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Highlights from AFC Telford United’s 1-0 win over Worcester at St George’s Lane on October 12, 2009.

Wolves today scotched talk of any interest in Coventry’s £1.5m-rated striker Leon Best.

One of the Shropshire bowlers banned by the county association has now formally appealed against his punishment – one has decided not to.

AFC Telford United today completed a deal to extend the loan of Tamworth midfielder Gavin Hurren – but Steve Jagielka is leaving the club.

Manager Paul Simpson is eyeing the next stage of Shrewsbury Town’s development after agreeing to extend his stay at the Prostar Stadium.

A man who rescued a woman from a Shropshire home surrounded by fire today said he feared he would die. Tony Kirchin, 43, broke down the door of the house in Gobowen.

Former Poison and Mr Big guitarist Richie Kotzen took to the stage at the Robin 2 in Biilton, to the delight of Midlands rock fans.

A bronze bust of Britain’s first celebrity gardener Percy Thrower which was damaged in Shrewsbury’s Quarry, is to be repaired with added measures to protect it from vandals, it was announced today.

An internationally renowned folk musician, who has performed for US President Barack Obama, will appear in Shrewsbury for a one-off concert tomorrow night.

People living near the site of a planned opencast mine in Shropshire are to bombard coal bosses with a list of demands to safeguard their quality of life.

Businesses in a north Shropshire town are poised to move away from the area unless urgent action is taken to address what they say is a limited electricity supply to their premises, it was claimed today.

Oswestry Town Council officials were in London today for “vital” talks on a makeover for the town’s indoor market.

World Cup winner Nobby Stiles is coming to Shropshire.

A gaping hole in the middle of a quiet Shropshire street that has been left unmarked for weeks is an accident waiting to happen, it was claimed today.

Road congestion in Newtown is being made worse because traffic lights in the town are not synchronised, a resident has claimed.

A Shropshire restaurant has been given permission to operate as a lap dancing club after a behind closed doors decision by licensing bosses.

Further tributes have been paid to a teenager who died in a road smash in Shropshire.

Renewed calls have been made to relocate Telford & Wrekin Council’s head office from the town centre into Dawley.

Shropshire farmers were today urged to keep roads clear of mud during the current maize harvesting season.

An exhibition will enable residents of a Shropshire market town to have their say on traffic plans for the area.

Schools in Telford are set to be rebuilt, relocated and revamped over the next few years as part of a huge £200m scheme.

It’s snowing in Moose Jaw. It has been slowly falling since Thursday – I think it is more snow than I’ve ever seen in England and yet I still have to go to work, writes ex-Shropshire Star reporter Rebecca Lawrence.

An experienced and long-standing servant of the NHS in Shropshire sets out his reasons for opposing current plans.

For Shrewsbury Town, a hugely disappointing afternoon. For the match officials, a grossly embarrassing one.

AFC Telford United dominated this game from first whistle to last – but they can count themselves rather fortunate to be heading to Worcester for a replay tonight.

A woman had to be rescued from a Shropshire house by her husband after a fire trapped her in the property. See the pictures here.

A Telford teenager today told a court she could not remember anything about the day she crashed her car in an accident which left a college friend dead.

A 41-year-old man was repeatedly punched and kicked as he lay on the ground during a violent assault in Wellington.

A car passenger killed in a horrific Shropshire road smash was a 17-year-old boy, it was revealed today.

A woman had to be rescued from a Shropshire house by her husband after a fire trapped her in the property.