Melverley

About 25 firefighters spent several hours putting out a fire in Melverley, near Oswestry, which was discovered at about 2pm on Friday. A cause is not yet known. Another fire broke out in a barn storing bales of hay in Dorrington, near Shrewsbury ...

Councillor Walpole said: “Melverley is on the Shropshire flood plain and as such it will see fields and land flooded. “The community is used to living in a flood area. “However, this year has seen a prolonged flood and the roads have been under water ...

For ever since he and his family moved to Pool Farm at Melverley, near Oswestry, his fields have often lain under water as part of the Severn flood plain, allowing the control of the volume of water going through Shrewsbury and beyond. But he and other ...

Residents living in Eleanor Street and Melverley Street are demanding action be taken to prevent scenes which occurred on Boxing Day after heavy rain. The two streets were one of many to be under water 11 days ago when the River Douglas burst its banks ...

Gravel Hill Lane and Sydney Avenue in Shrewsbury are closed, as is the road between Melverley and Melverley Green. There are also a number of Environment Agency flood alerts in place across Shropshire - where flooding is possible rather than expected.

There were flood warnings in place for the River Vyrnwy at Maesbrook and Melverley, and the River Severn at Pool Quay and Trewern and at Shrewsbury around The Quarry. The peak at Shrewsbury was not expected until later today. Road closures are in ...