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Letter: I read that Telford & Wrekin planning department has approved plans for stores to be built on the Snedshill Trading Estate near Oakengates.

Twenty-nine jobs have been axed at a Shropshire manufacturing company after a fall in orders.

It was a plot of such scale and daring that British intelligence had difficulty in believing it. German prisoners of war were to stage a mass breakout in the winter of 1944-45, seize guns and tanks, and march on London.

Supermarket giant Asda today denied its bid to open a new store in Telford would damage the shopping centre.

Telford Titans saw their old penalty woes come back to haunt them when they went down 6-3 at Coventry Blaze in the English National Ice Hockey League.

A Telford cat breeder who kept 72 animals in such appalling conditions at her small home that 28 of them had to be put down has been given a suspended prison sentence.

Meet Steve Chapman – the Shropshire man who sacked Santa Claus. Mr Chapman, from Whitchurch, was seen on Coronation Street giving Father Christmas – Ken Barlow – his marching orders during an episode screened earlier this month.

Police were today continuing their search of the River Severn in the hunt for a man who was found missing less than an hour before his elderly brother was found dead.

Police were today searching the River Severn in the hunt for a man who was reported missing less than an hour before his elderly brother was found dead. Watch the video here.

Police were continuing their search today of the River Severn in Shropshire in the hunt for a man who was reported missing less than an hour before his elderly brother was found dead.

Wolves skipper Karl Henry has backed manager Mick McCarthy’s decision to field a reserve team against Manchester United, even though some of the players were “disappointed” to miss out on playing at Old Trafford.

Boss Rob Smith is urging AFC Telford United to back up their good intentions by delivering some festive treats to their fans.

Skipper Graham Coughlan has urged Shrewsbury Town’s fans to unite behind the club, but admits: “I could understand if one or two stay away.”

Mince and quince make marvellous pies.

Road, rail and plane networks are all disrupted after more heavy snowfall and icy conditions fall across much of Britain.

A rented office in the heart of Shropshire was the hub of a sophisticated and ruthless international fraud which raked in almost £2 million in less than a year.

A woman was airlifted to hospital after falling while out walking in a Shropshire wood.

Private hire drivers across Telford have threatened to down tools again and strike on New Year’s Eve if a series of demands are not met.

Five men have been jailed for their part in an “utterly ruthless” fraud which used a bogus firm in Shropshire as a front to steal almost £2 million.

A booze haul of dozens of bottles and cans of beer, cider, spirits and wine have been seized from underage teenagers in Shrewsbury town centre.

The Christmas travel nightmare was grinding on today with more snow and ice causing havoc on the roads and further disruption for rail and air services.

A flying visit by Father Christmas brought a smile to the faces of brave children in Shropshire who have battled injury over the past 12 months.

A 27-year-old Shrewsbury man has been jailed for 18 months for falsely imprisoning and assaulting his partner.

Letter: Next year’s General Election will have the lowest turnout recorded.

Snow is a rather non-event here in Canada, writes Shropshire expat Rebecca Lawrence. The snow fell a few weeks ago and now it is here to stay.

Letter: Please stop knocking our lovely town, and talk it up not down. Have you not heard of the recession? Businesses in our town need support during the coming months and, maybe, years. Talk up the county town of Shropshire.

A Shropshire woman whose husband was killed when the roof of a classroom collapsed on top of him today said she finally had closure more than two years after his death.

A major investigation was today launched after an elderly man’s body was found at a Telford home and another body was reported as being spotted in the River Severn.

Police officers were sent to the home in The Nabb, St Georges, at 9.15am today after a call from a concerned member of the public.

Five people from Shropshire have appeared in court in connection with a child sex ring allegedly involving nine teenage girls.