5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (368+ words) Thousands more young people are to benefit from half-price rail fares from this September in a move being hailed by a Shropshire MP as a big boost for students. The Government is extending eligibility for railcards for those still in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (290+ words) Police have seized three vehicles during an operation targeting anti-social behaviour linked to car meets in Telford. On Sunday evening, 23 August, officers attended Stafford Park, where an illegal car cruising event had been organised to take place. When officers arrived…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (431+ words) Wellington Orbit, Telford’s only independent cinema, has entered this year’s BIFA Cinema of the Year Award and is calling on local fans and the wider community to show their support by voting. The award, now in its second year, gives…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (419+ words) Persimmon Homes West Midlands has donated £3,000 to Shrewsbury-based charity Omega – Ending Isolation, Ending Loneliness – through its Community Champions scheme. The donation will help Omega deliver and expand its Chatterbox telephone befriending service across the West Midlands, matching socially isolated individuals…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (396+ words) A team of eight arthroplasty surgeons from The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) have completed an epic 2,000-mile road trip across Europe, raising money for two charities. Joined by four theatre reps from MatOrtho and Johnson & Johnson,…...