Footage from inside Raymond Catterall's lorry cab shows him repeatedly looking down at his phone, occasionally glancing up at the road, before suddenly swerving too late to avoid the broken-down car.

The council's cabinet agreed in July to introduce an annual charge of £56 for the collection of garden waste from the kerbside as well as keeping all five of the council's household recycling centres ...

Hospices generally rely on private donors and feel the pinch more than others when the economy runs aground. As people cut back on discretionary spending, make fewer donations to worthy causes, and ...

Julia Buckley was elected as Labour MP for the county town in July. Today she spoke for the first time in the House of Commons, during a debate on the Government's plan to set up 'Great British ...

Telford Magistrates Court was told that Ann Wright had been stopped at the Lidl supermarket in Oswestry on July 26, 2024 after concerns were raised. Charlotte Morgan, prosecuting, told the court on ...

Father-of-two David Hulse, Donna Wynstanley and Robert Wilson were all jailed at Shrewsbury Crown Court today for their roles in dealing class A drugs in Oswestry. Three more who were involved in the ...

Shropshire Council is encouraging communities across the region to take part in this year's World Suicide prevention awareness day and says it is "absolutely committed" to supporting residents in the ...

Three days into the new term, Belvidere School in Shrewsbury was closed to students on Thursday after a "major water failure". The school had said it hoped to be open later that day and was working ...

The latest of the PCC’s Community Conversation events, it will be an opportunity for residents to come along, hear from both the PCC and officers from West Mercia Police, ask questions and raise any ...

The Met Office is warning that the county could face heavy showers and thunderstorms on Sunday as they put a 17-hour weather warning in place. The yellow warning, which currently covers the Black ...

A drinker who punched a man unprovoked "full force" from behind in a pub then kicked him 15 times as he lay unconscious has avoided jail.

Blue Peter is a lovely steam engine that shares its name with the popular children’s TV programme and, of course, the maritime signal. The engine is no stranger to Shropshire and was caught on video ...