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Danny Carey-Bertram has caught a heavy dose of cup fever as AFC Telford United prepare to face his old club Forest Green Rovers in the Setanta Shield final tonight (8pm).

A judge in the United States has ruled law suits accusing five major corporations of helping the South African apartheid government can go ahead, with thousands of claimants set to seek unspecified monetary damages.

Shropshire conman David Oakley, who has been on the run from the UK courts for four years, remains in custody in France following a brief court appearance before a judge in Poitiers yesterday.

AFC Telford United go live to the nation in the televised final of the Setanta Shield at Forest Green tonight, with boss Rob Smith eager to put on a show.

Manager Paul Simpson has urged his Shrewsbury Town team to display the “strength of character” to cope with the promotion pressures of the League Two run-in.

A married couple have been killed after their car was in collision with a tipper lorry close to the Shropshire border.

People in south Shropshire face an agonising wait while a planning inspector considers whether plans for a £5 million power plant should go ahead.

Council tax payers will have to fork out at least £300,000 to pay for the six-week public inquiry into plans to dig a huge opencast coal mine on the edge of Telford.

Councillors have given the green light for 186 homes to be built on a site in Telford as part of a £60 million development on the site of the former Courts building in Woodside.

North Shropshire villagers woke up this morning to find a “river” flowing down their street after a water main burst, affecting hundreds of properties.

A Shropshire couple say they had a lucky escape after a car left the road and collided with their house.

Shirehall highway bosses claim that a “robust” maintenance system is helping to keep down pothole damage claims in Shropshire while they continue to soar in other parts of the country.

An inquest on a Bridgnorth teenager who died after the roof of a cave collapsed on him during a camping trip has been opened.

A Shropshire MP today defended his integrity after he was named in a hit-list of MPs who have failed to attend watchdog committee meetings.

The grandmother of Shropshire teenager Kirstie Foster today revealed her memorial trophy would be presented at the college where the tragic youngster had dreamed of studying.

A 36-year-old man who stalked and raped a woman in Shrewsbury has been jailed indeterminately to protect the public.

Shrewsbury residents have been witnessing the end of a part of their community with a rundown block of shops expected to be reduced to a pile of rubble by the end of today.

Firefighters rescued a terrified pony after it became stuck in the River Perry at Ruyton-XI-Towns yesterday.

Council finance bosses in Powys became “complacent” over investments and there were “weaknesses” in the system, a review has found.

Shropshire residents were bracing themselves for the big Easter getaway today, with millions predicted on the roads and a weekend of sunshine and showers expected in the county.

Organisers of Shropshire’s largest miniature airshow have announced a recession-busting price freeze on tickets to give a helping hand to the thousands of loyal supporters who attend the annual event.

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Staff at a Telford firm were ordered to rip out asbestos with a crowbar and clean up with a vacuum cleaner, a court heard.

Ambitious plans to treble the size of a nationally-acclaimed community learning centre at AFC Telford United’s ground in Wellington have been approved.

Shropshire health watchdogs have praised the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for its cleanliness and the way it is fighting superbugs such as MRSA.

The FTSE 100 was out of the red this morning following a stronger session in the US overnight.

Shropshire hockey had that “so near yet so far feeling” after national and regional glory agonisingly slipped through the grasp of two teams.

A renamed fish that was cheekily dubbed “a load of pollacks” has been flying off Shropshire shelves after being given a fashionable makeover.

David Kitt, Dusty Springfield and the Chris Cornell & Timbaland collaboration are among this week’s album reviews.

Most people will be preparing to celebrate Easter at the moment but one Shropshire family has held extra-special Christmas celebrations – three months late.