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A middle-aged man was taken to hospital after a car crashed into two vehicles before hitting a bollard on a Shrewsbury roundabout today.

Emotions came flooding to the forefront for the owners of one of Shropshire’s best-loved institutions as the curtain came down on its 70-year-history.

A Shropshire woman harassed a Shrewsbury councillor by bombarding her with phone calls, a court heard.

The sun shone today on hundreds of people from across the county who turned out to enjoy the 47th Minsterley Eisteddfod.

The loss of up to 175 jobs at one of Telford’s biggest manufacturers could help to save other workers and the company from further losses, chamber of commerce chiefs said today.

Baby Yoga and makeovers are just two of the attractions at Shropshire’s Bump2Baby show being held at the Telford International Centre this weekend.

Leading NHS experts have called for an immediate feasibility study into whether a new hospital should be built in Shropshire to treat the county’s most seriously ill and injured patients.

TV crews from Germany, China and other parts of the world will descend on Shrewsbury during the next month as celebrations continue for the 200th anniversary of scientist Charles Darwin.

Fright Nights, the UK’s leading ghost hunting specialist, is to host a special night which will see four of the biggest names in ghostly television converge at the notoriously haunted and historical Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire.

More than 40 vehicles belonging to Wrekin Construction were put up for sale today by the administrators of the collapsed Shifnal-based company.

Two people were taken to hospital, including an 80-year-old man who had to be cut free from a car, following a collision near Oswestry.

Mid Wales politician Lembit Opik will tonight return to the TV show Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway .

Thousands of motorists attending a car boot sale near Oswestry are to be diverted through Chirk to help ease the pressure on the major A483 trunk road.

More than 150 police working days were lost in a single year in the Dyfed Powys area because of assaults on officers, figures have revealed. Now a zero tolerance stand is being urged.

Police investigating a crash near Whitchurch in which an off-duty officer was killed today appealed for a mystery rider to come forward.

A fifth man has been charged in connection with a raid on a Shropshire bank in which £425,000 was stolen, detectives said today.

Shrewsbury Town’s promotion heroes of yesteryear are set to be recognised on a special night of nostalgia.

People across Shropshire were advised to make the most of the sun today before cold weather returns to the county.

Big striker Ricky Sappleton is set to make his AFC Telford United debut in Monday night’s Blue Square North trip to Hinckley.

A Shrewsbury boxing club wanting to lease a council-owned centre has claimed it was told it cannot use it because it is considered a dangerous sport following the Dunblane shooting massacre.

LETTER: I refer to the public inquiry relating to the proposed biomass incinerator at Bishop’s Castle.

Top children’s authors from across the country helped mark the Shrewsbury Bookfest’s 10th anniversary with a special party and cake.

Daleks will invade a county museum next month.

The Anglo-Welsh Poetry Society is staging an evening of poems and readings inspired by Charles Darwin to link in with Darwin bicentenary celebrations.

Star rating: **** Dave Morris and partner Kath head over the Shropshire Border to enjoy some fine dining.

Star rating: *** James Shaw and his wife claire enjoy great value dining.

Was Shropshire’s landmark hill once used as a mystical sundial by early man?

A heritage railway could be running through Oswestry by the year 2012, bringing with it a huge economic boost for the area, it has been revealed today.

A “life-saving lottery” to help keep Shropshire’s air ambulance service in the sky has been launched.

Shrewsbury girl Harriet Easton, who launched her own bottled beer designed specifically for women, is part of a panel of experts working with TV personality Janet Street- Porter to break down beer’s stereotype as a drink for males.