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Fears have been raised by councillors that proposals to relocate Oswestry’s farmers’ market could be “destructive”.

Train operators have warned British railways may need to double their capacity over the next 30 years to deal with increased passenger demand.

Shropshire’s five MPs today played down reports that they would all be in a position to open up their expenses claims to public scrutiny on June 5.

A rehoming co-ordinator is appealing for homes for around 200 mice, whose numbers have doubled since the original 96 were discovered in a house in Telford six weeks ago.

Troubled Telford Tigers ice hockey team will not play for at least a year after the owner pulled the club out of the English Premier League.

A new £350,000 sculpture and geo-garden to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Shrewsbury’s most famous son Charles Darwin is now starting to take shape. See the pictures here.

A Shropshire point-to-point trainer escaped injury when the horsebox containing her hunter chaser crashed as she was driving to a meeting in Huntingdon.

Flames tore through a chicken shed at a farm near Market Drayton just hours before it was due to be filled with thousands of chicks, firefighters said today.

An 18-year-old Shropshire man has been sentenced to nine months in custody after he asked to “wipe the slate clean” and admitted robbing 13 homes and businesses across the county.

A blind elderly Shropshire man has been left heartbroken after thieves stole a nameplate from a memorial bench dedicated to his wife who helped care for him.

28 May 2009: This week’s selection of homes for sale around Shropshire includes a stunning 1900s tower house with a wrap-around veranda, a pretty cottage in stunning South Shropshire countryside and a selection of spacious family homes in Bridgnorth.

Stylish summer fashion is lifting the credit crunch gloom at Telford Shopping Centre – watch our video here.

A runaway tortoise had a lucky escape today when a van driver spotted it crawling across a busy Shropshire road.

Thousands of Vauxhall workers are no closer to finding out who will become the carmaker's new owners after all-night talks broke down.

The FTSE 100 dropped 1.08 per cent to 4,368.67 by 08:30 BST as financial stocks tumbled, echoing a drop in US markets overnight.

Telecommunications giant BT has issued a warning to Shropshire residents after a county woman was contacted by a scammer who tried to con her into handing over her bank details.

Two Ludlow twins who had been stationed thousands of miles from each other got the surprise of their lives when fate brought them together to celebrate their 21st birthdays.

LETTER: I was appalled to read about a man who applied for a tax disc for his car, only to be arrested.

Jack Edwards was prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice when he went ot fight against Franco’s fascist troops.

Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Simpson today reflected on his retained players.

The FTSE 100 remained stable in afternoon trading, ticking up just 4.51 points to 4,416.23.

Telford’s image as a modern, clean town, surrounded by countryside, would be wrecked by an opencast coal mine in an area of outstanding natural beauty, it was claimed today.

Bournemouth Air Festival organisers have unveiled what promises to be a bigger and even better festival line-up for Britain’s largest free summer event.

The jury in the trial of a Shropshire man accused of murdering a teenage student was due to return to court today to consider its verdict.

The managing director of one of Shropshire’s biggest car dealerships has died after a battle with cancer. Les Garlick had been with the firm 26 years.

Peter Farmer added a missing link to his illustrious bowling CV by notching a first County Handicap title – despite arriving expecting to be a spectator.

Ben Herd has admitted he would have struggled to have located Shrewsbury on a map when he signed for Town in 2005.

Building work on a £750,000 scheme to refurbish a south Shropshire hospital will start on Monday, it was revealed today.

A £400,000 project to revamp Wem Town Hall has been delayed due to technical problems, it emerged today.

Shropshire athletes made their mark as the triathlon season was launched with the sell-out Sprint Triathlon at Chirk.