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Manager Paul Simpson today braced his Shrewsbury Town players for a decisive quartet of games he believes will shape their promotion destiny.

Wolves clinched a priceless victory over Tottenham to move out of the Premier League relegation zone.

A ballot of more than 1,000 people could be launched to gauge opinion on plans for a multi-million health village in south Shropshire, which could include fewer beds.

A man in his 20s remained in a critical condition in hospital today after suffering serious head injuries during a fight in Market Drayton town centre.

Montgomeryshire MP Lembit Opik has called on the Government to intervene and save the jobs of 180 workers at a closure-threatened call centre in Mid Wales.

A leading Mid Wales politician was expected to be absent today from one of the most vital education meetings in Powys’s history.

A south Shropshire bridge will be closed for up to four weeks for an estimated £40,000 of repairs.

Up to 70 staff are to be axed from two branches of Ethel Austin in Shropshire after administrators moved in on the national chain, it was revealed today.

Eight people were evacuated from a Telford block of flats after a gas leak today.

The number of patients in Telford & Wrekin being admitted to hospital as a result of alcohol abuse has fallen five per cent, say new figures.

Two women arrested in connection with the murder of a Shrewsbury man have been released on police bail.

The number of people who lost their homes soared to a 14-year high during 2009, figures showed today.

Motorists in Shropshire are being urged to report missile crime by bored youngsters during half-term as new figures show one in four drivers have suffered from objects being deliberately thrown at their vehicle.

A 55-year-old man who pleaded with a judge to be jailed after a failed attempt to rob a Telford shop has been granted his wish.

The final version of a planning blueprint that will help shape the development of Shropshire over the next 15 to 20 years will be published for consultation next week.

The future of Welsh Premier football in Oswestry is again up for debate after it was revealed that The New Saints could move from their base at Park Hall – having applied to ground share with Chester City next season.

Slowly but surely, Shrewsbury Town are warming to their promotion challenge.

It’s a game AFC Telford United will know they should have won – yet they can have no complaints about the final outcome.

Letter: I am beginning to think the whole business of charity needs to be examined.

A quarry worker has come up with new information which could rewrite the history of one of Shropshire’s biggest ever discoveries – the uncovering of the Condover mammoth in 1986.

The sister and brother-in-law of Oswestry father Hugh McFall today spoke for the first time of their shock at his death and at the murders of his wife and daughter.

Shropshire writer Jesse Armstrong is hoping to pick up an Oscar next month. He spoke to Andy Richardson.

A meeting of creditors of Shropshire construction company Frank Galliers, which shut down with the loss of more than 130 jobs, is due to be held next week.

Two women have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 52-year-old Shrewsbury man.

A man in his 20s has paid £580,000 to become the new owner of a ruined historic Shropshire mansion, and says he is planning to restore Pell Wall Hall, just north of Market Drayton, to a private residence.

An episode of BBC1′s Antiques Roadshow featuring a Shropshire tourist attraction is to be broadcast on Sunday.

DJ Tom Campbell has a special edition of the Sound of Shropshire podcast, featuring The Jackdaws, who won the Shropshire Star’s Battle of the Bands.

Shropshire’s two main hospitals are facing a backlog of patients ahead of an April 1 deadline. Also, Telford Tiger Tracks have signed up 60 members for the club’s supporters’ trust.

A blind pensioner was targeted by a group of women in Shrewsbury who slashed her bag and stole a reading aid and an envelope containing £500.

Shropshire’s two main hospitals have just a few weeks to clear a backlog of more that 3,500 patients to meet tough new Government demands.