News in Telford, Shropshire
Chris Nutt, who worked at Fujitsu and initiated the firm sending volunteers to the Friends of Telford Town Park (FOTTP) group as part of a staff welfare programme, died suddenly in December 2024, aged 40.
A bench in memory of him has now been installed by Fujitsu and the Friends as they were so grateful for the work he did and wanted to honour him.
Read moreA takeaway with excellent ratings and a five-star scores on the doors closed its doors last month.
Arjys in Trench was on the popular delivery apps, had its own website and attracted great reviews for its food but a post last month on its social media page suggested that it was closing temporarily due to staff illness.
Read moreA landowner in Wellington has applied for planning permission to demolish a bungalow and replace it with eight new homes in two new three-storey buildings.
The new buildings would replace one three-bedroom bungalow on a plot at Constitution Hill, Wellington, with two townhouses and a total of six apartments.
Read moreStudents Lucas Davies and Tyler Klimkowski volunteered to take on the project.
The planters, made from wooden delivery pallets and copper pipe off-cuts, have been delivered to the Friends of Wellington Station.
Read moreShropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) says it is “continuing to make steady progress” and is on schedule to complete a number of improvements highlighted in an inspector’s report.
Last year His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) said the service “requires improvement” in six key areas, and is “inadequate” at managing its resources.
Read moreHospital chiefs failed to refer a patient “in an appropriate and timely manner”, which may have led to the woman’s death.
That is the conclusion of a coroner who has sent a “prevention of future deaths” report to the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital (SaTH) NHS Trust.
Read morePolice are concerned that having longer opening hours to sell alcohol and provide more hours of live and recorded music, karaoke and comedy nights could increase anti-social behaviour at Dragon Soul in Newport.
Read moreNew powers are being handed to councils to tackle rogue landlords, with Telford & Wrekin among the 38 areas selected for the scheme. The move allows the local authority to access Universal Credit data to force bad landlords to repay up to two years of rent.
Read moreBrookside Safer Neighbourhood Policing team had identified the vehicle as being untaxed, and not registered as SORN with the DVLA.
Read moreA decision-making committee meeting in Telford was halted when only two out of its 10 members managed to make it to the council chamber.
The rules require three councillors to be present to make decisions.
Read moreNearly 60 homes are to be built in Shifnal, despite many people being against it.
The proposal by Taylor Wimpey will see 57 properties built on land southeast of Windmill View. The development will consist of two, three, and four-bedroom houses, with 20 per cent designated for rent or shared ownership.
Read moreMr Campion is proposing a £15 annual increase for the average household, but he says even this will not be enough to bridge the gap.
“To put it simply, my hands are tied,” said PCC John Campion. “Whilst the Government will claim record uplift of funding for policing, they do not make it clear that it is at the expense of inflation-busting council tax rises.”
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Flag competition winner Amelia (centre) with from to right: Jayne, Amelia's Mum, Councillor Angela McClements, Lynda Stolic, Headteacher and Sam Stevens, class teacher
Randlay Primary School received a £250 prize after its pupil Amelia, aged nine, won a public vote to design a new flag for the Borough.
The prize of £250 was donated to the flag competition by Telford Live.
Read morePolice are investigating a serious assault that took place outside The Station Hotel in Wellington during the early hours of Saturday morning. Officers were called to Station Road at around 1am following an altercation that left a man in his 20s with serious injuries.
Read moreShropshire Fire and Rescue Firefighters were called to a Seat Ibiza on fire in Madeley on Saturday evening. The crew from Tweedale Fire Station arrived at the scene at 8.31pm to find the vehicle well alight.
Read moreBikers from across the region gathered at Shifnal Services yesterday to kick off the second annual motorcycle Toy Run.
Read morePupils from Ercall Wood Academy in Wellington hosted their third annual Christmas afternoon tea and welcomed older members of the local community for the celebrations.
Principal Nick Murphy said the much-loved event had become a highlight of the Academy’s calendar and reflected the school’s commitment to community engagement and bringing multiple generations together.
Read morePotential developers of a vacant site close to Newport town centre have withdrawn plans to build nine homes to consider options following council feedback.
Staffordshire-based MAG Developments Ltd has told Telford & Wrekin Council planners that it is “disappointed and perplexed” by the council’s feedback about requirements for the site.
Read moreLondon-based agent Montagu Evans has told the planners at Telford & Wrekin Council that interest in retail park investment is coming from the larger retail operators.
“Recent market activity and enquiries have indicated that interest is increasingly being driven by larger format retail operators who typically require greater internal floor areas to support their operational models.” the agents wrote.
Read moreJason Wright went to see the latest Spongebob film and has this suggestion for you…
I headed down to Southwater in Telford this weekend to see if the yellow sponge still has it. The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants tries to bring back the charm of my childhood, but…
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Dr Maciej Wozniak wanted to turn the first floor of Shifnal Dental Care into a HMO. However, his proposal was refused. Picture: Google
Shifnal Dental Care, which has been in the town since 1971, relocated to the former Odfellows Wine Bar in Market Place last year following a state-of-the-art refurbishment.
In October, practice owner Dr Maciej Wozniak submitted an application for permission to turn the first floor into an HMO.
Read moreTelford College students have donated dozens of Christmas gift boxes to a local charity which supports homeless and vulnerable people.
Students from the college’s foundation learning department have made up a total of 35 festive gift boxes for Stay Telford & Wrekin, from donations collected around the campus.
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Aerial image of the wooded area near Lincoln Hill, Ironbridge, which used to be home to a quarry filled in by a waste tip. Picture: Google Maps
A couple’s plan to have a basement at their proposed replacement home in the Ironbridge Gorge have been withdrawn after…
Read moreFirefighters were called out to the Southwater area on Friday night after a diner became trapped in the toilets at Nando’s.
Read moreThe Shropshire Warriors basketball team has stepped off the court and into the community this week, donating a significant collection of food and essential household items to Telford Crisis Support, a local charity dedicated to helping individuals and families facing hardship.
Read moreHead teachers and leaders from local schools visited Telford College to learn more about potential placement opportunities they could offer to T Level students.
A delegation from the Learning Community Trust, which runs more than a dozen school sites across the county, visited the college’s Wellington campus to chat with students on business and accounting courses.
Read moreAn enforcement notice has been slapped on a property in Telford after the borough council received a complaint about alleged untidy land.
The notice was served on the property in Beckbury Drive, Stirchley, on December 12 this year after Telford & Wrekin Council received a complaint on October 20.
Read moreShropshire Council has disabled comments for the majority of its Facebook posts – to the confusion of many people.
Since the beginning of September, only a handful of posts have had comments turned on, with the vast majority having them disabled.
Read moreResidents across Telford and Wrekin will see a fresh wave of road improvements as the council sets out its transport plans for 2026. Following a year of resurfacing work, the focus is now shifting to new pedestrian crossings and major roundabout upgrades.
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The High Sheriff of Shropshire Jane Trowbridge with pupils at Wombridge Primary School taking part in the Youth Awareness Day
The new Shropshire Youth Awareness Day which saw the county turn blue to show its support has so far raised more than £10,000 for youth charities across the county and the amount is still rising.
Pic: The High Sheriff of Shropshire Jane Trowbridge with pupils at Wombridge Primary School taking part in the Youth Awareness Day
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For 35 years, Hilbrae has been a lifeline for stray and abandoned dogs in Telford. Now they need help.
Hilbrae Dog Rehoming Centre has launched its Build a Better Bark appeal to fund the replacement of outdated kennel blocks and re-fence its exercise paddock, saying the work is vital to ensure dogs arriving at the centre who have lost everything have the facilities that they need whilst they wait for their second chance.
Anyone wishing to support the Build a Better Bark campaign, through donations or practical help, can contact Hilbrae Dog Rehoming Centre for more information or use the link here to donate: https://www.justgiving.com/page/jo-wrate-1?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL
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Telford College students serving a festive feast to members of the Dawley Dinner group at the college’s Orange Tree restaurant in Wellington
Students from Telford College laid on a festive food feast for members of a local community dining group.
Public uniformed services students joined forces with catering students to treat members of the Dawley Dinner group to a Christmas meal in the Orange Tree restaurant on the college’s Wellington campus.
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Lee Carter – Leader of Telford & Wrekin Council, Local Government Secretary Steve Reed OBE MP and Shaun Davies MP for Telford
Essential services across Telford and Wrekin are set for a multi-million pound boost following a landmark government funding deal. The provisional Local Government Finance Settlement, announced this week, will see the council receive an extra £67 million over the next four years.
Read moreFour individuals were arrested for immigration offences during the visit on 17 December. The group included two Indian nationals and two Nepalese nationals.
West Mercia Police supported Immigration Enforcement during the action. The Fire Service also attended the premises on the same evening and provided a list of required improvements.
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Mark joined Albrighton Village Action Group campaigners at Shirehall to present a petition - signed by 3,724 people - objecting to Boningale Homes' plans to build 800 properties on Albrighton greenbelt.
The government announced new planning reforms that could see more homes built on Shropshire’s Green Belt. Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard spoke out in the House of Commons against the changes, which were unveiled by the Housing Minister just before the Christmas recess.
Read moreAge UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and has set itself an ambitious goal – to raise £75,000 to help tackle loneliness and social isolation among older people across the county.
Members of the charity’s Khushdil Day Centre, based at the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Hadley, have enthusiastically risen to the challenge. Through a series of fundraising activities, they have already raised more than £1,900 to support older people throughout Shropshire.
Read moreA householder has been refused retrospective planning permission for work carried out on a house in Wellington after officials alleged that it had broken the rules.
Planners wrote that it is “considered disproportionate in size in relation to the existing host dwelling, being substantial in scale and massing”.
Read moreSix fire appliances, including the Incident Command Unit and the Light Pumping Unit, were mobilised from Albrighton, Telford, Tweedale, and Wellington.
Read moreTrading Standards officers caught two retailers selling vapes to a 16-year-old during a sting operation on Telford high streets this week. The undercover exercise used a teenage volunteer to check if local businesses were following the law regarding age-restricted products.
Read moreAbandoned shopping trolleys continue to be an issue in parts of Telford despite a parish council’s best efforts, a meeting heard.
Parish warden Glyn Johnson, who picks up abandoned trolleys from across the area, said that there has been a “big improvement” in the abandoned trolley situation but the “only downfall is kids moving them, but you are always going to get that”.
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McPhillips apprentice Ollie Fudge, Idsall School’s head of
construction Graham Northall, McPhillips social value co-ordinator Emily
Myatt and McPhillips procurement manager Roger Cox.
Shropshire company of the year McPhillips has thrown its weight behind a scheme to support local schools and colleges to produce the workforce of the future.
Read moreTelford and Wrekin Council is inviting young people, parents, carers, and professionals to share their views on the priorities for the Borough’s new Youth Strategy.
The public consultation is a final check to ensure the priorities truly reflect local needs before the final version goes to Cabinet in January.
Read moreTelford property hunters are buzzing over a unique opportunity to acquire a charming two-bedroom barn conversion which is heading to online auction with a guide price of just £60,000.
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Aerial picture of the site identified for affordable bungalows in New Works, Telford. Picture: Google Maps
“As a fourth-generation family from New Works, we have deep ties to the village and its heritage,” wrote one objector.
“Throughout our family’s lifetime, there has never been a demonstrated need for further development here.”
Read moreOrganisers of the UK’s largest touring soapbox derby say spaces are flying off the shelves following the news that the event is coming to Telford for the first time. Since the council announced the July 12th race date last month, more than half of the 40 available spots have already been snapped up.
Read moreA plan to convert an historic Newport building into a dental surgery with flats has been withdrawn after heritage concerns were raised.
Britannia House Dental Surgery is planning to move from New Street in Newport into a Grade II-listed three-storey building in St Mary’s Street in the town centre.
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Year 10 students Ruby Plant and Darci Taylor with Head of Aqualate House Libby Preston and Head of Chetwynd House Megan Robson
Students at a Newport secondary school have made generous donations to the town’s food bank to help those in need in time for Christmas.
The pupils at Burton Borough School collected over 250 items, and Newport Food Bank manager of volunteers Matt Partridge visited the school to receive the donation.
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Newport & District Amateur Swimming Club team at the Christmas Cracker gala (Photo credit: Mickaël Malaper / Malaper Photography - www.malaperphotography.com/sports)
Swimmers from Newport & District Amateur Swimming Club delivered outstanding performances at its inaugural Christmas Cracker open meet with 60 podium places.
The talented squad of 34 competed in the event on 6 December at Wolverhampton Central Baths, showing their strength across all age groups and disciplines, taking home 23 gold, 15 silver and 22 bronze medals.
Read moreThe court heard that the waste had been handed to another person who then dumped it illegally. While the resident claimed she believed the land was part of her own property, she admitted to regularly disposing of cardboard there because she feared her recycling bags would be stolen.
Read moreA number of drop-in sessions are being held where people can find out more about the proposals on:
Thursday 18 December at Meeting Point House from 4 to 6pm
Thursday 15 January at The Anstice from 5 to 7pm
Tuesday 27 January at Cosy Hall, Newport from 5 to 7pm
Friday 20 February at Ketley Community Centre from 5 to 7pm (focus on additional licensing consultation)
Thursday 5 March at Meeting Point House from 5 to 7pm (focus on additional licensing consultation)
People will be able to complete the consultations online at the drop-in sessions as devices will be available
Read moreFirefighters were called to Cockshutt Lane in Broseley on Tuesday evening following reports of a vehicle fire.
Emergency services arrived at the scene shortly before 7pm to find a 4×4 vehicle well alight. One fire appliance was mobilised from Tweedale to deal with the incident.
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Campaigners celebrate the news that a controversial scheme for 800 homes in Albrighton was unanimously turned down. Picture: LDRS
A controversial proposal to build 800 homes on green belt land on the Shropshire/Wolverhampton border has been unanimously turned down.
The proposal has long been met with huge opposition from local residents through the Albrighton Development Action Group (ADAG).
Read moreA chunk of land, described as a “prime investment opportunity,” has come onto the market in St Georges, offering local residents and investors a chance to snap up almost half an acre of amenity land with a guide price of just £6,000 at auction…
Read moreA local couple from Donnington, are being hailed as community heroes after their latest fundraising effort pushed their lifetime total past an incredible milestone.
Ian and Donna have now raised an astonishing £61,000 for the Severn Hospice, thanks to years of dedication and community support.
Read moreThe Acorn Singers – a lively group of older people from across the Telford area – recently lit up The Fallow Field Pub & Restaurant in Hadley with their joyful Charity Christmas Concert.
Read moreThe plans for an HMO in Donnington have been withdrawn for a second time, but it may not be the end of the story…
Read moreA popular Telford car park’s automatic number plate cameras and warning signs finally have planning permission after six years without consent.
Planners have granted retrospective planning permission for two ANPR cameras and 14 warning signs near the KFC and Starbucks at Trench Lock, in Hadley, that were installed on October 9, 2019.
Read moreA Telford resident who falsely claimed she was too ill to work has been ordered to pay more than £6,000 after Telford & Wrekin Council successfully prosecuted her for fraud.
On 1 December 2025, she pleaded guilty at court to Fraud by False Representation.
Read moreStudents from 13 different Shropshire schools came together to give a very special musical performance.
The Learning Community Trust hosted the first-ever performance of its LCT Choir at New Road Academy in Telford, describing it as a milestone in its mission to unite students through creativity and shared experiences.
Full gallery on the website.
Read morePlanners have refused permission for a high-tech BT Street Hub in Telford town centre, saying it would have an “unacceptable impact on highway and pedestrian safety”.
The street hub would have been on land next to Coffee #1 in Northfield Street, near the southern entrance to Telford Centre.
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