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Health bosses have vowed to learn lessons after an emergency power supply failed to kick in when a Shropshire hospital was in the grip of a power cut caused by a bird.

Shrewsbury Town were today working towards bolstering their depleted ranks after an early-season injury crisis took a turn for the worse.

Young AFC Telford United striker Dave Howarth could be bound for the Premier League – after earning a trial at Blackburn Rovers.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is optimistic key players Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Chris Iwelumo, Michael Kightly and Kevin Foley could soon be available after injury lay-offs.

A motorcyclist was fighting for his life in hospital today after his bike collided with a car in Bridgnorth. The crash was on the A458 Stourbridge Road at Stanmore. 

Police are trying to trace a man believed to be in his 50s or 60s, who approached a teenage girl in an incident in the early hours in Shrewsbury.

A charity has called for the developed world to lead the way in dealing with climate change as it beamed messages of its campaign on to cooling towers at a Shropshire power station.

Friends of Shropshire schoolgirl Charlotte Hartey, who died after her tonsillitis was diagnosed as swine flu, have launched a wristband campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of over-the-phone medical diagnosis.

People from across Shropshire and Mid Wales made the most of the last Bank Holiday weekend of the summer by turning out in their droves to events across the region.

Police officers were today continuing to search for an elderly man who went missing from his home in a village near Market Drayton almost two weeks ago.

About 50 protesters waved placards and banners in Wellington over the plug being pulled on an ambitious £10 million sports project for the town.

A food centre in Shropshire that was opened at a cost of more than £2 million has been named one of the best in the UK in two polls.

A man airlifted to hospital by Midlands Air Ambulance following a serious road accident in Shropshire is to spend an hour standing on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square to raise money for the life-saving charity.

One of the UK’s oldest landladies will have a lasting memorial to her installed at a tiny village church close to the south Shropshire border.

Delays are expected in Telford from tomorrow when the next phase of a £372,500 project to improve road surfaces in the area gets under way.

Police in Shropshire today warned people not to fall for a scam by cold callers claiming to be selling advertising or editorial space in “police” publications.

Changeable weather failed to put a damper on the Shrewsbury Folk Festival as 6,000 fans enjoyed the best of roots music from around the world.

A dramatic feature that coincides with the start of World War II is on the horizon in this week’s podcast.

Shrewsbury Town celebrated their first away win of the League Two season with an impressive performance at Accrington Stanley.

AFC Telford United suffered frustration as they were held to a 0-0 draw by 10-man Ilkeston in the Blue Square North clash at the New Bucks Head.

If you’ve ever woken up on a bright, clear day to the mesmerising sight and sound of a hot air balloon rising over the Shropshire skyline, the chances are it was made by Lindstrand Balloons.

The cooling towers of a Shropshire power station were 'virtually tresspassed' by Christian Aid activists. Did you see it? Email us with your news, pictures and reaction or call reporters on (01952) 242424.

Extra staff were drafted in at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital because of a power cut, which also affected more than 51,000 homes.

A Shropshire auctioneer hopes bidders will say “I do” when he sells a striking wedding dress worn by soap queen Barbara Windsor on Eastenders.

Three Shropshire children, including a one-year-old girl, have been struck down by the same E.coli infection which left a woman critically ill in hospital, health bosses revealed today.

Detectives were today pushing letters appealing for information through doors in their hunt for a man who raped a woman in Telford.

A new headteacher is taking over at the helm of Shropshire’s second-largest high school.

Two police constables from Powys will be appearing on a reality television series about how British officers tackle crime.

More than 51,000 Shropshire properties were plunged into gloom after a bird flew into overhead electricity cables, causing a massive power cut.

Drug-related deaths in Shropshire have fallen by one third despite national figures showing an upward trend, new research has suggested.