Shropshire

Arson house search DNA tests to be used to identify bodies found in mansion

telegraph.co.uk     3 hrs ago   132 related          

Two bodies found at the burnt-out Shropshire home of a millionaire will have to be identified using DNA and dental records, the police said today. Christopher Foster, 50, and his wife Jillian 49, and daughter Kirstie,...                    

Police resume blaze house search

shropshirestar.co.uk     7 hrs ago   5 related          

Police forensics experts were today resuming their search of Osbaston House, in Maesbrook, the home of Shropshire millionaire Chris Foster and his family, who have been missing since a huge blaze at their … [visit site to...                    

Day 7 - Shropshire, Uk, United Kingdom

travelpod.com     3 hrs ago          

Jump to the full entry & travel map Shropshire, Uk, United KingdomDay 7Covered 120 miles.12 hours in the saddle.9538 caloriesBad start to the day - the pub had a party last night which kept me awake until 2am. Very tired,...                    

Cash to repair contaminated land

bbc.co.uk     20 hrs ago          

Residents whose gardens were damaged when contaminated soil was removed are to be given money for repairs. The land, on Minsterley Road in Pontesbury, Shropshire, was once used for smelting lead and contained high levels...                    

Police enter gutted mansion site

reuters.com     yesterday   6 related          

LONDON (Reuters) - Police searching for a family of three missing since a suspicious fire destroyed their Shropshire mansion hope to get access to the gutted house on Friday. Forensic officers had planned to enter the...                    

Music Hall bid for £10.6m funds

shropshirestar.co.uk     yesterday          

Two previous bids have already been turned down but now bosses are looking into another way of seeking funding - by tapping into a regional lottery cashpot. They are hoping to receive just over £1 million, which would be...                    

Most local school divisions miss '07-'08 achievement goals: Many individual schools meet...

tmcnet.com     yesterday   5 related          

KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aug. 28--Three-quarters of Virginia's public schools met federally required math and reading achievement targets last year, but most local divisions and several local schools fell short....                    

Staff change ‘Lloyds is Pants’ password

shropshirestar.co.uk     28-Aug-2008   3 related          

A Shropshire man who changed his bank account password to “Lloyds is Pants” after an argument with the banking company was surprised to discover staff had switched it to “No We Are Not”. Steve Jetley, 52, of Shrewsbury,...                    

Threat to county’s mighty oaks

shropshirestar.co.uk     28-Aug-2008          

The future of Shropshire’s mighty oak trees is under threat from tiny wasps, experts have warned. The knopper gall wasp, which hails from Eastern Europe, has been laying its eggs in acorns, effectively destroying them....                    

Six years' jail for rugby rapist

bbc.co.uk     28-Aug-2008          

A former professional rugby player has been jailed for six years for raping a woman in a Shropshire alleyway. Fijian-born Watisoni Leqeti, 28, was sentenced at Shrewsbury Crown Court for the rape in Newport in the early...                    

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