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  • 2 weeks ago | shropshirestar.com | Paul Rogers

    Piramananthan Paramanantham has submitted a listed building consent application for the removal of partition walls at the building in 39-41 High Street. Previously occupied by NatWest, the premises was marketed for let by Andrew Dixon & Company at £10,000 per annum. A planning and heritage statement says that Mr Paramanantham is the long-term leaseholder with an arrangement of more than 10 years for the ground-floor commercial unit.

  • 2 weeks ago | shropshirestar.com | Paul Rogers

    Shannon Stevens wanted to convert Maesbrook Methodist Church into a three-bedroom property. The chapel was built in 1899 and sold at auction last year for £122,000 – more than three times its guide price of between £30,000 and £40,000. It was not in use at the time of the sale, but the new owner took on the building with the responsibility of the graves at the site and maintaining access for visitors.

  • 2 weeks ago | shropshirestar.com | Paul Rogers

    M&T Homes has targeted land to the east of Meadowbrook Close in Alveley, near Bridgnorth. All of the homes have been classed as affordable, with associated works also part of the development. “The proposal responds directly to an identified local need for affordable housing and has been carefully developed in consultation with the council’s housing team to ensure it meets the specific requirements of the community,” said chartered town planner Dyanne Humphreys.

  • 3 weeks ago | expressandstar.com | Paul Rogers

    Samuel Joseph Brookes, of Highley Park Homes in Netherton, near Bridgnorth, was found dead on April 22, 2024 by his grandson. It is unknown when the 84-year-old died, having been discharged from Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley two weeks earlier. An inquest into his death concluded earlier this year that Mr Brookes died following neglect to provide him his required care.

  • 3 weeks ago | shropshirestar.com | Paul Rogers

    A Shrewsbury supermarket is to have nearly 300 solar panels installed on its roof. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Aldi has been given the go-ahead to install the 272 panels at its Maxfield Drive site, near Percy Thrower’s Garden Centre, with a maximum power output of 144KW.

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