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New mums can get on track to post-pregnancy fitness by exercising while pushing their babies around in “Buggyfit” classes being launched by a Shropshire fitness instructor.

A long-awaited primary care centre in a Shropshire town will not open until next year, health chiefs have warned.

Alistair Darling, Vince Cable and George Osborne have traded blows in the first ever “Chancellors debate”.

It would be the most remarkable of efforts but AFC Telford United could still yet make the Blue Square North play offs, writes Telford blogger Alex James.

Police custody cells in Shropshire have come under fire following an inspection.

Letter: Isn’t it about time Shrewsbury had a rest from roadworks? Every trader I speak to is suffering from a loss of trade. Our guests are complaining that they can’t find their way round the town.

A campaign has been launched today to take the 2012 Games out of London and right into the heart of communities all over the UK including Shropshire and Mid Wales.

Humiliation has been an unwelcome bedfellow for Shrewsbury Town on more than one occasion this season.

How often can you see your side win 4-0 and still come away thinking the scoreline does not do them justice?

A 25-year-old man today appeared in court and denied the murder of a Shrewsbury man at a flat in the town.

Defensive partners Paul McMullen and Marc Stallard switched from stopping to scoring as Market Drayton Town’s revival party rolled on in this thoroughly entertaining clash at Greenfields.

Five people from Shropshire have appeared in court in connection with a child sex ring allegedly involving nine teenage girls.

Pothole-busters have filled in more than 10,000 craters in Telford’s weather-beaten roads – in just eight weeks.

Wanted Shropshire man James “Jimmy” Stevens was back behind bars today after being arrested by police in Wales.

Under-fire boss Paul Simpson has hit out at the “diabolical” reaction of sections of Shrewsbury Town’s supporteres as the club’s worst run of the season continues.

Striker Damian Reeves has swapped a play-off push with AFC Telford United to join UniBond League title contenders Bradford Park Avenue.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy was delighted to see his side claim a point after their goalless clash with Everton.

Mascots from nearly 40 football clubs – and one ice hockey club – gathered at Shrewsbury Town’s Prostar Stadium for the Battle of the Mascots. Also, over 3,000 bikes rode for charity in Shropshire yesterday.

People living on the Shropshire/Welsh border caught up in a healthcare lottery were urged today to raise their problems with health trust bosses.

A woman was pushed to the ground by an attacker who then stood on her face as she walked alone beside a Shropshire church.

The arrival of British Summer Time has brought wet and windy weather – with snow already falling in some parts of the country.

Firefighters battled two house fires after they broke out in Shropshire, with a pensioner rushed to hospital after being overcome by smoke in one of the blazes.

Shropshire Star film critic Carl Jones reviews Sandra Bullock in the Blind Side. Is it worth the Oscar?

Thousands of motorcyclists – many decked out in fancy dress – travelled down Shropshire’s M54 in a spectacular convoy as they raised cash for the county’s war heroes.

Colourful mascots took time out from cheering on their teams to take to the pitch themselves and battle it out in a charity match at Shrewsbury Town’s Prostar Stadium.

Highlights from AFC Telford United’s 4-0 dismantling of Hyde on Saturday, March 29.

You know things are bad when the Football League’s ‘worst’ side do the double over you, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

Letter: We need a new rail network with higher capacity. Double width, double height, the jumbo jets of the rail network, capable of carrying containers side by side and stacked two up the length and breadth of the country along with perhaps thousands of passengers at a time.

Fears have been raised that a former garage site in Market Drayton earmarked for a major housing development could be contaminated.