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The last independent greengrocer in a Shropshire market town is to close tomorrow with the loss of four jobs.

A total of 35 million items of post have been delayed by this week’s postal strikes, the Royal Mail said today.

Parents who face losing their children’s school transport are being urged to pack a public meeting on Tuesday.

Lee Roberts has left Market Drayton Town after just two weeks as manager – sparking the search for their third permanent manager inside a month.

Telford Titans have been hit by the loss of import Karol Jets as they prepare for this weekend’s clash with Trafford Metros in the ENL Division One – while forward Jared Owen has left the club.

AFC Telford United have been warned to forget thoughts of an FA Cup upset next week and instead focus on turning around their stumbling league campaign.

Manager Paul Simpson has urged Shrewsbury Town to play the game and not the names of mega bucks Notts County tomorrow.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is backing Kevin Doyle and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake to fire their team to Barclays Premier League safety this season.

The documentary about the late Michael Jackson’s plans for a series of London concerts is now on general release. Is it a Thriller or is it The Girl is Mine? Find out here.

The future of a historic magistrates court building in Shropshire could finally be decided almost a year since plans to knock it down and build a housing development were first put forward.

A welcome sense of predictability returned to life at Market Drayton as they roared into the second round of the Shropshire Challenge Cup.

It may look like a House of Horrors at a theme park but this Halloween treat is much closer to home.

Concern is growing for the welfare of a 14-year-old Bridgnorth schoolgirl who disappeared a month ago.

Jobs at off-licences in Shropshire were under threat today after Threshers’ parent company went into administration. First Quench Retailing operates 1,300 outlets in the country.

The new Michael Jackson movie only got its public premiere yesterday lunchtime — but Shropshire superfan Pauline Fraser has already seen it twice!

Letter: At the risk of being called a bigot or an Islamophobe, I am dismayed that at least three London councils have placed bans on singing hymns to worship God. Such councils are the real Islamophobes.

Telford & Wrekin Council is looking at setting up a new group aimed at regenerating Oakengates.

Two people have been arrested for drug offences following a dawn raid at a Wellington home, involving almost 20 police officers.

My husband and I feel well and truly welcomed to Moose Jaw thanks to a fantastic idea called the Welcome Wagon.

Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures for the week ending Saturday, October 31. (Otherwise known as Halloween. Spooky.)

A Remembrance Sunday service is to be held at a Shrewsbury church next weekend.

Letter: The other day I had to use the new bus station. I approached up the still disgusting steps from the deserted railway and when I got to the new bus station we all had to stand up because it had been raining and all the seats were wet.

Theatre Severn was on song when it played host to one of the UK’s finest choirs, the Birmingham-based Ex Cathedra

This is it - the behind the scenes film of the 50-date concert series at the O2 Arena in London that sadly never was.

A star is born. Twenty-four-year-old British actress Carey Mulligan positions herself as a serious Oscar contender with a mesmerising portrayal of a conflicted schoolgirl in Swinging Sixties London.

Engineers were today carrying out urgent works on live overhead electricity cables in Newport to save the lives of eight young cygnets living underneath.

Spooky goings-on have been investigated at a Shrewsbury business after staff reported strange sights, including cups flying through the air.

Families of the 14 men killed in the Nimrod plane crash, including that of a former Shropshire soldier, are considering corporate manslaughter charges against defence firms criticised for their role in the tragedy.

An unpleasant smell is wafting over parts of Shrewsbury for the second time is as many months, residents said today.

Unusual pairs of high heels are causing a stir in a Shropshire town where sweet-toothed women are facing a dilemma – should they wear them or eat them.