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Defender Gavin Cowan has urged AFC Telford United to forget Wembley for now – and focus on getting their title challenge back on track.

Coach Ian Bletcher believes youth will conquer as his Newport team travel to Sheffield Tigers in the quarter-finals of the EDF Energy Intermediate Cup.

Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Simpson completed his mini shake-up today by tying up the signing of Moses Ashikodi – and the striker could go straight into the squad for tomorrow’s match at Macclesfield.

Sylvan Ebanks-Blake has revealed he won’t celebrate if he scores for Wolves tomorrow – out of respect for the club who gave him his big break, Plymouth.

Lives could be lost across Mid Wales as a result of new European Union working regulations hitting the fire service, it was claimed today.

The first stage of a multi-million pound project to transform Welshpool will be completed by October, it has been revealed.

A Mid Wales town is a step closer to having its street lights switched back on.

A busy service station serving two of Shropshire’s main trunk roads is due to close for about four months while a major redevelopment is carried out.

The executive at the heart of Sir Allen Stanford's financial empire has been charged with obstructing federal agents investigating an alleged $8 billion fraud.

Striker Andy Brown could earn a return to AFC Telford United’s starting line-up at Hyde tomorrow – after proving his fitness in the FA Trophy victory at Southport.

Newport’s Steffen Brotherton knows the heartbreak of missing out on a Twickenham final – and the winger never wants to feel that pain again.

Sir Fred Goodwin's refusal to dilute his £693,000 annual pension has been branded "unacceptable" by the Treasury.

Earlier this week we reported on this tiny blue tit and its massive beak, and asked if it was a Darwinian freak of nature.

Teenage pregnancy rates across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin have fallen, setting new regional records.

A set of interactive “babies” that starkly show the effects of drug and alcohol abuse on foetuses has been bought by a Shropshire college to raise awareness of what the unborn can suffer.

LETTER: In response to W F Kerswell’s letter re: Vanishing pubs (Shropshire Star, Feb 19). You fail to mention the current economic climate and the effect of supermarkets selling cheap alcohol.

The FTSE 100 slipped back into the red this morning as last night's banking rally reversed.

Lloyds Banking Group today revealed HBOS recorded a pre-tax loss of £10.8 billion in 2008.

According to research, Midlanders aren’t a deliriously happy lot when it comes to our careers, so it’s refreshing to find people who’ve made it their mission to do something they truly enjoy. Read our eight short interviews with Shropshire folk who love their job.

The total world economic output will fall this year for the first time in over 60 years, experts predict.

A round up of this week’s Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures.

Clint Eastwood returns to our screens for the final time – is it a fitting swansong for ol’ Dirty Harry, or is it another Pink Cadillac? Watch Carl Jones’s review here.

Shropshire-born showbiz veteran Peter Vaughan has added his support to a county amateur dramatic group which is celebrating its 90th anniversary.

Up-and-coming hockey star Dave Goodfield has been called up to the England under-16 squad for the forthcoming Four Nations tournament in Spain.

A road near Shrewsbury where a 22-year-old woman died in a collision just over 18 months ago is to undergo improvements to improve its safety and reduce the number of accidents.

A learning centre at a Shropshire football ground could double in size under £1.9 million proposals. Work could start at the end of the season if the plans for AFC Telford United are given the go-ahead.

World champion triple jumper Jonathan Edwards will be visiting Much Wenlock next week.

Barack Obama has unveiled his blueprint for a $3.6 trillion (£2.5 trillion) budget for the United States in 2010.

A Shrewsbury-based scaffolding business is to make 10 staff redundant after going into administration.

Shrewsbury Town FC’s turnover in the last financial year was almost £2 million more than the previous year – with the club making a profit of almost £2,000, figures showed today.