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A rare type of wall painting dating from Tudor times has been discovered in Shropshire home after lying hidden for more than 100 years.

Telford Tigers fans have launched a supporters trust to run the club – watch our exclusive interview with Andy Phillips and Mike Dixon, who have been the driving force behind the plans.

A Shropshire school shut today sending its 1,300 pupils home after a burst water pipe saw the main supply cut off.

Boss Rob Smith has warned AFC Telford United’s young defence that they must “grow up quickly” ahead of Saturday’s tough-looking trip to Droylsden.

Paul Simpson is in line to claim his first manager of the month award as Shrewsbury Town boss.

DJ Tom Campbell has music from Hill Valley High, as well as exclusive acoustic treats, on this week’s Sound of Shropshire podcast. Download it for free, now.

Helium balloons will be released at the funeral of a Shropshire teenager who was killed in a road smash.

A protest group is meeting tonight in a bid to halt a visit to Shropshire by controversial boxer Mike Tyson.

This is what Sir Thomas Legg’s report had to say about our region’s MPs.

MPs today faced a fresh attack over their expenses after it was revealed half of the House of Commons had been ordered to repay more than £1.3 million in claims that should never have been made.

A north Shropshire village which has been without a  shop for 18 months could have a new one by May, ending a six-mile trek for supplies.

Shropshire’s Meals on Wheels service should be spared from a £200,000 cut until its impact on people who use the service has been investigated.

Heritage chiefs in Shropshire were jubilant today after the largest known 16th century painting of its kind was discovered at a house in the county.

Big Brother presenter Davina McCall and Little Britain star David Walliams will be in Shropshire as part of a charity bike ride to pedal the length of Britain.

The National Assembly for Wales’s Enterprise and Learning Committee is beginning an inquiry into the use of EU Structural Funds in Wales and wants to hear from people who have experience or knowledge of the funds.

Reviewer’s rating: **** CATHY STANWORTH has a memorable evening that left her smiling – and feeling slightly smug.

Letters are being sent out to more than 2,000 parents and guardians in Telford by health chiefs offering them the opportunity to vaccinate their children against swine flu this month.

Toyota was working to recall more than 180,000 cars in the UK today as the crisis over defective accelerator pedals rocked the company. The firm is writing to owners to arrange repairs.

A Shropshire relationship charity carried out a record 5,000 consultations involving young people last year, it said today.

Residents of one of the “jewels” in Shropshire’s crown were celebrating today after planners called time on developers building a house in their town.

Letter: I was absolutely astounded to hear that Dogs Trust is spending £5 million on the dog home at Roden.

Letter: The Charlton Arms Hotel in Wellington is an historic coaching inn in the centre of the town, but it is presently closed and has been neglected for years.

I was shocked at British Gas last week when they sent me a letter informing me that they had made a mistake with the gas bill.

A Shropshire private hire driver has been told his car is “not a suitable location” for a charity box collecting cash to help Britain’s wounded soldiers.

The body of a man believed to be missing Shropshire pensioner Ted Corbett has been dragged from the River Severn after being spotted by a passer-by.

Mick McCarthy says he will sort out the problems highlighted by Wolves’ dismal FA Cup exit at Crystal Palace.

Shrewsbury Town welcome Graham Coughlan back for this weekend’s trip to Macclesfield – with the skipper setting a minimum promotion target of 74 points.

Highways bosses in the county are mulling over an unusual problem – how to move a 40-tonne crane, which is stuck upside down, in a field in south Shropshire.

Residents living in three Shrewsbury streets were left stunned when credit card bills and letters arrived through their letterboxes – nearly 20 years late.

A BBC anchorman whose show is watched by seven million people went up, up and away over the Shropshire Hills when he took a flying lesson.