Shropshire News
The latest Shropshire news: planning decisions, council and crime updates, business and community stories, each linked back to its official source.
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New X81 Bus Links Bishop's Castle and Clun From 2 November
A new X81 bus runs Newtown to Craven Arms via Bishop's Castle and Clun from 2 November: four journeys each way, six days a week. Full times inside.
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Shrewsbury
Emstrey Bank and Norton Crossroads Speed Limits Set to Fall
40mph and 50mph limits are proposed for two roads east of Shrewsbury, where 11 injury crashes since 2021 killed one rider. Comment 1 to 22 October.
Shrewsbury
Meole Brace Park and Ride to Keep Running After 1 November
Shropshire Council has found parking income to keep the Meole Brace bus running past 1 November. No end date is set; Bowbrook is floated as a long-term site.
Shrewsbury
570 Homes at Shrewsbury Battlefield Withdrawn by Developer
Oakland Farming pulled its 570-home Battlefield scheme on 23 September, five days after National Highways' third holding notice. 34 objected, none backed it.
Shropshire Council
Shropshire Councillor Allowances Frozen at £14,839, Five Cut
The independent panel says £14,839 is already top quartile. Scrutiny and planning chairs lose £3,710 each, and the automatic annual rise is scrapped.
Shropshire
Shropshire Fire: 1 of 5 Closed, Cause for Concern Stays
Inspectors have closed one of five recommendations after a July revisit, and four stay open. The service's own papers show 4 of 30 improvements finished.
Albrighton
Albrighton 800 Homes: Secretary of State Takes the Appeal
The Secretary of State will decide the 800-home Albrighton green belt appeal herself, not the inspector. The inquiry sits this week; comments close 9 October.
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Soup Maker Wins £40,000 Dragons' Den Deal
Soul Kitchen's Bella Acland asked for £40,000 and four Dragons said no. Susie Ma then offered the lot for 15 per cent, on BBC One on Thursday night.
Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth Hay Fire: 100 Tonnes Alight at Barnsley
Three appliances and a water carrier went to 100 tonnes of burning hay bales near Bridgnorth on Thursday. Shropshire has logged 36 field fires this summer.
House Prices
Shropshire House Prices Fall 1.3% as Telford Rises 3.2%
The average Shropshire home fell 1.3% in the year to July, to £275,232, the first annual fall since 2024. Telford, Herefordshire and Powys all rose.
Shropshire
Shropshire Claimant Count Up 5.3%, Whitchurch Up a Fifth
4,675 people claimed out-of-work benefits in Shropshire in August, up 5.3% in a year, over twice the UK rise. Whitchurch is up 22% since January.
Shropshire Council
Shropshire Council Tax Support: Child Benefit Disregarded
Families with children would pay less council tax from April 2027 if child benefit stops counting as income. The consultation closes on 22 October.
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Bridge Works: Castle Foregate Shut 8 Sundays
Castle Foregate, Cross Street and Howard Street shut on eight more Sundays and on overnight closures to 8 November, after extra steelwork was found.
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Town Takeover: 'I Cannot Promise You a Date'
No public record has moved since the chairman's reply: no Friedel determination, no Companies House filing, no date. Objections close on Friday 25 September.
Shrewsbury
Hills Ford Rally Road Closures: 07:15 to 19:00, 20 Sep
Five rally stages around Cressage, Clee Hill, the Lawley, Dorrington and Linley shut from 07:15 on Sunday 20 September, reopening 16:45 to 19:00.
Bridgnorth
Danesford Grange: CQC Bars New Admissions at Bridgnorth Home
The CQC rated the 41-bed Bridgnorth nursing home Inadequate on 4 September and imposed a condition banning new residents without its written agreement.
Shropshire Council
Shropshire Council to Shut Cornovii, £4m Loss on £35m
Cabinet votes on Wednesday on closing the council's housebuilder. It has lent Cornovii £35.19m and expects to lose at least £4m. All six options cost money.
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Ambulance Hub: £14.2m Base Planned at Emstrey
West Midlands Ambulance Service plans a £14.2m base at Emstrey off the A5, doubling capacity to 500 staff and 50 ambulances. No planning application yet.
Whitchurch
Whitchurch Civic Centre: sale approved, in force 17 Sept
Cabinet approved selling Whitchurch Civic Centre on 9 September. Call-in closes 16 September, and any community bid must now be fully costed and funded.
Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth bakery's £65,000 grants: scheme now closed
Two grants worth £65,000 turned a derelict Bridgnorth bank into a bakery that doubled its staff. Every Shropshire UKSPF scheme is now closed to applications.
Farming
Shropshire Bluetongue: 9 Cases Confirmed Since 10 July
Nine Shropshire premises have had bluetongue confirmed since 10 July, out of 722 UK cases. The signs to watch for, the number to ring, the 48-hour vaccine rule.
Roads
Shropshire Pothole Repairs: Every Road and Date in September
Three Multihog crews plane out potholes on nine Shropshire roads in September, starting Station Road, Shrewsbury on the 1st. All the dates, roads and times.
Health
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Parking Zones Swap on 1 September
Zone 1 and Staff Car Park 4 change places on 1 September, so the signs point somewhere new. Charges, blue badge rules and the £2 bus, checked.
Shropshire Council
Shropshire Family Hubs: Four of Six Sites Still Unnamed
The Lantern in Shrewsbury opens in September, but Oswestry, Ludlow and two team bases still have no address. What Cabinet actually approved.
Shropshire Council
Shropshire Council: CIPFA Finds £120.7m Budget Gap
The government-ordered review calls Shropshire Council's finances 'extremely poor' and makes 22 recommendations. What it says about council tax and Shirehall.
Shropshire Hills
Shropshire Hills Wins £993,475 Nature Recovery Grant
A National Trust-led project covering 998 sq km has won development funding, with up to £8.9m more to follow if approved. What it will do and who is behind it.
Shawbury
Shawbury 128-Home Plan: Officers Back Approval 18 August
Shropshire officers recommend approval of 128 homes at Shawbury when councillors meet on Tuesday 18 August. A 4.61-year housing land supply is what tips the balance.
Shropshire
Shropshire Electoral Canvass: Yes, That Email Is Real
Most of the 153,846 households are contacted by email, not post, with a two-part security code. Respond by 6 September, and check your postal vote.
Shropshire
Shropshire A level results 2026: 38% of grades A* at Concord
Concord College says 38% of its grades were A*, Moreton Hall 37%, against 9.6% nationally. Shrewsbury College reports a 99% pass rate for 868 A level students.
Ludlow
Ludlow 1934 pageant exhibition: free, open until 18 December
Costumes and film from the 1934 Shropshire Historical Pageant are on show free in Ludlow until 18 December. Closed Thursdays, open Saturday mornings.