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Thieves stole 10,000 litres of white diesel after breaking into a Telford business, police said today.

Shirehall councillors claimed “pay” totalling more than £669,000 last year, new figures show.

Shropshire Liberal Democrats are making a formal complaint to the Electoral Commission about the standard of service given to voters during the unitary council election.

Former Shropshire man Harry Patch – Britain’s last surviving Tommy and a national hero – celebrates his 111th birthday tomorrow.

Most of the £1 million deposited by a Shropshire council in an Icelandic bank days before its collapse, will be recovered, it was confirmed today.

Shrewsbury Town midfield maestro Ben Davies could find himself the subject of interest from League One outfit Millwall.

AFC Telford United’s defensive strength has been recognised – with three players named in the Blue Square North’s all star team of the season.

Nenad Milijas insists he can cope with the pressure of being Wolves’ first big money summer signing.

Spencer Clarke has been left out of Shropshire’s bowls team for their next Endsleigh British county championship clash – to make way for the return of four-time County Merit winner Peter Farmer.

A jogger caused chaos when she ran alongside a railway track in south Shropshire forcing a train driver to slam on the brakes.

Golfing legend Ian Woosnam was returning to Shropshire today to tee off his former club’s impressive new clubhouse.

Shrewsbury should be served by an £80 million continental-style tram system which could help cut congestion and remove the need for the North West Relief Road, it was claimed today.

Farming officials Powys have hit out at the website of top British chef Delia Smith which is promoting lamb imported from the other side of the world.

Organisers have shelved a popular Mid Wales fair after suffering heavy losses at last year’s event.

A car stolen from across the north Shropshire border was dumped and set on fire in Market Drayton this morning.

Unemployment will continue to rise until the end of next year, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has predicted.

A Girl Guide leader has hit out at councillors in Oswestry – in a row over planting flowers. Guides in the town wanted the council to fund and plant a celebratory floral display in Cae Glas Park.

Hailed as one of England’s most remotely-placed music festivals, the eagerly antiticpated Music at Leasowes Bank concert is set to celebrate its 29th year in style with a feast of classical and jazz performances.

Shropshire Big Brother housemate Freddie Fisher faces being booted out of the house for the second week in a row.

A teenage pedestrian was taken to hospital with a leg injury after she was in collision with a car on a busy town centre street in Shrewsbury.

Detectives today said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with a blaze at a Telford property which killed one man and left his girlfriend and two children injured.

Supermarket giant Tesco has announced UK sales rose 4.3 per cent during the first quarter of the financial year.

Tributes were today paid to a Shropshire businessman whose body was discovered in a town hall by his friend.

Annual inflation in the UK slowed once more in May with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) falling to 2.2 per cent, official figures show.

Inflation has fallen back to 2.2 per cent, a smaller fall than expected and still above the Bank of England's target of two per cent.

Paul Simpson continued to shape his squad for the forthcoming season with the acquisition of a new striker, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

LETTER: Our supermarkets claim to offer great prices to help us in this difficult financial climate. Actually, they are getting greedier by the minute. Some food prices are getting ridiculous.

The first Telford and Wrekin Sports Club Awards was held at Telford College, giving amateur clubs from across the town a chance to step into the limelight.

Three budding Shropshire companies are just one step away from winning a £4,000 prize after reaching the final of the Shropshire Star’s Dragons Den-style competition.

Shifnal’s Idsall School held its sixth form leavers’ ball at the Telford Golf & Spa Hotel. See the pictures here.