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• Midlands firms feel uncertain over Trump tariffs

  03-04-2025 19:33 via bbc.com
  One firm owner says US expansion plans are "in tatters", as job cuts in the car industry are feared.
  
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• More than 99% of children offered place at preferred primary school

  16-04-2025 13:59 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  
  Wednesday 16 April is National Offer Day when the allocation of school places to children across the country is made. And in Shropshire more than 99% of children have been offered a place at their preferred primary school.
  In Shropshire Council’s area, 2,667 children applied on time for places at primary schools, with 95.6% – 2,549 children – offered their first preference school.
  All who applied on time have been offered a place, with 99.6% allocated one of their preferences,
  
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• The young vicar with millions of views on TikTok

  16-04-2025 07:42 via bbc.com
  
  Reverend Pippa White is the curate for Fauls, Tilstock, and Whitchurch - and has become a rising star on video-sharing app TikTok.
  
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• Hospice pleads for donations amid rising demand

  16-04-2025 07:39 via bbc.com
  
  St Michael's Hospice in Hereford says they are facing major funding pressure.
  
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• Shropshire: Man arrested after woman raped in a layby near Shifnal - BBC

  15-04-2025 19:17 via news.google.com
  Shropshire: Man arrested after woman raped in a layby near Shifnal  BBC
  
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• Man arrested after woman raped in a layby

  15-04-2025 19:17 via bbc.com
  
  A 39-year-old man is detained on suspicion of rape following the incident, police say.
  
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• Telford KFC branch's revamp plans are approved - Shropshire Star

  15-04-2025 19:00 via news.google.com
  Telford KFC branch's revamp plans are approved  Shropshire Star
  
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• Man arrested for rape in Shropshire - Rayo

  15-04-2025 18:59 via news.google.com
  Man arrested for rape in Shropshire  Rayo
  
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• Shropshire dog food company invests £10m in new facilities - BBC

  15-04-2025 18:46 via news.google.com
  Shropshire dog food company invests £10m in new facilities  BBC
  
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• Dog food company invests £10m in new facilities

  15-04-2025 18:46 via bbc.com
  Different Dog has expanded to provide dog food to more than 18,000 dogs, its owners say.
  
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• Housing plan for derelict former Madeley pub is rejected - Shropshire Star

  15-04-2025 18:21 via news.google.com
  Housing plan for derelict former Madeley pub is rejected  Shropshire Star
  
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• Fire crews from three Shropshire stations called to shed fire near Oswestry - Border Counties Advertizer

  15-04-2025 18:08 via news.google.com
  Fire crews from three Shropshire stations called to shed fire near Oswestry  Border Counties Advertizer
  
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• Market Drayton's French twins to visit Shropshire this summer - Shropshire Star

  15-04-2025 17:56 via news.google.com
  Market Drayton's French twins to visit Shropshire this summer  Shropshire Star
  
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• Building work underway on affordable bungalow development in Wem - Shropshire Star

  15-04-2025 17:56 via news.google.com
  Building work underway on affordable bungalow development in Wem  Shropshire Star
  
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• Year’s first cases of blue-green algae confirmed in Lough Neagh - Shropshire Star

  15-04-2025 17:42 via news.google.com
  Year’s first cases of blue-green algae confirmed in Lough Neagh  Shropshire Star
  
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• Birmingham bin boss urges striking workers to reconsider ‘very fair’ offer - Shropshire Star

  15-04-2025 17:23 via news.google.com
  Birmingham bin boss urges striking workers to reconsider ‘very fair’ offer  Shropshire Star
  
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• Energy watchdog boss vows less ‘heavy handed’ approach to regulating suppliers - Shropshire Star

  15-04-2025 17:19 via news.google.com
  Energy watchdog boss vows less ‘heavy handed’ approach to regulating suppliers  Shropshire Star
  
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• Omagh Bombing Inquiry reaches agreement with Irish Government over cooperation - Shropshire Star

  15-04-2025 17:18 via news.google.com
  Omagh Bombing Inquiry reaches agreement with Irish Government over cooperation  Shropshire Star
  
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• Inflation set to ease further after dip in petrol prices - Shropshire Star

  15-04-2025 17:07 via news.google.com
  Inflation set to ease further after dip in petrol prices  Shropshire Star
  
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• Migrants arrive in UK after crossing English Channel - Shropshire Star

  15-04-2025 15:34 via news.google.com
  Migrants arrive in UK after crossing English Channel  Shropshire Star
  
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• Business volunteers plant 400 trees to improve environment

  15-04-2025 15:28 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  Volunteers from SuperByte helped plant 400 trees as part of the Severn Rivers Trust work with the SVWMS
  Around 400 mixed native woodland trees have been planted in the Guilsfield area through the Severn Valley Water Management Scheme demonstrator programme.
  The Severn Rivers Trust, which is delivering the SVWMS project to use nature-based solutions to help inform a new water management strategy for the upper Severn, collaborated with staff from a Shrewsbury firm to plant the woodland.
  The softwa
  
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• Remains of cannabis farm found in police raid

  15-04-2025 15:13 via bbc.com
  What was left of about 200 plants are found in the Craven Arms raid after a tip-off, police say.
  
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• The Bike Insurer announces expanded partnership with Midlands Air Ambulance Charity - Shropshire Star

  15-04-2025 14:34 via news.google.com
  The Bike Insurer announces expanded partnership with Midlands Air Ambulance Charity  Shropshire Star
  
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• Delightful moment 12 adorable “day-old” ducklings slide down gentle Shropshire waterfall to reach their mum - Express & Star

  15-04-2025 14:31 via news.google.com
  Delightful moment 12 adorable “day-old” ducklings slide down gentle Shropshire waterfall to reach their mum  Express & Star
  
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• 'Eggs-pert conveyancing' - Telford solicitors bring smiles through humorous Easter billboard - Shropshire Star

  15-04-2025 14:20 via news.google.com
  'Eggs-pert conveyancing' - Telford solicitors bring smiles through humorous Easter billboard  Shropshire Star
  
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• Police investigate after cooking oil stolen in Ludlow - Shropshire Star

  15-04-2025 14:12 via news.google.com
  Police investigate after cooking oil stolen in Ludlow  Shropshire Star
  
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• Severn Trent Water apologises to Shrewsbury residents after supplies affected - Shropshire Star

  15-04-2025 14:07 via news.google.com
  Severn Trent Water apologises to Shrewsbury residents after supplies affected  Shropshire Star
  
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• Shropshire soldier's family reunited with WW2 make-up box gift - BBC

  15-04-2025 14:06 via news.google.com
  Shropshire soldier's family reunited with WW2 make-up box gift  BBC
  
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• Family reunited with soldier's WW2 make-up gift

  15-04-2025 14:06 via bbc.com
  Aubrey Price sent a box of make-up to his mum as a Christmas gift before he was fatally wounded.
  
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• Industry experts descend on the Midlands for Europe’s biggest Security Event - Shropshire Star

  15-04-2025 13:27 via news.google.com
  Industry experts descend on the Midlands for Europe’s biggest Security Event  Shropshire Star
  
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