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Home repossession claims have continued to plummet drastically across Shropshire and Mid Wales compared to the start of the recession, new figures have revealed.

Striker Jamie Cureton is facing Wembley heartbreak with Shrewsbury Town – if their campaign ends in a third play-off final in four seasons.

Boss Rob Smith has set AFC Telford United’s sights on three consecutive victories to reignite their claim for a Blue Square North play-off place.

New warning signs and improved road markings are to be installed at a Shropshire level crossing described by transport police as a big “drain on resources”.

Oswestry boxing fans who have always fancied stepping into the ring will soon have the chance – and they will share the bill with a former heavyweight champion.

Off-road bikers and 4×4 drivers who are ripping up Llangollen’s Horseshoe Pass could be hunted down by police helicopter.

A Shropshire woman has demanded something is done to improve the state of a block of public toilets.

Organisers of Ellesmere Carnival have been thrown a lifeline which could save this year’s event, it emerged today.

The customer service given by Oswestry’s traders is among the best in the UK, a new survey has revealed.

A row has broken out between ex-servicemen over a memorial to the Junior Leaders in Oswestry’s Cae Glas Park.

A Shropshire councillor has issued a plea to the Government to call in controversial plans by Tesco to increase the space it can use for non-grocery products at one of its Shrewsbury stores.

“Are there things about policing that you have always wondered about?” asks Chief Superintendent James Tozer.

Shrewsbury Town left Rotherham with a creditable point, but accompanied by concern and frustration in equal measures.

Shropshire has been awarded £4 million to build about 100 affordable homes for sale and rent, Housing Minister John Healey announced today.

Newport hailed a “miracle” victory as they boosted their National League 3 Midlands survival prospects with an emphatic 23-3 win at Peterborough.

Major work to repair a building which was badly damaged by the Shrewsbury explosion is set to start soon.

Boss Rob Smith has backed record scorer Andy Brown to keep banging in the goals for AFC Telford United ahead of tonight’s trip to Northwich Victoria.

The bill for keeping Shropshire’s roads open during the coldest winter for more than 30 years has topped more than £1 million, new figures revealed today.

Shrewsbury Town today got the news they feared – with midfielder Craig Disley ruled out for eight weeks with a broken ankle.

Mark Lloyd last night reignited his boxing career in Birmingham.

A row has erupted between Shropshire Council chiefs and a carnival committee over claims organisers have been charged £500 for the clean-up operation after the event.

A Valentine’s ball postponed after the death of Oswestry teenager Frankie McFall has been re-organised as a charity event in her memory.

Chris Hudson guides us through AFC Telford’s latest Blue Square North victory.

A sculpture has been returned to its rightful place on a Telford traffic island after it was destroyed by a lorry. Also, the true cost of keeping the county’s roads open in the winter.

Drivers are continuing to dice with death by jumping red lights and racing through safety barriers at a railway level crossing in a Shropshire town, transport police revealed today.

Highlights from Shrewsbury Town’s 1-1 away draw to Rotherham at the Don Valley Stadium on Monday, February 22, 2010.

Work on the restoration of a medieval house as part of a £10 million project to transform Shrewsbury’s Music Hall into a museum and heritage centre has begun with bosses today vowing it will be a “magnificent” scheme.

A woman in her 60s was in a critical condition in hospital today after a three-vehicle crash near the south Shropshire border which left a road shut for more than five hours.

Objections to Oswestry’s proposed new supermarket came in at the rate of one a minute during a protest on Saturday, campaigners claimed today.

Up to 180 workers facing redundancy from a closure-threatened call centre in Powys have been given a reprieve until the end of the year, it emerged today.