Letter: Bank showed no loyalty

LETTER: I visited a branch of HSBC in Wrexham on June 11, to request if I could have my agreed overdraft increased from £200 to £250.


Letter: Teaching is no easy life

LETTER: As a teacher in his second year of teaching it always intrigues me when people comment on teachers’ pay, teachers’ holidays and the fact that they have an “easy job working 9.00am until 3.30pm every day”.


MP expenses – in detail

The details of expenses claims for the Shropshire and Mid Wales MPs were finally laid bare for the public.


3D offers a whole new perspective

Carl Jones checks out the latest innovation for cinema audiences which has already arrived in Shrewsbury, and is now heading for Telford.


Adderley honoured by county merit event

We won’t let Shropshire down – Adderley are confident of staging an ace County Merit finals day on Sunday.


Mining decision due in October

A decision on a controversial planning application to mine 900,000 tonnes of coal at a Shropshire landmark is to be revealed earlier than expected.


Wolves move to sign striker put on hold

Wolves appear to have cooled their interest in signing striker Marc-Antoine Fortune, who spent the second half of last season on loan at local rivals West Brom.


Road chaos from census

Motorists faced chaos on one of Shropshire’s busiest roads today while a traffic census was carried out.


MP to raise burner plan in Parliament

Shrewsbury’s MP has tabled a motion in Parliament claiming the firm behind plans for a controversial £60 million incinerator in the town admit it is not the “only option” for tackling the county’s waste issues.


Cannabis seized in two raids

About £230,000 of cannabis has been seized in raids on two neighbouring properties in a Shropshire village, police today revealed.


Much-loved voice to sign off

One of BBC Shropshire’s best-loved presenters is retiring after 23 years of broadcasting.


Princes meet the Press – in pictures

Princes William and Harry met the press today at RAF Shawbury in North Shropshire. See the pictures here.


Harry wants frontline return

Prince Harry said today he was “massively” confident he could make a return to the front line after he finished his training at RAF Shawbury. And Prince William would like to follow his brother into action.


Video: Leominster fire

Dramatic amateur footage of the fire which ripped through a Leominster packaging factory has been posted on the video-sharing site Youtube.


Rowley’s House under review

A new report is to be commissioned to help decide the fate of one of Shrewsbury’s most historic buildings, the new Shirehall leader has vowed today.


Bulletin: Princes meet the media

Princes William and Harry met the world’s media today as part of a press conference on their training at RAF Shawbury in north Shropshire. See our news bulletin for more.


Garner’s goal is Town shirt

Goalkeeper Glyn Garner is hoping to emerge from the shadows and mount a sustained challenge to re-establish himself as Shrewsbury Town’s No 1.


Marcus warns of top flight jump

Newcomer Marcus Hahnemann has warned Wolves to be ready for the “huge jump” they will have to breach to survive in the Barclays Premier League following their promotion from the Coca Cola Championship.


Bucks out to match ticket sales

AFC Telford United are confident they are on course to at least match season ticket sales from 2008-9, writes JAMES GARRISON.


Expenses list blacked out

Details of MPs’ expenses were finally released by the House of Commons today – but with key details blacked out.


Nurse saves heart attack man on jet

A Telford woman saved a man’s life after he suffered a heart attack on a plane back from Egypt.


Fire chemicals risk ‘negligible’

A devastating blaze at a factory in Leominster spread very quickly due to the large amount of plastics and cardboard in the building, fire chiefs have said.


Cyclist hurt in robbery

A cyclist suffered “substantial bruising” after being attacked by two men in a Telford street robbery, detectives said today.


Driver, 78, dies after two-vehicle crash

A 78-year-old man has died after suffering multiple injuries in a two-vehicle smash on a Shropshire road.


Fogle turns spotlight on woodland centre

Television’s king of the outdoors Ben Fogle and a BBC film crew have paid a visit to a Telford woodland management centre.


Kitchener on brink of glory

Shropshire-based rugby hero Graham Kitchener is one game away from helping England become world champions.


Mortgage lending drops in May

Mortgage lending fell two per cent during the month of May, new figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) published today show.


Road chaos from census

Motorists faced chaos on one of Shropshire’s busiest roads today while a traffic census was carried out.


Mammoth revelations for area

Woolly mammoths were roaming the Shropshire countryside thousands of years after they were thought to be extinct, research suggests.


FTSE 100 drops in early trading

The FTSE 100 was down in early trading as gains and losses were spilt across sectors.

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