Saturday, 11th October 2008

Latest South Shropshire stories

Read news from the:

Assault blamed on lights ban

A teenager who suffered a torn ear drum in an assault in Llandrindod Wells claims his friends could not see the incident because the street lights had been switched off.

Councillor resigns over hall fiasco

Work to transform the Strand Hall in Builth Wells has stopped and one councillor has resigned following disagreements about health and safety matters.

Flood defences not an option

A year after Tenbury Wells flooded three times and within a week the town was flooded again, Environment Agency figures show over half of those displaced last summer are still not back in their homes.

School blasted as being ‘inadequate’

A top south Shropshire private school has been blasted by Ofsted for being “inadequate” when it comes to looking after boarding pupils – by not vetting would-be staff properly and not following fire safety rules.

↓ Headlines continue ↓

Alan Ward (2)
History of Floods

Floods wreak havoc - again

South Shropshire was hit by floods last weekend, 14 months after last year’s disastrous summer. The main areas affected around Ludlow were Norbury, Bitterley, Angel Bank, Middleton and Burford.

Petition against lights switch-off

An online petition has been set up and a campaign is being organised against the switching off of street lights across Powys.

Former soldier faces jail

A soldier suffering from chronic Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome headbutted a youth twice and smashed a glass on top of his head, after gatecrashing a party at his Presteigne home.

Soldier refuses breath test

A former Llandrindod Wells soldier who went out to drown his sorrows after being discharged by the army, failed to provide a specimen or stay at the scene after crashing his car into a gate.

Teenager gains flying licence

A Knighton teenager who has been on cloud nine since gaining his flying licence in July, has taken his first passenger, his grandad, on a flight.

Tesco opens PO in town

Ludlow looks set to have a brand new Post Office – as part of a pilot scheme pioneered by supermarket giant Tesco.