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Rachel Jones has been appointed as the new Assistant Chief Constable for Local Policing and Operations at West Mercia Police.

North Herefordshire MP Bill Wiggin says he understands why some people feel aggrieved by Dominic Cummings’ decision to travel to Durham during the coronavirus lockdown.

Police are growing increasingly concerned for Chris West who went missing this morning at 7am

Organisers of Lakefest have confirmed this year's festival has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Shropshire Council’s Trading Standards Officers are warning consumers and shopkeepers to avoid a sham hand sanitiser recently found on sale in the county, as it will not protect them from the coronavirus.

Parking charges are set to be reintroduced in some Shropshire Council town centre car parks from next week, as more people return to work, and shops prepare to reopen from 15 June.

Despite a “significant decrease” in the number of patients attending A&E, Shropshire’s main hospital trust is still failing to achieve a key waiting time target, health commissioners have heard.

Racist abuse against ambulance staff could be being under-reported because it’s a “daily occurrence” victims may see as “normal”, service bosses have heard.

Police investigating the deaths of two men in Bridgnorth have named one of the men.

A former pub in Shrewsbury is to be turned into seven flats and have six houses built in its car park under plans approved by Shropshire Council.

Plans to allow a former activity centre in a Shropshire village to be converted into a children’s home have sparked outrage among residents.

Plans to process chicken manure at an anaerobic digestion plant on the outskirts of Whitchurch have sparked fresh outrage from nearby residents and the town council.

Regular services are starting to return to normal at Shropshire’s main hospitals now the coronavirus pandemic has “stabilised”, the trust’s chief executive has said.

Shropshire’s Conservative councillors have blasted Boris Johnson’s chief adviser Dominic Cummings for his “arrogance” since his alleged breach of lockdown rules came to light.

The West Midlands’ 111 service was the only one in the country to meet a national call-answering target, performing nearly twice as well as providers in some other areas, its chief says.

One of the county’s MPs has called for the resignation of Dominic Cummings, special advisor to the Prime Minister.

Two people were rescued by the fire service during a large gathering at Shadwell Quarry near Much Wenlock earlier.

People spent more time at Shropshire’s public parks and beauty spots after the lockdown was eased than before the pandemic, new figures have revealed.

A call has gone out for expert help in planning Shrewsbury’s coronavirus recovery and future transformation.

Shoppers will be asked to keep to the left on busy streets and temporary changes to roads will be implemented under plans to enable social distancing and encourage cycling as lockdown restrictions ease.

Shropshire’s schools will get to decide for themselves when it is safe to allow more children to return and what safety measures to put in place.

Police are investigating the deaths of two men in Shropshire.

New rules for council meetings to be held virtually online have led to claims that Shropshire Council is using the coronavirus pandemic to become less democratic.

Emergency services responded to an incident involving a light aircraft this afternoon.

Emergency services were called to Ashford Bowdler earlier after a car overturned.

Shropshire's fire authority has agreed to postponed its AGM until autumn for the sake of “consistency and stability” during the coronavirus crisis.

New charges on businesses using advertising boards will not be brought in until the coronavirus pandemic is behind us, Shropshire Council has said.

A man has been arrested for a drug offence following the execution of a warrant in Shrewsbury.

Police are appealing for the public’s help to locate a man believed to be in Hereford.

Victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence across West Mercia are to benefit from strengthened support after PCC John Campion secures additional funding from the Government.

The Dingle flower garden in Shrewsbury’s Quarry will reopen this summer with benches off-limits and a one-way system in place to aid social distancing.

Volunteer groups supporting their communities through the coronavirus pandemic have been praised after it was revealed that only a small number of people have been signposted through Shropshire Council’s help network.

Shropshire’s teachers and school staff have been commended for their resilience and hard work in a time of crisis.

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Sunshine Radio will be among hundreds of commercial and BBC radio stations to broadcast a one-minute message about mental health this morning.