Wednesday, 19th November 2008

Latest Bridgnorth stories

Crash leaves trail of damage

CHRISTMAS stock was destroyed and expensive equipment damaged when a courtesy car ploughed into the front of a shop next to Bridgnorth’s Northgate, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.
Nearby residents were woken in the early hours of Monday when the Vauxhall collided with a parked vehicle belonging to town councillor Geoff Bodenham, before rebounding […]

Police target cruel conmen

POLICE are stepping up the fight against crime by launching a campaign to raise awareness about distraction burglary across the Bridgnorth district.

Tesco sells off empty shop

TESCO will be severing its final link with Bridgnorth’s Old Smithfield/ Meredith’s Yard development next month as the hammer comes down on a derelict shop that was once earmarked for extra car parking space.

Cash boost for tourism

Bridgnorth is one of 28 market towns in the West Midlands to receive a £25,000 grant as part of a £1 million “Better Welcome” campaign to improve their tourism appeal. The money will be used to fund three projects designed to attract visitors.

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“Damage and danger’ on road

A meeting is to be held to held to see what improvements can be made to the “deplorable state” of a road which is being heavily used by diverted traffic.
County Councillor George Lee said that Halfway House Lane, which connects the B555 Highley road at Eardington to the B4363 Cleobury Mortimer road, is breaking up […]

Major improvements for riverside

A Bridgnorth group has been given the go-ahead to start work on smartening up the town’s riverside. The first phase of the long-term programme of improvements drawn up by landscape architects Pleydell Smithyman will concentrate on the east bank, between Severn Park and the bridge, to provide a ‘better welcome’ for visitors to the town.

Bridgnorth ’safe place to live’

BRIDGNORTH has had a pat on the back from the Home Office after coming top of a national performance table for community safety. Bridgnorth Safety Partnership is the best performing among 15 districts considered to be similar demographically to Bridgnorth, according to figures supplied by the Safer and Stronger Communities Fund Board.

International honour for sporting hero

Bridgnorth man, Richard Smith,  has been selected to represent the UK in the World Transplant Games, celebrating the gift of life.  The 41-year-old Bridgnorth resident will be battling for a gold medals in the cycling events, on the Australian Gold Coast from August 22 to 30.

River body identified

A body pulled out of the River Severn near Bridgnorth has been confirmed as that of missing Shrewsbury woman Mandy Franks. It took three days to identify the body of the woman, which was spotted by a fisherman in the river near Apley on October 27.

Villagers urged to speak out on road safety

OLDBURY residents are being urged to attend a public meeting about traffic dangers on the Cleobury Mortimer road through the village. The meeting at the WI Hall next Friday (7.30pm) has been called by deputy mayor Malcolm Griffiths and Jennifer Durham, who are both town councillors for the area.