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Young hot-shot Andre Gray hopes that opening his goalscoring account for AFC Telford United can help him catch the eye of parent club Shrewsbury Town.

Mick McCarthy is concerned that fatigue could handicap Wolves’ hopes of upsetting big-spending visitors Manchester City tonight (7.45pm).

Shropshire and Mid Wales could wake up to as much as four inches of snow tomorrow, forecasters today predicted.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy was a frustrated man after his side had suffered a 2-0 defeat at Liverpool following a refereeing mix-up over the red card for defender Stephen Ward.

Watch our video highlights review of AFC Telford United V Stafford Rangers in the Blue Square North.

Well, here we all are, my favourite bit of the festive season – the comfy lull between Christmas and the new year.

Thousands of hunters across Shropshire and Mid Wales braved icy weather to turn out for one of the biggest events on the sports calendar – the Boxing Day hunts.

It was the game that had it all – Telford Titans’ clash with Nottingham Lions had a fight, a penalty shot and a match penalty for Marek Hornak. Watch it all in our exclusive highlights package.

The final bill for a year-long party in Shropshire to celebrate the 200th birthday of Shrewsbury-born Charles Darwin was £730,000, it was revealed today.

Shropshire’s M54 and A5 was closed today after ice led to three crashes.

A community branded by a “toxic parish” by its vicar has increased its flock with more people than ever attending church services this Christmas, it has emerged.

House prices stalled during December as the number of new buyers entering the market fell for the first time in 11 months, figures showed today.

Business bosses in Shropshire today said there were signs of “growing optimism” from county companies as they struggle amid the longest recession since records began.

Britons travelling to the US for the New Year were facing long delays today as security was stepped up in the wake of the failed Detroit airliner bomb plot.

Heart of England Fine Foods has won the contract to manage the new £7 million Food Enterprise Centre in Shropshire.

A Shropshire police officer has been found hanged at a building site in a village near Ellesmere, police confirmed today.

Carl Jones looks back on the worst films of 2009. He sat through them so you didn’t have to.

Highlights from Shrewsbury Town’s 2-2 draw against Macclesfield on Saturday, December 26.

Manager Paul Simpson hopes his squad’s Boxing Day performance against Macclesfield will be something to build on when the team plays Bradford City later today.

Pictures from AFC Telford’s 2-1 win over Stafford Rangers on Boxing Day 2009.

AFC Telford United had a great Christmas present on Boxing Day thanks to a 2-1 home win over Stafford Rangers.

Shropshire Star film critic Carl Jones looks back on the best films of 2009.

There has been a security scare on board a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit – days after an alleged attack failed on board.

Shrewsbury’s popular @TheatreSevern has joined the Twitter community and staff have been using the site to post events, ticket availability, reviews and information from the stages, the restaurant and the bar.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has no sympathy for Rafael Benitez as he looks to add to the Liverpool manager’s problems at Anfield tonight.

Shrewsbury Town’s entire squad have been placed on red alert for part two of the gruelling Christmas programme at Bradford on Monday.

Relaxed chairman Lee Carter is happy for outsiders to dismiss AFC Telford United’s promotion prospects, insisting: “I love seeing us written off.”

A young Shropshire goalkeeper has taken a giant step towards following in the footsteps of Joe Hart and breaking into the Premier League big time.

The high street could be in for a post-Christmas boom as hundreds of people lined up at stores across the country today to cash in as the January sales kicked off early.

Christmas brought some very special gifts for a number of families in Shropshire.