Telford News

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.

A year nine student at a school in Telford was airlifted to hospital in Stoke after falling from height and suffering ‘serious injuries’.

Planners say that sites at Bratton are being “brought forward by two national house builders, Bloor Homes and David Wilson Homes.

For the land north east of Muxton, the documents reveal that developer Gladman is in the process of preparing a planning application due to be submitted in mid-2026.

Emergency services were called to a collision involving two vehicles on Hadley Park Road in Telford earlier today.

Telford & Wrekin Council has joined forces with Shropshire Council and Herefordshire Council to launch the Get Marches Working Plan, a bold and collaborative initiative designed to help more people across the Marches access good jobs, training, and opportunities.

A truck has broken down on Castlefields Roundabout, on the entrance from A4169 (EP Direction).

This is causing delays.

Consumer champion Martin Lewis has pointed that this one way of cutting your bill could make you very unpopular with the neighbours…

Homeowners across many newer housing developments in Telford are paying twice for their street maintenance according to a local councillor….

Emergency services were dispatched to the Castlefields Roundabout on the A4169 in Lightmoor, Telford, following a report of a collision in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The owners of a biker cafe in Newport have thanked residents for their backing following a successful application to open…

A line of water tankers snake along Haygate Road in Wellington as Severn Trent issue an update on supply issues.

The Black Shed which sits on the Water Lane car park in Newport was built in 1840 and is believed to be one of the few remaining wharf sheds in the country.

It harks back to the medieval times when the Shropshire town had a thriving fishing industry at Newport Pool. But that silted up and the canal side use has changed.

Firefighters were called to an incident involving a downed power cable on Cherry Tree Hill in Ironbridge on Friday afternoon.

Conservative group leader Cllr Andrew Eade sparked a row when he compared a Telford & Wrekin Council finance chief to a legendary astrologer, Mystic Meg.

Labour Councillor Shirley Reynolds said: “I personally find the term Mystic Meg really insulting…”

People are reporting that buses are intermittent or non-existant and at least one lorry has jack-knifed on the M54 this morning.

If the weather forecasts are to be believed, Telford could be in for a monumental dump of snow overnight, with up to 15cm of the white stuff landing on our town all thanks to Storm Goretti.

According to the Met Office, heavy snow ” is likely to lead to disruption and dangerous travelling conditions Thursday night into Friday.”

Telford & Wrekin Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and since then has been aiming for net zero greenhouse gas emissions, with Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems all agreeing with the general approach.

Councillor Carolyn Healy (Labour, Ironbridge) is the council’s cabinet member for neighbourhoods, planning and sustainability and has been watching people’s responses to the issue on social media.