Where is Tracy?

A 29-year-old Shropshire woman feared stranded in a ditch on the side of a county road has still not been found.


Bulletin: MP’s questions over county doctor

Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski is calling for a parliamentary debate over Shrewsbury hospital doctor Mohammed Asha. For the full story watch today’s news bulletin.


Stinger device used in car chase

A dramatic car chase in south Shropshire involving two teenagers in a stolen vehicle ended with police being forced to use a “tactical manoeuvre” today.


Be better, Smith tells Bucks

Boss Rob Smith will send his AFC Telford United side out to attack when they travel to Stalybridge Celtic for their first away game of the Blue Square North campaign tonight.


Simpson Keane on Ipswich clash

Manager Paul Simpson has urged Shrewsbury Town to maintain their early season momentum by claiming the Championship scalp of Roy Keane’s Ipswich tonight.


Funeral of PoW veteran

The funeral of a Mid Wales war veteran who witnessed the horrors of Auschwitz has been held.


Baggies sign up Wolves hopeful

West Bromwich Albion were today poised to sign Wolves trialist Jerome Thomas from under the noses of their Black Country rivals.


Talks on housing scheme planned

Worried residents in a north Shropshire village were due to hold crunch talks with council highways bosses today in a bid to put the brakes on a controversial development.


Izzard fans flock to see star on charity run

Eddie Izzard stopped the traffic in Oswestry as his Sport Relief Roadshow rolled into Shropshire.


Air crash man recovering

A paraglider pilot who was involved in a horrific mid-air crash in which another man died on a Shropshire hillside was in a “comfortable condition” today.


Man, 22, traps leg in farm machine

A 22-year-old farm worker was airlifted to hospital after his leg became trapped and was crushed in agricultural machinery near Shrewsbury.


Burner plans on meeting agenda

Shrewsbury’s MP is to meet with waste bosses and leaders from the main political parties in the county over controversial plans to build a £60 million incinerator in Shrewsbury.


Man admits petrol station robbery

A 46-year-old man has admitted robbing a Shropshire petrol station armed with an imitation firearm.


Charity’s plea over funding troubles

The trust responsible for Llanfyllin’s historic workhouse says it has been forced to take a mortgage holiday because of a lack of cash.


Kind deeds much appreciated

We grow accustomed to our own lives. However strange they might seem to others, to us it’s just the same old routine.


The Ugly Truth

The battle of the sexes turns ugly - rather fittingly - in the new romantic comedy from director Robert Luketic (Legally Blonde, Monster-In-Law).


G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra

Based on the popular, military-themed action figures, G.


Orphan

Suffer the little children, for they know not what they do - except in horror movies, where angelic tykes are frequently messengers of destruction.


G-Force

Don the snazzy, plastic spectacles for producer Jerry Bruckheimer's first 3D film, which proves that if you want a job done properly, hire a team of guinea pigs.


The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3

'Mind the gaps' in the logic and plausibility of Tony Scott's action-packed thriller, which plays out a deadly game of cat and mouse on the subway system beneath New York City.


Land Of The Lost

Screenwriters Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas have lost their sense of humour in this lamentable reworking of the kitsch 1970s television series about a family flung back in time.


Coco Before Chanel

At a time when summer blockbusters saturate the market, Coco Before Chanel is a welcome dose of Gallic chic chronicling the rise to fame of one of couture's most revered icons.


The Proposal

Sandra Bullock returns to sparkling form in Anne Fletcher's screwball romantic comedy, which proves that the path to true love can sometimes begin with some good old-fashioned blackmail.


Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

David Yates returns to the director's chair after the disappointing Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix for the penultimate instalment in JK Rowling's magical series as the boy wizard and his friends face their toughest test yet.


Moon

David Bowie's son Duncan Jones makes an auspicious directorial debut with this haunting, science-fiction drama penned by Nathan Parker.


Town revamp plan ‘needs revision’

Plans which will guide development in Shrewsbury until 2026 need urgent revision amid fears the town could be at risk of losing its cultural heritage, a campaign group has claimed.


Letter: Is Harriet right?

Letter: Harriet Harman is at it again with “there should be a woman in every two top jobs and women should be paid more to come in line with men.


Bucks v Blyth – Chris Hudson’s view

Chris Hudson with highlights from AFC Telford’s first match of the new season, against Blyth Spartans on  Saturday, August 8.


Give this carrot a hand

Making a grab for the title of Shropshire’s weirdest vegetable is this carrot which bears more than a passing resemblance to a hand.


Minsterley Show – in pictures

This year’s Minsterley Show – the county’s oldest agricultural event – was today hailed a fantastic success by organisers.

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