Friday, 18th May 2012

Latest Bridgnorth stories

Former town clerk was ‘victimised and bullied’

A BRIDGNORTH Town Council clerk quit her top job after being “harassed, victimised and bullied”, an employment tribunal heard.

Plea over rubbish after dog impaled on metal rod

A THOUGHTLESS act of rubbish dumping nearly cost the life of a beloved family pet who spent New Year’s Eve in emergency surgery.

100 protest at plans for travellers’ site in Alveley

MORE THAN 100 residents turned out to protest against a planned gipsy and travellers site on the outskirts of Alveley on Tuesday night.

Rugby club arson attack

Bridgnorth Rugby Club has vowed to fight back after a suspected arson attack caused around £30,000 worth of damage.

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Former town clerk’s tribunal

Former town clerk starts tribunal battle
Claims by a former clerk to Bridgnorth Town Council that the authority’s office manager was to blame for the state of the council’s accounts were ‘made up’, an employment tribunal heard.

Tudor hall is top UK ‘hidden gem’

Upton Cressett Hall

Upton Cressett Hall
One of the finest Tudor manor houses in Shropshire has been voted as the UK’s top hidden gem at an award ceremony.

Parking meters turned on again

Controversial parking meters in Bridgnorth’s Severn Park, which were turned off following numerous complaints, have been switched back on.

Cenotaph date for town veteran

A Bridgnorth veteran will represent the county and all servicemen who lost their limbs in the service of their country at the national ceremony to mark the end of the First World War.

Town breaks record at cancer screening day

Hundreds of men queued up in Bridgnorth to be tested for prostate cancer as the town broke the record for the largest turnout at a UK screening for the disease.

Police use gas on disabled son, 19

Sainsbury’s in Bridgnorth

A Bridgnorth mum says her disabled son has been left ‘terrified’ after four police officers used CS gas to arrest him for taking a packet of sweets from a busy town centre supermarket.