
Kate Baldock
Journalist at BBC Radio Shropshire
BBC journalist / shared aft bulletin reader for Shrops & Hereford&Worcs. Former Global journalist. Views are my own. [email protected]
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14 hours ago |
bbc.co.uk | Kate Baldock
Image caption, Work to redevelop Oakengates started in 2023Businesses in a Shropshire town centre that is being redeveloped have asked for extra support from their local authority. Work in Oakengates, Telford, began in 2023, and traders have said it has caused shoppers to stay away. The work, which also involves the building of a new theatre, is due to continue until the end of 2026.
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17 hours ago |
bbc.com | Kate Baldock
Traders worried about town centre regenerationKate BaldockBBCWork to redevelop Oakengates started in 2023Businesses in a Shropshire town centre that is being redeveloped have asked for extra support from their local authority. Work in Oakengates, Telford, began in 2023, and traders have said it has caused shoppers to stay away. The work, which also involves the building of a new theatre, is due to continue until the end of 2026.
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1 day ago |
bbc.com | Kate Baldock
Rural students' transport woes 'disrupt education'Kate BaldockPA MediaSixth form students who live in rural areas fear their exam grades will be affected because of poor public transport linksRural sixth form students have complained a lack of public transport is threatening their education because getting to college is difficult.
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4 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Kate Baldock |Gemma Sherlock
Kate Baldock & Gemma SherlockBBC News, West MidlandsTwenty-five trees planted in a Covid memorial woodland have been destroyed by "mindless vandals", a councillor has said. Trees belonging to the Queen Elizabeth II Covid Memorial Woodland in Strine Park and King Charles III Community Orchard in Victoria Park, Newport, have been snapped and torn down. Peter Scott, a councillor for Newport who was involved in the woodland tree planting from the start, said the vandalism was "soul-destroying".
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Alex McIntyre |Kate Baldock
Image caption, Headteacher Carol McQuiggan says the school's breakfast club will grow to 120 childrenThe size of a school's breakfast club will double when its free half-hour childcare offer begins after Easter. Lawley Primary School in Telford was named among the first 750 schools across England to take part in the government-funded breakfast club scheme. As part of the trial, the school will offer free breakfasts to pupils and at least 30 minutes of free childcare.
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A fantastic day filming at Lawley Primary School in Telford around the free breakfast clubs starting after Easter. See the report on @bbcmtd from 1830 tonight. Thanks to my fab cameraman Mark for his expertise and patience 👌🏻 https://t.co/facmNBVmpu

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