A much-loved figure in Shropshire’s healthcare community is retiring after a lifelong career spent caring for patients and supporting colleagues across the county.

A significant milestone has been reached with work being completed on the garden at the LINAC bunker site at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

People interested in taking up running in the New Year are being invited to join a beginners’ course in Shrewsbury.

As 2025 draws to a close, Telford & Wrekin Council has reflected on a year of significant progress across the borough’s highways and transport network.

A man has been arrested after drugs were recovered from a vehicle in Telford in the early hours of Tuesday, 30 December.

A man and woman, both in their 70s, died at the scene of a collision in Buildwas on Saturday, 27 December.

Two pedestrians were injured, one seriously, following a collision in the car park of Tesco in Whitchurch on Saturday, 27 December.

Eight fire appliances attended a fire at the Wetherspoon public house, The Hippodrome, on Queen Street in Market Drayton on Saturday lunchtime.

Construction students at Telford College have created new planters for the platform at Wellington railway station.

PCC John Campion has expressed concern that the settlement for police funding has fallen short of the expected amount – yet again placing policing at the bottom of the priority list.

Five exceptional members of staff at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital have been recognised during its Annual Nursing and Allied Health Professionals Celebration Event.

Roden Hall Care Home is celebrating a highly successful year of fundraising following its 2025 charity partnership with Cuan Wildlife Rescue.

The ambitious campaign to protect the future of Babbinswood Farm has reached a pivotal milestone this week. In a surge of local generosity, the project has raised over £80,000 in recent weeks, propelling the total to more than £220,000.

Emergency services were called to a serious collision on the A41 at Higher Heath late on Christmas night, resulting in a complex rescue operation to free trapped occupants.

Charity bosses have thanked hardworking and dedicated fundraisers for helping to deliver the ‘best Christmas present’ for the region – a record-breaking year.

Shrewsbury town centre recorded its highest weekly footfall since Christmas 2019 in the week beginning Monday the 15th of December, with 262,937 visits to the town centre counted throughout the week, according to Shrewsbury BID’s footfall cameras on Pride Hill and High Street.

Nearly 60 residents from across the county town gathered last week for a cherished local tradition, as the Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club hosted its annual Christmas Carol Service and Afternoon Tea.

A man who paid himself more than £100,000 for work he was carrying out for an elderly woman in Shropshire has been sentenced to three-years in prison.

An 11-year-old boy from Shropshire is preparing to enjoy his first healthy Christmas after receiving a life-saving liver transplant earlier this year, following a childhood marked by severe liver disease.

Work to tackle the problem of pigeons nesting and fouling under Shrewsbury’s railway bridge is now set to be completed next year, after Network Rail identified the need for strengthening work on the bridge.

Stuart Anderson MP has backed the Conservative Party’s Plan to tackle rural crime including tool theft. It follows recent reports that farmers are ‘afraid to go out at night’ due to the prospect of rural crime.

Telford & Wrekin Council has been reaccredited with the Gold Award in the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme, marking a decade of support for the armed forces community.

Students from a Telford secondary school brought festive cheer to the local community with an afternoon of food, fun and entertainment.

British Transport police are investigating a hate crime on a train to Telford Central from Wolverhampton and are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

A major incident has been declared in Whitchurch this morning following a significant sinkhole affecting a stretch of the canal in the Chemistry area of the town.

Telford & Wrekin Council has reinforced its commitment to safeguarding young people through recent covert investigations into illegal sales of age-restricted products.

Community Resource, a Shropshire-based charity dedicated to supporting those facing local challenges, has formalised a strategic partnership with NWF Fuels.

The Shrewsbury Moves Night Bus trial has been extended, and will now run from 7 January throughout February and March 2026, operating Wednesday to Saturday until midnight.

Shropshire Independent Cinema has announced two new opportunities for 2026: a Young Curator (16–25) and the new role of a Next Take Curator (40+).

Olly Brown from Shrewsbury will run a marathon in Leicestershire on Sunday 28 December as he begins his epic 9 month challenge, running 39 marathons in 39 weeks to raise money for pregnancy charity Tommy’s.

Residents across Shropshire, Telford, and Wrekin are benefiting from an expanded Urgent Community Response service designed to provide vital care in the home and prevent unnecessary hospital admissions during the challenging winter months.

Persimmon Homes West Midlands has lodged an application for 226 homes on land off Thrower Road in Shrewsbury, the land already benefits from outline planning permission for housing.

Police officers investigating an assault in Wellington on Saturday, 20 December, are appealing for witnesses to help with their enquiries.

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.

Students from Telford College have laid on a festive food feast for members of a local community dining group.

Prominent environmental campaigner Feargal Sharkey has been in discussion with a Shropshire MP about tackling the scourge of water pollution.

Children and families have been making precious festive memories at the Hope House children’s hospice Winter Wonderland.

The multimillion-pound expansion of Royal Shrewsbury Hospital has reached a significant construction milestone, as leaders, staff and project partners gathered to celebrate the topping-out of the new four-storey healthcare facilities.

Firefighters have spent this morning tackling a significant blaze at an industrial estate in Shifnal.

Shrewsbury has once again been named Britain’s number one high street, after topping The Telegraph’s list of the UK’s finest shopping destinations for the second year in a row.

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.

A Telford resident has been handed a financial penalty after allowing her household waste to be dumped on council-owned land.

Santa swapped his sleigh for a RAF Shawbury helicopter when he flew in to visit the Children’s Ward at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.

Telford MP Shaun Davies has welcomed the Government’s announcement that Telford & Wrekin will receive a £66.6m cash injection for essential services over the next four years – a 34% increase in the Council’s spending power.

A Shropshire MP has called on the Government to take emergency action to tackle the ‘super flu’ crisis facing hospitals across the country.

A fraudster who falsely claimed she was too ill to work has been ordered to pay £6,000 after Telford & Wrekin Council successfully prosecuted her for fraud.

The Priory School in Shrewsbury is set to embark on a new chapter following the announcement of Cal Knight as its permanent Headteacher.

Anger is mounting in the small Shropshire village of Bentlawnt as residents remain without a post box, months after its sudden removal, with Royal Mail failing to respond to repeated pleas for its return.

A new safety campaign has been jointly launched by Veolia and Shropshire Council following a spate of fires and explosions caused by hazardous materials being incorrectly discarded in household bins across the county.

Two people have been sentenced following a warrant at their Ludlow home earlier this year, where more than £100,000 worth of class A drugs were found.