Microsoft launches new Windows

Microsoft is launching the latest version of its Windows operating system, Windows 7.


Video: Titans v Spartans

Watch our video highlights package of Telford Titans’ clash with Sheffield Spartans in the English National League.


Amputee hero set for charity climb

A Shropshire army veteran who lost part of his leg in conflict was today preparing to jet off to Africa to climb one of the world’s tallest mountains for charity.


Spooky fun at county museum

Visitors are advised to watch out for things that go bump in the night at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Ironbridge at Halloween.


Orchestra to perform at town church

One of the world’s leading orchestras is to perform a concert in Shrewsbury, including a piece commissioned to mark the Prince of Wales’s 60th birthday, it was announced today.


Anger at waste site ban on big vehicles

Incidents of fly-tipping will soar in Shropshire because of a decision to ban trucks and large pick-ups from county waste sites, a councillor warned today.


Strike not affecting Victorian town

Householders across the country may be facing two days of disruption to mail deliveries.


Business interests of Wrekin boss

This is the complex business world of former Wrekin Construction chairman David Unwin.


Should the BNP appear on Question Time?

The fury surrounding the BBC’s decision to invite BNP leader Nick Griffin on to Question Time tonight shows no sign of abating.


Murder trial told fire was an accident

Two men accused of murdering a Shropshire pawnbroker by setting him alight told police he caught fire after an accident, a court has heard.


Freak car accident — in pictures

Two elderly people were injured when a car ploughed into Market Drayton’s Town Hall, trapping one of them underneath the vehicle and throwing the other from a wheelchair. See pictures here.


Final farewell to tragic Matthew

Family and friends of a teenager killed in a horrific crash on a Shropshire road gathered to say their goodbyes to him.


1,000 homes planned for town

Plans have been submitted for the first phase of a massive 1,000-home development on the site of a Telford quarry to create a “new community”.


Queen’s cousin opens railway visitor centre

The Duke of Gloucester got a royal welcome when he arrived in the county today to unveil Severn Valley Railway’s new £3.7 million visitor centre near Bridgnorth.


Two hurt in ‘freak crash’

An elderly woman was in a critical condition in hospital today after she and a man were injured when a car crashed into a Shropshire town hall.


Passant leaves Shrewsbury Town

Derek Passant has stepped down as a Shrewsbury Town director as part of a series of behind the scenes changes at the Prostar Stadium.


Accrington Stanley 2 Shrews 0 in pictures

Pictures from Shrewsbury’s Town’s 2-0  defeatat the hands of Accrington Stanley in the Johnstone’s Paint Tropy.


Simpson worried by town’s slump

Paul Simpson has admitted his team’s sudden loss of form is providing cause for concern after reflecting on a “poor” exit from the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy.


Bucks in long trip to Blyth for FA Cup

AFC Telford United today began preparations for a marathon FA Cup journey to Blyth Spartans on Saturday.


Bason ready for tilt at big time

The man who has taken “Shropshire cycling to a new level” is heading for pastures new. Andy Bason has agreed to join a newly-formed Cambridge-based team for 2010


Accrington Stanley 2 Shrews 0

Shrewsbury Town’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy experiences have quickly transformed from the memorable to the instantly forgettable.


Saints break down, but still have edge!

Venue Saints FC were left stranded on their way to a Shropshire Sunday Cup tie – when their minibus broke down en route.


Leek 2 Market Drayton 3

Victory has never been sweeter for Market Drayton Town coach Mick Murphy than this UniBond President’s Cup success at Leek.


8 glorious get-away-from-it-all properties

You can’t really put a price on peace and quiet, but if you want to have a go then you wont go far wrong with these eight unique properties in tucked-away corners Shropshire and Mid Wales.


Bridge is closed after damage by digger

A bridge in Shrewsbury was verging on collapse today after a digger on the back of a low-loader lorry crashed into it.


Firm in financial crisis as staff are laid off

A leading Shropshire plant hire company has called in administrators amid financial problems, with job losses already announced at the business.


Otto is world’s oldest dog – official

A Shropshire dog has been officially declared the oldest in the world. Otto, a dachshund cross terrier from Shrewsbury, will be 21 in February.


Jobs hope as £13m surgery planned

Up to 70 jobs could be created under plans to build a £13 million surgery in Shrewsbury.


Escaped birds accused of attacks

Six-foot birds are running amok in the Shropshire countryside attacking people. The rheas, which are a relative of the emu, are believed to have escaped from farmland in Ashford Carbonell near Ludlow.


Historic cast iron seating nets £40,000

Decorative iron garden furniture built by the famous Coalbrookdale foundry in Shropshire more than 100 years ago has fetched almost £40,000 at auction.

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