North Shropshire Chronicle

Woman robbed by masked thug

Kim Bennett — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:30:33 +0000

A teenager was knocked to the ground and beaten and a woman fought off a masked attacker who snatched her handbag, in two late night street robberies in Whitchurch, police have said.
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Ambulance stations will be sold in big service shake-up

Kim Bennett — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:28:57 +0000

Ambulance stations in Shropshire are being sold off and moved to new locations as part of major changes to the way the service is run.
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Petition launched over 300 houses

Kim Bennett — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:27:19 +0000

Worried residents have launched a petition against proposals for more than 300 homes in Wem amid fears the town’s infrastructure will not be able to cope with the added strain on resources.
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Town boss urges stars to act fast

Kim Bennett — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:25:54 +0000

GRAHAM TURNER wants to find out as early as possible if the players he’s offered new deals to wish to stay for Shrewsbury Town’s charge into League One next season.
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TV plea brings new raid clues

Kim Bennett — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:57:06 +0000

MORE than 40 calls and e-mails have been received by police following a TV appeal for information on a violent robbery in north Shropshire.
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Friends die in horror crash on main road

Kim Bennett — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:55:40 +0000

TWO men who died in a horrific car crash in north Shropshire were friends from Hodnet and Market Drayton, it has emerged.
The victims, named locally as Gareth Tyson, of Hodnet, and Jack Speight, of Market Drayton, both in their early 20s, died at the scene of the accident near Peplow on Monday night.
Tributes from friends and family have poured in for the pair on social networking sites.
The victims were pronounced dead at the scene after the black Volkswagen Golf they were in left the A442 and ploughed into trees at about 10.40pm.
Police believe the driver lost control while overtaking and today renewed an appeal for the driver of another car to come forward. Officers investigating the incident believe the victims swerved to avoid another vehicle.
Sergeant Nigel Webster of West Mercia Police said: “Several witnesses have already assisted the police but we are appealing to anyone else who was travelling this stretch of the A442 at around 10.30pm on Monday night to please contact Shrewsbury police station on 101.”

Hopes of restarting Pubwatch scheme

Kim Bennett — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:50:54 +0000

A Pubwatch scheme will be resurrected in Whitchurch to help crack down on troublemakers who get banned from one pub and move on to another.
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Turner success makes mockery of one of game’s golden rules

Kim Bennett — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:48:28 +0000

STUART DUNN acknowledges the impact of manager Graham Turner in reviving Town’s fortunes
THEY say you should never go back – but Graham Turner has gloriously proved to be an emphatic exception to the rule.
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Ambulance plan sparks warning

Kim Bennett — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:21:09 +0000

Civic leaders in Wem are calling for health bosses to make changes to a planned shake-up of ambulance services in the county after raising fears of people’s lives being put at risk.
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Explorer’s latest big climb was the gate…

Kim Bennett — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:19:49 +0000

HE has climbed Mount Everest three times, but when British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes visited Ellesmere College he turned up at the wrong entrance and was forced to take drastic action.
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