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Businesses welcome county's first banking hub

The new hub allows customers to take out cash and make deposits without having to travel elsewhere.

A large swimming pool with blue tiles. There is blue bunting hanging over the top of it. A person is standing next to the pool, mopping the tiles around it. The pool sits in front of a large set on windows which look out onto greenery and houses

New £14m fitness centre officially opens

Shropshire Council says it has already been inundated for requests for swimming lessons.

A man with dark hair and dark goggles is in the pool at one edge, with his arms up over the side

Public invited to visit new £14m swimming pool

Tours are being offered ahead of the grand opening of the swimming pool on 19 March.

A man with a short, white beard is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and is sitting in a wheelchair. Either side of him are Countdown presenters and the other contestant. They are gathered on the set of the quiz show.

Quadriplegic Countdown contestant hopes to inspire

Martin Wild is the long-running quiz show's first quadriplegic contestant, appearing this week.

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'Michelin green star is pinnacle of my career'

James Sherwin says environmental sustainability is at the forefront of his restaurant's operation.

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Councillor 'cautious' of civic centre reopening

Councillor Gregory Ebbs says the reopening of the centre could "very easily" be delayed.

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New site found for town library

Whitchurch Library will operate from the former Woolworths store, now known as St Mary's Arcade.

A rectangular building which has red brick at the bottom then dark grey windows and light wooden slats. The front of the building is not finished, there is a patch of grass on the right and a pile of soil on the left. The perimeter is still fenced off as construction work is ongoing. The sky is blue and cloudy in the background.

New pool to open next month ahead of schedule

The facilities at Whitchurch Swimming and Fitness Centre will open to the public on 19 March.

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Council in £4m bid to reopen centre closed by Raac

Shropshire Council leaders will likely to approve a £4m investment at a meeting next week.