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A 34-year-old Telford man was today charged with indecent chanting aimed at Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell.

'Pay-as-you-drive' insurance policies are about to take UK motorists by storm, according to one provider.

An historic building at a north Shropshire beauty spot which was burned to the ground by arsonists is set to be rebuilt as part of a £35,000 project.

Dozens of lorries, dumper trucks, vintage vehicles, plant and machinery are up for grabs in Shropshire following the closure of two county haulage firms.

A Shropshire motorcyclist whose life was wrecked by a head-on crash with another motorbike on a county road, has launched a million-pound compensation fight at London’s High Court.

A Telford laundry was virtually destroyed in a fire late last night. See our video here.

Traffic congestion on Shrewsbury roads is likely to get “significantly worse” as the town grows, highway chiefs warned. Their fears were raised in a new report.

Fears are growing there may not be enough time for Oswestry councillors to decide which town supermarket bid should get the go-ahead.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy will be looking to banish the memory of his side’s 3-1 defeat against Preston by putting one over neighbours Birmingham tonigh.

Assistant manager Larry Chambers is warning AFC Telford United not to under-estimate little-known FA Trophy opponents Hayes & Yeading United tonight.

A group of men grabbed two women walking home in Ludlow and attempted to pull them into their car.

Council tax in Powys looks set to rise by nearly four per cent, it was revealed today. The increase would mean a bill of £861.20 for the Powys County Council share for a band D property.

Shrewsbury’s bishop will leave the county this year to take up a new post as the Bishop of St Albans after he announced his appointment today on video website YouTube.

Experienced defender Mike Jackson today vowed to return to Shrewsbury Town’s starting line-up and become a key cornerstone of their promotion push.

Gordon Brown is preparing to unveil a £20 billion national loan scheme to help businesses through the looming recession, inthenews.co.uk understands.

Shropshire golfing greats Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam are facing an anxious wait before learning if they will lead Europe in the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.

Parish councillors have been urged to ensure they have a “fall-back position” if controversial proposals for a huge opencast coal mine on the western edge of Telford win the backing of a planning inspector.

A group of MPs is backing a rise in the cost of English bacon, as a separate campaign is launched backing improvements to pigs' welfare.

Thieves have stolen a £500 heavy plastic grave cover used to protect open burial plots at Hengoed Cemetery near Oswestry.

Estate agents reported the lowest number of property sales in over 30 years in December.

The FTSE 100 fell in early trading this morning as more poor news on the economic front hit.

One of Britain’s last veterans of the First World War has died at the age of 108.

“Caution,” the sign says, “wet floor” – just in case anyone hadn’t noticed the torrent of rain lashing it down.

Police have named a man found dead in a caravan on farmland near Leominster as Troy Price.

LETTER: I have just read the incinerator article, Shropshire Star, January 7, and would like to make the following comments on some of the issues raised by SITA UK and Cyclerval.

Teenage Shropshire judokas Gemma Howell and Kelly Edwards are national champions again after storming performances at the British Junior Trials.

More reader pictures of the recent cold snap.

AFC Telford United will finally get back into action tonight with their FA Trophy second round clash with Hayes & Yeading at the New Bucks Head.

Wolves take on Birmingham City at St Andrew’s tonight as their delayed third round FA Cup clash finally gets underway.

Retailers endured their worst Christmas in more than a decade, new figures show, as "frightening" warnings over the UK economy are sounded.