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Everything was coming up roses across Shropshire today for a string of towns and villages which triumphed in the annual Heart of England in Bloom awards.

A crunch meeting to outline the findings of an investigation looking at the fate of Shropshire’s schools will be held next week.

Thousands of pounds of damage has been caused to a Shropshire barber’s shop which has been hit by vandals for the third time in as many weeks.

See video highlights from AFC Telford’s match against Ilkeston.

A 39-year-old man has been jailed for four months after he admitting assaulting a man and a woman.

The housing market in Shropshire is showing signs of recovery with first time buyers returning to the market.

A teenage girl was allegedly shot with an air rifle in Whitchurch, police said today.

Torrential rain and winds of up to 60mph battered parts of the region with the county suffering its worst weather in months.

Cyclist Richard Smith was still celebrating today after arriving back at his Shropshire home following his double medal success triumph at the World Transplant Games in Brisbane, Australia.

Shropshire skydiver Paul Lewis, who survived a 1000ft plunge after his parachute failed, has told his story on US television news. You can see the video here.

The Second World War began 70 years ago today. See our picture gallery for Shropshire images from that time, and share your memories with us.

Millions of viewers saw Shropshire whizzkid Vernon Kerswell lock horns with a panel of famous multi-millionaire investors as he tried his luck in the Dragons’ Den.

We’re looking for gardeners with too much home-grown produce. Don’t let it go to waste; swop it.

Shirley Tart looks at the legacy of Eglantyne Jebb.

Police today issued an e-fit picture of a man who attacked a young woman in Shrewsbury and held a knife to her throat as she walked home.

Shrewsbury town’s Kelvin Langmead talks to James Shaw about his hopes for the new season.

A BBC presenter who hit a West Midlands boy in the face with a large wooden pole has been jailed for two years.

A new £2.3 million dairy unit was officially opened today in Shropshire at one of the country’s top agricultural colleges.

A woman was airlifted to hospital after her car hit a tree in Telford and ended up in a roadside hedge.

Fire crews were called to Shropshire’s young offenders’ institution at Stoke Heath, near Market Drayton, yesterday after an inmate allegedly started a blaze inside the building.

Manager Paul Simpson has backed his injury-hit squad to come through Saturday’s home clash with Bradford – despite being down to the bare minimum.

AFC Telford United skipper Stuart Whitehead admits he has had to play through the pain barrier to launch his comeback.

Preston have signed Wolves defender Neill Collins on loan with a view to a permanent transfer.

Residents in Newtown are being urged to attend a public meeting tomorrow to find out where millions of pounds raised by Powys County Council’s sale of land to Tesco could be spent.

Thousands of households in Shropshire will have blank television screens while engineers upgrade a transmitter as part of digital switchover plans.

Shropshire residents who wanted to take their MP to task have had an ideal opportunity.

A police investigation has been launched into death of a 24-year-old man found near Llanfyllin.

Speed cameras are to be introduced on a notorious north Shropshire road where five young people have died in road accidents in less than two-and-a-half years.

The great-great granddaughter of Shrewsbury’s most famous son Charles Darwin joined a Hollywood A-lister, historians and scientists as she attempts to re-create his landmark voyage on HMS Beagle.

As if we didn’t have enough to worry about, what with swine flu, the recession, and a somewhat lacklustre Strictly Come Dancing line-up – now the boffins are worried about a plague of the undead. No, seriously.