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A group that takes the voice of patients directly to leaders in Shropshire’s NHS was shocked to learn out of the blue that it is being axed.

Proposals for a new roundabout off the A49 linked to a housing development for more than 200 homes have been withdrawn.

A trial ambulance service which provided an urgent response to frail elderly people who fell over at home and couldn’t get up again has been ended by the NHS in Shropshire, it has been confirmed.

A new shop is to be added to a farm in Shropshire. 

A fair proportion of the billion-pound investment into new housing is needed in Shropshire to help tackle the extra challenge of building homes in rural areas.

A man has been charged after a murder investigation was launched in Shrewsbury on Friday.

Money is still being spent on the North West Relief Road (NWRR) project despite it being paused – however, Shropshire Council says it’s a significant drop.

The poor sound quality in a town council chamber was a hot topic of debate during a recent meeting.

An inquest has been formally opened and adjourned into the death of much-loved chief nurse Sam Young.

The NHS in Shropshire is facing making ‘difficult decisions’ as leaders set out a three year plan to cut up to £260 million from projected overspending to reach ‘break even’.

“Why are we shoring up the church’s issue?”

Health leaders are in shock following the sudden death of a top Shropshire nurse.

The Conservative Group is “disappointed” that the North West Relief Road (NWRR) project has effectively been cancelled – saying that the people of Shropshire deserve better.

There are only 14 allocated motorcycle bays in Shropshire Council run car parks according to research.

The chief fire officer at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) says he is looking forward to an inspector seeing how much progress has been made after a “cause of concern” was issued.

Health commissioners in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin have been told that they can go ahead and form a “cluster” with Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent in a bid to slash costs.

Work is underway to identify patients who may be eligible for weight-loss jabs.

Plans have been submitted for 29 houses in Ludlow as part of an ongoing development.

An acute hospitals trust in Shropshire says it will keep compulsory redundancies as a “last resort” as it seeks to lose 150 jobs.

Planners have approved an 80-metre tall wind turbine near Bishop’s Castle that will power around 650 homes.

Leominster Primary School will be closed today.

Shropshire Council has launched a new grant scheme aimed at revitalising high streets across the county’s market towns.

A Shropshire farmer has been banned from keeping animals for five years.

A meeting has taken place to discuss ways to address concerns about Ludlow’s bus services.

Work to prepare the site on Ludlow’s Coder Road business park to allow a new biochar plant to be built is set to start early next week.

The WHSmith name will no longer be seen in Herefordshire after the company confirmed it will change its name of its two remaining branches in the county following a similar planned move in Hereford.

A dentist has been given the green light to expand.

A list of main roads in Herefordshire to be resurfaced in the coming weeks has been revealed.

People living in Shropshire village are becoming frustrated about how long it is taking to repair collapsed culverts.

A new group to help food and drink businesses across the Marches work more closely together, develop international markets and access specialist support has been launched at an online event.