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A vintage vehicle enthusiast injured in a freak accident as he prepared to exhibit at a county show has been named as north Shropshire man George Latham.

Six co-defendants of England footballer Steven Gerrard – including former Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin – today admitted their involvement in a bar-room brawl.

A dog had a lucky escape after plunging 110ft down a disused Shropshire mineshaft.

Pictures from the operation to rescue Tess, a two-year-old black terrier, who fell down a mineshaft in Minsterley.

Controversial plans to almost double the size of a north Shropshire village by building 36 homes, roads, parking areas and a village green, were due to be discussed at a meeting today.

Organisers of one of Shropshire’s biggest one-day shows are preparing to welcome back many of the area’s top livestock producers.

A new visitor centre which will take people back into the 1800s has opened in Telford.

Government borrowing swelled by £13 billion last month to take overall debt to its highest proportion of UK output since records began.

A 24-year-old Shrewsbury man has gone missing, sparking a police search.

More than 100 jobs could be created as part of a £50 million new mental health “village” in Shrewsbury.

A prison officer attacked during a seven-hour riot at Stoke Heath Young Offenders Institution has been commended for his bravery.

LETTER: This summer I left college after finishing my exams. I knew finding work during the recession would be tough, but I also trusted that the Welfare State would look after me.

It is still mind-blowing that, when we look up at the moon we can say man has been there, done that, writes Ben Bentley.

Once again I find myself in plaster, through the one and only heatwave our fair isles will probably see this year . . .

A 27-year-old woman was indecently assaulted in a terrifying attack as she walked alone in a Telford street in the early hours of yesterday.

Injured striker Chris Iwelumo has undergone successful surgery on his broken foot – and spoken of his devastation at missing the start of Wolves’ Premier League campaign.

Boss Rob Smith hailed a stirring performance from AFC Telford United to win the Shropshire Senior Cup – and called for the same grit in the league.

Eight people were arrested as football-related trouble flared around Shrewsbury on the day of the Shropshire Senior Cup final.

Get it right when it matters – that was the message from boss Paul Simpson today after Shrewsbury Town’s Shropshire Senior Cup setback.

FC Telford beat Shrewsbury 4-1 on penalties in the Shropshire Senior Cup.

Watch Chris Hudson’s analysis of the Shropshire Senior Cup as he takes a look back at all the video highlights, goals and penalties from Saturday’s big game.

Police were called to deal with 16 disorders at one Shrewsbury pub in less than three years, figures showed today.

A Shropshire woman died after the car she was driving left the road and smashed through a fence.

Don’t panic – that’s the official advice on swine flu from education chiefs in Shropshire. Find out more in today’s news bulletin.

Pictures from the second Bridgnorth Steam Rally, the Cancer Research UK Race For Life in Shrewsbury, the model aircraft show at RAF Cosford, and the Wem Sweet Pea Show.

Health Secretary Andy Burnham today denied that plans for a swine flu advice service had been delayed because of Government in-fighting.

Sunshine brought the crowds in their thousands to Builth Wells today for the first day of Wales’ premier agricultural show.

Thousands of families flocked to the region this weekend for a feast of fun which saw record numbers braving the elements for a whole host of events.

As Town witnessed a mixed start to their pre-season programme, another one of last year’s squad left to move north of the border, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

Two young pigs had to be put down after being “brutally” attacked at an Ellesmere smallholding, police said today.