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Telford Gurdwara seeks to hold bigger weddings
A Sikh temple in Telford has applied for planning permission to hold 30 weddings each year with up to 500…
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Traffic concerns over dog park plans
A landowner who wants to turn a field into an exercise area where “reactive or timid dogs” can be let…
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M54 Closures are back, but there is some good news
This information is correct at the time of publication, but is subject to change at short notice, especially in periods…
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Dispersal Order in place until Friday
Police Officers have issued a 48-hour dispersal order in response to an increase in antisocial behaviour in in the Sutton…
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Engineering focus for Telford firms open day
A pioneering Shropshire firm that specialises in cutting-edge automated control systems for multiple industry sectors will give school children a…
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Phone giant to turn off 3G data in Telford
People will still be able to use voice calls and send text messages as they currently do for now, but they would not be able to use mobile data.
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Love Your Lawn event at Dobbies’ Telford store
Dobbies Garden Centres is hosting a very special FREE Grow How event in its Telford store this May in partnership…
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Work to expand cinema set to start
The next stage of works to expand Wellington Orbit is set to start later this month. After planning was successfully…
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Therapy dog puts a smile on students’ faces
Students at Telford College have a new four-legged friend. His name is Doug the therapy dog, and he’s putting a…
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Guess WHO’s Back?
The time-LORD of British Saturday Night’s has finally returned to UK TV with season 2 episode 1: The Robot Revolution….
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Late Night Market date announced
Wellington Market is hosting a final late night market event before refurbishment works to transform the building and safeguard its…
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Trans rights gathering organised for this Saturday in Telford Town Park
This Saturday (April 19th) at 2pm at the bandstand in Telford Town Park, there will be a gathering to show…
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New home for Bruderer
In a landmark move for UK industry, a new 10,000 sq metre ‘centre of manufacturing excellence’ has opened in the…
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Parking area cordoned off in Brookside
Yesterday afternoon Shropshire Fire and Rescue were called to property in Brereton, Brookside following reports of a vehicle that has…
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VE Day provokes wartime memories
Memories of a momentous day 80 years ago came flooding back for Telford residents who were children on VE Day….
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Tip pic tip
If you are looking to save yourself some time and frustration as every man, woman and possibly dog starts clearing…
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Hat-trick of parish councillor resignations could trigger by-elections
Three parish councillors in Telford & Wrekin borough have resigned from their positions recently with two going from one village…
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Newport trees vandalised again
Police are reporting that they received a further report that 25 trees across Strine Park and Victoria Park in Newport…
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M54 Closure updates
For a bit of good news, the planned closures that have been going on each weekend for weeks have been…
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Energy firm banks on Buildwas Bank battery bank
A 99.9MW battery energy storage system with 52 containers is being planned for an agricultural site near Buildwas. Greenfield Energy…
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Tipton man arrested after Telford county lines investigation
A man was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs by officers from Telford,…
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Planners reject new GP surgery
A developer says it is in ‘active discussions’ with Telford & Wrekin Council after planners rejected its plans for a…
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Leave of absence granted to Cllr
A parish council in Telford has agreed to a councillor’s request for a six months leave of absence. Hadley and…
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Man dies in Malinslee fire
A man has sadly died in a property fire in Telford this morning. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called by…
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Afternoon tea celebrations for students and guests
Students at a Newport secondary school held a celebratory Easter afternoon tea event to mark their success in design and…
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Primary school national offer day success
Almost 99 percent of children who are due to start school this September in Telford and Wrekin have been offered…
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EP Problems this morning
EP Problems this morning Car has crashed between Greyhound island and Telford Central train station at around 8am this morning….
Read moreArrest made after rape
A man has been arrested after a woman was raped in a layby near Shifnal on Sunday, April 13th. The…
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Grade II Listed pub plans rejected
A plan to turn an historic former pub into housing has been rejected by council planners. Mr and Mrs Ahmed…
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Police appeal for help following reported robbery
Officers investigating an attempted robbery in Telford have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak…
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College is proud to join the Shropshire Community Foundation
Telford College has joined the Shropshire Community Foundation, supporting its strategy to make an ‘impactful, sustainable and positive difference’ to…
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Fire risk stops loco in it’s tracks
Britain’s poshest train has run out of steam for a slap-up trip from Telford this weekend over the picturesque Settle-Carlisle…
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Telford MP Shaun Davies welcomes residents to informal ‘Meet Your MP’ event
The 3-hour event will take place at The Grazing Cow in Lawley between 10am and 1pm on Friday 25 April…
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PCSO hours cut would impact young, says Cllr
A parish council in Telford is concerned about the impact on young people of a proposed cut in the hours…
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Running newbie Kieran takes on London Marathon for Hope House
A newbie runner from Telford will be pulling on his trainers and taking on the prestigious London Marathon to raise…
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Cluck and Collect . . . an eggs-tra special service for Telford College staff
Telford College students are offering something eggs-tra special for members of staff – a delivery service which brings fresh free-range…
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Telford barber shop hits 45th annivers-hairy
One of Shropshire’s longest-established barbers is celebrating an amazing 45 years in business. Nicola Powell, proprietor of Man About Town…
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Brookside Brexit call from Councillor
A councillor has called for Brookside to be split from Stirchley because residents feel ‘let down’ by the parish council…
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The A518 had a higher Killed or Seriously Injured severity ratio than the national average for both collisions and casualties
A518 review needs to go further says local councillor
A councillor says Telford & Wrekin Council ‘hasn’t gone far enough’ in calling for an urgent review of road safety…
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Double the volunteers help transform award winning Telford park
A volunteer group has been bolstered by double the usual number of volunteers at recent sessions to help transform the…
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New tasting event to showcase Weston Park gins
Award-winning Weston Park is offering lovers of gin the chance to sip in style at a special new event this…
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McPhillips art competition showcases pupils’ view of a construction site
Artwork by pupils at a Telford primary school, depicting what they think happens on a typical construction site, is on…
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Telford school chef reaches national final
A school chef who wowed judges with his culinary skills will now compete to be crowned national School Chef of…
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[AD] Bank-Cook required at Overley Hall
Overley Hall are looking to recruit in the Support Services team. We are looking to recruit a bank-cook to support…
Read moreM54 partially closed until Monday
The M54 Westbound (from Wolverhampton towards Telford) is closed from junction 2 (Coven) to junction 3 (Cosford), until Monday morning….
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‘Terrible’ ice cream van sounds are too loud for parish councillor
Ice cream van sounds are far too loud according to one Telford councillor who objected to giving three would-be operators…
Read moreCouncil to commission report on A518
Following the fatal crash on the A518 near Lilleshall, Telford & Wrekin Council has announced that they have “…commissioned an…
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Fear after dog poo bags binned
Councillors fear that problems with dog poo will ‘get worse’ following the ending of a Telford & Wrekin Council free…
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Micro-pub owner “quietly confident” of planning consent
The operator of a new micro-pub in Newport is “quietly confident” that the council will give retrospective planning permission for…
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Appeal following Telford shop thefts
Police officers are appealing to identify the people pictured as they believe they could help with their enquiries into five…
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Fresh dog food company, Different Dog, moves to Telford
Different Dog, the premium fresh dog food subscription service, has announced that it has raised £10m, from new and existing…
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Shop thief pleads guilty
Samantha Baxter, 49, of Malcolm Davies Drive, Trench was charged with 2 offences of Theft from Store. The latest offence…
Read moreLate night events at market to continue, but…
Telford & Wrekin Council has responded to a Wellington resident’s petition calling for the return of night events at the…
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Second man sought after burglary arrest
A swift response to a burglary in Newport today led to a man being arrested shortly after. Officers were called…
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Free to attend holiday sports and activity sessions
More than 100 free to attend sports and activity sessions will be held over the two-week Easter break as part…
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Halfway and home for determined duo
Two army veterans, Barry (70) from Shifnal and John (65), from Fife, embarked on an extraordinary 1,200-mile walk from Land’s…
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212 new homes set for old Phoenix School site
Plans to build 212 new homes on the site of the former Phoenix School in Dawley have been submitted. As…
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Final preparations being made for ColourFest
A field near Telford will be awash with smiles and colour as hundreds of people raise money for charity next…
Read moreChange in direction for M54 closure
You might be used to the M54 closing on Thursday overnight and at the weekends, but this weekend, the direction…
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