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Coronavirus restrictions forced a major health board meeting to change venues then go “almost entirely” online.

Temporary changes to car parking limits and charges are being explored in a bid to ease the pressure on people who need to park in public car parks to work from home.

New road restrictions could soon be in force in Oswestry to bring an end to uncertainty over its part-pedestrianised town centre zone.

The boundaries of some of Shropshire’s biggest towns could be expanded in a bid to end the council tax disparity caused by their growth into neighbouring parishes.

Herefordshire Council has confirmed all Household Recycling Centres in the county have closed from immediate effect for the next three weeks.

Police are concerned for the welfare of 13 year old Cody Hassall who went missing from his address in Froomes Hill, Ledbury on Saturday.

Claims have been made that house builders in Shropshire are still not constructing new developments to the most energy efficient and environmentally friendly standards.

Less than half of Freedom of Information requests submitted to Shropshire Council are completed on time, figures have revealed.

An independent theatre which closed suddenly last year is set to be converted into offices.

The region's ambulance service is “doing everything it can to protect its staff and the public” from coronavirus, and is striving to keep its 999 response up to standard, its CEO says.

A third person has died from COVID-19 in Shropshire.

A person has died from COVID-19 in Worcestershire.

A watchdog has cleared Shropshire Council of wrongdoing after the family of a man who died in a nursing home two years ago said he did not receive the care he needed.

The first homes built by Shropshire Council’s own housing company will be ready to move into by this time next year, the developer has announced.

All but ‘essential’ meetings of Shropshire Council have been called off to reduce the risk to members and officers during the coronavirus outbreak.

As more people are being encouraged to stay at home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, PCC John Campion is asking people to be mindful of those who don’t see home as a safe place.

A primary school in North Herefordshire has been forced to close due to a suspected case of coronavirus.

Villagers near Leominster are calling for their lane to be put back as it was before engineers dug it up to install fibre broadband last year.

Developers have submitted plans for the next stage of a new housing estate in Ledbury.

The Secretary of State for education this evening announced that all schools in England are to close from this Friday, along with schools in Scotland and Wales.

Shropshire Council is urgently working through a number of measures to support local businesses through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

A parish council on the doorstep of the Ironbridge Power Station site is calling on developers to restrict lorry operation hours, to avoid the early morning and evening rush hours.

A lack of affordable housing in Shropshire is seeing more and more families become homeless, while hundreds of properties sit empty for years on end.

Calls have been made for Shropshire’s vacant community hospital wards to be brought back into use to ease pressure on the NHS at the peak of the coronavirus outbreak.

West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion is asking people to be mindful of those who don’t see home as a safe place as more people are being encouraged to stay at home to prevent the spread of COVID-19

A man has been charged in connection with a burglary and vehicle theft in Bridgnorth.

Wye Valley NHS Trust has taken the precautionary decision to restrict visiting times in its hospitals across Herefordshire.

Shropshire Museums are asking its users to help prevent the spread of the virus and safeguard the health and wellbeing of its volunteers, staff and visitors.

Shropshire Council is asking people living in or near Shropshire’s main market towns for their views on a series of draft Local Economic Growth Strategies.

Shropshire Council has announced a change to library book lending because of coronavirus.

Hereford Racecourse has confirmed that its meeting on Tuesday 24th March will be held behind closed doors.

Visiting restrictions are to be put in place at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford in the wake of national guidance to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

A woman has died from coronavirus in Shropshire.

Public Health Wales have announced a further two cases of coronavirus in Monmouthshire. The total number of cases in the county is now 7.