New Comedy Night is Hit
Local comedy promoter, Roger Swift helps to make Dawley a barrel of laughs. The good people of Dawley are…
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Author: Andy Smith
The Changing Face of Madeley
Of course, there are still people living in the area who remember Madeley before developers decided it needed to be buried in blocks of concrete in the 60’s.
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Telford Day Nursery Secures Planning for Move
Bosses at a Telford nursery chain were celebrating today after winning their battle to move one of their nurseries to Hoo Farm after a u-turn by planning chiefs.
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Musical Fun For Parents and Babies in Telford
Well over 20 parents and babies attended the first National Childbirth Trust (NCT) Bumps and Babes session for 2013 to enjoy a singing and dancing session with Musical Steps.
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Ironbridge Antiques Arts & Crafts Centre Campaign
Getting visitors to Ironbridge Antiques, Arts and Crafts Centre has proved a real challenge over the past few weeks, but a brown tourist sign would help.
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Opinion: Shropshire Star – Delivering Local News?
The Shropshire Star is paper that locals love to hate, but will printing tweets improve the quality of local news?
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Telford Tesco Staff in Charity Boost
Staff at a Telford supermarket where seven members of staff are battling cancer have raised thousands for a charity which supports the disease.
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Telford Baby Group Appeals for Volunteers
The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) Bumps and Babes group for Telford and Wrekin is appealing for new volunteers to help run the group as well as new members for 2013.
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Group launches to support Telford mums in business
December saw the launch of a new group, led by Michelle Childs, which will be supporting local mums who are self-employed and running their own businesses. Bizmums will be held twice a month in the Telford area.
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Telford Concrete Company Mixes with the Biggest
A Shropshire precast concrete manufacturer is ending a hugely successful year in style after being formally accepted as a member of an influential industry body.
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Play our Crap Parking game
Now’s your chance to pick the worst parker in Telford by clicking on the picture below that you think demonstrates the worst parking attempt out of the pair.
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Telford’s Worst Parker
Here we have from left to right, the worst parkers in Telford, as voted by you. [toprated]
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A442 in Telford
The EP, Eastern Primary, A442, Dawley-Donnington Distributor Road, Queensway. Good or bad?
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Axe The Tax Says Telford Accountant
A Telford accountant today urged hundreds of people across Shropshire to sign an online petition to reduce a “tax on jobs”.
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Support Builds for Lawley Comets
Lawley Lightmoor Comets U14s will proudly sport the logo of Lawley Village after a deal was agreed with the Lawley Villager Developer Group.
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Review: Krispy Kreme in Telford
I appreciate that this isn’t a “restaurant review” in the traditional sense, but after my experience in the newly opened ‘Krispy Kreme’ store in Telford Town Centre yesterday I feel compelled to write it down and share it with others!
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Better Business on the Horizon in 2013
A Telford business consultant is urging entrepreneurs across Shropshire to secure one of the final few spaces at an upcoming free seminar aimed at offering essential top tips to ensure business growth in 2013.
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New Broom Katie Cleans Up
A local teenage entrepreneur is scrubbing up well after her cleaning company enlisted the support of a project looking to boost self-employment for young people across Shropshire.
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Review: The Huntsman, Little Wenlock
Situated in the sleepy village of Little Wenlock (population: 350 souls) The Huntsman long had a reputation for good food, and long overdue a visit.
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Young Britain Gets a Boost
An initiative to kick-start youth enterprise across Shropshire has been given a boost thanks to the generosity of a leading local design company.
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Shires Sponsor Imps
A Telford fire safety company will be seen across the world after bosses sponsored the world famous youth motorcycle display team, The Imps.
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Catering Company Preps for Growth
Ironbridge Catering Company, a Telford catering company is preparing for a record-breaking year as company bosses revealed bookings have increased three-fold.
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Fire Safety for Nursery Children
Children at a Telford nursery have been learning how to stay safe as part of their month-long fire safety project.
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The Clifton Strikes Back
Wellington’s Clifton Cinema hasn’t turned a projector wheel in anger for a good few years now. Long empty, Dunelm expanded their fabric store into the ground floor in the 1990’s but vacated the cinema and the retail shop next door in the Autumn 2012.
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Coleman Estates Rebrands
A family-run estate and lettings agency in Telford has undergone a rebrand to move the company with their latest market as it celebrates its 14th year of business.
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Artist David Pearson
Artist David Pearson has invited me to a exhibition at The Fine arts & Framing Gallery at Merrythought on Friday 7th December, So I thought I’d catch up with him before hand to find out about the man behind the paintings that I was about to see.
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Telford Peugeot Pedallers Raise Cash
Peugeot UK is an official charity partner of BBC’s Children in Need and Telford Motors has been fundraising throughout 2012 for the charity.
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Review: The Wrekin Inn, Wellington
The Wrekin Inn regular open mic night putting their heads over the parapet to share their skills with a friendly and forgiving audience.
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Business looking good for Jo
A Telford woman has left the world of finance to launch her own beauty company. Jo Clifton, who worked in finance for 16 years, has launched Pure Beauty and Holistic Treatments in Lawley Village.
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Taking the Politics out of Policing
As he put some paperwork down on the table I noticed immediately that the man was Adrian Blackshaw, the Conservative candidate for West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner.
Read moreSamaritans in Telford
Although most people have heard of the Samaritans many do not really know what we do. We are a listening service open to anyone with no advanced booking or waiting lists, our phone lines are open 24 hours a day 365 days a year, so no one ever need feel that they have no one to talk to.
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Review: Izzy’s Cafe in Wellington
A toast to Izzy’s Cafe, the latest eaterie in Wellington, Telford.
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Telford PCC Hustings
As the 15th of November and the West Mercia Police & Crime Commissioner elections draw closer, the candidates came to Meeting Point House in Telford.
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Prevent Data Loss
Businesses in Telford leaving their computer systems open to dangerous viruses are being urged to make themselves aware of the basic steps that can be taken to protect the technology.
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Virgin in Telford
A national wine tasting company by Virgin has been launched by a Telford woman tasked with rolling it out across the UK.
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Tigers Secure First Away Win
TRS Telford Tigers snatched their first victory of the season with a 5-4 win over Milton Keynes Lightning – but…
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Review: TJ’s Cafe, Madeley
Saturday 20th October 2012 – a fantastic sunny day in Wellington, so why I am I driving down to misty,…
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School of Swimming
A Telford swimming instructor who has launched a new company in a bid to teach thousands of youngsters to learn to swim has urged parents to make water safety their number one priority.
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TRS Telford Tigers back home
TRS Telford Tigers are aiming to take inspiration from a gold medal winning special guest at their first home game of the season this Sunday.
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Dyke Yaxley expand to Telford
One of Shrewsbury’s best-known accounting firms is to open new offices in Telford after taking on a large part of RSM Tenon’s Shropshire client portfolio.
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Telford Celebrity League Table
Telford is about a million miles away from the glitter and glamour of London in more ways than one. Those that wish to seek fame and fortune often (always) have to leave the town to progress a career often never to return.
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Review: Frankie and Benny’s, Telford Forge Retail Park
Confession time – when my brother announced that he wanted to go to Frankie and Bennys for his ninth birthday meal, my heart sank a little.
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Elected Police and Crime Commissioners
Big changes are afoot for how West Mercia Police is going to be run. We’ve outlined what’s happening and quick overview of the candidates in our own inimitable style!
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Telford Flex Card Expands
Telford & Wrekin Council will soon enhance its current Flex discount card and is seeking more local businesses to get involved with special offers to encourage even more residents to support them and buy local.
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Review: Madeley Fish Bar, High St, Madeley
Some people may have, well, mixed recollections of this chippy, but since Sergio and his team took over in February 2012 it has been completely transformed.
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TRS Telford Tigers urged to ‘Learn to win’
TRS Telford Tigers player-coach Tom Watkins has ordered his side to “learn to win” after they narrowly missed out on victory for the second week running.
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Telford Training Company Grows
A Telford training company which boasts contracts with Formula One and Debenhams is set to expand.
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AFC Telford Utd Sunk by Grimsby Town
Following the defeat of Telford by Grimsby Town (2 goals to 1), we are pleased to bring you a couple of interviews with the AFC Telford Manager, Andy Sinton & Steve Jones.
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The Dawley Dictionary
The unique ‘Dawley Dictionary’ phrasebook being compiled by the AFC Telford United Dawley Supporters Group has a few gaps, that maybe you can help to fill.
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Drink Drop Launches
Telford seems to have such a high rate of new business start-ups but finding your niche can be tough.
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Danielle Curran Zumba Instructor
Danielle Curran of Telford managed to turn her nervousness into a new career.
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All Nations Pub and Brewery, Madeley
The All Nations is one of Madeley’s most interesting pubs and, with only one short break, has brewed its own beer since it was first licensed in 1832.
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Will Writer Overwhelmed
A Shropshire will-writer said he was left “overwhelmed” with the number of people from across the UK who want to become will writing consultants.
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Madeley Green Day 2012
Madeley Green Day is not your typical ‘wander round, look at stalls and spend money’ day out at all but really informative and fun.
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Childsplay with Musical Steps
We spoke to Eleanor Pittam, who runs the funtastic Musical Steps in Telford for toddlers to express their inner Mozart/Bolan/Gallagher!
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C S Kenny
What makes you buy a book? The cover, the synopsis on the back, reviews or personal recommendation? In the case of I think I’m OK, by Telford author C S Kenny, it was a tweet.
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Hidden Telford
Telford is full of industry & civil engineering. This can provide some excellent photo opportunities or just great walks.
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Foresters Arms in Madeley
If you are looking for decent real ales and very nice food in a pleasant atmosphere this pub is now worth a try.
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Wellington Literary Festival
Wellington Town Council is delighted to present the 16th Literary Festival. This year it is to celebrate the bicentenary of Charles Dickens.
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Roger Swift
Roger Swift is an a established semi-professional stand up comedian from Telford, who has kickstarted the local comedy scene.
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