A Shropshire resident has received official confirmation that his festive creativity has earned him a place in the history books, after smashing the Guinness World Record for the largest snowflake ornament.
18 May 2026
Emergency services were called to a serious collision on the A41 at Higher Heath late on Christmas night, resulting in a complex rescue operation to free trapped occupants.
27 Dec 2025
A resident in the village of Higher Heath, near Whitchurch, is hoping to dazzle the nation and smash a world record with this year's ambitious Christmas light display, all in aid of the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.
25 Nov 2025
Phil Tranter, a resident of Higher Heath, is known for his annual Christmas light display raising money for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.
27 Nov 2024
For the fifth year, a resident in Higher Heath, Whitchurch will be decking his house with lights in aid of local lifesavers Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.
21 Nov 2023
A woman was cut free from a vehicle and airlifted to hospital following a collision on the A41 south of Whitchurch this afternoon.
24 Aug 2018
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after two burglaries in north Shropshire and one in Telford.
31 Dec 2014
A Meres and Mosses Housing Association tenant from Whitchurch has been served a “without notice” antisocial injunction.
22 Jul 2014
A driver man was cut free from his car after it came to rest in a field off the A41 at Prees this morning.
17 Mar 2014
Police are trying to trace a Renault car with two smashed windows after a robbery was foiled in a Shropshire village.
11 Feb 2014
Police today issued a fresh witness appeal following a road collision on the A41 at Higher Heath, Whitchurch in which a motorcyclist was seriously injured.
30 Sept 2013
Police today arrested three burglary suspects after pursuing and stopping a car near Whitchurch. Three men aged 29, 22 and 19 were apprehended after a short pursuit along the A525 Wrexham Road into the North Wales Police area.
21 Jul 2011
Police have arrested a man in connection with the burglary of a home at Higher Heath, near Whitchurch, in which £20,000 was stolen.
17 Feb 2011
A man has died following a collision involving two cars and a lorry in North Shropshire.
23 Nov 2010
