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Callout for swimmers as members plunge after Covid

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swimmer

Callout for swimmers as members plunge after Covid

Shrewsbury Amateur Swim Club says it has not got enough members to pay to hire a pool.

  • 7h7 hours ago
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David Chandler

Carlsberg fined £3m over fatal ammonia leak

David Chandler, from Shropshire, died after gas leaked from the refrigeration system at the brewery in Northampton.

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Railway footbridge plans are approved

Some critics say the bridge will "be intrusive on the landscape" near Craven Arms.

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George Buckley with players

Special football club supports dementia patients

A retired nurse runs the club and says the activities help the players with hand-eye coordination.

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Liz Noakes

'Unacceptable' health inequalities highlighted

Telford and Wrekin Council warns health inequalities could worsen because of the cost of living.

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swimmer

Callout for swimmers as members plunge after Covid

Shrewsbury Amateur Swim Club says it has not got enough members to pay to hire a pool.

  • 7h7 hours ago
  • Shropshire
David Chandler

Carlsberg fined £3m over fatal ammonia leak

David Chandler, from Shropshire, died after gas leaked from the refrigeration system at the brewery in Northampton.

  • 20h20 hours ago
  • Northampton
Visualisation of the bridge

Railway footbridge plans are approved

Some critics say the bridge will "be intrusive on the landscape" near Craven Arms.

  • 20h20 hours ago
  • Shropshire
George Buckley with players

Special football club supports dementia patients

A retired nurse runs the club and says the activities help the players with hand-eye coordination.

  • 1da day ago
  • Shropshire
Liz Noakes

'Unacceptable' health inequalities highlighted

Telford and Wrekin Council warns health inequalities could worsen because of the cost of living.

  • 2d2 days ago
  • Shropshire
Damage at the New Bucks Head

Listen: Vandals damage football pitch

Elizabeth Glinka

Listen: Politics Midlands podcast

David Chandler

Carlsberg fined £3m over fatal ammonia leak

David Chandler, from Shropshire, died after gas leaked from the refrigeration system at the brewery in Northampton.

  • 20h20 hours ago
  • Northampton
Visualisation of the bridge

Railway footbridge plans are approved

Some critics say the bridge will "be intrusive on the landscape" near Craven Arms.

  • 20h20 hours ago
  • Shropshire
George Buckley with players

Special football club supports dementia patients

A retired nurse runs the club and says the activities help the players with hand-eye coordination.

  • 1da day ago
  • Shropshire
Liz Noakes

'Unacceptable' health inequalities highlighted

Damage at the New Bucks Head

Listen: Vandals damage football pitch

Elizabeth Glinka

Listen: Politics Midlands podcast

Emer Kirwan

'Losing my son has destroyed me'

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Owen and Larkin GCSE removal 'cultural vandalism'

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  1. Posted at 6:076:07

    Callout for swimmers as members plunge after Covid

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  2. Posted at 16:59 28 Jun16:59 28 Jun

    Railway footbridge plans are approved

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  3. Posted at 16:42 28 Jun16:42 28 Jun

    Carlsberg fined £3m over fatal ammonia leak

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  4. Posted at 11:20 28 Jun11:20 28 Jun

    Shrewsbury sign centre-back Dunkley

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    Shrewsbury Town sign former Sheffield Wednesday defender Chey Dunkley on a two-year deal, with an option for a further 12 months.

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  5. Posted at 5:25 28 Jun5:25 28 Jun

    Special football club supports dementia patients

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  6. Posted at 14:15 27 Jun14:15 27 Jun

    Shrewsbury sign Bayliss and Dacosta

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    Shrewsbury Town sign Preston midfielder Tom Bayliss on a two-year deal and Coventry full-back Julien Dacosta on a season-long loan.

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  7. Posted at 5:31 27 Jun5:31 27 Jun

    'Unacceptable' health inequalities highlighted

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    Telford and Wrekin Council warns health inequalities could worsen because of the cost of living.

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  8. Posted at 5:23 27 Jun5:23 27 Jun

    'Losing my son has destroyed me'

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    Tom Kirwan was fatally stabbed outside a club 10 years ago, but his killers have not been found.

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  9. Posted at 9:02 26 Jun9:02 26 Jun

    Swimming lake closed after algae found

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  10. Posted at 8:25 25 Jun8:25 25 Jun

    Impact of rail strikes to be felt through weekend

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  11. Posted at 14:08 24 Jun14:08 24 Jun

    Owen and Larkin GCSE removal 'cultural vandalism'

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    The poets are not part of a new GCSE poetry anthology drawn up by an exam board.

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  12. Posted at 13:35 24 Jun13:35 24 Jun

    'We grow our flowers as sustainably as possible'

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  13. Posted at 5:20 24 Jun5:20 24 Jun

    Town centre revamp revealed in public exhibition

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    After two years of public consultations, plans are revealed for the Oakengates.

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  14. Posted at 16:38 23 Jun16:38 23 Jun

    Three-metre-deep sinkhole opens up in road

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  15. Posted at 14:43 23 Jun14:43 23 Jun

    Derby to face Mansfield in two EFL competitions

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    Derby will take on Mansfield in two EFL competitions having been drawn against them in the Carabao Cup and Papa Johns Trophy.

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  16. Posted at 13:35 23 Jun13:35 23 Jun

    Rail strike: 'Firms treated as collateral damage'

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    Coffee shops and taxi drivers across the West Midlands report huge drops in business.

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  17. Posted at 12:43 23 Jun12:43 23 Jun

    Van crashes into town square building

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  18. Posted at 8:55 23 Jun8:55 23 Jun

    Attempted murder charge over Telford stabbing

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    A 31-year-old man is in a stable condition in hospital after being seriously hurt, police say.

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  19. Posted at 8:28 23 Jun8:28 23 Jun

    Rooney's Derby host Oxford in League One opener

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    Financially struggling Derby County's first League One game in 36 years will be at home to Oxford United on 30 July.

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  20. Posted at 5:12 23 Jun5:12 23 Jun

    Covid loneliness targeted with gardening group

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    Age UK says it wants to stop older people in the area feeling lonely after the pandemic.

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