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A north Shropshire woman who has spent most of her life trying to trace her father has had an emotional reunion with him after almost 50 years apart.

Proposals to introduce double yellow lines outside Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn in a bid to prevent traffic problems are set to go out to public consultation in the next few months.

A classic whodunit from the 1950s kept audiences guessing last night.

Children as young as 11 should be given lessons on the importance of marriage, according to new Government guidance. It also recommends children as young as seven be taught about sex and domestic violence.

Letter: Perhaps when we next eat a piece of Cadbury chocolate we will recall it was this government that gave up its power to intervene on the grounds of national interest in the case of hostile foreign bids for UK companies.

In response to the article “Anger after girl sent home over piercing”, Shropshire Star January 13, I am also a parent of a pupil who attends Blessed Robert Johnson and I would like to congratulate the school on its stance on standards.

Letter: During the two weeks that we had very bad weather I continually tried to keep the Coney Green area clear for the elderly and more younger members of our community.

In 50 years of fixing holes, Ray Jex, 71, has never seen craters like them.

A young woman has died following a crash between an articulated lorry and a car on a Shropshire road.

Watch Chris Hudson’s video review of AFC Telford’s trip to Southport in the Blue Square North.

Wolves are gearing up for the final week of the transfer window by preparing one last push for Hull winger Stephen Hunt.

Two young tearaway schoolboys pelted houses in part of Telford with eggs and water bombs and threatened residents, leaving many afraid to go out of their homes, a court heard today.

A brave pensioner scared off a man who attempted to snatch her handbag from her car while it was parked outside a Telford supermarket.

Wolves have completed their second signing of the January transfer window with the arrival of French midfielder Adlene Guedioura.

Work on a £1.4 million improvement scheme for one of Shropshire’s busiest road junctions, near to where a teenage cyclist died, will begin in April.

Boss Paul Simpson praised Shrewsbury Town’s “outstanding” fans for playing their part in an impressive 2-1 victory over promotion rivals Dagenham & Redbridge.

One of the victims of the Shrewsbury blast was allowed to return home on “weekend leave” as the injured 19-year-old continues her recovery.

The exploits of a 10-year-old Shropshire lad who interviewed Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Simpson were due to be shown to millions of television viewers today.

Nearly 60 sex crimes against youngsters are being recorded every day across England and Wales, shock new figures revealed today.

Pictures from the Jimmy James memorial service at St Peter’s Catholic Church, Ludlow, on Saturday, January 23.

Shropshire food producers have been given a tasty boost with the launch of Farmhouse Breakfast Week 2010.

Market Drayton Town will get a bye to the semi-finals of the Shropshire Challenge Cup – after Wem Town refused to play tomorrow evening’s last eight tie.

AFC Telford United have sent winger Sean Evans out on loan to former club Stourbridge in a bid to help him rediscover his confidence.

Residents in south Shropshire have been given a major cash boost of more than £50,000 to help kit out a new £2 million leisure centre.

A north Shropshire town hall reception will reopen this week three months after a car ploughed into the building, injuring an elderly couple.

Wolves face a mouth-watering Midlands derby with Aston Villa in the fifth round of the FA Cup – if they can beat Crystal Palace in a replay.

Strewth! Australians were today breathing a sigh of relief after a man born and raised in Shropshire narrowly missed out on being crowned Australian of the Year.

AFC Telford United’s assistant manager Larry Chambers is confident the Bucks’ misfiring strikers will come good, insisting: “We just need a bit of luck.”

A man has been rescued alive from the rubble of a hotel 11 days after the Haitian earthquake.

Another game and another defeat, writes AFC Telford blogger Alex James.