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Senior officers are expected to be criticised today in an official report into the RAF crash that killed former Telford man Sergeant Gerard Bell and 13 other British servicemen in Afghanistan.

A “near-moronic” bully who murdered his cellmate at a Shropshire young offenders’ institution has failed in his bid to have his minimum jail term reduced at London’s High Court.

Highlights from AFC Telford’s 4-0 demolition of Blyth Spartans at the New Bucks Head on Tuesday, October 28.

A trail of bread was used to lure a flock of 6ft birds, which had been running wild in the Shropshire countryside, back to their enclosure.

Postal deliveries in Ellesmere are “worse than ever” with claims of late services and misdirected post in the wake of the town’s delivery office closing its doors, a meeting has heard.

Shropshire congregations have already heard from the Bishop-Designate of Shrewsbury, the Rev Canon Mark Rylands about the importance of a welcome in their churches. 

A sculpture destroyed by a 14-tonne lorry was being carefully removed from a roundabout in Telford today.

A landlady of a Shropshire pub severely damaged by fire is hoping to be back in business within a few weeks thanks to help she has received from residents.

Plans for a new industrial estate which will include office space, retail units and a day nursery, have been submitted to Shropshire Council.

Panto Cinderella will be staged at Whitchurch Civic Centre between January 6 and 10.

Shropshire patients are being warned that if they complain about health services, confidential medical information about them could be released without their consent.

The fossilised skull of a huge “sea monster” has been unearthed along Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. See the video here.

Stunning Ludovico thrills crowd

Petrol prices are now at their highest level of the year, according to the AA. Average UK prices at the pumps are now 107.14p a litre – beating the previous 2009 high of 107.03p a litre on September 9.

AFC Telford took Blyth Spartans apart with a comprehensive 4-0 win before a home crowd of nearly 2000 people last night.

Expanded from an Oscar-nominated 2005 short film, 9 is a computer-animated odyssey set on a post-apocalyptic Earth devoid of human beings.

Experts have been drafted in by council bosses in an attempt to salvage a sculpture in Telford which was smashed to pieces by a lorry.

Britain’s Got Talent stars Kate and Gin bow-wow-wowed delighted children at a Shropshire school when they dropped by with two new recruits in tow.

Football legend Kenny Dalglish visited Shropshire to lend his support to youngsters at the grass roots level of the game.

A woman was sexually assaulted in a churchyard in Wellington as she walked home from a night out.

AFC Telford will have to cope without two key men tonight as they look to set up a mouth-watering FA Cup clash with Lincoln City.

Health chiefs were today forced to postpone taking a decision on moves that could lead to a massive shake-up of services in Shropshire and the downgrading of Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital.

Three cats have been shot in Newport within a mile of one another.

Watch our exclusive highlights video of Telford Titans’ draw with Blackburn Hawks in the English National Ice Hockey League.

The appeal of the Calverhall crown green bowler against a ban imposed by the Shropshire association has been put on hold – at the request of the county body, writes MALCOLM FLETCHER.

Shropshire’s world darts champion Ted Hankey is set for an appearance in Telford this weekend – against his home county.

Striker Omer Riza will step up his comeback from injury when he leads the line for Shrewsbury Town in their reserve clash against Burton Albion tonight (7pm).

Overseas players could be banned from the Marston’s Shropshire Premier Cricket League next season – with a vote on the radical move taking place next month.

There was a very special face in the crowd when amateur footballers battled it out for supremacy at Shrewsbury Town’s Prostar Stadium.

Meetings to discuss a mass protest to prevent thousands of wind turbine lorries travelling through Welshpool will take place next month.