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Shifnal Cricket Club have made a ‘hassle-free’ overseas player signing for 2010 – by recruiting an allrounder based in the Midlands.

Wolves were today closing in on Hull winger Stephen Hunt as their first signing of the decade.

Budget cuts could see the strength of the Armed Forces slashed by a fifth over the coming years, a report warns.

The Government today denied claims Shrewsbury’s Dana Prison is to be re-classified to only hold sex offenders.

Camp comic Julian Clary today said he was looking forward to his first visit to Shrewsbury – because he loved getting to grips with the shires.

A Shropshire sub-postmaster today said he feared the rural post office network may not survive more than 10 years if banking services are not introduced for the organisation.

Letter: How to waste the nation’s money:

Businesses and residents in Shropshire could have to clear away snow from outside their premises and homes if a county councillor’s call for a new by-law is put forward and approved.

Shropshire Council has announced that the following schools will be closed today.

Letter: I think the public should know what a disgrace our police service has become.

A Shropshire climber has survived an 80ft fall from an ice cliff in the French ski resort of Alpe d’Huez after snow cushioned his impact.

A Shrewsbury businessman has expressed his thanks to the emergency services in the wake of the town blast and the way Shropshire Council managed the aftermath.

Ice hockey fans trying to resurrect the Telford Tigers English Premier League team have won their bid to set up a supporters’ trust to run the club.

Hundreds of pensioners in a Shropshire village have signed a petition claiming their “lifeline” will be cut after Barclays confirmed they are closing the branch in just weeks.

Police investigating the murder of a 52-year-old Shrewsbury man have released a second person without charge.

Shrewsbury’s Welsh Bridge was reopened to traffic today, as one town business revealed the impact of the blast.

As the big freeze maintained its grip on Shropshire and Mid Wales the community has been both enduring and enjoying the snow.

The future of a Shropshire group formed to protect The Wrekin has been secured after volunteers came forward to help with its running.

Wolves have made a second bid for winger Stephen Hunt as they try to tempt Premier League rivals Hull into selling, writes Tim Nash.

POWER tool giant Makita is bucking the economic trend despite the recession, leading the way to bring manufacturing back to the UK.

Experienced midfielder Paul Murray was today hailed as a “model professional” as he faces up to a rare battle to regain his first-team shirt at Shrewsbury Town.

Shropshire Cricket Club today unveiled former Surrey batsman Chris Murtagh as their new professional as they prepare a fresh assault on Minor County honours.

AFC Telford United have received a bonus injection of cash from the Conference pot to help ease the financial burden during the big freeze.

One of Shrewsbury’s best known companies today revealed the damage at its Welsh Bridge head office caused by the town blast.

Gangs of thieves are believed to be stealing salt from grit bins in parts of Shropshire to sell on in other parts of the county.

Telford Titans coach Dave Fielder has paid tribute to netminder Ben Hunt after the youngster collected his first shut-out in a 6-0 win over Flintshire Freeze in the ENL Cup.

People in Much Wenlock are demanding tighter speed limits and for existing curbs to be more strictly enforced.

Forecasters may be talking of a gradual thaw – but the weather conditions continue to decimate the sporting programme across Shropshire and the rest of the UK.

The Met Office today warned that Shropshire was at ‘moderate’ risk of heavy snow tonight.

Shropshire’s finest were frozen out of the big prizes at the county’s biggest chess event, with all three sections in the snowbound Wrekin Chess Congress being won by “outsiders” who had braved the winter weather in search of plunder.