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Snowdonia holds a special place in my heart, writes Ginny Buckley. The first film I made for the BBC TV’s Holiday travel show was shot here.

A fire which caused a Shropshire chip shop to explode could have been started deliberately, detectives revealed today – exactly four weeks after the blaze.

Car parking charges in Powys are set to rocket in a bid to save the county council £100,000.

Shropshire’s biggest ever review of car parking is to be launched – and could lead to changes in charging and the number of spaces, county highways chiefs announced today.

Non-EU immigrants moving to the UK will have to pay a £50 charge to help sustain local services.

Up to 40 pupils at a school near Oswestry had to be evacuated from their boarding house building after a blaze broke out in a school bathroom.

More affluent consumers are struggling with debt problems, a charity has warned.

Parking should be free in Shrewsbury after 4pm every day of the week and for the first two hours on Saturdays, it was claimed today.

The story of thousands of Shropshire workers will take to the stage in the county later this year – and tickets are selling fast.

Barack Obama says he accepts ultimate responsibility for the failure to stop $165 million (£115 million) worth of bonuses being paid by bailed-out insurance giant AIG.

MPs have criticised the government's plan for Equitable Life victims as "morally unacceptable".

A 25-year-old Shropshire man who subjected his neighbours to a two-year campaign of terror has been handed a restraining order.

It was a case of super sixes for Shrewsbury High School as they took top honours in a Midlands six-a-side tournament.

Oswestry Ladies are two victories away from recording a stunning success in a national championship.

The Federal Reserve has announced plans to buy more than $300 billion (£210 billion) in government debt.

Motorists in Shropshire and Mid Wales had a slow crawl to work today after yesterday’s sunshine was replaced by a peasouper fog.

The Competition Commission has ordered BAA to sell its airports at Gatwick, Stansted and either Edinburgh or Glasgow.

The FTSE 100 opened higher but quickly fell back into the red after yesterday's news of more job losses shook investor confidence.

Three Shropshire servicewomen became ice maidens to take part in a military competition.

LETTER: I would like to warn people about unscrupulous sales people. I have unfortunately fallen foul of two salesmen recently and it has cost me my savings.

I now understand about the agonies and ectasies of a long distance runner – and I am nowhere near the finish line, writes London marathon blogger Sue Austin.

Spring is here, the sky is blue, and here are more pictures sent in by you

The tenor Andrea Bocelli, one of classical music’s true superstars, returns to the Midlands later on this year for a concert at The NIA in Birmingham

A stately home on the Staffordshire/Derbyshire border is hosting a four-day acoustic music festival over the Late Spring Bank Holiday weekend featuring a host of star names.

Holidaymakers looking to save money this summer have been urged to stay in Britain and provide a boost to local business during the economic downturn.

When your friend invites you to a wedding on the other side of the world, and your eco-principles mean you refuse to fly, what do you do? You take a 70-day alternative route . . . Ben Bentley tells a local woman’s amazing story

Mystery still surrounded the ruby believed to have been sold to buy collapsed firm Wrekin Construction today after a jewel called the Gem of Tanzania turned up in a spoof sale on online trading website eBay.

Architects working on the £10.6 million Shrewsbury Music Hall restoration today vowed to return the historic building to its former glory for the enjoyment of generations to come.

Villagers fighting plans for 25 homes in north Shropshire have launched a petition urging developers to “work with the village and not against it”.

The FTSE 100 tumbled 1.35 per cent following unemployment figures released today after the sharp rise in job losses dampened confidence.