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Traders say it was “just luck” that nobody was injured when a trailer carrying straw bales collided with scaffolding around a building in a Mid Wales town.

A village which bought its own castle and has built up links between its teenagers and senior citizens has been named Shropshire Village of the Year.

The Shrews go into seventh place in the league thanks to their victory over Lincoln. The Shrews go into seventh place in the Coca Cola League 2 thanks to their victory over Lincoln. The team dominated the home team and made them look a poor side. Jake Robinson took the first goal in the 28th minute, and Dave [...]

Reviewer’s rating *** The defining moment came before we’d sat down to eat, writes Andy Richardson. A youngish waiter at the Old Three Pigeons at Nesscliffe strode purposefully to a table adjacent to the one at which we were sitting . . .

Reviewer’s rating **** New faces, new furniture, new experience. A compact riverside restaurant at Bridgnorth now cuts quite a dash, writes Rex M Key.

Telford come back from Eastwood with a 1-1 draw thanks to a penalty from Andy Brown.

In today’s frighteningly competitive jobs market, university graduates are increasingly turning to gap years and voluntary projects to enhance their employability. And one Shropshire lad, a recent graduate in Computer Science at Kings College in London, decided to do just that.

Health chiefs believe that downgrading Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital and transferring most accident and emergency facilities to Shrewsbury is the best option for the future. What do you think?

A pony wandered into Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital and walked through the corridors after escaping from a nearby field.

The row over a possible downgrading of Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital by axing some of its acute services looks set to be debated by MPs in the House of Commons, it was revealed today.

A war of words has broken out between two county MPs over a campaign launched to fight any downgrading of the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford and transfer of services to Shrewsbury.

A 48-year-old Shropshire lorry driver who caused the death of an elderly couple by careless driving has been spared an immediate jail sentence.

A public exhibition outlining plans for a multi-million pound retail development in Telford was being staged today.

A man was taken to hospital with a serious head injury after a crash between a car and a lorry at a busy north Shropshire roundabout.

It’s the time of year when studios release the films that weren’t blockbustery enough to be blockbusters or which didn’t stand a chance at the Oscars.

Work on the second stage of a £1.5 million flood protection scheme which could safeguard 80 homes in Shrewsbury has started, Environment Agency chiefs said today.

Wolves have suffered a double blow as Richard Stearman and Andrew Surman look like being sidelined for several weeks.

Shropshire scoring sensation Nathan Hodge will be given a second chance to catch the eye of Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Simpson next week.

Childs Ercall are teetering on the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League’s trapdoor after finishing bottom of the table – by a single point.

Shropshire golfer James Busby has cruised through the first stage of the European Tour qualifying at Chart Hills in Kent.

Veteran Midlands rockers Magnum have been putting the finishing touches to their set at their rehearsal studios near Wolverhampton before they head off on their 2009 European tour this week.

News that the downgrading of the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford by transferring most acute services to Shrewsbury could become a reality today sparked a wave of protest.

NHS Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire County Primary Care Trust and the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust released a statement today on the future of the Princess Royal Hospital.

Carl Jones hosts the weekly podcast, which looks at the hot issue from the county – the cloud hanging over the future of the Princess Royal Hospital.

Health chiefs have concluded downgrading the Princess Royal Hospital and transferring some accident and emergency and other acute services to the Royal Shrewsbury is the best option for the immediate future, it emerged today.

AFC Telford United manager Rob Smith today insisted there was no panic at his side’s current blip – and backed it to end at Eastwood tomorrow.

Manager Paul Simpson has urged Shrewsbury Town to ignore Lincoln’s managerial uncertainty and grab successive wins for the first time this season at Sincil Bank tomorrow.

Wolves are poised to be boosted by the return of winger Michael Kightly, striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, right-back Kevin Foley and central defender Jody Craddock for Sunday’s clash with Fulham at Molineux.

Shropshire’s Scott Drummond is set to contend for his first European title in five years – and only the second of his career — this weekend.

Today’s news bulletin includes the opinions of local people as they look at the latest developments in the row over Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital.