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Coastguards were called out to help a Mid Wales pensioner who fell and injured his arm on the beach at Borth and a family from Telford whose vehicle got stuck at nearby Ynys Las.

All eyes at Oswestry have turned to the RFU as they wait with anticipation to learn their promotion fate.

Shrewsbury ended their Midlands 4 West (North) season with a remarkable 46-14 win over Willenhall – who had previously won all 21 of their league games, writes CHRIS HUDSON.

Newly promoted Allscott made the dream start to the Marston’s Shropshire Premier League season by notching up the most convincing success of the opening weekend.

Pictures from the funeral of Aiden Brookes, the 16-year-old Bridgnorth schoolboy who died when a cave collapsed on him.

The FTSE 100 held firm this morning as financials fell and Tesco saw a ten per cent profit boost.

The supermarket giant Tesco has announced annual profits of £3.13 billion, the largest earning ever for a British retailer.

Catherine Roche says young girls need positive role models and a healthy attitude to food.

Telford & Wrekin Council is poised to make one of the most important decisions in its existence this week – pressing ahead with a multi-million plan to transform the town centre.

LETTER: I send my heartfelt thanks to the Bishop’s Castle Biomass Group, who have worked so hard to keep our town free of the threat of the biomass.

Alistair Darling sets out his spending plans in the Budget this afternoon – what would you do if you were him?

Review: You’d be hard beaten to find entertainment anywhere in the country to match the talent that performed at The Place, at Oakengates Theatre, on Friday night in Telford’s Got Talent.

Simple Minds are returning to Birmingham’s LG Arena, almost a year to the day after they wowed fans on their 30th anniversary tour.

Turbo-charged and haphazardly plotted as the title suggests, the fourth instalment of the street-racing franchise welcomes back original cast members Vin Diesel and Paul Walker.

If you’re lucky enough to be going to see AC/DC in Birmingham this week, spare a thought for James Heatley who is playing through the pain barrier to drum for special guests The Answer.

Audi unveiled its striking new compact performance SUV at this year’s Shanghai Motor Show, which ends on April 28, 2009. See more pictures in our gallery. 

The funeral of 16-year-old Aiden Brookes, who died after part of a cave collapsed on him in Bridgnorth, was taking place today.

Shropshire Star columnist Emma Suddaby throws her hat into the ring: Should we say Shroosbury, or Shrowsbury?

A body has been pulled out of the River Severn in Shrewsbury.

AFC Telford United moved a step closer to the Blue Square North promotion play-offs with a hard-earned 1-1 draw at Southport.

Two people were taken to hospital and a teenager had to be rescued by firefighters as emergency services were kept busy across Shropshire over the weekend.

Alistair Darling should revise his long-term growth forecasts and lay the groundwork for future tax rises in his Budget announcement this week, an influential report has claimed.

Telford MP David Wright today called for the return of traditional markets to help bring borough streets back to life and promised to champion the cause.

Pictures from the scene after the discovery of a man’s body in the River Severn in Shrewsbury.

A 38-year-old Shropshire man today appeared in court charged with rape.

A Shropshire MP has commissioned a report into a £60 million incinerator which could be built in Shrewsbury, claiming the town will soon exceed its recycling limits and will not need a burner in the future.

Newport have been handed a bye to the final of rugby’s Shropshire Cup – after semi-final opponents Whitchurch pulled out.

The wait goes on for Market Drayton Town as they missed a second opportunity to wrap up the Midland Alliance title at Greenfields.

A "slow and fragile" recovery in the UK economy is possible if the chancellor avoids major recovery programmes in this week's Budget.

Paul Simpson today saluted Shrewsbury Town’s first away League triumph for eight months, and hailed the fact their promotion destiny is back in their own hands.