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Business leaders in a north Shropshire town say it is a “disgrace” that signs put up to advertise a local event were taken down by Shropshire Council.

A friend who was at a nightclub with Shropshire father-of-two Darren Griffiths on the day he died told a court that door staff assured him the situation was “under control”.

Supporters of a community hospital near the south Shropshire border are just £30,000 short of reaching their contribution towards a £1.4 million refurbishment project.

Are we so spineless as a population that in these enlightened times, we participate in this toxic environment that we refer to as democracy?

Fourteen people have been injured, three seriously, after a car ploughed into market stalls in Bridgnorth this afternoon.

Pictures from the scene of the crash at Bridgnorth market today in which at least 14 people were injured.

People in Bridgnorth give their accounts of today’s crash near the market hall.

Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Simpson has urged his side to be more clinical in front of goal to resurrect their fast fading League Two play-off dream.

All but a few flights in and out of the UK will remain grounded until 1am tomorrow, in the wake of the Icelandic volcano eruption, it was announced today.

Larry Chambers today rallied promotion flops AFC Telford United to finish the season on a high, declaring: “We owe the fans a performance.”

Former Shropshire Lib Dem election candidate David Murray, who is facing a complaint of sexual abuse, today claimed he was innocent.

Wolves striker Kevin Doyle is hoping Fulham will be distracted by the possibility of reaching a European final when the two sides clash at Craven Cottage tomorrow.

Two snooker stars have been referred to prosecutors over betting patterns during a UK Championship match in Telford.

A huge £3 million scheme to replace Oswestry’s ageing water mains and sewers will bring traffic chaos to the town and impact upon its programme of summer entertainment, councillors fear.

Watch our video highlights package of Telford Titans’ final game in the ENL 1 play-offs against Coventry Blaze.

A Shropshire police officer who took his own life had been suspended, an inquest heard.

Fascinating colour footage of one of Telford’s “lost villages” filmed shortly before the close-knit community was wiped off the map forever has been showcased to the public for the first time ever.

Westminster Correspondent John Hipwood gives his verdict on the first ever television debate between the party leaders

Shropshire’s leading rugby club have parted ways with their head coach – just days after securing their National League future.

With the title tantalisingly in their sight, The New Saints will be banking on their impregnable home form taking them a step closer to their goal in tomorrow’s clash with Haverfordwest at Park Hall.

Shropshire and Mid Wales canal enthusiasts are calling on election candidates to safeguard waterway funding following cash cuts.

No blood on the studio floor, no one dead, but a young man came alive. Nick Clegg introduced himself to the nation, and he probably surprised a few people in the nation’s living rooms last night.

With the award-winning television series The Office and Extras, the creative partnership of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant re-sharpened the cutting edge of British comedy.

Love in a time of war is an impossible dream and the casualties are high in Dear John, a timely romance adapted from the bestseller by Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook).

The British National Party’s General Election campaign got off to a violent start as an anti-fascist protester was arrested for trying to attack its candidates.

DJ Tom Campbell brings the finest local music to the airwaves in his weekly podcast series.

CUSTOMERS AT a nightclub where a Shropshire father of two died after being restrained by door staff protested about the prolonged beating he was given, a court heard today.

Airline passengers faced massive disruption today as ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland led to the cancellation of all flights in the UK from midday to 7am on Friday.

A pet cat had a miraculous escape after being flung from a moving car in a Shropshire village.

A former boss of Shrewsbury’s West Mid Show has received a settlement from his former employers after being made redundant when the organising society went into financial meltdown.