Latest Bridgnorth stories
CRIME is rising in Bridgnorth and the public are being urged to lock up everything of value. The stark warning comes from West Mercia Police, who have blamed the ‘credit crunch’ for increased criminal activity.
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The latest crime figures for Bridgnorth and district show an increase in many categories of offence for April, May and […]
A major Bridgnorth tourist attraction which has been visited by thousands of people for 20 years has closed its doors.
The town’s Childhood & Costume Museum and tea room at the Newmarket Buildings in Postern Gate was open to the public for the last time on Monday.
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Jayne Griffiths said this week that she would not be […]
BRIDGNORTH Endowed School may be forced to draft in supply teachers next term at its own expense, because permanent staff will be checking SATS results. Key stage two and three students are still waiting for some English and science gradings two months after sitting the exams.
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And they have had no results for a paper they […]
DRUG offences recorded in Bridgnorth District between April and June this year have more than doubled compared to the same quarter in 2007, and police say the increase is due to a “purge” during which they have stopped suspects and searched them.
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Sergeant Bob Matthews said that more people had been caught carrying small amounts of […]
HARLEY Bank is to re-open late this afternoon following rock stablising work – more than a week earlier than expected.
More than 16,000 tonnes of rock has been excavated from the A458 hill near Much Wenlock after it was found to be unstable.
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Contractors Mouchel and Enterprise have removed the rock and re-profiled the hill, to prevent […]
A report highlighting the “impressive” behaviour of students at a local school has been challenged by a retired Bridgnorth College lecturer. Fred Phipps, who also worked for many years as a probation officer, has complained to Ofsted following their inspectors’ recent visit to the Endowed School.
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Details of part of the Ofsted report, published in last […]
OFFICIALS behind Bridgnorth’s Heart of England in Bloom entry have praised the community and volunteers for making the town look “beautiful” for the judges. Heart of England in Bloom judges visited Bridgnorth on Friday and looked round a number of places where on-going community projects have taken place.
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Some of the projects included adults with learning […]
DAIRY farmers in the Bridgnorth area could be forced out of business by stringent new regulations aimed at controlling nitrate levels. They also claim the new rules will mean more smells and a risk of pollution, already experienced on the continent.
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Farmers, union officials, and local MP Philip Dunne have all expressed concern over the new […]
PROPOSALS for a multi-million pound aviation park on Bridgnorth’s doorstep were given a cool reception by a parish council chief this week.
Peter Collings, chairman of Claverley Parish Council, said that members remained concerned by any plans that would lead to the expansion of Wolverhampton Airport.
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Airport owners Mar Properties want to develop a site so that […]
MORE than 5,000 people from throughout the UK poured into Bridgnorth at the weekend to enjoy the town’s first steam rally at Severn Park. The event marked the bicentenary of the Catch Me Who Can locomotive which was built just a stone’s throw from the showground, at Foundry Yard.
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“The collection of historic steam vehicles which […]
