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The 63rd Eisteddfod brought the music of the world to the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.

New goalkeeper Chris Neal believes he is ready to make the step up from understudy to first-team regular at Shrewsbury Town, writes SAM MORRIS.

A Shropshire motorcyclist who died in a road smash in Cheshire was a father of three from Madeley in Telford.

Formal identification of a body found in the River Severn in Shrewsbury was due to take place later today.

A Shrewsbury nightclub at the centre of a murder inquiry is to have its licence reviewed.

Shropshire’s Duncan Harris was today hoping a magical day on the greens could prove the catalyst for the low round he requires to challenge for a place at next week’s Open.

Midfielder Tom Field today revealed his desire to fire AFC Telford United to glory.

Part of a petrol station in Telford was sealed off by police today after an intruder attempted to smash into the kiosk, operating on night service.

Tourists and paramedics battled for four hours to rescue a holidaymaker who got stuck in a bog after falling and breaking her ankle near a Mid Wales beauty spot.

Nuisance drivers are speeding around roads in a north Shropshire town sparking concerns from residents and raising fears they are putting safety at risk.

A football stadium in Telford was filled with the voices of children belting out soccer-related songs for this year’s Big Sing.

A building which housed a Shrewsbury post office could soon be let as a shop specialising in Polish foods as fears for the future of the branch continued to grow with nobody applying to run it 10 months after it closed.

Singing sensation Faryl Smith, star of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent, got the 63rd Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod under way when she sang at a new addition to the festival – the Opening Gala Concert.

Standards of cleanliness, food, and privacy at Shropshire’s two main hospitals have all been rated as “excellent” by inspectors.

Former Wolves and England goal ace Steve Bull was on hand to sign shirts and greet fans when he took a trip to Bridgnorth to officially open a showhome on a new housing development in the town.

The worst of the recession is over, but talk of recovery is premature and unemployment continues to head over three million, a leading business group predicted today.

Golfer James Busby was today hoping to seal a place in the Open Championship at Turnberry – just 72 hours after thinking his dream was over for another year.

Wolves captain Jody Craddock admits he seriously considered joining Perth Glory when the Australian side had contacted him earlier this year.

This is the moment when an adorable family of newly-hatched ducklings Shropshire took their first tentative steps on Shropshire soil.

Police in Welshpool have dealt with more than 1,208 incidents in the last three months.

Special measures are being put in place to deal with the thousands of visitors expected at Bridgnorth’s steam rally which has tripled in size this year.

A nine-year-old child from London has died after contracting swine flu, health officials said.

A Shropshire MP today called on the chairman of a committee writing new Commons rules in the wake of the expenses scandal to scrap second homes allowance.

Drastic reductions in the expenses members of the Welsh Assembly can claim have been proposed by an independent panel.

Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter James Taylor made a welcome return to the Midlands for a sell-out gig at Birmingham’s cavernous NIA. Our man was among the crowd.

A few token snaps from Goodwood’s annual Festival of Speed in West Sussex, where the fastest man on earth tested out the fastest ever Jaguar and scores of supercars were on display.

A British soldier and two Canadians have died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.

A British soldier and two Canadians have died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.

Monty Python stars are to reunite for the first time in years – but has their relevance ceased to be?

A Telford manufacturer today announced it was taking on up to 30 temporary workers to cope with demand for new vehicles partly due to the Government’s car-scrappage scheme.