Author: Andy Smith

£370,000 Investment to revamp Shifnal’s parks and playgrounds

HighlightsTelford News

Shifnal Town Council has launched the tender process to find a contractor to design and build a major new play area at Wheatfield Drive.

The total budget for all three sites is expected to be between £320,000 and £370,000, depending on final designs.

All funding has been sourced from the Community Infrastructure Levy, collected from new housing developments in the town.

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November open days at Ironbridge’s former “Blue School” ahead of auction

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The former “Blue School” in Ironbridge, named after its distinctive blue bricks, is to be sold at auction next month with an enticing guide price of £100,000.

The old Church of England School in St Luke’s Road, which was built in the late 1850s and closed in 1969, will be going under the hammer at estate agents and auctioneers Halls’ Collective Property and Land Auction in Shrewsbury on November 28.

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Odd Pals opens second café

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A venture that started at Wellington Market is now expanding its reach, bringing its unique street food expertise to a new café at Telford Ice Rink. Odd Pals, which has built a strong following, has successfully opened a second location at the popular leisure facility.

The expansion to the Telford & Wrekin Council-owned venue was made possible with support from the Council’s Pride in Our High Street programme.

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Burglary down, but sex offences up

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Overall crime continues to fall in West Mercia according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics which registered a drop across the board.

Delivering on Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion’s commitment to ‘Cutting crime’, as out in his Safer Communities Plan, total recorded crime fell by 4% between July 2024 and June 2025. This follows a 6% drop recorded earlier in the year.

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International success for Madeley martial arts club

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Kyushinkai Martial Arts has capped off an incredible season with a phenomenal performance at the International Combat Organization (ICO) World Championships,

The truly impressive medal haul that firmly establishes the club’s elite standing across a variety of disciplines. The team’s combination of traditional precision, creative flair, and fighting prowess saw them secure 17 individual medals, including 8 highly-coveted gold titles.

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Apley Farm Shop hosts first ever scarecrow festival 

Telford EntertainmentTelford News

The first ever scarecrow festival will be held at Apley Farm Shop during half term, with designs submitted from nearby schools, Scouts and Beaver groups and children’s community groups near the site at Norton, on the A442 between Telford and Bridgnorth.

There will be more than 20 scarecrows on display for visitors to come and see from October 27 to November 2 and the group that is judged to have designed the top three scarecrows will win a prize.

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Living Wage commitment from Telford construction company

Telford BusinessTelford News

Leading Shropshire construction company McPhillips has become the first construction firm in the county to be accredited as a Real Living Wage employer.

The Telford-based company’s commitment will see all 240 of its directly employed workforce receive a minimum hourly wage of £12.60, higher than the government minimum for over 21s, which currently stands at £12.21 per hour.

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50p Bus trips for half-term

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From Monday, October 27 to Sunday, November 2, all single journeys on Travel Telford services will be reduced to just 50 pence.

This pricing will apply to routes 99, 100, 101, 102, and 103, and forms part of the council’s ongoing commitment to providing accessible, affordable, and reliable public transport for residents across the borough.

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National Trust to take over Ironbridge Gorge Museums

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The funding enables the transfer of the UNESCO World Heritage Site to the National Trust. This move secures the long-term future of the internationally significant museum sites, which attract 330,000 visitors each year.

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