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A Shropshire microlight pilot narrowly cheated death after strong gusts slammed his aircraft into trees and a live power cable.

A Shropshire plumber was today starting life again as a free man after being cleared by a crown court jury of taking part in a £17 million international drug smuggling plot.

An investigation has been launched by police following reports of alleged financial irregularities at a Shropshire volunteers’ charity, it has been revealed today.

Telford & Wrekin Council is due to adopt new guidelines when deciding the controversial issue of mobile phone masts.

Ron Iremonger looks up to the month ahead

Producers and cast of Shrewsbury Amateur Operatic Society’s next show Summer Holiday are thrilled to have received a congratulations message from Sir Cliff Richard.

Star rating: **** Neil Thomas visits a former rural pub where excellent chefs now serve gastronomic delights.

Star rating: **** Carl Jones enjoys a hearty meal which floats his boat

Head chef Michel Nijsten, at the Albright Hussey, near Shrewsbury, has given us this recipe. He’s a huge fan of belly pork and says this can be served as a special occasion dinner.

Train company Wrexham & Shropshire will stop at Wembley Stadium this month so that county football fans can travel direct to the FA Cup Final.

Northumberland has been called England’s last wilderness, a vast landscape of soaring moorland and remote river valleys where it is still possible to walk all day without seeing a soul.

Pictures from the crash in which Shropshire microlight pilot Roger Huyshe narrowly cheated death.

An historic semi-derelict cottage on the Shropshire/Herefordshire countryside will be going under the hammer this month.

Working behind the scenes for a football club may not be glamorous but for one man it’s a dream come true.

The FTSE 100 headed into the long weekend down by the narrowest of margins - falling 0.01 per cent on the day.

Four men today admitted plotting a robbery on a Shropshire bank where £425,000 was stolen from staff as they filled up the cashpoint.

A pilot was injured when he flew a microlight aircraft into power cables and crashed into a tree near Oswestry today.

The sounds of wartime and the Battle of Britain returned to the skies above RAF Cosford today when the base’s museum marked its 30th anniversary with a flypast by a Spitfire.

A Shropshire road was left completely blocked after a huge pile of rubbish – including a double bed and builders’ rubble – was dumped by flytippers.

One of Church Stretton’s largest firms is to relocate 50 workers seven miles down the road as part of plans for expansion.

Grant Holt today admitted there will be no better time to notch his 100th career goal than in Shrewsbury’s play-off crunch at Dagenham.

Shrewsbury Town were today finalising their preparations for promotion D-day at Dagenham & Redbridge.

Skipper Graham Coughlan believes Shrewsbury Town’s players “owe it to their supporters” to prolong the promotion dream tomorrow.

The daughter of celebrity TV gardener Percy Thrower has retired from the Shropshire centre that bears his name due to her health.

Football-mad Joe Davies is set to have his dreams fulfilled by leading out Wolves in their final home match of the season.

Under threat Shropshire factory BAE Systems could yet be saved from the axe and the number of job losses reduced, union chiefs claimed today.

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Boss Mick McCarthy admits his Championship title winners are struggling to keep their edge and focus going into the last game of the season.

The Blists Hill Victorian Town near Ironbridge is expecting bumper crowds over the Bank Holiday weekend after two new major attractions were officially declared opened.

Arsonists are being blamed for a blaze at an Oswestry DIY store which caused extensive damage estimated to run into tens of thousands of pounds, police said.