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Shropshire Council has announced that the following schools are closed after last night’s snowfall.

Letter: As the snow fell deep all around him for the second winter in 2009 alone, Allan Tucker of Oswestry still maintained his belief in man-made global warming.

Pictures of the snowfall that began on Tuesday, January 5, 2010.

A fund has been set up in a bid to raise £100,000 for the people caught up in the Shrewsbury town centre blast.

Shropshire has another Grand National hopeful to cling to in 2010 – in the shape of Richard Lee’s Le Beau Bai, writes JAMES GARRISON.

Two brothers who were hoping to turn a former gym supply shop into an Indian restaurant which was destroyed in a gas explosion today said they had no idea how it happened.

Telford Titans coach David Fielder believes fitness could prove key to his side’s league hopes after watching them lose 7-3 at Sheffield Spartans in the ENL Cup.

The police cordon set up around the site of the Shrewsbury explosion will be relaxed from 7am tomorrow, it has been announced.

Shropshire’s world champion Ted Hankey continues his bid to retain his BDO darts crown when he faces Dutchman Willy van de Wiel at the Lakeside tonight (7pm, BBC2).

The probe into the massive blast which destroyed a Shrewsbury town centre building was continuing today, as five of the victims remained seriously ill in hospital.

An accident during heavy snows caused long delays on the M54. Also today, the latest news on the Shrewsbury explosion.

Shropshire horseracing followers look set to be left out in the cold this week.

AFC Telford United striker Danny Carey-Bertram is hoping history repeats itself as he bids to rediscover his goalscoring touch.

Multi-million pound plans to build a giant new Asda superstore on the outskirts of Telford town centre look set to finally get approval tomorrow.

Goalkeeper Glyn Garner today waved farewell to Shrewsbury Town – and admitted he will always regret failing to make a bigger impact.

Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey has hailed the achievements of Mick McCarthy in overcoming a lengthy injury list to give the club a fighting chance of surviving in the Barclays Premier League.

Shropshire Council was today revealed as the potential saviour of the crisis-hit WestMid Show following talks between trustees and authority bosses.

A historic clock tower in a Shropshire town which has not told the time for five months could soon be working again after council chiefs commissioned a leading clock specialist to carry out repairs costing £3,000.

A man was airlifted to hospital following a five vehicle pile-up on the M54 today as snow caused chaos on the roads across Shropshire.

More footage from the Shrewsbury explosion press conference given by Shropshire Council and West Mercia Police on January 4, 2010.

Roads in the centre of Shrewsbury are being reopened after Sunday’s devastating explosion.

Tonight’s management committee meeting of the Worthington Mid Shropshire Bowls League has been cancelled due to the icy conditions ­ and today’s forecast of snow.

Pictures of the snowy weather in Shropshire.

A cyclist who died after he was involved in a collision with a car on a rural Shropshire road was Darren Rhys Frost, of Caernarfon in Wales.

Council tax in Powys could go up by as much as 4.25 per cent amid a warning over huge financial pressures for the area’s county council.

Letter: I read PB Johnston’s letter about being worried by Muslim extremists. I read the letter and thought it necessary to educate him/her on Islam, in particular on the rights of women.

A Shropshire nightclub which has undergone a £500,000 refurbishment is bidding to put the county back on the map by attracting big names to the area.

There I was, last week, congratulating myself on getting out of hospital and home in time for Christmas . . . but the risk of writing something like that, a few days before the big day, means there’s still a few days left for my body to find a way of going wrong.

Letter: I am sorry that F J Evans had an unfortunate experience at Theatre Severn when picking up children after the pantomime, Shropshire Star, December 23.

Snow finally came to Shropshire today, with falls reported across the county.