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BBC News
11-04-2025
- BBC News
Fatal A518 crash near Telford sparks urgent road safety review
The safety of a main road will be the subject of an "urgent review" following a fatal crash, a council has confirmed.A woman in her 50s died when a grey BMW and grey Audi A5 crashed on the A518 Wellington Road, close to Lilleshall near Telford, shortly before 09:00 BST on Wednesday.A man was also airlifted to hospital with serious injuries while a child passenger was treated at the scene for minor and Wrekin Council expressed its "deepest condolences" to those affected and said it acknowledged the "distress felt across our community". "In response to this tragedy, the council has called for an urgent review of road safety on this stretch of road," a spokesperson authority has arranged a meeting with West Mercia Police on Monday to discuss what action could be taken to prevent further findings of the review would be reported as soon as possible, the council the crash, Insp Chris Henry of West Mercia Police said his thoughts were with the families of those involved and urged anyone with information or dash cam footage to get in said he was keen to hear from anyone who might have seen either of the cars, which were travelling in opposite directions, before the incident. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
06-04-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Ironbridge to get new flood walls after £708k government award
Two permanent flood defence walls are to be installed in Ironbridge to protect vulnerable homes and businesses from the River and Wrekin Council has been awarded £708,000 by the government to build the walls along Bower's Yard and Ladywood. The funding will also enable flood resilience measures, such as flood doors and non-return valves, to be installed in homes. Councillor Carolyn Healy, of the Labour-run council, said the money would "support the vital efforts" to protect the community from the "misery and devastation" that flooding caused. She added that flooding had become more frequent and the water level had risen higher. The funding is part of a two-year, nationwide government project that will see £2.65bn spent on constructing new flood schemes and maintaining existing Labour MP for Telford, Shaun Davies, said he was "thrilled" by the investment. A further £16m has also been secured from the nationwide project to improve flood protection across River Severn communities and and Wrekin Council also plans to launch a separate flood management scheme that will use wireless sensors to monitor silt and water levels in gullies. The measurements will be provided in real time and help improve surface flood new flood walls are set to be installed this year. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
04-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
'Huge interest' in Telford town centre eco-homes, council boss says
Work to build almost 200 new eco-homes in Telford, as part of a wider regeneration of the area, has attracted "huge interest from local people", a council leader has said.A six storey apartment block and 103 new town houses and maisonettes are being built between Telford's train station and the town and Wrekin Council leader Lee Carter said the the first phase of the Station Quarter development was on track to be completed by summer than half of the homes will be owned by the council's lettings company, Nuplace. Plans for Station Quarter were approved in 2023 and construction on the digital learning centre The Quad began later in the five-storey building was completed in September and will welcome students from Harper Adams University and Telford College this council has invested £66.5m in to the Station Quarter project, while a further £36.6m of funding has come from central government."We'll generate income from some of the business units here," said Carter."Aside from that, we'll be giving people educational opportunities, which will give them better skills and access to good jobs."It means those young people can learn in Telford, get a job in Telford and live in Telford and contribute to the economy, which will benefit us all," he added. The council said that sustainability was at the heart of its Station Quarter homes will be fully electric with no gas, and heating will be provided by a mixture of electric panel heaters and storage heaters."The state-of-the art apartment block is our first living accommodation to be built and it's already causing huge interest from local people," said Carter."People predominantly over the age of 55 want to live there and that will be completed soon."The council has said 117 properties, including all of the apartments in the block and 33 of the town houses and maisonettes will be owned and managed by Nuplace, which both builds and manages the homes they rent. An iconic red footbridge linking the train station with the shopping centre was demolished last year so the area around Station Quarter could be 48m bridge crossed over Lawn Central, which has been closed to traffic ever since.A new pedestrian crossing has been installed and ramps and steps have been built on the bank alongside the shopping centre by council hopes to have the road reopened on 21 March. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
