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A Shropshire council is to fork out thousands of pounds on a detailed study of land earmarked as a graveyard, which is prone to flooding.

Attempts to reverse a decision to scrap community skips in north and south Shropshire have failed, it emerged today.

Furious councillors and horticultural society chiefs have called for a site visit with bosses behind a £1 million cycling scheme in Shrewsbury amid fears that one new section is an “accident waiting to happen”.

Two people were trapped in their vehicles after a three-car smash which closed one side of Shropshire’s M54 today.

Out-of-contract defender Shane Cansdell-Sherriff today declared his desire to extend his stay at Shrewsbury Town.

AFC Telford United boss Rob Smith has been slapped with an FA misconduct charge following a heated run-in with the referee after the Easter clash at Ilkeston.

The TaxPayers’ Alliance “debt clock” was visiting Ludlow and Bridgnorth today as part of its 1,300-mile tour of Britain.

Controversial plans to transfer jobs from RAF Cosford to Wales would be reviewed if the Conservative Party came to power, it was claimed today.

The Green Party launched its manifesto today hoping to capitalise on voter dissatisfaction with the main political parties and win its first parliamentary seat. It is fielding over 300 candidates across the country

At long last the first one is upon us – the first of the televised leaders debates will be broadcast on ITV this evening from the Coronation Street studios in Manchester, writes John Hipwood.

Promises to prevent cuts at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital and safeguard jobs at RAF Cosford met with unanimous approval when Tory prospective parliamentary candidate Mark Pritchard took to the streets.

A life-long dream of becoming a veterinary surgeon could be in tatters for a Shropshire animal lover who is facing massive student fees of almost £100,000 in order to fulfil her ambition.

A volcano erupts in Iceland, the sinister cloud drifts our way and within hours, every airport in the land is either closed or in chaos.

Concert promoters have reported slow ticket sales ahead of a music festival in Shrewsbury.

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 6pm.

Letter: On a visit to NY we watched the impressive St Patrick’s Day parade along Fifth Avenue.

David Cameron, Gordon Brown, and Nick Clegg are preparing for the first TV debate that could change the course of the General Election.

Review: Fans of musicals and comedy should get themselves to Theatre Severn in the next few days for the fantastic A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

As Friday’s Mephedrone ban draws closer retailers have been urged by council officials to give up supplies of the drug.

Letter: I would like to take his opportunity to say a huge thank you to all the people who helped our family through a very tough time due to the illness of my father who sadly passed away recently.

Ruling councillors in Telford & Wrekin have given the thumbs up to one of the authority’s biggest ever transport investment programmes which will see £14 million spent on the area’s roads.

Shrewsbury Town have had their fair share of regrets this season.

A plaque to acknowledge Shrewsbury residents who lost their lives in the Second World War could be erected in the town.

A report on housing needs in Telford has called for a new wave of council homes to be built in the borough to meet demand.

The jury at the trial of a Shropshire doorman accused of the manslaughter of a county father-of-two was today discharged.

Aston Villa-supporting violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy returns to Birmingham in November for an evening of Vivaldi.

The Red Arrows have pulled out of Shropshire’s RAF Cosford Air Show in June.

Dozens of flowers which floral judges from In Bloom see when they visit Shrewsbury could be removed from one of the main routes into the town to make way for a cycle path.

A Shropshire postal worker has quit after an investigation revealed 5,000 letters, statements and cards had not been delivered in the last 10 months, Royal Mail bosses said today.

A teenager was sexually assaulted in an early morning attack after she was picked up as she walked along a Telford street, detectives revealed today.