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Fish are to be reintroduced to the Shropshire Union Canal at Market Drayton after pollution levels dropped.

An Oswestry man has been jailed indeterminately for the protection of the public after sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl.

Aren’t our politicians priceless? says Shirley Tart.

Campaigners fighting for road safety improvements outside a Shropshire school have called on the help of their MP.

Council bosses have pledged to prevent a repeat of flash floods which caused chaos in Newtown this week.

Staff at a Mid Wales firm are celebrating after the business won contracts worth a combined £1.25 million to supply three Formula 1 racing teams.

LETTER: In reply to the letter headed “Spotlight may fall on teachers” I would like to respond in the strongest terms. As a newly qualified teacher I found the letter to be both factually incorrect and insulting.

A former Shrewsbury DIY store which has been left empty for almost six months could soon be leased out to another retailer – but only for the next year.

Star rating: *** James Shaw and his wife Claire are spoiled for choice.

Star Rating: *** Russell Roberts and his girlfriend Alison visit an eaterie which was highly recommended.

Fresh summer strawberries will be available throughout coming months and we decided to celebrate with this delectable recipe from Carolyn Cheshire, of Lower Buckton Country House, in Leintwardine.

When the Easom brothers had a bright idea in 1985 to design the world’s first 22 inch wheel bike, they perhaps never thought that more than 20 years later their dream would be become a thriving new business.

Pioneering Shrewsbury company Shoothill has developed a unique innovation using Microsoft’s Virtual Earth to overlay maps online, giving an immediate comparison of how land has developed since 1840.

Teeny Beanies is a Telford-based business run by Kerry Swinton, designing, making ad selling children’s character bean bags and other products for the middle to high end gift market.

Tributes have today been paid to a former Shropshire schoolboy and his mother who were on board the Air France jet which crashed in the sea near Brazil.

The FTSE 100 ended the week at 4,441.95, down 0.45 per cent from last night and just 3.39 points higher from last Friday.

The organiser of the internationally acclaimed Nocturne cycling races in Shropshire has been forced to cancel this year’s event because he has to undergo cancer treatment, it was revealed today.

A six-year-old Shropshire girl whose stepfather died in a blaze which ripped through the family home has been discharged from hospital.

Residents left reeling after massive flash floods hit a Mid Wales town have pointed the finger of blame at Powys County Council.

Watch Carl’s video review of the latest films to hit the big screen this week, including The Hangover, The Last House on the Left and Doghouse.

A man plunged from the roof of a Shropshire town hall today after he discovered the body of another man inside the clock tower.

A sheep has been found shot in a field at a university college near Newport.

A parade of floats, marching bands and dancers will parade through Shrewsbury town centre tomorrow.

Paul Simpson has moved to strengthen his Shrewsbury Town backroom team by bringing goalkeeper coach Dave Timmins back to the club.

One of Shropshire’s dangerous crossroads should be turned into a roundabout to prevent more accidents according to people living nearby.

The former Woolworths store in Bridgnorth has been taken over by The Factory Shop, creating up to 25 jobs.

Record signing Lee Moore today made an emotional farewell to AFC Telford United, declaring: “I’d have stayed for the rest of my life.”

In-form Shropshire golfer Oliver Farr will take on the elite of the continent’s amateurs after being named in the Welsh team for this month’s European Championships.

Newport’s wait to welcome overseas professional Rajat Bhatia to Audley Avenue is finally over – with the all-rounder due to arrive England tonight.

Construction experts tried to build a house in 12 hours yesterday. The event, at the Telford College of Arts and Technology, was filmed, and you can see how they got on here.