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Newport are hoping the record book proves a true indicator of their chances ahead of tomorrow’s National League Division Three Midlands clash at Malvern.

Shrewsbury Town have been warned to adopt a ruthless streak and avoid giving struggling Darlington a lift tomorrow.

Manager Rob Smith has insisted his AFC Telford United team are “getting better all the time” as they prepare to welcome high-flying Southport to the New Bucks Head tomorrow.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is keeping his fingers crossed that he will not see another international hangover from his team when they return to action against Everton.

Police are hunting a man they believe is responsible for driving off from petrol stations in Telford with hundreds of pounds worth of fuel.

One of Shropshire’s biggest car dealerships today announced plans to scale down part of its operation in Telford.

A blaze which caused severe damage to part of an Oswestry school was an accident and was probably caused by a laser cutting machine, fire experts said today.

Today Shropshire lottery winners gathered at Weston Park, and the final verdict on Shrewsbury’s controversial Quantum Leap artwork. See the video here.

Opinion is split on Shrewsbury’s controversial Quantum Leap sculpture, according to a Shropshire Star poll.

Bosses at a Greek restaurant in Shrewsbury, which has been given permission to open as a private lap dancing club, today vowed they would not use the licence to hold lap dances.

Raiders used a mini-digger to rip a cash machine from the wall at a shop near Market Drayton today.

Bosses at AFC Telford United hope to net a few extra fans from tomorrow’s SOS rally for Princess Royal Hospital – by offering a discount on admission for the game later that day.

A Shropshire man today told of his “honour” at receiving an MBE from The Queen at Buckingham Palace.

A car demolished railings outside a shop in one of a spate of car accidents across Shropshire and Mid Wales.

A date has been set for the start of the swine flu vaccination programme in Britain. Watch the video here.

A round-up of this week’s Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures

'A Film From Heath Ledger & Friends,' sombrely proclaims the end credits of Terry Gilliam's fantasy.

The circle of life is a giant Moebius strip in Christopher Smith's disorienting third feature.

Police are almost powerless to stop speeding motorcyclists using rural Shropshire roads to get to the Welsh coast from the West Midlands.

The Royal Air Force Museum in Cosford has taken delivery of an RAF Percival Prentice.

Letter: Having learned of the unfortunate incident of a work colleague being issued with a parking ticket in Meole Brace Retail Park, I decided to take a closer look at the signs placed around the parking areas for car users on match days.

A new bowel screening service is being launched in Shropshire as part of a national drive to tackle the disease. County residents in their 60s will be offered screening over a two-year cycle.

A Shropshire pensioner has been bombarded with bills for more than £4,000 from an electricity provider despite not even being one of its customers.

Award-winning Aussie comic Adam Hills is bringing his Inflatable tour to Shropshire.

Five men arrested during a major undercover police operation to catch Shrewsbury’s drug dealers have been sentenced, with three of them receiving prison terms for supplying officers.

The mother of a Shropshire boy who was hit in the face with a brick after a football match has vowed to continue her fight to bring the culprit to justice.

Shropshire’s largest pressure group today demanded that Shirehall bosses find a way of cutting council tax bills.

Fire ripped through a barn at a Shropshire farm and destroyed £50,000 of hay, leaving more than 200 horses with nothing to eat.

Shane Cansdell-Sherriff insists he is ready to fill the central defensive void created by Graham Coughlan’s absence at Darlington on Saturday.

Midfielder Jamie Vermiglio today spoke of his sorrow at quitting AFC Telford United after completing a move to Blue Square North rivals Northwich Victoria.