Homepage

Accessibility links

  • Skip to content
  • Accessibility Help
BBC Account
Notifications
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC
  • Food
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Reel
  • Worklife
  • Travel
  • Future
  • Culture
  • TV
  • Weather
  • Sounds
More menu
Search BBC Search BBC
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC
  • Food
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Reel
  • Worklife
  • Travel
  • Future
  • Culture
  • TV
  • Weather
  • Sounds
Close menu
BBC News

News Navigation

Sections
  • Home
  • War in Ukraine
  • Coronavirus
  • Climate
  • Video
  • World
  • US & Canada
  • UKUK selected
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Science
  • Stories
  • Entertainment & Arts
  • Health
  • In Pictures
  • Reality Check
  • World News TV
  • Newsbeat
  • Long Reads
    England selected
  • Regions
  • ShropshireShropshire selected
  • Home
  • War in Ukraine
  • Coronavirus
    • Coronavirus Home
    • Your Coronavirus Stories
  • Climate
  • Video
  • World
    • World Home
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • Europe
    • Latin America
    • Middle East
  • US & Canada
  • UKUK selected
    • UK Home
    • EnglandEngland selected
    • N. Ireland
    • Scotland
    • Wales
    • Isle of Man
    • Guernsey
    • Jersey
    • Local News
  • Business
    • Business Home
    • Market Data
    • New Economy
    • New Tech Economy
    • Companies
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Technology of Business
    • Economy
    • CEO Secrets
    • Global Car Industry
    • Business of Sport
  • Tech
  • Science
  • Stories
  • Entertainment & Arts
  • Health
    • Health Home
    • Coronavirus
  • In Pictures
  • Reality Check
  • World News TV
  • Newsbeat
  • Long Reads
 
  • Regions
  • ShropshireShropshire selected
Shropshire

BBC News Shropshire

A442

Road closure warning ahead of resurfacing work

Sections of the A442 Eastern Primary improvement project will be closed overnight from Monday.

  • 1da day ago
  • Shropshire

Top Stories

A442

Road closure warning ahead of resurfacing work

Sections of the A442 Eastern Primary improvement project will be closed overnight from Monday.

  • 1da day ago
  • Shropshire
The house after the fire

Two pet dogs killed in house fire

A Collie and a Jack Russell died after the blaze at a family home in Telford on Thursday.

  • 2d2 days ago
  • Shropshire
M54
0:32
Video 32 seconds

Footage reveals drivers' ordeal on flooded roads

Drivers faced tricky conditions and queues on Thursday due to deep surface water on Shropshire roads.

  • 2d2 days ago
  • Shropshire
Flooding at Telford United

Thunderstorms cause flash flooding in Shropshire

A railway line was blocked on Thursday evening and one person needed rescuing from their vehicle.

  • 2d2 days ago
  • Shropshire
Bilberry Bumblebee

Buzz as rare bumblebee awards meadow nectar points

The Bilberry Bumblebee is experiencing a boost in numbers in Shropshire.

  • 2d2 days ago
  • Shropshire
David Painter, 43, from Clunbury, Shropshire, admitted drug-driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving

Drug-driver jailed after woman, 79, hurt in crash

David Painter, from Shropshire, veered across the road into a car where a woman was sleeping.

  • 3d3 days ago
  • Wales
Rob Howell

Pupils get teaching assistant to take GCSE exam

Rob Howell said he sat chemistry after students questioned his understanding of their anxieties.

  • 3d3 days ago
  • Shropshire

Featured Contents

A442

Road closure warning ahead of resurfacing work

Sections of the A442 Eastern Primary improvement project will be closed overnight from Monday.

  • 1da day ago
  • Shropshire
The house after the fire

Two pet dogs killed in house fire

A Collie and a Jack Russell died after the blaze at a family home in Telford on Thursday.

  • 2d2 days ago
  • Shropshire
M54
0:32
Video 32 seconds

Footage reveals drivers' ordeal on flooded roads

Drivers faced tricky conditions and queues on Thursday due to deep surface water on Shropshire roads.

  • 2d2 days ago
  • Shropshire
Flooding at Telford United

Thunderstorms cause flash flooding in Shropshire

A railway line was blocked on Thursday evening and one person needed rescuing from their vehicle.

  • 2d2 days ago
  • Shropshire
Bilberry Bumblebee

Buzz as rare bumblebee awards meadow nectar points

The Bilberry Bumblebee is experiencing a boost in numbers in Shropshire.

  • 2d2 days ago
  • Shropshire
David Painter, 43, from Clunbury, Shropshire, admitted drug-driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving

Drug-driver jailed after woman, 79, hurt in crash

David Painter, from Shropshire, veered across the road into a car where a woman was sleeping.

  • 3d3 days ago
  • Wales
Rob Howell

Pupils get teaching assistant to take GCSE exam

Rob Howell said he sat chemistry after students questioned his understanding of their anxieties.

  • 3d3 days ago
  • Shropshire
The house after the fire

Two pet dogs killed in house fire

A Collie and a Jack Russell died after the blaze at a family home in Telford on Thursday.

  • 2d2 days ago
  • Shropshire
M54
0:32
Video 32 seconds

Footage reveals drivers' ordeal on flooded roads

Drivers faced tricky conditions and queues on Thursday due to deep surface water on Shropshire roads.

  • 2d2 days ago
  • Shropshire
Flooding at Telford United

Thunderstorms cause flash flooding in Shropshire

A railway line was blocked on Thursday evening and one person needed rescuing from their vehicle.

  • 2d2 days ago
  • Shropshire
Bilberry Bumblebee

Buzz as rare bumblebee awards meadow nectar points

David Painter, 43, from Clunbury, Shropshire, admitted drug-driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving

Drug-driver jailed after woman, 79, hurt in crash

Rob Howell

Pupils get teaching assistant to take GCSE exam

Shrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury cancel friendly with side from Qatar

  • 3d3 days ago
  • Football
Naomi Jenks

'Para hockey is my massive second chance'

  • 3d3 days ago
  • Shropshire
A&E at the Princess Royal Hospital

Plan to tackle ambulance handover delays

  • 4d4 days ago
  • Shropshire
swimmer

Callout for swimmers as members plunge after Covid

  • 4d4 days ago
  • Shropshire
Local news promo

Find your local news

Weather

Weather for

Shrewsbury

  1. Tonight
    ,
    Light Cloud
    Light Cloud
    ,
    Low11°
  2. Monday 4th JulyMon 4th
    ,
    Light Cloud
    Light Cloud
    ,
    High19°
    Low11°
  3. Tuesday 5th JulyTue 5th
    ,
    Sunny Intervals
    Sunny Intervals
    ,
    High19°
    Low14°
  4. Wednesday 6th JulyWed 6th
    ,
    Light Cloud
    Light Cloud
    ,
    High21°
    Low14°
  5. Thursday 7th JulyThu 7th
    ,
    Light Cloud
    Light Cloud
    ,
    High20°
    Low13°

BBC Radio Shropshire Highlights

Damage at the New Bucks Head

Vandals damage football pitch

Fuel pumps

Rising fuel prices a big issue for carers

Reverend Matthew Stafford

Are Conservatives welcome in church?

Shrewsbury railway station

Latest on rail strike impact in Shropshire

Book

Library book returned after 50 years

Sport

Josh Pask

Saints signings 'good for league' - Limbrick

Aiden O'Brien

Shrewsbury sign O'Brien on two-year contract

Montgomery Waters Meadow ground

Shrewsbury captain to wear rainbow armband against Qatar

Chey Dunkley

Shrewsbury sign centre-back Dunkley

Tom Bayliss and Julien Dacosta

Shrewsbury sign Bayliss and Dacosta

Latest Updates

  1. Posted at 13:32 2 Jul13:32 2 Jul

    Road closure warning ahead of resurfacing work

    A442

    Sections of the A442 Eastern Primary improvement project will be closed overnight from Monday.

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  2. Posted at 13:14 2 Jul13:14 2 Jul

    Saints signings 'good for league' - Limbrick

    By Aled Williams

    BBC Sport Wales

    Josh Pask

    Head coach Anthony Limbrick says The New Saints have made a "statement" with their summer signings.

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  3. Posted at 15:01 1 Jul15:01 1 Jul

    Thunderstorms cause flash flooding in Shropshire

    Flooding at Telford United

    A railway line was blocked on Thursday evening and one person needed rescuing from their vehicle.

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  4. Posted at 14:27 1 Jul14:27 1 Jul

    Two pet dogs killed in house fire

    The house after the fire

    A Collie and a Jack Russell died after the blaze at a family home in Telford on Thursday.

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  5. Posted at 13:30 1 Jul13:30 1 Jul

    Footage reveals drivers' ordeal on flooded roads

    Video content

    Video caption: Shropshire flash flooding: Road problems revealed in footageShropshire flash flooding: Road problems revealed in footage

    Drivers faced tricky conditions and queues on Thursday due to deep surface water on Shropshire roads.

    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  6. Posted at 5:31 1 Jul5:31 1 Jul

    Buzz as rare bumblebee awards meadow nectar points

    Bilberry Bumblebee

    The Bilberry Bumblebee is experiencing a boost in numbers in Shropshire.

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  7. Posted at 17:04 30 Jun17:04 30 Jun

    Drug-driver jailed after woman, 79, hurt in crash

    David Painter, 43, from Clunbury, Shropshire, admitted drug-driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving

    David Painter veered across the road into a car in which a woman was a sleeping passenger.

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  8. Posted at 16:52 30 Jun16:52 30 Jun

    Van driver took cocaine before head-on crash

    Video content

    Video caption: Knighton: Drug-driver on cocaine left woman, 79, injuredKnighton: Drug-driver on cocaine left woman, 79, injured

    Drug-driver David Painter, 43, was jailed for 16 months after colliding head-on with a car.

    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  9. Posted at 12:56 30 Jun12:56 30 Jun

    Pupils get teaching assistant to take GCSE exam

    Rob Howell

    Rob Howell said he sat chemistry after students questioned his understanding of their anxieties.

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  10. Posted at 12:54 30 Jun12:54 30 Jun

    Shrewsbury cancel friendly with side from Qatar

    Shrewsbury Town

    Shrewsbury Town cancel their planned pre-season friendly against a side from Qatar.

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  11. Posted at 12:41 30 Jun12:41 30 Jun

    Shrewsbury sign O'Brien on two-year contract

    Aiden O'Brien

    Republic of Ireland striker Aiden O'Brien signs for League One side Shrewsbury Town on a two-year contract.

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  12. Posted at 8:10 30 Jun8:10 30 Jun

    Warwickshire sign Barnard from Worcestershire

    England Lions all-rounder Ed Barnard began his career with his native Shropshire

    Warwickshire sign Worcestershire's England Lions all-rounder Ed Barnard for the 2023 season on a three-year contract.

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  13. Posted at 5:10 30 Jun5:10 30 Jun

    'Para hockey is my massive second chance'

    Naomi Jenks

    Naomi Jenks began playing sledge ice hockey following a snowboarding accident.

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  14. Posted at 18:26 29 Jun18:26 29 Jun

    Captain to wear rainbow armband during Qatar match

    Montgomery Waters Meadow ground

    A Shrewsbury Town supporters group says "ideally" the match against Qatar SC would not go ahead.

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  15. Posted at 15:33 29 Jun15:33 29 Jun

    Plan to tackle ambulance handover delays

    A&E at the Princess Royal Hospital

    A new 32-bed ward and earlier hospital discharges are two of the measures being put forward.

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  16. Posted at 6:07 29 Jun6:07 29 Jun

    Callout for swimmers as members plunge after Covid

    swimmer

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

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  17. Posted at 16:59 28 Jun16:59 28 Jun

    Railway footbridge plans are approved

    Visualisation of the bridge

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

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  18. Posted at 16:42 28 Jun16:42 28 Jun

    Carlsberg fined £3m over fatal ammonia leak

    David Chandler

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

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  19. Posted at 11:20 28 Jun11:20 28 Jun

    Shrewsbury sign centre-back Dunkley

    Chey Dunkley

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

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
  20. Posted at 5:25 28 Jun5:25 28 Jun

    Special football club supports dementia patients

    George Buckley with players

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

    Read more
    next
    Article share tools
    • Share this post
      • Copy this link
      Read more about these links.
Page 1 of 50
rewind
previous
Navigate to the next page
next
Navigate to the last page
forward

From other local news sites

About these results
  • Crowds flock to Telford Town Park for rockin' weekend of gigs
    Shropshire Star
  • Make voices to sound out in Ludlow
    Ludlow Advertiser
  • Woman rescued after getting trapped in four-metre trench in Newport
    Shropshire Star
  • Man charged with resisting arrest after being arrested by police in Whitchurch
    Whitchurch Herald
  • A step back in time to Oswestry and border life from a bygone age
    Border Counties Advertizer
  • Summer joys aplenty captured on camera from Oswestry and the borders
    Border Counties Advertizer

Around the BBC

How heatwaves are killing pollen

  • BBC Future