Carter hoping for big crowd to boost Bucks

Chairman Lee Carter hopes “normal” service will be resumed as AFC Telford United go up against Blue Square North leaders Droylsden on Saturday.


Hospital parking fees will be axed

 Hospital car parking charges for in-patients are to be phased out over the next three years, Health Secretary Andy Burnham has announced. 


Europe counting down again

Some love it, some hate it, but 23 years after it rocked its way into the charts, Europe’s The Final Countdown is still instantly recognisable by its opening synthesiser riff. The band returns to the Midlands next year.


Quake death toll tops 450

Government officials today said the death toll from an earthquake on Indonesia’s Sumatra island had topped 450, as a second tremor hit the island.


Wrekin Ruby to be sold at auction

The Wrekin Ruby, a cricket ball-sized gem owned by collapsed Shropshire firm Wrekin Construction, is to be put up for auction, it was revealed today.


Splendid starter homes

If you’ve been sensibly saving your pennies during the credit crunch, this could be the perfect time to snap up your ideal starter home. So wallets and mortgage advisors at the ready! Take a look at our gallery of spendid county homes for under £150,000!


Darwin art wins praise

A controversial piece of public art has been unveiled in a Shropshire town with an organiser of Darwin celebrations praising it.


Remains of Foster home to be demolished

The house where a failed Shropshire businessman murdered his wife and daughter is to be demolished to make way for a luxury home.


Lives put at risk by salon arson attack

Arsonists poured a flammable liquid through the letterbox of a Shropshire business before setting it alight, putting the lives of residents sleeping above at risk, police said today.


Officers halt sex assault inquiry

An investigation into a suspected sex attack on a 15-year-old girl in Telford has been halted after she withdrew the allegation.


County divorce queries rise

More Shropshire couples are contemplating divorce as their relationships reach breaking point because of mounting pressures caused by the recession. Has it affected your relationship?

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