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A pensioner who made a nostalgic visit to his childhood Shropshire home was stunned after being handed a poignant postcard – sent by his late father from the trenches during World War One nearly 100 years ago.

Organisers of the West Mid Show have been forced to cancel a firework display due to take place in Shrewsbury on Saturday.

Midfield powerhouse Joss Labadie has been given the thumbs-up to play in Shrewsbury Town’s first FA Cup tie at the Prostar Stadium on Saturday.

Shropshire is facing an £80 million-a-year obesity timebomb, county health watchdogs warned today.

Leading scorer Andy Brown has emerged as a doubt for AFC Telford United’s big FA Cup showdown with Lincoln on Saturday.

The funeral of an Oswestry teenager who died when the car he was travelling in left the road and crashed into a tree was due to be held today.

Jobs at the Ministry of Defence in Donnington were at risk today after it was revealed that bosses are looking to cut the number of employees at the storage depot.

A woman driver had a lucky escape when her car left the road and landed upside down in a garden in a village near Oswestry.

An essential knot which should have secured the mast of a sailing boat that crashed through the windscreen of an oncoming car fatally injuring a Shropshire teenager, must have come undone or not been tied at all, a court heard.

Shropshire’s canine star Otto entertained millions of people across the UK as he appeared on TV to be named as the oldest dog in the world.

Demolition of a row of shops in a troubled part of Shrewsbury was claimed today to have helped to cut anti-social behaviour.

Officers from British Transport Police were at Wem level crossing today as part of a co-ordinated operation to offer safety advice and information to drivers and pedestrians.

Shropshire has already had half its average rainfall for this month after a heavy downpour caused surface water flooding on roads across the county.

Greek dancing double act Stavros Flatley will switch on the Christmas lights in Telford this month.

A “tailored” bid to fund a multi-million pound health village in south Shropshire has been submitted, and campaigners hope for an answer this month.

Motorists are facing traffic chaos with controversial roadworks starting on one of Telford’s busiest roads later this month.

An 81-year-old great-grandmother is tearing up the rule book on ageing by attending aerobics classes three times a week and taking on a two-hour aerobathon.

Teething troubles have delayed the £400,000 renovation of a north Shropshire town hall.

More than half of workers in Shropshire are stressed-out and cannot stop thinking of their job when they get home, a survey has found.

Take That fans are looking forward to a musical featuring the music of Britain’s greatest boy band, which runs later this month.

Plans to cut Shropshire’s carbon footprint over the long term are set for a review by a council watchdog to ensure they meet Government targets and do not end up costing taxpayers.

Two prestige fights under K-1 rules headline the return of a full contact kickboxing show to Shropshire at the weekend.

Shropshire’s “Flicks in the Sticks” rural cinema scheme has added a new village to its fast-growing network.

The return of World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson has added some experience to an otherwise unseasoned line-up including Bath’s Matt Banahan.

The five British soldiers shot dead in Afghanistan have been named by the Ministry of Defence.

Coronation Street star Gabrielle Drake and dancer Wayne Sleep took centre stage today as they officially opened a charity shop in Shrewsbury.

This is the man police want to speak to in connection with the theft of 133 chocolate bars from a Shropshire supermarket.

Welshpool Town Council offices have moved to a new more spacious location.

When he was a teenager, Neil Harrison sang with Paul McCartney. When he grew up, he turned into John Lennon. Ian Harvey talks to one quarter of the Bootleg Beatles.

Screenwriter Diablo Cody follows the deserved Oscar triumph of Juno with a horror comedy about a high-school hottie who develops a bloodthirsty taste for teenage boys.