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High street giant with Whitchurch store collapsed with 1,800 jobs lost and owing £46m
A historic UK high street retail giant fell into administration with the loss of 1,800 jobs owing more than £46 million. Documents reveal for the first time events surrounding the collapse of the company founded in 1834 with the closure of all
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Police seize over £2,000 worth of illicit cigarettes and tobacco from Whitchurch shop
Illicit cigarettes worth £2,000 were seized in raids by police and Trading Standards in Whitchurch. West Mercia Police and Trading Standards have confirmed that tobacco and cigarettes were seized from a shop in the town. Whitchurch Safer Neighbourhood
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Call for poppies to create 'waterfall' tribute at Shropshire church
A cascade of handmade poppies will soon flow in tribute to people who have died in wartime as a community group bids to create a poppy waterfall. The group in Calverhall has launched an appeal for knitted and crocheted poppies to create a striking
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Almost 5,000 jobs lost at Bradford supermarket chain amid cost-cutting
Nearly 5,000 jobs were lost last year as part of cost-cutting efforts at one of the UK's largest supermarket chains. Morrisons reported the reductions in its latest financial accounts, which show that its average monthly workforce fell from 101,144
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Whitchurch Alport’s unbeaten start ended by disputed spot-kick
A controversial penalty decision overshadowed Whitchurch Alport’s first defeat of the season. The Shropshire side fell 2-0 at home to Brocton, with manager Jayson Starkey left fuming after a hotly disputed early spot-kick set the visitors on their
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Whitchurch pet shop carrying on online after part of wall of building crumbles away
The owner of a Whitchurch shop will be continuing online after a piece of the front of her building crumbled onto the street. Rebecca Hurst, who runs Sophsdram Pet Supplies & Services on the High Street, has said she plans to continue selling
