Shrewsbury

MP reveals ?153m from government for county’s roads

Shrewsbury & Atcham’s Conservative MP, Daniel Kawczynski, said the funding was being allocated out of money from the scrapped northern leg of HS2.
The Shropshire funding is a slice of the £8.3bn being shared across the country.
Mr Kawczynski said: “Peo…

Lorry driver jailed over horror crash that killed man, 24

A lorry driver who caused a fatal crash when overtaking another HGV has been jailed. Patrick Casey’s actions caused the death of Callum Powell, who was driving a Vauxhall Astra along the A5 in Shropshire[1].
The collision happened on a single carriagew…

Lorry driver jailed over death of Shropshire’s Callum Powell

Patrick Casey, 22, and from Ireland, was jailed for four years and two months after making what the victim’s mother called a “bad decision with a bad outcome”.
That sentence was reduced from eight years for mitigation and an early guilty plea at Shrews…

South Powys rail passengers to be better connected following …

Communities in Radnorshire and Breconshire served by the picturesque Heart of Wales Line will be better connected thanks to the appointment of Owen Griffkin as the new community rail development officer for the Heart of Wales Line Community Rail Partne…

Moment drug driver tries to overtake before head-on crash

Driver Michael Wilkinson was in a wheelchair for a year following crash in 2021 Police admitted that they were ‘surprised’ that the crash had not been fatal  By Gemma Parry[1] Published: 12:40, 3 November 2023 | Updated: 12:43, 3 November 2023 …