Shropshire

Pupils have results - but not ETS

bbc.co.uk     7 hrs ago   58 related          

The authorities are continuing to sort out problems with marking School test contractor ETS has lost the marks achieved by a primary school's pupils in their maths test. The test scripts were marked and sent back before the end...                    

Thousands gather for big show

shropshirestar.co.uk     11 hrs ago          

Thousands of people today flocked to one of Shropshire’s oldest one-day agricultural shows which was axed last year because of torrential rain. Visitors have been pouring through the gates at the Burwarton Show as it made its...                    

Wife tells of canoe trip death

shropshirestar.co.uk     yesterday   2 related          

The widow of a man who died when their canoe capsized on a lake near the Powys/Shropshire border said they were not warned of the risks. Brenda Phillips was speaking yesterday at the trial of David Proctor, manager of Bethania...                    

Workers clock a challenge

shropshirestar.co.uk     yesterday          

Clock restorers in Shropshire are dwarfed by what they believe is the biggest clock wheel ever to have been created. The wheel has come from the main foyer of the City Bank in London’s Canary Wharf and is currently wowing the...                    

Show to entertain 20,000 visitors

shropshirestar.co.uk     yesterday          

With just 24 hours to go until the biggest agricultural show in Shropshire, organisers are promising a fun-packed day for all the family. Officials from the Burwarton Show, which will be held tomorrow between 8.15am and 8pm,...                    

Renewed search to find body

shropshirestar.co.uk     Aug 5, 2008   3 related          

Police are renewing a search today for the body of a Shropshire traveller who was murdered more than a year ago. Father-of-two Danny Hathaway, 44, formerly of Church Stretton, was murdered last February after leaving his home...                    

Speeding fines up by 350%

shropshirestar.co.uk     Aug 5, 2008   18 related          

Cash raised from speeding fines has rocketed four-fold across West Mercia in a decade to almost £3 million a year, writes Sunita Patel. Official figures show that in 1997, some £615,680 was collected from motorists caught on...                    

Flowers and music look a winner

shropshirestar.co.uk     Aug 5, 2008          

This year’s Shrewsbury Flower Show is poised for success and has all the ingredients to enhance its reputation as Shropshire’s top summer outdoor event, officials said today. Competitive entries are up on last year, the main...                    

Teenagers killed in A49 road crash in Shropshire

24dash.com     Aug 5, 2008          

Two teenagers have died and two people are in hospital following a three-vehicle crash, police said today. The male driver of a white Peugeot 306, believed to be aged 19, was pronounced dead at the scene, following a collision...                    

Two dead in three-vehicle crash

bbc.co.uk     Aug 5, 2008   3 related          

Two people, including a teenage boy, have died and two others have been injured in a crash involving three vehicles in Shropshire. Emergency crews were called to the A49 between Church Stretton and Craven Arms at about 2145 BST...                    

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