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The family of a Shropshire great-grandfather knocked unconscious by a gang of youths who attacked him as he walked home from a night out today pleaded “help us find the cowards who did this”.

The lure of Dublin for a few pints of Guinness over St Patrick’s Day meant I missed the home double header against Eastwood and Stalybridge – although by all accounts I didn’t miss much, writes AFC Telford blogger Alex James.

Plans to generate electricity using a restored 14th century Shropshire water mill have been stalled. It has emerged that there have been problems with a grating designed to protect fish.

The lights will be going out in council buildings across Telford to help combat climate change as part of a global initiative to cut back on energy use.

Campaigners have set up camp at a mining site in Telford in protest at plans to mine 900,000 tonnes of coal.

Letter: In my street we average one clothing appeal bag each week. I have no problem with helping out; however I would like to point out to these charitable organisations that asking people to donate on a weekly basis is over the top.

Labour has rushed through a manifesto pledge for tighter regulation and monitoring of MPs after senior figures were filmed allegedly offering services for cash.

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Six-year-old Mackenzie Fox-Byrne is a unique little boy – as the Shropshire youngster has a genetic disorder which is believed to be the only one of its kind in the world.

Shropshire chef Jane Bennett missed out on the chance to cook at a star-studded celebrity banquet when she fell at the final hurdle of a TV challenge.

A Valentine’s ball which was postponed after the death of Shropshire teenager Frankie McFall has been held in her memory.

Singing sensation Katherine Jenkins will perform at this year’s Llangollen International Eisteddfod.

Emergency services today said they were doing “all they can” to tackle violent and criminal behaviour and make Shrewsbury safer at weekends.

A major road into Shrewsbury town centre will be closed one way to traffic – providing motorists with yet another headache.

A controversial “spy car” which has been used to visually map out the UK is causing concern among rural residents, including some in Shropshire, who are claiming it could aid crime and fear it is an invasion of privacy.

Motorists faced delays when a car was severely damaged by fire on a main road into Shrewsbury.

A parish hall near Shrewsbury was expected to be packed with talented musicians, singers, poets and composers today for an annual eisteddfod.

The fire service has been called out more than one hundred times to automatic fire alarms at two Shrewsbury hospitals between April 1 last year and March 11 this year, it was revealed today.

Shoppers will be able to park for free in Shrewsbury town centre for an extra two weeks to help traders recovering from the town blast.

County beauties are being urged to enter themselves to become Miss Shropshire 2010, writes Andrew Morris.

Luckless Shrewsbury Town midfielder Craig Disley will go under the surgeon’s knife next week – but not for his broken ankle.

AFC Telford United were today expected to hand a debut to new signing Matt Blair in their crunch Blue Square North clash at home to Stalybridge Celtic.

Shropshire pool ace Kevin Uzzell is cueing up to do battle for a 100,000 dollars prize fund in Las Vegas, writes JAMES GARRISON.

A strike by British Airways cabin crew has gone ahead after talks between the airline and the Unite union collapsed.

Legal drug mephedrone, which is being linked to the deaths of two teenagers, is prevalent in Shrewsbury, it has been claimed.

Movie expert Carl Jones casts his eye over Jennifer Aniston rom-com The Bounty Hunter, as he reviews the latest releases at the cinema.

A man recovered from the River Severn in Shrewsbury was today identified as being missing teenager Hayden Reynolds-Evans.

AFC Telford have been warned they have no margin for error in the Blue Square North run-in ahead of tomorrow’s play-off crunch with Stalybridge Celtic.

Wolves welcome midfielder Dave Edwards and striker Chris Iwelumo back into their squad for tomorrow’s clash with Aston Villa at Villa Park.

Top scorer Dave Hibbert could yet be fit to spearhead the Shrewsbury Town attack in tomorrow’s crucial League Two trip to Aldershot.