The Green Party has won its first ever parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton, dealing a bitter blow to Sir Keir Starmer. Labour’s defeat, trailing in third behind Zack Polanski’s Greens and ...

Labour’s deputy leader has admitted the Greens had won the “argument that they were best placed” to keep Reform UK out of Gorton and Denton. Lucy Powell appeared to concede defeat as counting was ...

The Greens appeared confident that they were in the lead as counting was underway in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Zack ...

A man who was caught with cocaine in his possession has been fined hundreds of pounds.

The final line up of speakers and events has been confirmed for the 2026 Shropshire Business Festival. The annual event in Telford will hear from a range of business leaders alongside a programme of ...

A man who sent a picture of a gun to someone as a threat has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Cole O’Reilly, aged 21, ...

Take a look back to when the working and school week came to an end, and social time across the county could begin.

Shrewsbury is bidding to become the UK’s first Town of Culture, championing a thousand years of history and a thriving ...

A teenager who was caught in possession of a hunting knife at Telford International Centre has been sentenced in court.

More than 2,600 trials at crown courts in England and Wales are not due to be heard until at least 2028 – including 29 trials ...

A study led by experts at the University of Oxford found a lower risk of prostate and kidney cancer, among others.

A pick-up truck driver who was caught driving after taking cocaine has been handed a motoring ban. Charles Machin, aged 46, drove a Mitsubishi L200 in Harlescott Lane, Shrewsbury on November 1, 2024.