A survey has found the number one reason for liking Wem – is its ‘nice friendly people’.
Cars and lorries using Wem town centre will not be able to travel any faster than 20mph from 2009 – with talks set to get underway this week.
Residents in Baschurch could lose their village hall and with it a number of community groups because a new chairperson cannot be found.
A campaign by staff at Wem Swimming Centre to raise £5,000 to have a pool cover installed by Christmas has been delayed by a ‘few years’ due to a lack of public donations.
Contrary to popular belief, RAF Shawbury is more than a helicopter flying school. Here’s a quiz question: Which is the longest continually running school in the armed forces? Answer: the Central Air Traffic Control School, which has been going since 1950. Other schools might have been running for longer but not in one place as they have at Shawbury.
Jewellery, which had been on the grave of a 15-year-old school girl for over a decade, has been stolen in a ‘despicable’ theft.
Street markets will be re-introduced into the centre of Whitchurch after more than 136 years – thanks to a £25,000 grant.
A new cookery course is helping consumers get their teeth stuck into the credit crunch – by teaching them to live healthily and economically.
Blaze family inquest opens
The inquest into the deaths of the Foster family found in their home at Maesbrook was opened at Shrewsbury Magistrates Court.
Bosses of an animal rescue centre have submitted plans for the first pet crematorium in North Shropshire in a bid to secure the venue’s future.
