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Boss Rob Smith is backing AFC Telford United to confirm their Blue Square North play-off place tomorrow, and insisted: “We won’t fear anyone once we get there.”

Mick McCarthy admitted he still has unfinished business in the Barclays Premier League after Wolves saw off QPR 1-0 at Molineux to clinch promotion to the top flight.

The Liberal Democrats have revealed plans to save most workers hundreds of pounds a year in income tax ahead of the Budget on Wednesday.

Shropshire residents have been stunned by the sight of more strange lights in the skies this month.

Watch what happened at the final of  Telford’s Got Talent.

The UK's biggest pharmaceutical company Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) has announced a $3.6 billion (£2.5 million) deal to buy US skincare company Stiefel.

A driver faces jail after ploughing a car through the front of a Shropshire charity shop.

Millions of pounds of Powys taxpayers money invested in Icelandic banks could be retrieved, according to reports today.

Zimbabwe's economy contracted by its biggest-ever margin last year as the economic meltdown, seen in world record-breaking inflation of 231 million per cent officially, continued unabated, a report by the International Monetary Fund said.

The mayor of Oswestry has pledged to ensure it retains its tradition as a market town.

Police searching for other possible victims of a convicted paedophile from Mid Wales say they have already received 10 calls from concerned parents.

Fire crews have been tackling a huge fire at the Wem Industrial Estate. The blaze broke out in the early hours at Kingpin Remoulds in Wem. See the pictures here.

Plumes of smoke were sent billowing into the skies above Wem today after a 100-tonne mound of rubber went up in flames.

Shropshire soap queen Gabrielle Drake is set to make a comeback to the small screen after landing a role in Coronation Street – in which she first appeared more than 40 years ago.

Wolves have been promoted to the Premier League following the home victory over QPR.

Highlights from AFC Telford United’s 1-1 draw with Southport on Saturday, April 18.

AFC Telford’s play-off campaign continues after a 1-1 draw to Southport at Haig Avenue.

Two men were arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a crash in Shropshire today.

Highlights from Shrewsbury Town’s 2-1 victory over Rotherham at the Don Valley Stadium on Saturday, April 18.

Shrewsbury Town recorded their first away win since August with their 2-1 victory over Rotherham at the Don Valley Stadium.

The FTSE 100 has started the week by rising 0.5 per cent to 4,112.68 by 08:30 BST on a surge on investor optimism ahead of the Budget and several expected results.

LETTER: Christopher Gill was Conservative MP for Ludlow from 1987 to 2001. In this letter he explains why he will vote for the UK Independence Party at the next election.

It’s been a long wait, but the result was well worth it as Shrewsbury Town’s second league away win of the season has put them back in the play-offs.

Sports writer Martin Swain discusses Wolves’ task as they prepare for life among the big boys of the Premier League.

Take a look back at the highs – and some of the lows – from Sylvan Ebanks-Blake’s outstanding 2008-2009 promotion season with Wolves.

It’s been a fairly turbulent season for Mick McCarthy and his boys but he kept Wolves on track for promotion. We take a look at his crucial highs and lows.

Angry participants in a competition to win a £500,000 Shropshire house are demanding a refund after claiming they have not received their cash back more than two weeks after sending a request.

Competitors on TV’s popular Hell’s Kitchen were asked to make sandwiches last night. That’s easy, thought our features department. Oh, how wrong they were… And you can see the results here.

This is Telford’s Got Talent singing sensation Daniel Crossley, 13, who scooped the winning title after wooing the audience in last night’s final.

Join Andy Richardson as he looks back at the past week’s Shropshire Star headlines and forward to what will be making the news next week, including the Budget.