Telford News

​Emergency services were called to the M54 eastbound at Junction 5 in Telford following reports of a vehicle fire.

The alarm was raised at 16:50 on Wednesday afternoon.

A third generation farmer who was left wheelchair bound after a stroke has appealed after a council decision stopped him from getting a specially adapted new house on the family farm.

Telford & Wrekin Council planners had last year refused permission for James Boffey to have a wheelchair accessible oak framed house built on land at Longdon Hall Farm, in Longdon-upon-Tern, Telford.

Many constituents have contacted Shaun Davis MP to report delayed or missing post, with particular concern about the impact on important correspondence and missed appointments. He is now asking for your help to monitor the situation.

Security concerns regarding a Chinese embassy project have been raised in Parliament by Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard.

He called on the government to consider the security implications of major planning decisions to ensure the nation is kept safe.

These creative groups play an important role in supporting wellbeing, reducing isolation and helping older people stay active, connected and inspired.

The M54 eastbound between Jct 6 Wrekin Retail Park to Jct 5 Telford Centre will be closed at 9pm tonight until 6am tomorrow.

The closure is for maintenance works. A diversion will be in place.

Cross party members of the business and finance scrutiny committee convened on Thursday (January 15) to hold the first of two scheduled meetings in the run up to the setting of the council tax.

A package of savings of £19.1 million is being drawn up including deleting vacant posts, some restructuring and a reduction in some working hours.

MP Shaun Davies has welcomed new figures showing that NHS waiting lists have reached a three-year low, providing a boost for patients across Telford. Recent data reveals that the local waiting list has decreased by 13,942 since July 2024.

New houses built in Telford and Wrekin during the last year are set to bring in an extra £3.973 million in council tax, says a report.

A report to next week’s meeting of Telford & Wrekin Council has recorded that there has been an increase of 1,205 in the number of properties across the borough compared to the same time last year.

A two-hour time limit is set to be imposed on meetings of the full Telford & Wrekin Council but only after councillors clashed on the idea.

On one side of the debate at a meeting this week was a Conservative councillor who accused Telford & Wrekin Council’s ruling Labour group of “suppressing democracy”.

Plans to build a house on garden land in the Ironbridge Gorge have been rejected after planners ruled that it would ‘adversely’ affect the area.

Much of the back garden site at the property off Chapel Road, in Jackfield, is part of Telford’s Green Network at the same time as being in a world heritage site and conservation area.

The roadsides in Telford tell a story following the snow that fell last week. The weight of the snow on the branches caused a huge number of trees to fall across roads and paths. While these were chopped back to allow safe passage, the debris remained close to the road edge.

Planners at Telford & Wrekin Council have certified that units 4a and 4b at Telford Bridge Retail Park are not restricted to retail use.

Agents for the owners of the retail park at Colliers Way had told the council that there is an agreement with a gym operator to take the unit.

Names of 6 Telford people who died without leaving a will have been released after a national list of unclaimed estates was reinstated.

All fully documented claims must be submitted within 30 years of the date of death.