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The former matron of a Shropshire hospice is among a string of hardworking and dedicated Shropshire and Mid Wales people rewarded for their commitment today in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.

As royal success stories go, it is so far, so very good. A favourite prince has completed his time at RAF Shawbury and collects his wings next month in front of his proud father.

Market Drayton Town attempt to begin 2010 with a bang at Greenfields tomorrow.

A major investigation was under way today to identify a mystery man whose body was found in “unexplained” circumstances near a Shropshire canal.

A retired carpenter found dead at his Telford home had been hit over the head with a blunt instrument and stabbed in the neck, an inquest heard today.

The family of a Shropshire teacher who lost a long battle against illness at the age of 38 is to present £4,000 to the hospital staff who fought to save her.

Police have released pictures of items which they hope will help to identify a man whose body was found near a county canal.

The Queen has rewarded dedicated Shropshire people including a former hospice matron and a tireless community fundraiser in the New Year Honours List published today.

Four people were taken to hospital and a main road in to Shrewsbury was closed following a collision involving a car and a lorry.

Planners are to consider plans to build an “iconic” supermarket-led development in Telford town centre over the coming weeks, council bosses said today.

AFC Telford United should be close to full strength for their New Year’s Day showdown at Stafford Rangers – with loan forward Andre Gray signing for a second month.

Wolves midfielder Dave Edwards is hoping to be back in action by the end of January after surgery on his ankle injury.

Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Simpson is looking to extend the stay of Spurs goalkeeper David Button – as he prepares for life without his two other loanees.

Plans for a new £30 million scheme to redevelop Shrewsbury’s historic flax mill are set to go on show to the public next week.

Shropshire Star movie expert Carl Jones takes a look at the latest big release to hit our cinemas – Sherlock Holmes.

Letter: I am sure that there are many folk in this county who are having serious doubts about the use of the air ambulance for minor injuries.

Letter: In this year’s Budget, the Chancellor announced that beer, wine and spirits would be taxed at a higher rate and that rate would increase every year for the foreseeable future. But are they targeting the right people with their binge drink taxation?

Campaigners opposing plans for a new supermarket in Oswestry claimed today that new Government planning guidelines could lead to the proposals being rejected.

An investigation has been launched into the cause of a fire at a house in Shrewsbury.

Police today issued a new appeal for witnesses to a fatal collision on a rural Shropshire road involving an 18-year-old cyclist.

About 50 cannabis plants were seized along with growing equipment and other drugs paraphernalia in a morning raid on a Shropshire home, police said today.

Jubilation for the family of Peter Moore as the Briton taken hostage in Iraq more than two-and-a-half years ago is released.

Patrick Stewart, Jenson Button and Status Quo are among the famous names honoured by the Queen at New Year.

An increasing number of mothers are planning to launch their own business next year in a bid for a better work/life balance, a new study showed today.

What a difference a decade makes. The last time Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker worked together, they played medics in the misfiring 1996 thriller, Extreme Measures.

Some people are willing to work hard and make sacrifices to secure the finer things in life.

A couple from Shropshire have been left devastated after burglars targeted their home on Christmas Day and stole hundreds of pounds worth of belongings.

Revellers in Shropshire and across the UK are gearing up to give a warm welcome to 2010 even though sub-zero temperatures are expected tonight.

A Shropshire health chief is to speak at a public meeting to thrash out ways of safeguarding the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, it was revealed today.

Jon Adams is on course to ring in the New Year in style – by being fit for AFC Telford United’s first game of 2010, writes JAMES GARRISON.