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It was hard to believe more people were not caught up in the explosion at Bridge Street, writes Emma Kasprzak.

How quickly the footballing landscape can be transformed.

Investigators were today still trying to establish the cause of a massive explosion which left 12 people in hospital – three seriously injured.

Tonight’s Shropshire Star newscast looks at the aftermath of the Shrewsbury explosion.

Police and Shropshire Council today gave a joint press conference after yesterday’s devastating explosion in Shrewsbury town centre.

A pantomime star and two women were today named as three of the people injured in a massive explosion which caused a building to collapse in Shrewsbury town centre.

A man jumped to his death from the roof of a multi-storey car park in Telford Town Centre today.

Our video team was on hand to capture reactions to the huge explosion in Shrewsbury.

Shrewsbury Town’s buoyant players have been urged not to rest on their laurels after bursting to the brink of the League Two automatic promotion spots.

Birmingham’s on-loan keeper Joe Hart admits he is keeping his options open regarding his long-term future.

Skipper Stuart Whitehead has urged AFC Telford United to mark the new year by discovering a much-needed killer instinct.

Wolves midfielder Matt Jarvis atoned for missing an open goal by scoring the winner in a hard-fought 1-0 victory over League One Tranmere at Prenton Park.

A Shropshire man who died after being found near a canal was discovered partially clothed at the foot of a tree, police today revealed.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy was relieved to avoid an upset in their tricky FA Cup third round tie at Tranmere after winning 1-0.

Shropshire darter Ted Hankey began the defence of his BDO world title in ominous form as he cruised into the second round at the Lakeside.

Motoring groups were predicting further travel misery today as millions return to work following the long Christmas break.

About a quarter of voters in Iceland signed a petition against a bill to repay £3.4 billion lost by savers in Britain and the Netherlands when the country’s banking system collapsed.

The babies of 2010 kept coming well into the evening on New Year’s Day as they all rushed to arrive on the first day of the new decade.

A Shropshire community group formed to protect The Wrekin could be on the brink of folding, it emerged today.

David Burrows on the explosion which ripped through the heart of Shrewsbury town centre on Sunday, January 3.

Pictures from Wolves’ 1-0 FA Cup Third Round victory against Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park.

I was at the scene of the gas explosion in Shrewsbury right as it was unfolding.

Roads in the centre of Shrewsbury remain closed today after Sunday’s explosion on Smithfield Road/Bridge Road. Click here for the latest changes.

More pictures from Shropshirestar.com readers of the explosion in Shrewsbury town centre on Sunday, January 3.

Highlights from Shrewsbury Town’s away win over Chesterfield at Saltergate on January 2, 2010.

Journalist Stewart Harbord-Suffield took this video in Shrewsbury moments after the devastating town centre explosion.

A video report and an eyewitness account of the explosion that rocked Shrewsbury town centre this morning.

Eyewitnesses have described the explosion that rocked the centre of Shrewsbury this morning.

Pictures from Shrewsbury after a massive explosion near the Welsh Bridge this morning.

Bargain hunters splashed out millions of pounds on festive presents in Shropshire – with some even failing to take a break by shopping on Christmas Day.