-2025 10:55 via news.google.com
  Shropshire manufacturer celebrated for innovative solution in pressure care  Shropshire Star
  
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• Human Rights Day: Speak up for safety, equality and respect - Shropshire Council Newsroom

  10-12-2025 10:48 via news.google.com
  Human Rights Day: Speak up for safety, equality and respect  Shropshire Council Newsroom
  
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• Human Rights Day: Speak up for safety, equality and respect

  10-12-2025 10:48 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  Today is Human Rights Day, which marks the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  Human Rights Day
  It’s a global reminder that everyone is entitled to fundamental rights and freedoms—such as safety, equality and dignity—regardless of who they are or where they live.
  Here in Shropshire, it’s a call to action for all of us—colleagues, neighbours, friends and leaders—to play our part. To learn more about human rights day click here.
  Today also
  
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