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Latest Articles

Shrewsbury businesses fear impact of parking charge rise

Shropshire Council is considering raising some on-street parking charges from £3.60 to £4.80 an hour, with the extra revenue helping fund transport improvements including the return of a Sunday park-and-ride service.

By Ellen Knight
8th October 2026 • BBC News

Oswestry potholes make driving feel like 'being on a choppy sea'

The Oswestry and District Driving Instructors' Association (ODDIA) said potholes, worn-down give-way markings and blind junctions were putting learners and the public at risk.

By Ellen Knight
7th October 2026 • BBC News

Parents patrol school crossing after children hit

Parents have begun patrolling a zebra crossing outside a school in Peterborough amid fears speeding drivers could cause a serious accident.Elliott and Joanne have been helping pupils cross safely near Dogsthorpe Academy on Central Avenue. They said they believed three children had been struck by cars "in the space of …

By Shariqua Ahmed
30th September 2026 • BBC News

Lack of disabled access denies winner a stage moment

A disability campaigner has spoken of her frustration after she could not go on stage to receive an award after "reasonable adjustment was not made" for her wheelchair. Julie Fernandez, an access coordinator at Peterborough Presents, was recognised at the Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce Awards, external for her work making …

By Shariqua Ahmed
29th September 2026 • BBC News

Shropshire farmers say funding fight was 'fastest finger first'

A five-generation farming family said that they are "disappointed" and "dumbfounded" to have missed out on vital government funding.

By Ellen Knight
28th September 2026 • BBC News

Like father, daughter, brother and nephew: Meet the firefighting family

Few things make a parent prouder than seeing their children follow in their footsteps. For Philip Gould, that pride is felt every day. The Peterborough firefighter has watched not only his two daughters, but also his brother and nephew join the fire service in Cambridgeshire, turning a profession into a …

By Shariqua Ahmed
27th September 2026 • BBC News

Father sets up network after 'dad-life got lonely'

A father-of-two said he was motivated to start a new network for Peterborough dads after feeling increasingly isolated as a parent.Callum Jarvis, 28, set up Dads After Bedtime - a social media community where fathers, stepfathers and grandfathers can arrange meet-ups and have open conversations.Since its launch three weeks ago, …

By Shariqua Ahmed
26th September 2026 • BBC News

How farmers are managing a protected landscape in Shropshire

Standing in the Shropshire Hills, Rob and Sarah Davies face a challenge familiar to farmers across England's protected landscapes.

By Ellen Knight
24th September 2026 • BBC News

Call to remove Sinfin clothes banks over 'Mount Everest of waste'

Residents say they are concerned about the amount of recycling left outside a row of charity donation banks that are on private land and part of the Sinfin Shopping Centre in Derby.

By Ben Mellor
24th September 2026 • BBC News

Four people suffer serious injuries in Derbyshire crash

The near two-mile section of road was closed while recovery work took place.

By Ben Mellor
23rd September 2026 • BBC News

Council's 'Lego-type blocks' anger Matlock woman, 81, who was fenced in

Retired teacher Helene Ball won a three-year battle against Derbyshire County Council after it fenced off a 98cm gated gap between her garden and a council car park in April 2023.

By Ben Mellor
22nd September 2026 • BBC News

Screening and HPV jab 'gold standard' against cervical cancer

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin chief nursing officer Vanessa Whatley said there was a "misconception" that the HPV vaccine offered in schools since 2008 had replaced the need for testing for younger women.

By Ellen Knight
17th September 2026 • BBC News

Pokémon cards are a currency now, says Peterborough trader

A Pokémon card trader in a city has said the cards were a "currency now". "People see them as an investment, a retirement fund or a way to secure their future," added Juliano Scibelli, 34, who runs Collectors Corner in Orton Southgate, Peterborough.Scibelli's comments come as Pokémon enthusiasts prepare to …

By Shariqua Ahmed
15th September 2026 • BBC News

New hate crime hubs in mosques will 'remove barriers'

Mahmood said local and national events over the last few years had left the community feeling "vulnerable", with some "choosing to stay at home", out of fear.In 2024, mosques in the city reduced their opening hours, after far-right violence broke out around the country after three girls were fatally stabbed …

By Shariqua Ahmed
14th September 2026 • BBC News

Shropshire conservationist honoured for work saving rare animals

Tullis Matson said he was particularly thrilled with the award marking his achievements as he is "very dyslexic" and "left school with no qualifications".

By Ellen Knight
14th September 2026 • BBC News

Calls for public inquiry into Manchester synagogue terror attack

The chief coroner overseeing inquests into the deaths of two men killed in the attack on a Manchester synagogue is to ask the government to hold a public inquiry instead.Judge Alexia Durran, chief coroner of England and Wales, said she would write to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to recommend the …

By Alex Blair
14th September 2026 • BBC News

'This doesn't happen to us' - Mum on child's cancer

The mother of a five-year-old girl has spoken of the shock she felt when her daughter was diagnosed with leukaemia."I thought, this doesn't happen to us, this is what happens to other people," said Sam about the moment she found out daughter Nina, from Peterborough, was suffering from cancer just …

By Shariqua Ahmed
12th September 2026 • BBC News

Brighton's art trail benches 'bring people together'

Thirty painted "book bench" sculptures have been placed across Brighton as part of a charity art trail. The sculpture trail is designed as a walking route through the city from Saturday until 8 November. As well as the painted book bench sculptures, schools and community groups have also designed an …

By Josh McLaughlin
12th September 2026 • BBC News

Long-lost Derbyshire features in heritage festival

The big red sign once marked Swadlincote railway station, in Derbyshire, but it had not been seen for more than 60 years after the station's closure.

By Ben Mellor
12th September 2026 • BBC News

'This doesn't happen to us' - mum on child's cancer

The mother of a five-year-old girl has spoken of the shock she felt when her daughter was diagnosed with leukaemia."I thought, this doesn't happen to us, this is what happens to other people," said Sam about the moment she found out daughter Nina, from Peterborough, was suffering from cancer just …

By Shariqua Ahmed
12th September 2026 • BBC News

Telford schoolboy died after 'acute' asthma attack - coroner

A 12-year-old boy died due to "acute exacerbation of asthma" after collapsing on a school field, a coroner has ruled.

By Ellen Knight
10th September 2026 • BBC News

'At 100, my independence is very important to me'

The niece of a woman who is playing croquet and golf, dancing, doing yoga and leading a computer group as she turns 100 has described her as a "freak of nature". Jean Farguson, from Midhurst, in West Sussex, was born on 10 September 1926 and is a former Guinness World …

By Josh McLaughlin
10th September 2026 • BBC News

New homes could save Bristol millions while helping homeless families

Modular homes for homeless families are being trialled in Bristol to improve their lives and cut costs.

By Matty Edwards
10th September 2026 • BBC News

'No-one believed a boy like me could succeed at gymnastics'

Chowdhury first started out in the sport a decade ago, at the age of six."I got into it by one of my mum's friends because I was a very energetic child, just jumping all over the place," he says."She was like, 'Try gymnastics.' And to be fair, none of my …

By Shariqua Ahmed
8th September 2026 • BBC News

Shropshire grave exhumed in probe into 2022 death

In the early hours of Monday, the West Mercia force attended Fenns Meadow Green Burial Ground near Whitchurch in Shropshire.

By Ellen Knight
7th September 2026 • BBC News

Police slow to respond to Dover protest, says council boss

Police were slow to react to an "exceptionally well organised" protest that ground the Port of Dover to a halt for hours, a council boss has said.Kevin Mills, who leads Dover District Council, told the BBC that demonstrators "caught several agencies on the hoof" when they arrived on Saturday.Hundreds of …

By Emaan w
6th September 2026 • BBC News

New Shropshire community bus 'a lifeline' for rural towns

A new community mini-bus service has started in a rural county, running three days per week.

By Ellen Knight
2nd September 2026 • BBC News

School uniform costs hit families, say charities

Charities in Sussex have warned new school uniform costs could add financial pressure on struggling families. This is despite new rules limiting the number of branded items state schools can require, which the government says will save parents money. Children's charity Pelican Parcels, in Brighton and Hove, said it was …

By Josh McLaughlin
2nd September 2026 • BBC News

Inquest to be held nearly nine years after Walkden arson murders

An inquest is to be held into the deaths of a mother and her four children murdered in an arson attack almost nine years on from the incident.The blaze in December 2017 claimed the lives of Demi Pearson, 15, her brother Brandon, eight, and sisters Lacie, seven, and Lia, three.Their …

By Alex Blair
1st September 2026 • BBC News

Wem farmer 'thrilled' with rainy Bank Holiday forecast

Rory Lay, who runs a beef, sheep, and arable farm outside Wem said he and others had been hoping for a downpour for weeks.

By Ellen Knight
28th August 2026 • BBC News