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Fast food giant McDonald’s has withdrawn plans to build a new restaurant in Leominster.

There are plans to retain a new site for travellers in a village near Ledbury.

Herefordshire Council say they have simplified the process to register to vote and people can now do so by text message.

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Shropshire Council could sell off its headquarters in Shrewsbury in favour of a smaller site in the town centre in recognition of a shift towards more home working.

Plans to sell an army barracks to make way for commercial development have been put back at least two years, according to the government.

Leaders at Shropshire Council welcome the Government announcement that it will provide a £1.5bn funding package for the UK arts and heritage sector.

Shropshire Council’s Shropshire Archives has launched an online survey to find out what customers want ahead of plans to reopen the service later in the summer.

An 80-bed hotel, restaurant and bar, drive through coffee shop and trade stores are set to be built on the outskirts of Shrewsbury under plans for a new £8.6 million commercial development.

A 15-year-old-boy from Redditch has, this evening (Wednesday 8 July), been charged with four counts of attempted murder.

Worcester Warriors have tonight confirmed that two members of staff have tested positive for COVID-19.

Worcestershire County Council has now delivered over 1,000,000 items of PPE to organisations during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Oswestry Community Action (Qube) has been awarded Arts Council England emergency funding in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been funded using Lottery resources.

The R number - a key measure of how much coronavirus is spreading - has risen slightly in England to reach between 0.8 and 1.0.

Quarantine rules end today for people travelling to the UK from more than 70 countries and British Overseas Territories.

Dame Vera Lynn has been honoured with an RAF flypast over her Sussex home as fellow villagers lined the streets to say farewell.

After four long decades, the families who campaigned for justice after taking the pregnancy test drug Primodos finally had their apology in parliament.

The R number - a key measure of how much coronavirus is spreading - has risen slightly in England to reach between 0.8 and 1.0.

Johnny Depp decided to end his marriage with Amber Heard after she allegedly defecated in their bed, a court has heard.

More than 200 serving police officers in the UK have convictions for criminal offences including assault, burglary, drug possession and animal cruelty, Sky News can reveal.

Jeffrey Epstein's confidante Ghislaine Maxwell has been made to wear paper clothing and had her bedding removed while in custody in New York over fears she may try to take her own life, an official has said.

Test cricket is back! Watch the #raisethebat opener between England and West Indies live on Sky Sports Cricket and Main Event.

Manchester United will play Copenhagen or Istanbul Basaksehir in the Europa League quarter-finals if they overcome Austrian side LASK.

Katie Taylor will defend her undisputed world lightweight titles against Delfine Persoon in a hotly-anticipated rematch on the Dillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin bill, live on Sky Sports Box Office.  

England have endured a difficult opening two days to the first #raisethebat Test against the West Indies, bowled out for 204 in their first innings, but is it fair to criticise their undercooked batsmen?

Swimming pools and gyms in England will be allowed to reopen in the coming weeks, the government has confirmed, as part of the ongoing assessment of regulations to control the coronavirus pandemic.

Celebrities including Elton John, Dua Lipa and Jade Thirlwall have signed a letter calling on the government to ban so-called "conversion therapy" for LGBT+ people.

Security footage has been released showing the last known movements of Glee star Naya Rivera, who is feared to have drowned after taking her son out on a lake in southern California.

Actor Johnny Depp used his sliced finger to daub graffiti on a mirror and walls in blood and paint, during an alleged drug-fuelled "three-day ordeal" he put his ex-wife Amber Heard through in Australia, the High Court has been told.

Actor Javicia Leslie has been unveiled as the new lead of The CW's Batwoman, joining the show when it returns next year.

Sky - the owner of Sky News - has been given the green light to start building a new "state-of-the-art film and TV studio", close to the famous Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire.

The iPhone apps for Spotify, Tinder and Pinterest crashed for users around the world on Friday due to a Facebook bug.

A scheme using drones to deliver coronavirus test kits and medical supplies to a Scottish island has received government funding to help tackle the pandemic.

Tesla is on the verge of joining the prestigious S&P 500 stock market index following a year in which its shares have risen by more than 580%.

Bison are being introduced into British woodland in a £1m project to restore an ancient habitat and its wildlife.

When is 200 metres not 200 metres? When US sprinter Noah Lyles runs it, apparently.

A "vampire-slaying kit" containing a pocket-sized pistol and a 19th century copy of the New Testament is going under the hammer.

German engineering company Festo has created robotic birds capable of amazingly realistic flight.

An Australian trucker managed to fight off a highly venomous snake while doing 70mph along a busy road.

Beauty salons, tanning shops and tattooists can reopen in England from Monday, the government has said, while gyms and indoor swimming pools will be allowed to let customers return later this month.

German engineering company Festo has created robotic birds capable of amazingly realistic flight.

Celebrities including Elton John, Dua Lipa and Jade Thirlwall have signed a letter calling on the government to ban so-called "conversion therapy" for LGBT+ people.

The R number - a key measure of how much coronavirus is spreading - has risen slightly in England to reach between 0.8 and 1.0.