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Twenty-six of the 33 people who left the council in 2024-25 cost the authority up to £20,000 at a total of £167,856.

One individual who departed the council in that year had a package of £132,466, with six others making up the difference to the £682,401 total, the figures reveal.

A new care home focused on sustainable living is preparing to open its doors on Marsh Meadow Way in Redhill this April.
Archbridge Manor, operated by Crystal Care Collection, has been built with several eco-friendly features designed to reduce its carbon footprint while providing residential, dementia, and respite care.

A petition and other public objections to the new Lawley & Overdale Parish Council building at Bryce Way have been lodged with Telford & Wrekin Council’s planning committee.

Parish council documents reveal that local Band D council taxes in the parish will rise by about 44p a week to help the project proceed. The money will be needed to pay off a 40-year loan with an annual fixed rate of £263,113 per annum.

The housing scheme will see the Council purchase 10 properties, as part of its Telford & Wrekin Homes programme, which will be prioritised for veterans. The Council would then look to expand the scheme in future phases.

To help manage the building work, a temporary transport scheme has been launched in partnership with Above and Beyond taxis. If there are no spaces at the hospital, patients and staff can travel for free between the hospital and the SaTH Park & Ride spaces at Telford AFC.

The Holocaust memorial service was held in an atmosphere of reflection and unity, bringing members of the community together to remember both victims and survivors. Focusing on building generational bridges, commemorating the past and ensuring that its lessons continue to be passed on to future generations.

Councils will be given the power to crack down on problem pavement parking but there remain question marks over how it will be enforced.

Lib Dem Councillor Thomas Janke (Newport South) asked at a Telford & Wrekin council meeting last week “when we expect these powers and associated enforcement responsibilities to be devolved to the council”.

A member of the public asked council leader Lee Carter at a meeting last week to note that some three million people had signed a national petition against the move.

Councillor Carter (Labour, Arleston & College) said he “fully understands and respects the feeling against the concept of mandatory digital ID”.

Telford’s Member of Parliament has renewed his call this morning for the immediate closure of Madeley Court Hotel, which continues to be used to accommodate asylum seekers, and has urged Ministers to hand the site back for use by the local community.

These enamel badges, exclusive to Telford Live are dropped around the town for people to find based on clues in daily videos during January.

One thing is for sure, and that’s they are well sought-after, with some being claimed in less than an hour of the video going live.

Beauty spots in Newport could be given special nature status but there will be no quick solution to chronic parking problems near one of them, a meeting heard.

After the meeting Councillor Janke posted on social media that creating a local nature reserve is a “significant milestone and will help ensure these much-loved green spaces are properly protected against development in the future, including any extension of the car park.”

A meeting this week heard that residents have concerns over child pedestrian safety, parent parking, and speeding at Cadman Drive in Priorslee.

The road is behind Holy Trinity Academy (HTA) secondary school which has more than 850 pupils on its roll.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service received the call at 5.57pm on Thursday, mobilising three fire appliances to the scene which is right beside the new Lidl store which opened just before Christmas.

Upon arrival, crews discovered a small fire within a bedroom. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel jet and a covering jet to extinguish the flames.

The council says its primary objective is to protect the architectural heritage of the building while ensuring it remains a functional asset. Plans for the site include a retail space on the ground floor.

The upper floors are set to be converted into apartments to increase the availability of town centre living.

A crowd of angry residents descended on a Telford parish council meeting to express opposition to HMOs as plans for another House in Multiple Occupancy emerge.

They spoke of an alleged stabbing incident, street drinking, drug taking, intimidating groups of people, and that one area “looks more like Beirut” with bins blocking pavements