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The father of tragic children’s TV presenter Mark Speight has launched an arts memorial foundation Speight Of The Art at a Telford school.

Kicking the habit this No Smoking Day could not only add years to your life, it could save years off your mortgage.

Bernard Madoff could face up to 150 years in jail if as expected he pleads guilty to 11 criminal charges over what is alleged to be the largest financial fraud in history.

It is a week that culminates in one of the biggest games in AFC Telford United’s history – yet this dire display has deflated much of the excitement.

A point closer, a game nearer. Thirty-seven matches down and three points ahead became 38 and still three points clear in the Championship’s latest round of ‘follow the leader’ for Wolves last night.

Aldershot Town’s Recreation Ground witnessed a burger van going up in smoke last night. Thankfully for Shrewsbury Town, the same fate didn’t befall the promotion hopes of Paul Simpson’s side.

A Shropshire bowling club is back in business with a new top notch club house 18 months after it was gutted by a blaze.

A Shropshire woman today made a desperate plea for help in tracing her beloved horse nearly three years after he was taken by thieves.

A host of teams dressed in flamboyant colours and fancy dress are expected to take to the river in Shrewsbury to raise vital cash for charity.

The economy shrunk at a faster pace in February, according to experts, and is now over four per cent off its peak.

Telford’s Got Talent held it’s latest set of audition in Hadley – and there was the usual mix of the wierd and wonderful.

The FTSE 100 fell back slightly in early trading after yesterday's surge, with energy stocks offsetting a rally in financials.

Pictures from last night’s goalless draw between Shrewsbury Town and Aldershot.

Pictures from AFC Telford United’s 2-0 defeat at the hands of Vauxhall Motors.

Pictures from Wolves’ 0-0 Championship draw with Ipswich at Molineux.

Business leaders and councillors across Shropshire have spoken of the devastating loss of one of the county’s biggest employers.

One of Shropshire’s biggest firms collapsed today. Is this the end for Wrekin Construction?

Wrekin Construction has a £40m order book, is owed £2.8m by the MoD and offered RBS shares and land. But still it failed. No wonder its boss blasted the hollow words of banks and Cabinet.

Many pubs are calling time on their business, but Ben Bentley paid a visit to a quirky free house on the Shropshire border which seems immune from the trends of the modern world.

The FTSE 100 soared in afternoon trading on an insurance sector rally, gaining 4.88 per cent to rise to 3,715.23.

It is not the actual race itself, but the training that is the hardest part of running a marathon – according to the experts.

Shrewsbury Quarry could host up to 10 one-day live music events each year after an outdoor music events policy was agreed by borough councillors.

A Shropshire building company today folded after more than 40 years in business with the loss of 530 jobs.

Join Paul Shuttleworth as he gets ready for Red Nose Day – and find out how your event can appear in our special video report.

Plans to build an £8 million bypass to get rid of a north Shropshire accident blackspot have been shelved.

Think the ski season is almost over? Think again. Plenty of ski resorts keep their lifts running well into spring, and with a great winter in Europe this year, it’s looking like the snow will last for a long time yet.

Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski has volunteered to clean up the town’s railway station – and he wants a Government minister to help him organise the operation.

The last living British veteran of the First World War trenches, who used to live in Shropshire, has spoken of his “great pride” after being awarded the French Legion of Honour Medal.

Shropshire huntmaster Otis Ferry said he felt like crying when he was told a charge of “witness nobbling” against him could be dropped.

A group of Shropshire students will fly to Poland tomorrow to visit the notorious Nazi death camp, Auschwitz.