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Shropshire Council says it’s not expecting its local government financial settlement for 2025/26 to change its overall budget position.

Shropshire is to get an additional £9.1m to fix its pothole-ridden roads.

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been given a stern warning that things need to improve, and “to focus on the basics”.

An office block and garage that was previously used by Western Power in Ludlow can be demolished to make way for 21 homes.

Talks are taking place with neighbouring local authorities over strict rules that stop Powys residents using their nearest waste and recycling facility that could be over the county border.

A care home can be built on the site that was previously demolished because it failed to adhere to regulations.

A NHS campaign group say the potential loss of an out of hours GP service in the county would be “catastrophic.”

Speculation two Welsh councils could share a “metro mayor” with two others in England have been dismissed. 

Space for a village hall is included in plans for up to 50 homes in Bretforton.

A zebra crossing where a child was knocked off their bike has been an “accident waiting to happen” for years, a councillor has said.

Police are investigating the deaths of two people in Redditch.

Talks are taking place with neighbouring local authorities over strict rules that stop Powys residents using their nearest waste and recycling facility that could be over the county border.

Changes have been made to a legal document to allow four people to take over the trusteeship of Presteigne Memorial Hall from Powys County Council.

Concerns have been raised that Powys schools are using private firms to recycle their commercial waste rather than the council’s in-house service.

People living on the Shropshire/Powys border have been experiencing poor broadband “for months”.

Shropshire is to get an additional £9.1m to fix its pothole-ridden roads.

A NHS campaign group say the potential loss of an out of hours GP service in the county would be “catastrophic.”

The co-manager for Donald Trump's presidential election campaign has called Lord Mandelson an "absolute moron" - as the peer was officially announced as the next UK ambassador to the US.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are set to work with a local charity to launch a mental health programme to support those living on the Sandringham Estate and in the surrounding areas.

Britons have been told to expect an "exceptionally mild" Christmas day.

When a chatty little girl visited Father Christmas, the last thing Paul Haslam expected to be on her wish list was a boob job.

The moment the suspect in a fatal attack on a German Christmas market was arrested has been captured on video by a passer-by.

This is awkward for Downing Street to say the least. The person chosen by the British government to be the keystone in the most important of bilateral relationships is, according to one of the incoming president's close aides, a "complete moron".

The US government has narrowly avoided a crippling shutdown after politicians agreed on a last-minute spending deal.

Roxy Horner has confirmed her engagement to comedian Jack Whitehall, sharing footage and pictures of her ring.

Ignacio Robles will be the third judge in Tyson Fury's world heavyweight championship clash with Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night following a coin toss.

Experts, fighters and pundits have their say ahead of the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury for the WBO, WBA and WBC world heavyweight titles in Riyadh.

A leather-jacket wearing Tyson Fury weighed in just under four stone heavier than Oleksandr Usyk ahead of their heavyweight rematch as both fighters remained fully clothed as they stood on the scales.

With just one day to go before Tyson Fury's world heavyweight championship clash with Oleksandr Usyk, the rival camps are locked in a dispute over a replacement official and the length of the former champion's beard.

Arsenal will face Newcastle in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup and holders Liverpool take on Tottenham.

Disney has added another film to their most successful franchise, The Lion King - this time following Mufasa's journey from a cub to becoming the king of Pride Rock.

Roxy Horner has confirmed her engagement to comedian Jack Whitehall, sharing footage and pictures of her ring.

When a chatty little girl visited Father Christmas, the last thing Paul Haslam expected to be on her wish list was a boob job.

It would be easy to dismiss tabletop gaming as a "geeky" hobby played by young boys in the basements of their homes.

Wham! have made chart history, with Last Christmas becoming the first song to be crowned Christmas number one two years in a row.

Tesla has recalled almost 700,000 of its electric vehicles because of an issue with the warning light on the tyre pressure monitoring system.

A "blob-headed" fish and a semi-aquatic mouse are among 27 newly discovered species found in a remote region of the Amazon rainforest in Peru.

Stonehenge may have been built to unite the early people of Britain - long before there was a kingdom, a new study has suggested.

President Joe Biden has set fresh climate targets for the United States before climate sceptic Donald Trump takes office in January.

An adult incontinence nappy, designed for concertgoers to avoid long queues at toilets, has gone on sale.

A council in the US has asked its residents to stop sticking googly eyes on the city's art.

The UK's retail sales recovery was smaller than expected in the key Christmas shopping month of November, official figures show.

At least two people - including a young child - have been killed and dozens of others injured after a car was driven into a crowd at a Christmas market in Germany.

This is awkward for Downing Street to say the least. The person chosen by the British government to be the keystone in the most important of bilateral relationships is, according to one of the incoming president's close aides, a "complete moron".

A police investigation is under way after a car was "driven at speed" into a crowd at a Christmas market in Germany.