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  • Work starts at new 104 house estate near Costa
    The Deputy Mayor of the Borough of Telford and Wrekin, Councillor Ian Preece, has cut the sod to mark the start of construction work at a brand-new development on the site of the old Maxell factory. Councillor Preece joined Barratt Homes West Midlands’ [more...]
  • Stunning Shropshire – no wait…
    The Ironbridge doesn’t get a mention in this Daily Mail tourism article about the county. It seems to be focused on Ludlow and Much Wenlock.   That is, until you get to the comments section, where ‘thecat’ from Toulouse, goes [more...]
  • Cannabis farm discovered following Telford house fire
    A cannabis grow in Telford has been discovered after officers attended a house fire in Telford. At around 7.25pm on Thursday night, officers responded to reports of a house fire on Stanwyck in Sutton Hill. The fire service were already at the scene when [more...]
  • Behind the scenes at Veezu
    It’s the taxi company that lives rent free in the heads of many of you. The company you love to hate. I took a trip to Veezu Midland’s hub in Shrewsbury to meet with the management team and find out a bit more about the business. Firstly, [more...]
  • International Record Store Day is a hit with Telford vinyl fans
    Promoting the 260 independent record shops around the UK, Record Store Day has caught the imagination of vinyl buyers in Telford. This was the scene before 8am today as record buyers queue up down the street for Spinning Around Records in Wellington, [more...]
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  • Angelo Cosco, outside Angelos Chip Shop in 1970The Best Chip Shop in Telford
    I asked twitter if anyone remembered Angelos Chippy at Little Dawley. The chip shop was legendary. […]
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  • History: Telford New Town 1971
    A prospectus for Telford New Town from c1971. […]
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  • Family Park for TelfordHistory: Telford Town Park
    In what would become Telford, green rolling hills were in short supply. This article from 1971 has a cute line drawing portraying an artists impression of what the Town Park could eventually become. […]
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