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In an increasingly aggressive battle for market share, big-name stores are squeezing independents hard, writes Ben Bentley.

Bridgnorth Town’s Midland Alliance struggles continued as they slipped to a demoralising 6-1 defeat at Alvechurch.

Shropshire’s triumphant bowlers can rule Britain for the foreseeable future if there is one key ingredient — continuity.

Detectives were today quizzing a woman in her 30s following an incident last night in Ash Road, Bridgnorth, where a man was wounded and later died in hospital.

Shamed TV presenter Ashley Blake is launching a bid to get his two-year prison term reduced, it emerged this afternoon.

We can only guess at what was said in the home changing room during a 20-minute post-match lock-in.

A man in his 40s died in hospital after being wounded at a house in Bridgnorth, police revealed today.

Boss Rob Smith is threatening to make sweeping changes at AFC Telford United after accusing some of his players of “going through the motions”.

General manager Jon Harris today hailed Shrewsbury Town as an international venue – and floated the vision of playing a part in England’s 2018 World Cup bid.

Two children were hailed heroines after keeping their heads and saving the life of their dad when he suffered a seizure and stopped breathing at the family home in Telford.

Is this the world’s oldest dog? Dachshund cross terrier Otto will be 21 in February and owner Peter Jones, from Reabrook in Shrewsbury, thinks he could be the oldest in the county – and possibly even the world.

Experts have been drafted in to monitor air and water quality in the wake of a massive blaze tackled by 30 firefighters at a Shropshire industrial estate.

A Shropshire woman who was left with spinal injuries after two car accidents has completed a relay swim across the English Channel.

Work has started on the removal of a filter lane on a busy Shrewsbury crossroads where a teenage cyclist died.

A Telford couple who left a 10-month-old baby home alone and tied their three-year-old son up at night have been spared jail.

Letter: My local branch, Telford, has recently expanded to a massive and impressive store. The problem I have may be down to the Primark Buyer as staff and supervisors in store can’t answer my query.

Two Shropshire police officers have been commended for disarming a woman who lunged at them with a knife.

Mid Wales-based Laura Ashley today announced a hike in sales of more than six per cent despite profits falling to £1.1 million.

A man who suffered a severe back injury in a quad bike accident has praised the “very specially gifted” staff who nursed and cared for him at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

A Shropshire coal merchant told a court of his terror as two masked men allegedly burst into his bedroom in the middle of the night and jumped on him while he was in bed.

A Shropshire town council blog set up to engage with residents has had only one message posted on it – in five months.

Green campaigners today urged the Government to throw out UK Coal’s plan to mine 900,000 tonnes of coal in the shadow of The Wrekin.

Newtown’s proposed multi-million pound bypass will help bring an end to traffic snarl-ups such as the congestion which has brought the town to a standstill this week, Welsh Assembly bosses have vowed.

A day of stars is planned at Ludlow Food Festival to showcase the finest food on offer in the region.

Shropshire’s top National Hunt trainer Henry Daly will give race fans a rare insight into his operation by throwing his stables open to the public.

A discount high street chain is definitely moving into Shrewsbury’s former Woolworths store creating about 35 jobs, it was confirmed today.

Councillors in Shrewsbury could call for a fresh review of a controversial boundary which sparked a major campaign amid concerns it is too big.

A Shropshire village could be swallowed up and lose its identity under a new planning blueprint designed to shape development in the county over the next 20 years, it was claimed today.

A Shropshire boy is celebrating his ninth birthday today – on the ninth of the ninth 2009.

A £78 million building which will house state-of-the-art scientific research and storage facilities and is named after Shrewsbury’s most famous son Charles Darwin has been unveiled in London.