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BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Cosford cannabis farm worth £1m found in derelict building
A cannabis farm with crops worth an estimated £1m in street value has been found in a derelict men, aged 36, 40 and 49, were arrested at the scene on suspicion of cannabis cultivation and released on bail, a West Mercia Police spokesperson officers said they were tipped off about the property on Neachley Lane, Cosford, Shropshire, and when they went to investigate they discovered 1,116 plants at various stages of growth across 15 Damien Kelly said: "It goes to show the powerful role residents can play." The person who raised the concerns approached him while he was out on a patrol with a colleague and Insp Kelly thanked them for their support. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Special traffic arrangements planned for air show
Measures are being put in place to help thousands of visitors get to the RAF Cosford Air Show next Sunday. The organisers have said they expect a crowd of more than 50,000 people again, with many of them due to arrive by car and more by train. National Highways said it expected the M54 and the area around the show to be busy, and it would open the hard shoulder around junctions two and three to cope with the extra traffic. West Midlands Railway said it planned to put on extra trains to take people in and out of Cosford station. Highlights at the show this year include a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight along with aerial displays by the Typhoon, Chinook, Airbus A330 and a Great War Display team. The air show has advised people to allow extra time for their journey. National Highways said the relaxing of the restrictions on the M54 would mean traffic could use the hard shoulder adjacent to the westbound carriageway of the M54 from its junction with the entry slip road at junction two, to its junction with the exit slip road at junction three. This will be between 07:00 BST and 14:00 BST on 8 June. It said there would also be traffic management on the slip roads and around the roundabout at junction three to help keep traffic flowing during the event. West Midlands Railway advised the early morning services into Cosford and the ones leaving after 17:00 were likely to be busy and were often full. It said it would have queuing systems in place for passengers trying to get on trains at Cosford and Wolverhampton. Because of the one-way restrictions around the air show, it said taxis would be unable to drop off or pick up at the station. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Thousands at RAF air show featuring Red Arrows Traffic warning ahead of RAF Cosford Air Show Tens of thousands see return of RAF air show Air show returns to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee RAF Cosford Air Show
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Special traffic arrangements planned for air show
Measures are being put in place to help thousands of visitors get to the RAF Cosford Air Show next Sunday. The organisers have said they expect a crowd of more than 50,000 people again, with many of them due to arrive by car and more by train. National Highways said it expected the M54 and the area around the show to be busy, and it would open the hard shoulder around junctions two and three to cope with the extra traffic. West Midlands Railway said it planned to put on extra trains to take people in and out of Cosford station. Highlights at the show this year include a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight along with aerial displays by the Typhoon, Chinook, Airbus A330 and a Great War Display team. The air show has advised people to allow extra time for their journey. National Highways said the relaxing of the restrictions on the M54 would mean traffic could use the hard shoulder adjacent to the westbound carriageway of the M54 from its junction with the entry slip road at junction two, to its junction with the exit slip road at junction three. This will be between 07:00 BST and 14:00 BST on 8 June. It said there would also be traffic management on the slip roads and around the roundabout at junction three to help keep traffic flowing during the event. West Midlands Railway advised the early morning services into Cosford and the ones leaving after 17:00 were likely to be busy and were often full. It said it would have queuing systems in place for passengers trying to get on trains at Cosford and Wolverhampton. Because of the one-way restrictions around the air show, it said taxis would be unable to drop off or pick up at the station. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Thousands at RAF air show featuring Red Arrows Traffic warning ahead of RAF Cosford Air Show Tens of thousands see return of RAF air show Air show returns to mark Queen's Platinum Jubilee RAF Cosford Air Show
BBC News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Special traffic arrangements planned for air show
Measures are being put in place to help thousands of visitors get to the RAF Cosford Air Show next organisers have said they expect a crowd of more than 50,000 people again, with many of them due to arrive by car and more by Highways said it expected the M54 and the area around the show to be busy, and it would open the hard shoulder around junctions two and three to cope with the extra Midlands Railway said it planned to put on extra trains to take people in and out of Cosford station. Highlights at the show this year include a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight along with aerial displays by the Typhoon, Chinook, Airbus A330 and a Great War Display air show has advised people to allow extra time for their Highways said the relaxing of the restrictions on the M54 would mean traffic could use the hard shoulder adjacent to the westbound carriageway of the M54 from its junction with the entry slip road at junction two, to its junction with the exit slip road at junction will be between 07:00 BST and 14:00 BST on 8 said there would also be traffic management on the slip roads and around the roundabout at junction three to help keep traffic flowing during the Midlands Railway advised the early morning services into Cosford and the ones leaving after 17:00 were likely to be busy and were often said it would have queuing systems in place for passengers trying to get on trains at Cosford and of the one-way restrictions around the air show, it said taxis would be unable to drop off or pick up at the station. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
08-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
RAF museum receives £9m lottery boost
RAF museum receives £9m lottery boost 6 minutes ago Share Save Alex James BBC Radio Shropshire Share Save RAF Museum Some of the money will be used to build a new exhibition that will house items from the RAF collection The Royal Air Force Museum in the Midlands has been awarded just over £9 million by the Heritage Fund. The museum, at Cosford in Shropshire, will spend the money on a new exhibition space, exploring the modern history of the RAF and looking to the future. It will also use it to create an outdoor events area with a programme of activities, and turn a 1930s hangar into a new exhibition and learning centre. One of the collections due to go on display includes objects that belonged to leading Nazis and had previously been stored at an RAF base in Stafford. The development will be the biggest at the RAF museum since the opening of its Cold War exhibition centre in 2007. The museum said its new "Collections Hub" would put on display for the first time a number of objects that have been stored away. It said the RAF has a large collection, spanning a century of history, but less than 1% of it is currently accessible to the public. Maggie Appleton, the museum CEO, said the money would allow it to tell stories in 'new, ambitious and creative ways' The hub will look at the story of the RAF since 1980 and explore its transition to an "air, land, maritime, space and cyber defence" force. Eilish McGuinness, Chief Executive of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, said the £9,286,778 funding would "unlock the doors to hidden collections, explore new perspectives on the history and future of the RAF". RAF Museum A 1930s hangar will be used for teaching and new exhibitions The redeveloped 1930s hangar will focus on teaching science, technology, engineering, geography, art and design and mathematics skills. The new outdoor area will be used for events, teaching and relaxation, the museum said. RAF Museum Money will also be spent on an outdoor public area Sir Richard Knighton KCB ADC FREng, chief of the air staff, said the development of the RAF Museum at Cosford was "strategically important to the Royal Air Force". He also said it was "vitally important" to be able to tell the "compelling story of our recent history". Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
