Burglary at Cleobury Mortimer
September 3rd, 2010Police have issued a reminder urging people not to let strangers into their home following a burglary at the home of an elderly Cleobury Mortimer couple.
A handbag containing a “substantial” sum of money and the contents of a wallet were stolen by a man who conned his way into the home in Mortimer Gardens. A second man may also have been involved in the burglary.
The incident happened just after 10pm on Sunday (Aug 29). A man was spotted by the husband outside his bedroom window holding his wife’s jewellery box.
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CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC FOR PHASE TWO OF THE MILLENNIUM
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Robbery in Wellington
September 1st, 2010Police officers are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in Wellington. The incident occurred close to Tan Bank on Friday 27th August.
Sometime between 1am and 2am as the victim, a 24-year-old man, was looking for a taxi, he was approached by three unknown males as he walked down the pathway that runs off New Street between B & M Bargains and the Wellington Methodist Church.
£££ For Projects Big Society success
August 31st, 2010Telford & Wrekin Council's ground-breaking grass-roots initiative, £££ for Projects, has successfully mobilised residents of the borough to come up with a wide range of imaginative ideas to enhance their local community
More than 2,000 suggestions have been put forward by borough residents.- demonstrating that local people know what is best for their own communities and do want to become more involved in decision-making
Telford's Fourth Annual Santa Fun Run
August 31st, 2010The Friends of Telford Town Park would like to invite you to take part in the fourth annual Santa Fun Run this December.
Run it, jog it, walk it, push a buggy to it! Everyone can take part. It's fun, festive and it's all for charity. Plus you get a free Santa suit!
The event on 12 December at 11am is in association with Telford & Wrekin Council. It will start at The Arena, Telford Town Park and is approximately two miles long.
Funds raised will be split equally between Guide Dogs for the Blind and the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB).
Wallet found in Oswestry
August 27th, 2010Police are trying to trace the owners of a wallet found in Oswestry containing a “substantial” sum of money.
It was handed in to staff at the town’s post office in Willow Street by a member of the public on August 19.
The wallet is now in the lost property office at Oswestry police station. Counter clerk Carol Bromley said today: “I would imagine it’s not a young person’s wallet, and almost certainly belonged to a woman. It’s made out of a tapestry-type material with various colours and a black leathery trim.”
Police Witness Appeal Over Shrewsbury Pub Robbery
August 20th, 2010Police appealed for information following a robbery at a Shrewsbury pub in which two men forced the landlord to hand over cash.
The attack happened just before midnight (Aug 19) at the Red Lion on Battlefield Road.
It’s thought the two men had been hiding in the premises waiting for customers to leave and the licensee to lock up.
Police Constable Mark Wilding, the investigating officer, said: “The licensee was in the process of locking up when confronted by two men.
Greenhous staff get into training for a 90 mile bicycle ride for charity
August 17th, 2010
Greenhous employees from Shrewsbury and Telford’s Vauxhall and Saab dealerships are swapping cars for bicycles as they prepare to help raise money for the Layla Jane Pitt Remembrance Trust by participating in a gruelling 90-mile cycle ride from Telford to Porthmadog in North Wales later this month. The bike ride will see the team of sponsored cyclists travel up and over the challenging Berwyn Mountains, climbing more than 800 metres above sea level, and then back down again into the coastal town of Porthmadog at around 4pm.
Comment piece by Andy Hamilton, Managing Director, WSR
August 11th, 2010Rail boss invites Shropshire folk to let the train take the strain
Many businesses are feeling the squeeze of the recession and the rail industry is no exception. Andy Hamilton, Managing Director of locally-based rail firm Wrexham & Shropshire, explains why he’s taken the decision to make changes to some of the fares.
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"One system is best for benefits , " says Emma Harrison
August 5th, 2010Iain Duncan Smith's New Work Programme has been greeted as 'fantastic news' by Emma Harrison the chairman of A4e. A4e have £300 million of Government training contracts and controls 25% of the long-term unemployment budget for the Department of Work and Pensions.
Duncan Smith's New Work Programme, set to begin next Easter, will introduce a single benefit system and private sector firms will only be paid when individuals they place into work have stayed employed for two years.
