Schools must create ‘inclusive’ spaces to tackle absence epidemic ...
6 days ago · Schools must create welcoming and “inclusive” spaces for pupils to tackle the country’s absence epidemic, the Education Secretary has said.
A man has been banned from contacting a former Knighton vicar …
6 days ago · A man has been acquitted of harassing a former Knighton vicar – but he has been given a restraining order prohibiting him from contacting her for a year. Paul Carr-Webster denied the harassment ...
BT slashes sales outlook and axes another 2,000 jobs in ongoing ...
6 days ago · Telecoms giant BT has cut its annual sales outlook and revealed another 2,000 jobs have gone under its ongoing plan to slash costs. The group reported a 10% drop in pre-tax profits to £967 ...
Llandrindod Wells man facing trial after denying assaulting police ...
6 days ago · William Roche denied assaulting PC Nathan Davies at Fiveways, Temple Street, on September 1 2023, when he appeared at Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Turning back the clock to look at Shropshire in the 2000s
6 days ago · Toby Neal continues his look through the decades ot mark the Shropshire Star's 60th anniversary. Today, the 2000s. The new millennium dawned with a breaking out of the bubbly, but as the 2000s ...
Nearly one in three pupils in England given extra time in exams, …
6 days ago · Overall, there were 624,975 approved access arrangements for GCSE, AS and A-level exams in England in 2023/24, compared to 556,435 in 2022/23 and 512,085 in 2021/22.
Sir John Nott, defence secretary during Falklands War, dies aged 92
6 days ago · Sir John was educated at Kings Mead School, Seaford, Bradfield College and Trinity College Cambridge. He served as a regular with the 2nd Gurkha Rifles as a lieutenant and saw service during the ...
A Knighton man’s community order has been changed to take off …
6 days ago · William Alexander Killick was given a 12 month community order with 300 hours of unpaid work and 20 rehabilitation days, as well as costs and a surcharge on November 22 2023, after he admitted ...
Duchess of Gloucester honours war dead in place of Queen at …
6 days ago · The Duchess of Gloucester has attended Westminster Abbey’s Field of Remembrance ceremony in place of the Queen, who is unwell, to commemorate members of the armed forces who have lost their lives.
First World War memorial to brave soldier given Grade II listing
6 days ago · Last updated Nov 6. A First World War memorial dedicated to a soldier who was fatally shot as he delivered a message during the Battle of Somme has been given Grade II listing. The memorial, in a ...