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Restaurants and shops on the side of a road. There are two black cars on the road. The one restaurant front reads "The Loopy Shrew" in black writing. There are benches and table and chairs on the pavement.

Appeal after taxi driver 'grabbed around throat'

The assault happened at about 20:20 GMT on Saturday near the Loopy Shrew, West Mercia Police said.

A blue and white Police Accident signed is at the side of a road, with a grass verge in the background

Motorcyclist dies in collision with lorry

West Mercia Police asks witnesses who may have left before officers arrived to come forward.

Lisa is looking into the camera and smiling slightly; she is wearing a white collared shirt and a white blazer. She is standing inside the jewellers, with glass cabinets behind her displaying necklaces and earrings. The room is painted white with dark wood panelling.

Calls for return of town centre police station

Businesses say a police station in the centre of Shrewsbury would help deter anti-social behaviour.

A man in a police chief constable's uniform with short light brown-grey hair stands outside, smiling at the camera. To his left is a man with short grey hair and dark-rimmed glasses, wearing a grey jacket over a pale blue shirt and a blue tie and also smiling.

Lots of work to do, says new police chief constable

Richard Cooper was confirmed in the role on Wednesday.

A police mug shot of Ryan Twardun, who has short dark hair and facial hair. He has tattoos on his neck

Attacks suspect urged to hand himself in to police

West Mercia Police says Ryan Twardun knows he is wanted and is evading officers.

Two men wearing black clothing are standing in front of a white door in what looks like a small patio area. One is wearing a black coat with "POLICE" emblazoned on the back. The other, wearing a blue helmet with a face shield, is trying the door handle.

More than £500k seized in police fraud raids

Firms across Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire are targeted during the operation.

A man on the left with short brown hair is wearing a black, button up jacket with a silver name badge and stripes of colour on the top of a breast pocket. A man stood next to him on the right has black-rimmed glasses, short grey hair and facial hair, and is wearing a blue shirt and tie and grey suit jacket.

Richard Cooper confirmed as police chief constable

Richard Cooper has been in the post temporarily since August 2024.

A young man wearing a white T-shirt, black baseball cap, glasses and life jacket is sat on a canoe and is looking out onto the water. He has headphones in his ears

Family pays tribute to 18-year-old crash victim

Simon Evans' family has described him in a tribute as a "gentleman older than his years".

A Google Streetview image of a residential street. A number of houses, all white with grey roofs, are on each side of the road and cars are parked at various points.

Substance coming from parcel harmless, say police

Police were called to reports of a substance leaking from a parcel on Saturday morning.