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Groups have been set up on the internet social networking site Facebook in memory of a Shropshire man and his friend who died after a car crash in Australia.

Residents who fear their peaceful lives will be wrecked for years to come by a proposed opencast coal mine are lining up to give evidence at a public inquiry.

A major floral extravaganza to celebrate the life of Shrewsbury’s most famous son Charles Darwin is to be held at the county church where his family is buried.

The FTSE 100 was up slightly this morning as traders took stock of the panics surrounding swine flu and retails and property took a hit.

MP Owen Paterson has urged Arriva Trains Wales to look at improving its current services before expanding to provide a direct route from Mid Wales and Shropshire to London.

A Shropshire tourist hotspot has been rated as one of the best places to visit for a budget bank holiday trip, according to a consumer watchdog magazine.

LETTER: Like most people I know, I’m furious about this plan to burn waste in Shrewsbury. The Waste Local Plan specifically rules out incineration of rubbish anywhere in Shropshire.

Former Telford resident Brian McInnes has moved from Telford to Shrewsbury. So why has he had to travel several thousand miles?

Chart-topper Tinchy Stryder, Will Young and Calvin Harris are among the acts added to this year’s V Festival on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border.

Ludlow’s new mayor elect is Councillor Martin Taylor-Smith, it was revealed today.

More of your pictures of the glorious one minute, miserable and wet the next, British spring. The pictures here fit in the former category.

After a strong start, the FTSE 100 has slipped 1.69 per cent to close at 4,096.40, as the market struggled to price in the financial risk posed by a flu pandemic.

The world is at a crucial turning point in its battle against the swine flu virus, a top UN official said today.

Officials in Shropshire and Mid Wales are on standby with action plans to handle a swine flu pandemic.

Two Shropshire men are in Mexico today as the alert level for swine-flu increased.

Police officers in Shropshire are being given language lessons to help them communicate with Polish people in the county.

Pupils at a south Shropshire school reach above average standards, Ofsted inspectors have said.

The trial began today of a Telford man accused of murdering a teenage student who was tied to a tree and forced to drink fuel before being set alight.

A group of youths is terrorising a neighbourhood in Shrewsbury, it was claimed today.

Officials were greeted by demonstrators today when they arrived for the start of a public inquiry into a proposed opencast coal mine in the shadow of The Wrekin. See the pictures here.

A notorious stretch of road which has been blighted by three landslides in three months will reopen this afternoon.

Chris Hudson looks back at what happened when Tamworth came to the New Bucks Head. Watch his video report here.

Shrewsbury Town are set to be roared on by a sell-out travelling contingent of 1,400 fans for their season-defining clash at Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has already made moves to strengthen his squad with Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia sounded out about the possibility of coming to Molineux.

A teenager from near Whitchurch has died in hospital following a car crash in Australia.

A regeneration board will be set up in Oswestry in a matter of weeks to help businesses survive the recession.

Revellers in Newtown are set to be supported by a “street pastor” scheme, set up to offer help to those in need.

An Oswestry man escaped injury when his kitchen grill caught fire after he fell asleep while cooking.

Two people needed hospital treatment after a car smash near Whitchurch which left one vehicle upside down on an electric fence.

The chief executive of Telford & Wrekin Council is to quit the £160,000-a-year top job at the authority, it was revealed today.