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The battle for the final place in next season’s Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League reaches fever pitch tonight – and it’s too close to call.

Manager Steve Giles insists spirits remain high at struggling Shawbury as they prepare for tomorrow’s Shropshire West Midlands League derby with Ludlow.

One of Britain’s top furniture makers, based in Shropshire, has been commissioned to make a copy of a chair once owned by the prestigious designer Yves Saint Laurent to raise funds for charity.

A former brownfield site is set to be transformed to create 10 homes in Shrewsbury.

Striker Iyseden Christie’s brief stint at AFC Telford United has come to an end – as the Bucks prepare their bid to topple Blue Square North leaders Droyslden tomorrow.

A memorial commemorating one of Telford’s most famous sons, which was left hanging on the edge of its plinth, was today back in place in time for its 100th anniversary.

Firefighters who tackled a blaze involving an estimated 2,000 tonnes of waste rubber on a Shropshire industrial estate have been thanked for protecting the nearby town.

Wellington Literary Festival kicks off tomorrow night with a talk by the former Bishop of Rochester on his latest book.

An ancient Roman city in Shropshire is set to trial cutting-edge technology in a world-first which could help transform it into an interactive classroom for students.

Monty Python star and TV veteran Michael Palin returned to Shrewsbury School last night to give a talk on Charles Darwin.

Shropshire Star film reviewer Carl Jones gives his view on new Ricky Gervais film comedy The Invention of Lying.

Wolves come up against a team who haven’t been paid this month when they take on bottom-of-the table Portsmouth at Molineux tomorrow.

Skipper John Breeze will tell Childs Ercall to try and enjoy a “cup final” occasion in tonight’s Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League play-off with Burway.

A Shrewsbury mum claims her two-year-old son has been injured in the garden of her home because a housing association has failed to remove old fence posts and tree stumps.

The truth about Ricky Gervais' new comedy, co-written and co-directed by Matthew Robinson, is that it is mean-spirited, misconceived and starved of big laughs.

Once a year, Pixar tantalises us with a new computer-animated offering and this year's masterpiece, Up, released on October 9, is the first feature to be presented in Disney Digital 3D.

Originally titled My Life In Ruins, Donald Petrie's bumbling romantic comedy marks the long awaited return of Nia Vardalos to the big screen, seven years after her self-penned, Oscar nominated smash My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Paul W.S. Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt haul the sets of their 1997 collaboration Event Horizon out of storage and give them a new lick of paint for this deep space thriller directed by Christian Alvart (Antibodies).

Letter: I would like to thank the person who decided to swear and verbally abuse me in my work car park on September 28.

A pint of beer in Shropshire is cheaper than almost anywhere else the country, according to a study published today.

The UK’s biggest pub-based beer festival is rolling out the barrels in a Shropshire pub. The 27th Telford Beer Festival takes place at the Crown Inn, Oakengates, until Sunday.

It’s a Telford street sign in the same spirit as Dylan Thomas’ fictional village of Llareggub. “82-90 & LLAMADOS” it proclaims in big bold letter

A 90-year-old Shropshire war veteran has proved there is life after a stroke by fighting back from illness to enjoy his favourite extreme sport on holiday on a Spanish island.

Five men were today jailed for the armed robbery of a Telford bank in which £425,000 was stolen.

Organisers of the new Shropshire Youth Choir will be holding two workshops at Meole Brace School, Longden Road, Shrewsbury over the next few weeks for anyone interested in joining the choir.

Great work of art or a waste of cash? Vote in our poll on the controversial sculpture.

Shrewsbury Town’s Mike Jackson has suffered a fresh setback on the road to recovery – which could keep him on crutches for up to six weeks.

Telford and Wrekin councillors from all of the political parties have united to fight against any plans to downgrade the Princess Royal Hospital.

A monument to one of Telford’s most famous sons was being put back in place by a crane today after it was damaged by a vehicle.

Fed-up motorists will have to add about 30 miles to their journey every day for a month when a Shropshire trunk road closes for resurfacing work, it emerged today.