Friday, 18th May 2012

Latest North Shropshire stories

Woman robbed by masked thug

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.

Ambulance stations will be sold in big service shake-up

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.

Petition launched over 300 houses

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.

TV plea brings new raid clues

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

 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 […]

Hopes of restarting Pubwatch scheme

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.

Ambulance plan sparks warning

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.

Explorer’s latest big climb was the gate…

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.

Town pub wants to stay open for longer

Bosses at a town centre pub in Whitchurch want to extend the opening hours and sell alcohol for longer despite residents’ concerns over noise and drunkeness.

Town demands action by Tesco

Residents in Whitchurch are calling on Tesco to announce its new plans for the town quickly after a bid to create a new out-of-town supermarket was rejected.