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Young people voting to elect YP reps
February 8th, 2010Young people in Telford and Wrekin have been voting throughout January and February to elect their representative and his or her deputy on the UK Youth Parliament.
An ongoing electoral process for 11-18 year olds will culminate at the council’s Civic Offices on Wednesday (FEB 10) when young people will open ballot boxes to find the candidate.
Telford & Wrekin Council has been proactively promoting the work of the Youth Parliament and it is hoped that more than 5,000 young people will vote in this year’s election.
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Police Community news
February 8th, 2010Food delivery man attacked in Wellington
Wellington Police officers are appealing for information following an assault in the town. The incident occurred on Pooler Close on Friday 5th February.
Sometime between 8.30pm and 9pm, as the victim, a 31-year-old man, delivered food to an address on Pooler Close, he was approached by two unknown men who grabbed him by the shoulders and pushed against a wall.
Six Book Challenge 2010 in borough libraries
February 8th, 2010
Telford & Wrekin Council Libraries are launching the Six Book Challenge 2010. It’s is a UK-wide annual scheme for less confident adult readers which invites people to read six books and record their reading in a diary.
Now in its third successful year, the Six Book Challenge was launched in 2008 by The Reading Agency - the charity which inspirespeople to read more.
Telford and Wrekin Libraries are encouraging adults to read six books from their First Steps collections until the end of May.
UKIP to field Telford Candidate
February 8th, 2010UKIP, will be fielding a candidate at the General Election. The United Kingdom Independence Party has announced councillor Denis Allen is the UKIP prospective parliamentary candidate for the Telford Constituency.
Denis says "The Labour Party promised a referendum on whether the British people wanted to surrender our rights and freedoms to the European Commission and then broke that promise when Gordon Brown sneaked off to Lisbon and signed that surrender document.
Telford Dance Festival set to return with a high-class line-up
February 5th, 2010Telford Dance Festival is returning to the borough for the second time next week, boasting a fantastic line-up of local and national dancers, both amateur and professional.
The festival is organised by Telford Culture Zone and Pablo Productions and starts on Tuesday with performances at 7.30 nightly until Friday at The Place @ Oakengates.
On Saturday there will be two performances of a professional piece for children, DanSense, at 2pm and 6pm.
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Oswestry Murder Inquiry – update
February 5th, 2010Shropshire police can confirm that the man’s body was found at an industrial unit in St Martins, several miles from Oswestry.
No formal identification of the bodies has yet been made. Police investigations into the deaths are continuing.
A Home Office pathologist will conduct post mortems to establish the cause of death. The post mortem times have yet to be arranged.
Third Body Found in Oswestry murder case
February 5th, 2010Police investigating the deaths of two women at a home in Oswestry, have found a third body at a nearby location. Detective Inspector Mick Homden said: “I can confirm that officers discovered the body of a man at a location in the Oswestry area shortly after 9.30am today.
“As a result, the police at this moment in time, are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.”
Murder Inquiry Launched in Oswestry
February 5th, 2010Police in Shropshire have launched a murder inquiry following the discovery of two bodies at an address in Oswestry. Detective Superintendent Sheila Thornes, who is leading the inquiry, said the bodies of two women had been found at a home in Hampton Road. She said the incident was being treated as a murder inquiry.
Police were alerted just after 5am today and were at the scene within minutes.
Det. Supt. Thornes said more than 40 officers were involved in the investigation. The scene has been secured and inquiries are continuing.
Shropshire “Special” Receives Top Award
February 5th, 2010A senior member of the Special Constabulary in Shropshire has received a top award for his devoted service. Sub Divisional Officer John Allcock won the “Volunteer of the Year” category at the West Mercia Justice Awards.
The Awards, organised by the West Mercia Criminal Justice Board, recognise teams and individuals across the criminal justice system who have gone the extra mile to deliver justice.
Eight category winners were presented with their awards by West Mercia’s Chief Constable Mr Paul West, who is also chair of the local Criminal Justice Board.
Renewed Appeal Over Missing Shrewsbury Teenager
February 4th, 2010
Concern is growing for the welfare of a Shrewsbury man who has not been seen or heard from in three days.
Hayden Reynolds-Evans, 18, was last seen leaving through the rear door of The Albion Vaults pub in Castle Foregate, having got off a train at the Railway Station just after 10pm on Monday (FEB 1).
He was due to meet with some friends at The Bird In Hand pub in Coton Hill but never arrived and police are extremely concerned about his wellbeing.