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Shropshire racing enthusiasts and champion National Hunt jockey Tony McCoy are both set for a week of frustration as the snow and cold snap bites.

Bands from across Shropshire and Mid Wales will soon be urged to vie for honours in a regionwide Battle of the Bands contest.

Experienced defender Graham Coughlan today admitted Shrewsbury Town face a massive test of character but insisted: ‘There’s no need to panic.’

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has hailed the impeding arrival of Hearts defender Christophe Berra as a valuable addition to his squad.

GM Telford Tigers swooped to secure an exciting new German player just hours ahead of the signing deadline.

Highlights from Shrewsbury Town’s game against Brentford at the Prostar Stadium on Saturday, January 31.

Photos of the snowy scenes across the UK following the February blizzards.

Hightlights from AFC Telford United’s victory over Kettering on Saturday, January 31 at the A-Line Arena.

An 81-year-old man needed medical treatment after fire broke out in his Shropshire home.

Two men were attacked and forced to hand over jewellery and a mobile phone when they were targeted by a gang of robbers on a night out in Telford.

The county woke up to a blanket of snow and sub-zero temperatures today, as our video shows. And there’s more to come.

Fraud in the UK hit almost record levels last year with more than £1 billion worth of cases heard in court.

The girlfriend of a former Shropshire millionaire businessman believed to have shot her before turning the gun on himself had taken out an injunction days earlier, it was claimed today.

A number of county schools were closed today as Shropshire was braced for up to 10cm of snow, with temperatures not expected to rise above 1C.

Workers at the Sellafield nuclear site have joined wildcat strikes about the use of foreign workers.

The FTSE 100 slumped over two per cent in early trading, led by further falls in the banking sector.

The famous retailer Woolworths is set to return as an online store after the Barclays brothers, owners of the Telegraph newspapers, bought the brand from administrators.

This last week has got to go down as one of Town’s worst this season, writes Shrewsbury blogger James Pugh.

A gutsy performance at Kettering’s A Line Arena in font of 1,692 fans saw the Bucks secure a place in the quarter finals of the FA Trophy, writes blogger Joe Davies.

Gordon Brown and David Cameron have both met premier Wen Jiabao despite widespread protests against the Chinese leader.

Gordon Brown and David Cameron have both met premier Wen Jiabao despite widespread protests against the Chinese leader.

Pictures from Wolves’ return to winning ways with the defeat of Watford at Molineux.

Shrewsbury Town slumped to a 3-1 defeat to Brentford at the Prostar Stadium – and dropped out of the Coca-Cola League Two play-off picture.

Loton Park Speed Hillclimb recently received a national award for the second year running. The Norrie Galbraith Memorial Trophy is awarded by the sport’s national body, the Hillclimb & Sprint Association, to the club which hosted the ‘Best Organised Round’ of the British Hill Climb Championship.  

Wolves got their promotion hopes back on track with a 3-1 victory over Watford at Molineux thanks to goals from Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Andy Keogh and substitute Sam Vokes.

County rail services between Shrewsbury and Birmingham appear unaffected by the weather.

Fifty homes in the SY3 and SY5 areas of Shrewsbury are without power this morning.

House prices will be the same in 2013 as they were in 2003 unless the government takes action, economists have warned.

Small family cars are strutting their sporting credentials in ever-increasing numbers, even if it is more in the way of a muscular look, rather than under-bonnet biceps.