Rob Smith
Digital Content Editor at Shropshire Star
Digital Content Editor at Express & Star
Digital content editor for the Shropshire Star and Express & Star. Adopted Salopian. WBA and ROI fan. [email protected] / 01952 241451
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1 month ago |
shropshirestar.com | Rob Smith
The new booklet is a guide to 12 'Coronation Walks' across the northern half of Telford and Wrekin, taking in scenic walking routes everywhere from the Ercall to Priorslee and from Ketley's nature reserves to Newport Canal. It is a companion to the South Telford Coronation Walks guide, which was published late last year and covers 11 walks south of the M54.
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1 month ago |
shropshirestar.com | Rob Smith
The Cardiff-bound train crashed into a trailer at a level crossing just north of Leominster, on the Herefordshire/Shropshire border, at about 10.40am on Thursday (May 22). The mainline was closed and all trains between Hereford and Craven Arms were cancelled for the rest of Thursday and much of today (Friday, May 23). One man was airlifted to hospital and a woman was conveyed by land ambulance. Neither were said to be seriously injured.
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1 month ago |
shropshirestar.com | Rob Smith
Six people have been injured after a commuter train crashed into a tractor trailer at a level crossing near Leominster. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Police said the crash at Nordan Farm, north of Leominster, involved a Manchester-to-Cardiff train hitting a tractor trailer on Thursday (May 22). A spokesperson said there were around 50 passengers on the train, and six injured casualties were being assessed by paramedics.
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1 month ago |
expressandstar.com | Rob Smith
Trains between Hereford and Craven Arms have been cancelled for the rest of today (Thursday, May 22) after a train hit a tractor trailer at a level crossing. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565The Transport for Wales (TfW) train was not derailed but some passengers suffered minor injuries, according to British Transport Police (BTP). Officers were called to a level crossing north of Leominster, near the Shropshire/Herefordshire border, at 10.40am on Thursday.
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1 month ago |
shropshirestar.com | Rob Smith
The Transport for Wales train crashed into a tractor and trailer at a user-worked level crossing at Nordan, just north of Leominster on the Herefordshire/Shropshire border, at about 10.40am on Thursday (May 22). Six people were injured, fortunately not seriously. The West Midlands Ambulance Service said an air ambulance helicopter and five paramedic officers have attended. British Transport Police and West Mercia Police officers are also in attendance.
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