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Military bosses at a Shropshire army barracks today spoke of their pride after three soldiers received bravery medals at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

Three Shropshire players have kept their Open dream alive – by booking places in final qualifying for Turnberry.

Campaigners for Pontcysyllte aqueduct and canal’s bid for world heritage status were putting their case to a crunch meeting of the world’s foremost experts today.

Vandals went on a wrecking spree at a Shropshire railway station today, breaking into about 10 cars and driving one into a platform wall.

Long-awaited plans to build a bypass for Newtown are being fast-tracked as a priority – with windfarms being taken into consideration as the proposals push forward.

The BBC is to tone down sex and swearing after the 9pm watershed.

Work on a new Tesco supermarket on the former Welshpool livestock market site in Mill Lane,could begin in November and will bring 150 jobs, it has emerged.

A national motorists’ champion from Telford today claimed victory after plans to impose pay-as-you-drive charges on all motorists were killed off by Lord Adonis, the new Transport Secretary.

A former Shropshire man has drowned in Australia in a “tragic accident” after he lost control of his lorry on a bridge and plunged into the river below.

Organisers of a flower festival who thought their signs for the event had been stolen were surprised to discover they had been removed by Shropshire Council.

Charles Darwin’s image is known around the world but now it has appeared on new lollipops being sold in Shropshire.

A female driver was taken to hospital after her car overturned on the A5 on the outskirts of Shrewsbury.

Proposals are being finalised for a major revamp of Telford Central train station, costing nearly £1million.

Julian Lloyd Webber returned to Ludlow last night to give a beautiful and impressive cello concert in St Laurence’s Church as part of the Ludlow Festival.

Intruders have stolen distinctive weapons from a home in Wellington.

A Wem cafe owner has hit out at a new £400,000 town hall business, claiming it might bring unfair competition into the area.

Residents from a Telford housing estate will stage a “hands around the Dolphin” stunt to mark the closure of a much-loved pub.

Kerbside collections of plastic bottles look set to be rolled out across Shropshire for the first time under new £1.2 million plans to slash amounts of waste going to landfill.

Blur played a pre-Glastonbury show at Wolverhampton Civic Hall last night. According to James Watkins it was the best gig he’d ever seen.

LETTER: I am writing in relation to a recent article in which Councillor Mansell Williams calls for trams to be used to solve traffic problems in Shrewsbury.

Shropshire Big Brother housemate Freddie Fisher, now known as Halfwit, faces eviction from the show for the third week in a row.

Alternative sporting activities are creating a lot of interest and proving to be a popular way of keeping fit, writes Ben Bentley.

A heating system cannot be used at the landmark Regal Cinema in Tenbury Wells, which underwent extensive refurbishment after it was damaged in the summer 2007 floods, because of concerns about its safety.

Stallholders at a traditional Shropshire market fear the arrival of a new supermarket could spell the end for their businesses.

A woman left fighting for her life after a blaze ripped through her Telford home, killing her boyfriend and injuring her two children, is improving in hospital, police said today.

Thieves stole a collection of cars worth thousands of pounds from a Telford home.

Bosses of Shropshire’s largest agricultural show have agreed a three-year sponsorship deal with a county firm.

New left-back Rhys Meynell today highlighted a reunion with former team-mate Steve Torpey as a prime factor in his move to AFC Telford United.

Campaigners will fly the flag for Britain tomorrow as they head to a crunch meeting of the world’s foremost heritage experts.

Rail passengers in Shropshire could benefit from faster trains and lower fares under plans being considered by the Government to electrify the county’s main railway line.