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Route 66 runs through the heart of the United States like an artery, writes Simon Penfold. Celebrated in song, as you travel along its length you see more of the “real” America than in a month of Sundays at Disneyworld in Florida, in New York or California.

A former Shropshire convicted paedophile today said he was willing to be quizzed by private investigators over the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

This is the container load of life-saving medical supplies, generators and clothing bound for Malawi after people from across Shropshire generously donated the goods.

Defending champions Castlefields are two points clear at the top of the Furrows Shropshire Premier League with a game in hand – and skipper Keith Walton is as surprised as anyone.

St Georges have become the bridesmaids, never the brides, in the County Cup in recent years.

Manager Paul Simpson is hopeful Shrewsbury Town’s ‘out-of-contract six’ will pen new deals within the next week as he sets about building a squad capable of landing automatic promotion.

Shrewsbury all-rounder Rob Foster will make his first Shropshire Minor Counties appearance of the season in this weekend’s crucial Minor Counties Trophy showdown at Oxfordshire.

Assistant manager Larry Chambers expects his AFC Telford United squad to take shape in the next 48 hours – with answers expected from several first team players.

Shropshire-born goalkeeper Joe Hart believes he will become a better player for the experience of having to play second fiddle to Shay Given at Manchester City.

Oswestry’s monthly farmers’ market could be relocated from Bailey Head to Central Car Park as council chiefs try to increase the number of stallholders.

Shropshire golfer Oliver Farr has written another impressive chapter in a memorable start to the season.

The results of an inquiry into controversial plans to build a biomass plant in a south Shropshire town have been delayed.

A Shrewsbury shop which suffered extensive damage after a burst water main caused its ceiling to collapse and water to gush in is set to reopen on Monday – just two weeks after the flood.

Last year’s overall Pride of Shropshire champions were Meole’s Got Talent, a community group from Shrewsbury. Ben Bentley heard how the group’s popularity has grown since winning the award.

The Shropshire Star Golf Championships saw players from across the players converge on Seven Meadows, near Highley.

Bosses of a north Shropshire industrial estate are bucking the economic downturn by splashing out almost £300,000 on a range of improvements.

Police have stepped up patrols in a Mid Wales town after vandals went on a wrecking spree at a churchyard. St Mary’s Church in Newtown was the victim of repeated vandal attacks last month.

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Welshpool for the town’s annual carnival.

North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson was today due to hold crisis talks with a Market Drayton business owner over the economic gloom.

Angry residents are to petition the Prime Minister in a bid to raise cash after hearing that plans for Ludlow’s multi-million “health village” are under threat.

A 95-year-old Shropshire soldier who fought General Franco has spoken about his exploits during the Spanish Civil War.

Google has admitted it increasingly sees the social-networking website Facebook as a challenger to its search engine.

A 40-year-old man has been remanded in custody by a special court in Telford for allegedly injuring four pedestrians, one seriously, with his car in Broseley.

Reports suggest the social messaging website Twitter could be subject of a new TV series.

Shropshire hospitals are on alert for a rare and deadly strain of the MRSA superbug.

Shropshire’s mini-heatwave is to make way for some less than summery weather over the next few days before it looks set to hot up again.

Acclaimed US singer-songwriter Tori Amos is to perform at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall in September, one of only four UK tour dates this year.

A Shropshire council might have no option but to pay a disputed £58,000 electric bill, it was revealed today.

Yes! I’m all for it, says Shirley Tart. Not just a radical reform of the political system but finally, the real idea of fixed term parliaments.

The FTSE 100 dipped slightly in early trading, falling 26.14 points to 4,339.15 as financial stocks fell on the index.