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Planning bosses at Shropshire Council were warned today to expect a challenge on whatever decision they reach on which Oswestry supermarket bid should get the go-ahead.

Injury doubts Jon Adams and Andy Brown will be assessed tonight as AFC Telford United begin the countdown to their play-off semi-final with Alfreton.

Patriotic drivers in Wales will be allowed to display the Red Dragon on their car number plates from today.

Mick McCarthy admitted Wolves’ Coca-Cola Championship title triumph was tinged with a hint of personal sadness today.

American superstars Green Day have announced two concerts at the LG Arena, Birmingham NEC, this autumn as they prepare to release the follow-up to the multi-million selling American Idiot album.

Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Simpson today called for “strong minds and bravery” as the countdown begins to the win-or-bust showdown at Dagenham & Redbridge.

Vandals caused hundreds of pounds of damage after targeting two churches in a Mid Wales town. The police have issued an appeal for witnesses.

A 10.1 per cent fall in house prices was felt in April against the same month last year, Hometrack has claimed.

Talk of a recovery in the housing market is premature, new figures from the country's major banks has shown.

Kyel Reid came back to haunt his former employers as his late leveller handed Wolves the Coca-Cola Championship title.

Smoke billowed across a Telford housing estate as firefighters desperately tackled a property blaze to stop it spreading to neighbouring homes.

A father-of-four who used his mobile phone to capture footage of an Audi car racing through his Shropshire estate at about 60mph has posted the film on YouTube.

Fifty-three million people are at risk of extreme poverty due to the global downturn, the World Bank has warned.

People in Telford are being asked what they think of £250 million proposals to transform the town centre before a planning application is submitted in the next few months.

Highlights from Shrewsbury Town’s 0-0 draw against Lincoln City at the Prostar Stadium on Saturday, April 25.

Funny really. Since it was at a racecourse, and the one where the famous Gold Cup is won and lost, there might have been plenty of quips about being odds-on to win.

Companies that consistently pay their male workers more will be named and shamed under landmark legislation being published today.

Photos from Wolves 1-1 draw at Barnsley, which clinched the Championship trophy.

Shrewsbury failed to make a breakthrough on Saturday, ending up with a disappointing 0-0 draw at the Prostar Stadium.

Lily Allen is to play Birmingham NIA for the first time this November.

Highlights from AFC Telford’s 0-0 draw against Tamworth at the New Bucks Head on Saturday, April 25.

Telford finished its Blue Square north league season with a 0-0 draw against Tamworth at the New Bucks Head.

Find out how Sue Austin and our county runners fared.

The FTSE 100 has fallen along with stock markets all over the world after a swine flu outbreak.

The Bucks made a number of changes for the game against Tamworth at the New Bucks Head, although it was a game that meant little to either side, writes blogger Joe Davies.

After 45 games of a gruelling season, Town’s promotion hopes have come down to the wire, writes Shrewsbury blogger James Pugh.

LETTER: Regarding Mr J Wood’s assertion that only snobs pronounce Shrewsbury as Shrowsbury.

British workers should brace themselves for a bleak few months, with figures out today suggesting half of UK companies are planning job losses and nearly three quarters will freeze or reduce wages this year.

The cricket season may be just a week old but the first major piece of silverware of the campaign will be handed out tomorrow.

There will be a new name on the Shropshire Sunday Cup today – when Bush (St Georges) take on Wrockwardine Wood in the final at Shrewsbury Town’s Prostar Stadium at 4pm.