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A Shropshire schoolgirl has been named leading rider at the Scottish Pony of the Year show.

Civic leaders in Telford & Wrekin will voice their “outrage” at a meeting they have called to discuss NHS plans which could lead to the town’s Princess Royal Hospital being downgraded.

Postal workers today began clearing a huge backlog of mail as this week’s strikes ended, with further disruption planned in the bitter row over jobs, pay and modernisation.

A canal that sprang a leak and blighted summer trade for businesses in Shropshire has reopened to boat traffic.

Shropshire-based Oliver Townend insists he will ride to win this weekend – despite his comfortable position in the HSBC FEI Classics series.

AFC Telford United were today preparing to unveil new signing Chris Nurse in this afternoon’s FA Cup clash at Blyth Spartans.

Shropshire’s Muller dairy’s chief executive is to step down.

Reviewer’s rating *** James Shaw has mixed fortunes with his good-value meals.

Reviewer’s rating: **** Sue Austin attended a ladies’ night out and gave in to temptation

Hip indie director Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited) is an odd fit for Roald Dahl's classic children's story.

Paul Weitz (About A Boy) directs and co-writes this spooky fantasy based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan.

Greed is good in Neal Brennan's raucous debut feature about the exploits of four car salespeople in the California town of Temecula.

Shropshire’s wide open spaces are facing unprecedented pressure for development.

A flagship Shropshire fast-food restaurant is supersizing and leading a national drive to speed up sales.

The manager of a Shropshire nursery has been suspended, it emerged today.

England football legend Peter Shilton has honoured Shropshire’s top sports stars at a special event in the county.

About 700 Shropshire Royal Mail workers continued their industrial action today, and there was a warning of more to come. Watch our video here.

New intensive care equipment has been installed at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital which will help treat patients who are critically ill with swine flu.

The postal workers’ strikes have led to 30 million letters being delayed, it was revealed today. The Royal Mail said the figure was equivalent to about 40 per cent of an average daily postbag.

Hopes for an end to the recession were dashed today after new figures showed the economy shrank for a record sixth quarter in a row between July and September.

The Duke of Gloucester paid a visit the the Severn Valley Railway. Watch our video to see the new attractions he opened.

Midfielder Gavin Hurren has been cleared to make his FA Cup debut for AFC Telford United in tomorrow’s fourth qualifying round clash at Blyth Spartans.

A man from the Shropshire border who crashed his car while dressed as Father Christmas has been found not guilty of dangerous driving. Damon Williams, 29, denied the charge.

Boss Paul Simpson is getting tough with under-performing Shrewsbury Town in a bid to shake them out of their October slump ahead of tomorrow’s visit of Aldershot.

I am glad Nick Griffin was on BBC’s Question Time last night, giving millions a golden opportunity to tumble him. He blathers on about big topics, which ought to be left to big boys and girls.

Former Coronation Street star Sean Wilson, who played Martin Platt, was in Shropshire today.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is hoping Richard Dunne will not come back to haunt him tomorrow after recommending the defender to Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill.

Market Drayton Town get back in UniBond league action tomorrow still sweating over the future of midfielder Duncan Horler.

Telford Titans have been challenged to show their top-three potential when they play host to Blackburn Hawks in the English National League Division One this weekend.

Shrewsbury & Severnside ABC’s Jack Roberts has helped set up the possibility of a ‘super Saturday’ for Shropshire amateur boxing.