Bishop's Castle hospital group get new focus after beds campaign
Volunteers have created a garden at the community hospital to show support to staff and patients, two years after a hard-fought campaign to reopen its inpatient beds.
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Longdon-upon-Tern bridge closure could halve takings, pub says
Businesses in a rural community have said they fear a significant loss in earnings due to the closure of a bridge.
New Telford College centre aims to stop talent draining from area
The new state-of-the-art centre will be based at one of Telford College's campuses and is expected to create 205 new places for 16-19 year olds.
Shropshire curlews released to boost endangered bird numbers
Forty eight young curlews are being released back into their natural habitat as part of efforts to protect the species.
Whitchurch's gnome-town heroes deliver planters to high street
Operation Gnome, as it is called, is part of work to attract more business and tourism to their "gnome-town" of Whitchurch.
Newcastle mayor died after being 'blinded by tractor headlights'
Barry Panter, 75, died two days after the crash on 13 February 2025.
Inquest opens into Brody Leach river death
Brody Leach from Shrewsbury was last seen by friends at 03:54 BST on 26 June, close to the town's Porthill Bridge.
Oswestry couple turn Maryport cabin into award-nominated shed
Abi Chesterton spotted the disused cabin, "looking sorry for itself", on a dockside in Maryport, Cumbria, when on holiday in 2022.
Tears and celebrations as Shropshire river 'wiggle' restored
A section of the River Kemp, in south Shropshire, had been straightened by landowners in the 1800s, disconnecting it from its natural floodplain and reducing biodiversity.
'Our Church Pulverbatch nature project has been amazing for wildlife'
A nature recovery project has had an amazing impact on wildlife, a group of volunteers have said.
Support for Bridgnorth Pride praised amid abuse
The organiser of a town's Pride event has praised the "support" of locals after facing abuse on social media.
'Prostate cancer screening comes too late for my brother'
A man whose twin died with prostate cancer has said the news that tens of thousands more black men will be invited to screening has come "three years too late" for his brother.
Shropshire confetti used at superstar wedding - BBC Sounds
Confetti grown on a Shropshire farm has been used at the wedding of pop superstar Dua Lipa.
'Dua Lipa used our Shropshire confetti at her wedding'
Staff at a confetti company were "screaming" and "happy dancing" when they realised popstar Dua Lipa used their petal confetti at her wedding.
Shropshire farmer to pay extra £25K on fertiliser due to Iran war
A farmer who had to spend £25,000 more this year on fertiliser due to the war in Iran has said people in his industry are feeling "despondent."
Shropshire farmer's delight at 'surprise' rare triplet calves
Calf triplets have been born on a Shropshire farm - a one in 100,000 chance, the National Farmers' Union estimates.
Cows arrive in Shrewsbury for yearly conservation grazing
Twenty cows have arrived in an urban nature reserve to carry out annual conservation grazing.
Phone battery the cause of fire death - BBC Sounds
Dorothy Rose Roberts died in her bedroom after the blaze broke out at her home, the 15th Century Perches House, in the town centre on 27 January.
Shrewsbury fire death caused by phone battery, inquest hears
A fire that killed an 81-year-old woman in Shrewsbury started because of an overheated phone battery, an inquest has heard.
Killer jailed for 'brutal and sustained assault' - BBC Sounds
Adam Rowson, carried out what the prosecution described as a "brutal and sustained assault" on Alexis De Naray last year.
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