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Pictures from Prince Charles’s visit to Froncysyllte, the Welsh Village of the Year.

Coach Ian Bletcher is determined that Newport’s season does not fizzle out after being dumped out of the EDF Intermediate Cup at Sheffield Tigers.

The manager of a Shropshire care home has been spared jail after being convicted of ill-treating a mentally disabled patient.

Leading scorer Grant Holt insists Shrewsbury Town’s automatic promotion dream is still alive as they bid for their first League Two double of the season against Exeter tonight.

The lack of two key defencemen cost GM Telford Tigers ice hockey side dearly.

Outraged town councillors in Ellesmere have vowed to fight an “appalling” move by Royal Mail to close its sorting office in the town.

In-demand defender Lee Vaughan today gave AFC Telford United a major boost by declaring: “I want to remain at this club for years to come.”

Tony Stockwell knew very little about me, and absolutely nothing about the man in the photograph in front of him. Which makes our 20-minute phone conversation all the more remarkable, writes Carl Jones.

MPs today hit out about how the body charged with overseeing the government holding in banks could ever be taken seriously.

The FTSE 100 continued its decline this morning – heading to lows last seen in 1996.

Manager Paul Simpson has urged Shrewsbury supporters to play their part in the promotion push as Town began a crucial home double header tonight.

Boss Rob Smith is aiming to pile more pressure on AFC Telford United’s already-congested fixture list – by plotting the downfall of Barrow in tonight’s Setanta Shield northern area final.

The Prince of Wales visited a village near Oswestry to officially declare it the best in Wales.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is surprised his side are still leading the Coca-Cola Championship and is relieved the chasing pack are as “hopeless” as his own team at the moment.

The chief executive of Powys County Council has quit after a breakdown in his relationship with councillors.

“Young girls have to straddle naked before they can get noticed.” That’s got your attention, hasn’t it?

Two direct rail services between Shropshire and London are to be cut from next week as the recession continues to hit hard, train bosses said today.

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have announced the full list of celebrities who will join them on  their live Dancing on Ice tour which comes to Birmingham’s NIA next month.

Land used as a play area by dozens of youngsters in Welshpool could be turned into a housing development, councillors have warned.

A fourth man has been charged in connection with a raid on a Shropshire bank.

Imagine a group like The Darkness but even more so . . .  welcome to the world of Justin Hawkins’ new band Hot Leg.

Gordon Brown has landed in Washington for talks with president Barack Obama, in a meeting designed to fundamentally change the 'special relationship'.

Nationalised bank Northern Rock has posted pre-tax losses for 2008 of £1,355.9 million - as it sees more borrowers fall behind on their mortgages.

The FTSE 100 has rallied after yesterday’s losses, rising to 3,657.89 by 08:28 GMT.

A new craze could be on the cards for Shropshire youngsters.

LETTER: March 12 marks the 25th anniversary of the start of the year-long long miners’ strike.

Shropshire’s Mike Chatha chose the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth to launch his new business software package.

Funky, cool – oh how cliched are those words? However, they really are the best ones to describe the latest offering from Kia – the Soul. Hmm another odd name. But again another apt description.

At last Telford managed to put their woes behind them and show the kind of form on their travels that  they have been producing frequently at the New Bucks Head, writes Joe Davies.

Alternative rockers Faith No More are reforming and have landed the third headlining slot at this year’s Download Festival at Donington Park.