Councillor calls for action on scrap collectors
A Newport councillor has called for action to stop noisy unlicensed…
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Claims taxi drivers are ‘falling asleep at the wheel’
A councillor who estimates that she uses taxis (Private Hire Vehicles…
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Telford & Wrekin Council had been assured by a specialist school where the girl was that there were “no difficulties meeting the provision set out in the EHC Plan.” Photo by Louis Bauer: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-of-hands-249360/
£3,000 payout for missed therapy provision
Telford & Wrekin Council has been told that it carries the…
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Profits jump at council’s housing company, report shows
Profits at a council-owned housing company have grown by 18 per…
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Meese Farming of Lilleshall, has applied for permission to build four poultry units on a parcel of arable land north of Blackbrook Cottages, Edgmond
University speaks out on chicken farm plan
Harper Adams University has spoken out after a claim was made…
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“We have to return to a stable financial position” says health CFO
The NHS in Shropshire is facing making ‘difficult decisions’ as leaders…
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Developers slam HMO decision
Developers have slammed the council after planners rejected their application to turn…
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Plans set to keep farmers spuds cool
A farm business has asked for council approval to install 117…
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Meese Farming of Lilleshall, has applied for permission to build four poultry units on a parcel of arable land north of Blackbrook Cottages, Edgmond
Plans for 180,000-strong chicken farm submitted
A new £6 million chicken farm near Harper Adams University would…
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‘out of area taxis’ recommendation welcomed by council
Grooming gangs report author Baroness Casey’s call for Government action to…
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Hospitals seek to save £41.4million
The Shrewsbury & Telford Hospitals NHS Trust is rejigging its workforce…
Read moreClash over council’s multi-million pound borrowing strategy
Party leaders clashed over a council’s medium term borrowing strategy as…
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Audit reveals “council’s system of internal controls is NOT in place”
A parish council’s top official has spoken out to reassure the…
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New sports and tackle shop planned for Telford
A developer of a former shop site in Telford who was…
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Wedding plans cancelled
A Sikh temple’s plans to host up to 30 weddings with…
Read moreMore changes at Stirchley and Brookside Parish Council
Two new councillors have been elected unopposed to fill vacant seats…
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An computer generated image showing the style of development proposed at site of the former Phoenix School in Dawley. Picture: Telford & Wrekin Council
212 Homes on former Phoenix School site
Members of the public can now make official comments on plans…
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Agent PUUC Architecture Ltd has told Telford & Wrekin Council planners that the new bar would be close to other bars that are of a similar style
From Home views to euro brews – pub plan for former estate agents
A planning application that could see a former estate agent office…
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Application lodged for ten-bed HMO on Sutton Hill
Plans have been lodged to turn two next door properties in…
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Council acts on ‘untidy’ complaint
A council has confirmed that an ‘untidy land notice’ has been…
Read more£91,000 left in Council kitty
Draft accounts show council ended year with a surplus as officials…
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Newport Premier, in High Street sits close to Haberdashers’ Adams School and members of the Licensing Sub-committee decided to revoke its premises licence
Alcohol sales premises licence revoked for Newport shop
A Newport shop has lost its fight to keep its alcohol…
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An illustrative vision for the Central Park space and examples of high quality walking routes through green spaces. Image: Miller Homes
New public park details revealed
Details of a new public park at the centre of a…
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£140k vacancy at Telford & Wrekin Council
A cross party committee of senior councillors is set to grill…
Read moreCouncil plans for Zombie invasion remain unclear
Freedom of Information requests to Telford & Wrekin Council boomed by…
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Trading Standards investigate ‘potential £300,000 motor fraud’
A motor business is being investigated over a ‘large scale potential…
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More Nuplace homes ready for rent
The council owned lettings company has opened the application process for…
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The ultraviolet kiosk is in operation at the borehole site. Picture: Severn Trent Water/Fisher German
Emergency treatment system for water borehole
Bug-killing ultraviolet equipment was installed at a Shropshire water borehole after…
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Ironbridge Power Station redevelopment: A CGI image of the plans (Picture: Harworth Group Plc / Pegasus Planning Group)
Next steps in Ironbridge Power Station development plan
Up to 40 vehicles could be entering part of a huge…
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Belly Busters catering van gets official permission despite objections
Belly Busters catering van has been given retrospective permission to trade…
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Eco-campaigning vicar urges refusal of battery plan
An eco-campaigning Shropshire vicar is supporting a family in its fight…
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Diabetics not being assessed quickly enough for foot problems
Health leaders have been told that they are “a long way”…
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Newport Rugby Club plans for the future
A rugby club is seeing such a large increase in the…
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It’s Labour versus Independent in Lawley East by-election
A parish council by-election in Telford will see Labour and an…
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Parish councillor steps down after 26 years
A parish and former Telford & Wrekin Councillor has resigned after…
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Inspector stubs out nursing home’s smoking shelter plan
The Priory Nursing Home, in Spring Hill, appealed to the Planning…
Read moreMental wellbeing “significant cause for concern” for young people
Young people’s mental wellbeing remains a “significant cause for concern” in…
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Health inequality across Telford revealed – and it’s not great
People in Muxton & Lilleshall live an average of 8.2 years…
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Dog loving new mayor is set to take the lead and ‘get to work’
New Mayor of Telford Eileen Callear set out her civic stall…
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Full days festivities for Newport’s Christmas event
Newport’s Christmas lights switch on event will last for one full…
Read moreDeveloper withdraws controversial plan for 85 homes
A controversial plan for up to 85 homes in a village…
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Swangate latest: “It needs to stop”
Police officers from Newport’s under-fire safer neighbourhood team told a meeting…
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Access to GP Services improving following damning report
Health leaders say there have been ‘significant improvements’ in access to…
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Aftermarket tinted-window ban for taxis
Taxi drivers licensed by Telford & Wrekin Council won’t have to…
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Swangate: No cover up – case closed
A councillor has spoken out to ‘growing speculation and concern’ around…
Read moreNewport Self-build plan approved after Planning Inspectorate steps in
A planning inspector has overturned a council decision to reject a…
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This is what hospitals in Shropshire are doing to tackle cancer ‘underperformance’
Hospital trust leaders have set out how they are working to…
Read moreSecond round of consultation on parish council boundaries approved
A second round of consultation into plans that could see parish…
Read morePlanning refused: blamed it on the sunshine
A proposed house would not have enough sun in the summer…
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Cemetery Lodge is back on the market
A building that a parish council controversially decided to sell –…
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Battery firm seeks to charge council
A developer behind controversial plans for a battery storage facility near…
Read moreIs your council facing the chop or the blender?
One parish council will cease to exist, while others will be…
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Rejected: HMO Plans would overdevelop the site
Council planners have thrown out a proposal to convert a dilapidated family…
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Flats plan on hold
Drainage experts have put a holding objection on plans to build…
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“never seen footfall so bad…” claims Oakengates publican
Businesses have appealed for help as multi-million pound redevelopment projects have…
Read moreBoundary review could lead to councillor cut
Parish councils in Telford are being put in the cross hairs…
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Ketley Parish Council seat win for Independent candidate
Independent candidate Helen Barker won the Ketley Parish Council by-election in…
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GP pleads ‘Sort it out’
Shropshire GPs told a county NHS meeting that family doctors feel…
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Council lose planning appeal on Lawley hut
A property company has won permission to demolish a ‘dilapidated’ military-style…
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Newport Premier, in High Street sits close to Haberdashers’ Adams School and members of the Licensing Sub-committee decided to revoke its premises licence
Newport store faces premises licence review
A Newport shop where the director was handed a court bill…
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