BBC News • 10th November 2025 Shropshire knitters helped by firefighters with poppy display A group of knitters have been working hard for 10 months to create a cascade featuring thousands of poppies to decorate their local church.
BBC News • 6th November 2025 Hurricane Melissa: Hotel guests 'made friends' sheltering from storm A family that was on holiday in Jamaica when Hurricane Melissa struck said people "made new friends" whilst hunkered down in their hotel.
BBC News • 25th October 2025 Telford veterans' hub opens in memory of Christopher Turley A new hub to support military personnel, veterans and their families has opened in honour of a former councillor who served in the Army for more than two decades.
BBC News • 24th October 2025 ‘Cleaning war memorials is my favourite job’ Council teams are starting to clean up war memorials in preparation for Remembrance Day - a job that brings particular satisfaction to those taking part, and praise from the public seeing the results.
BBC • 20th October 2025 Telford Monopoly! - BBC Sounds A brand new Telford and Wrekin edition of the classic board game has been launched. So what streets and landmarks are on there? BBC Radio Shropshire's Ellen Knight passed "GO" to find out.
BBC News • 20th October 2025 Oswestry woman hit by car 'determined' to run marathons again Lisa Challinor, from Oswestry, Shropshire, has been given an award by the Midlands Air Ambulance charity in recognition of her inspiring story.
BBC News • 16th October 2025 Shropshire business owners self-fund campaign to support town's high street A group of small businesses in a market town are self-funding a campaign to promote the high street.
BBC News • 13th October 2025 Shropshire cat rescue praises 'unbelievable' donations Staff at a cat rehoming charity say they have had "mind-blowing" support for a roof appeal.
BBC • 9th October 2025 Telford dad raises £12,000 for life changing centre - BBC Sounds Kevin and his family have raised thousands for Crowsmill Craft Centre in Alveley by organising a concert and a sponsored walk.
BBC News • 9th October 2025 Telford man diagnosed with dementia raises thousands for centre A man who was diagnosed with early-onset dementia at the age of 42 has raised more than £12,000 for the care centre that has been supporting him.
BBC News • 2nd October 2025 Telford teen volunteer inspired by mum's cancer treatment A teenager who spends her weekends volunteering for the NHS is urging other young people to give up their time to help others.
BBC • 1st October 2025 'We do not want Simon to be a nameless statistic' - BBC Sounds The parents of a teenager say they are "haunted" by his death in a Shifnal car crash.
BBC News • 1st October 2025 Parents urge licence rethink over son's crash death The parents of a teenage boy who say they are "haunted" by his death in a car crash are calling on the government to reconsider graduated driving licences.
BBC News • 15th September 2025 Telford College car park's 'carnage' in rush hour, say students Staff and students are calling for better access to Telford College's car park, which they describe as "carnage" during the rush hour.
BBC • 12th September 2025 From this....to this? - BBC Sounds Two railway bridges in Shrewsbury are to be transformed by locally inspired murals.
BBC News • 11th September 2025 Shrewsbury railway bridges mural could boost tourism, arts charity says A charity has said its plans to brighten up two "unloved" railway bridges in Shrewsbury with murals celebrating the town could boost tourism.
BBC News • 9th September 2025 Shrewsbury vape shop owner calls for refundable scheme The owner of a Shrewsbury vape shop has suggested the need for a refundable deposit scheme to stop people throwing vapes into incorrect bins.
BBC News • 5th September 2025 Amy Pugh jailed for murder of estranged husband in Newport attack A woman has been jailed for life for murdering her estranged husband whose death she had tried to pass off as a suicide.
BBC News • 4th September 2025 'We get first day nerves too,' Shropshire teachers say "What if I make a bad impression? What happens if I'm not good enough?"
BBC News • 28th August 2025 Shrewsbury wild swimmers 'feel safer' thanks to water quality app Wild swimmers have said they "feel safer" thanks to the launch of an app that allows them to check water quality in real-time.
