Baroness Valerie Amos has been appointed to lead a new national investigation into maternity and neonatal care.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says families wanted “fresh eyes” and independence following scandals such as the Shrewsbury and Telford inquiry, which found hundreds of avoidable deaths and injuries.
The review will examine up to ten services, bringing past reports together into one national set of actions.
Conditions added to bar’s licence.
Further conditions have been added to a cocktail bar and restaurant's licence following reports of excessive noise.
Further safety measures not needed at junction.
National Highways have deemed that no extra safety measures are needed at a busy junction in south Shropshire.
A frightfully thoughtful Halloween starts with respecting others
People are being encouraged to be ‘frightfully thoughtful’ of others if they plan to take part in Halloween trick or treating this week.
Shropshire Council shows racism the red card to mark Hate Crime Awareness Week
Shropshire Council is supporting local and national efforts to Show Racism the Red Card through Wear Red Day today (Friday 16 October 2026), which comes at the end of Hate Crime Awareness Week.
Sheds housing nearly 200,000 broiler chickens at a Herefordshire farm are to be demolished and rebuilt to a higher standard.
A planning application by Avara Foods, one of the county’s largest employers, says the replacement sheds at Parkway Farm, Madley west of Hereford would have the same footprint as the current eight within the two-hectare site, and “will not result in any increase in floor area, bird numbers, or operational intensity”.
