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Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Simpson today swooped for Brentford striker Nathan Elder – completing his third signing in just 24 hours.

An investigation was being carried out today to pinpoint the cause of a suspected E.coli outbreak which has left a woman and a child fighting for their lives.

Defender Gavin Cowan is backing AFC Telford United to prove they have the strength in depth to start the season without injured skipper Stuart Whitehead.

These cute furry animals were rescued from the brink of death after being abandoned and left to die next to a Shropshire riverbank.

A young Shropshire mother-of-three, who falsely claimed she had been raped by her partner, has been spared a jail term.

Illegal immigrants – including one who hid in an engine compartment – have been detained after they were found on a coach which was believed to have been on its way to Shropshire.

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey is set to start the Premier League season as Wolves’ No 1 – manager Mick McCarthy has hinted.

Detectives investigating a terrifying sex attack on two women on a night out in Shropshire arrested two men today, who are now being questioned by police.

Almost 100 jobs could be saved at a Shropshire newspaper and magazine distribution firm after a buyer was found for the threatened company.

Investigations were today continuing into a motorway smash in which a 14-year-old Shropshire girl died.

The British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra will be performing in Shropshire next month  to celebrate an anniversary.

Post Office bosses today assured customers a branch planned for a hotel near Shrewsbury will open, despite “operational difficulties” which have postponed its launch.

Car parts and engineering firm GKN today said it would cut an extra 1,200 jobs over the next two years after announcing a £16 million loss for the first half of the year.

Fewer primary school pupils are reaching the level expected of them in English, national curriculum test results showed today.

A BBC presenter has been found guilty of wounding a teenager with a large wooden pole.

Cockspur Cup glory is within touching distance for Shrewsbury after a sensational victory over York in the last eight of the national knockout competition.

Residents in Powys could be used as “guinea pigs” over a planned merger between two of the county’s biggest employers, it has been claimed.

At last people are starting to believe it – Shropshire have everything in place to win the Crosfield Cup again.

LETTER: Met police chiefs have caved in on a ban at Heathrow Airport telling officers they cannot wear a Union Jack lapel badge in support of our troops? It seems “someone” complained it was “offensive”?

LETTER: I would like to thank to the very kind gentleman who, on July 24, picked up my very cut, bleeding and bruised son and brought him home together with his biker.

Doorstep lending is back in the spotlight after recession-beating profits from the main market player drew anger and accusations of “extortionate” charges.

A sword believed to be the only one of its kind in the UK has been stolen by raiders in Telford.

Chris Hudson looks back at AFC Telford United’s 3-0 win over Llanelli.

Two women were subjected to a terrifying sex attack after being drugged by a gang of men while on a night out in Bridgnorth.

Police have released images of masked robbers carrying out a violent raid at a north Shropshire company in which employees were tied up and beaten.

The jury in the case of Midlands Today presenter Ashley Blake, who is accused of hitting a teenager with a large wooden pole, retired today to consider its verdict.

Thugs armed with hammers attacked a man as he left a phone box in Telford. The 24-year-old, who has not been named, was taken to hospital with cuts and bruises and a puncture wound the size of a 2p piece on his stomach.

Today is the final chance for people to have their say over the future of a Shropshire nightclub at the centre of a murder investigation.

A gang of children vandalised a fence before letting horses loose close to a main road and pelting them with stones, police said today.

Civic leaders in Market Drayton are calling for work to a £1 million inner relief road to be brought forward “before someone is killed”. Work is not due to start until next year.