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A historic Shropshire bridge is to be closed for up to four months while repairs take place next year – with traders today claiming the closure could cause a hammer-blow to their businesses.

Newtown have suffered an injury blow with midfielder Gavin Cadwallader ruled out for the rest of the season.

Shropshire schools left up to £2.8million of taxpayers’ money which should have been spent on children’s education untouched in their banks last year, official figures today reveal.

Brave Shropshire footballer Jamie Vermiglio defied the risk of permanent medical damage to help his side come within one tie of a Wembley final – by playing with a broken back.

Two men who were arrested after they allegedly broke into an empty Shrewsbury store and set up shop over Christmas and into the New Year will not face police action.

Revised estimates for economic growth out today show the UK slump is greater than previously thought.

A superb second half fightback earned Bishop’s Castle their first win since September as they defeated Moseley Oak 13-12 in Midlands Four West (North).

Figures predict 9 in 10 of today’s children risk being overweight or obese by 2050. Today we start a series of articles to help you get behind a new Government initiative to let families lead healthier lives.

Healthy kids should have bags of energy and be desperate to be up and about, not stuck on the sofa. Here are some fun and fuss-free ways to fit activity into their day…

This filling vegetarian soup is packed with protein and ideal on a cold winter’s day.

To help parents identify ways to make family life healthier, more than 11 million copies of the questionnaire, How Are The Kids? are being distributed throughout the country.

Auditions for Telford’s Got Talent continued at The Place in Oakengates – and there was no shortage of the wacky, wonderful and even talent. See our video here.

We complain whenever the weather gets too hot for us – but spare a thought for friends and relatives in Australia. Over there, even the koalas are suffering.

Highlights of AFC Telford’s victory over Southport at Haig Avenue on February 24, 2009.

The FTSE 100 has climbed 33 points after a rebound in US stocks boosted investors' confidence.

LETTER: Patients living in Mid Wales have to travel a great distance to get treatment, the nearest hospital being in Hereford.

Despite the controversial 88th minute equaliser on Saturday that denied the Bucks victory at the New Bucks Head, fans and boss Rob Smith remained confident.

Being reduced to 10 men didn’t stop AFC Telford from keeping their Wembley dream alive.

Council tax bills across England will rise by three per cent in the coming year – a drop on previous estimates.

An advert for Flora Buttery featuring celebrity chef Gary Rhodes has been criticised for being misleading.

A group of influential MPs are calling on the government maintain its building programme through the recession.

The FTSE 100 saw a third day of losses today – with the index now seeming rooted under the 4,000 mark.

Raconteur Peter Holt tells Andy Richardson how he is aiming to make us laugh with a new book.

GM Telford Tigers slipped further from the EPL play-off picture with defeats to Sheffield Scimitars and Milton Keynes Lightning.

A motorist caused traffic chaos at one of Telford Shopping Centre’s busiest car parks today when she launched a protest against paying – by blocking off the exits.

The number of people filing for bankruptcy in Shropshire has rocketed in the last three months of the year as the economic crisis begins to take a toll on the county.

The creator of an inflatable artwork which broke free from its moorings and flipped over, killing two people, was found guilty today of breaching health and safety rules.

A prankster pretending to be a pupil at a Telford school was not spotted by staff and could have been there much longer if a parent had not raised the alarm, it was claimed today.

The demolition of the Champion Jockey pub in Donnington, Telford, has begun.

What do James Bond stars Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan have in common with rebel rocker Ozzy Osbourne, comic Jo Brand, and TV presenter Nick Hancock? They all have Shropshire connections.