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This map shows the two patches of land on the western edge of Telford under which lie millions of pounds worth of coal – just 100m away from the rural community of New Works.

The FTSE 100 continued its bank-led rally to close 1.29 per cent up at 4,243.71.

More than 200 jobs are to be axed in Shropshire with the closure of one of the county’s biggest manufacturing plants, it was announced today.

“We only play one way which is to attack and we will be doing that on Saturday.”

Nearly £21 million is owed to more than 1,000 creditors of collapsed Shifnal firm Wrekin Construction and the value of its mysterious ruby gemstone may never be known.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has revealed there may be a sudden ‘jerk and a jump’ in the wage culture at Molineux as he builds a squad fit for the Premier League.

The unique opportunity of becoming a county champion in two different sports in the same year is the driving inspiration behind Callum Wraight’s quest to become Shropshire Star Snooker Knockout champion tomorrow night.

Magnificent AFC Telford United today urged caution as they moved within 90 minutes of the Blue Square North play-off final.

A proposed opencast coal mine in Telford would make a significant contribution to Britain’s energy needs and cut the nation’s reliance on Russian imports, it was claimed today.

Ten people have been arrested and others faced having their vehicles seized in a massive police blitz on crime across Shropshire.

Angry residents have hit out at council plans to scrap weekly refuse collections in favour of fortnightly collections in a bid to meet new recycling targets.

Prince Harry is set to follow in his brother’s footsteps and will start life at a Shropshire airbase next week.

An extra £655,000 is to be spent on improving single-sex accommodation at Shropshire’s two main hospitals.

The UK's first four-seater electric car is available to buy from today.

Murdered teenager Simon Everitt reported an attack by a Shropshire man accused of killing him to police just hours before disappearing, a court heard.

One man has been arrested and six people faced having their vehicles seized in a police crackdown on crime in south Shropshire.

Teenagers in Craven Arms are intimidating and bullying younger children as they gather around a new £20,000 play area, it has been claimed.

Crunch talks between Royal Mail bosses and a union chief over two county delivery offices facing the axe were today postponed.

Firefighters battled for nearly two hours today to prevent a huge blaze destroying a Shropshire store.

Coffee anyone? More like, coffee everyone. Amy Bould visited Washington State and discovered much to do in Seattle and its hinterland – including some fantastic wine and food.

Spokane is real downtown home America, with a river which is one of its best kept secrets. It’s worth taking a kayak ride downstream for a couple of hours if only to build up an appetite for the institution which is Dick’s Hamburgers.

Plumes of smoke filled the skies over a Shropshire town after a “suspicious” fire ripped through a 100-tonne pile of recycled rubber.

playA north Shropshire play area has been closed for the foreseeable future after it was “wrecked” by vandals.

BAE Systems is to close three UK plants and cut 500 jobs, it has been announced.

The number of potholes on England’s local roads has increased 32 per cent over the last year, a report showed today.

More than 200 jobs are to be axed in Shropshire with the closure of one of the county’s biggest manufacturing plants, it was announced today.

House prices fell by 0.4 per cent in April, official figures show.

Parking attendants across Shropshire are being given state-of-the-art new head cameras to help them issue tickets and tackle problems in the county.

Bluesman Gary Moore wowed his Wolverhampton fans with a virtuoso perfomance for a sell-out crowd.

  A Shrewsbury mother whose 15-year-old daughter has not attended school since September has been spared an immediate prison sentence despite claiming custody would be a “nice rest” from her problems.