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Letter: I think that the new coalition government is the best thing that has happened in British politics in my life time. Let’s just hope that Dave and Nick have the guts to live up to our (my) expectations.

Film fans could win a chance to ride in the original car from the musical classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang when it plays a starring role in this year’s Shrewsbury Carnival.

Five hundred homes could be built in two Shropshire villages under plans to make the county a key development site in the West Midlands.

A Shropshire solicitor who is also one of the county’s only equine law experts has urged people to take precautions when buying a horse through an advert.

A Shropshire cricket match had to be abandoned after a “fracas” on the pitch over decision. The game between the Oswestry Thirds and Whitchurch Thirds was halted on Saturday.

One of north Shropshire’s key employers wants to double the size of its site in a move which would protect about 700 jobs, it emerged today.

A dangerous riverside footpath which has been closed for seven years will not be fully reopened despite £80,000 being set aside to make the route safe for walkers.

A motorcyclist has died in an accident in Shropshire.

Shropshire struck triple gold today at the world famous Chelsea Flower Show.

Youngsters at a Shropshire school will hold a special assembly to remember a former pupil who was killed in a plane crash a year ago.

A school bus has crashed in Cumbria, killing three people and leaving four fighting for their lives.

A Shropshire pensioner fell out of his hospital bed and died just months after health chiefs vowed to set up a specialist team to help prevent such accidents, it emerged today.

Residents today spoke of their shock at being awoken in the middle of the night to find 60-foot flames billowing from the roof of a Shropshire supermarket.

A protest will be staged tomorrow amid union fears that Shropshire health bosses are planning to hive off services – including the county’s four community hospitals – to an outside business.

As the years have passed and I’ve watched rheumatoid arthritis rage through my body, chewing up joints and spitting them out before moving on to the next, I’ve wondered what would happen when it ran out of limbs to destroy, writes Emma Suddaby.

A reward for information following the death of two rare birds in south Shropshire has been increased after donations from the public, it emerged today.

A Telford shop has been completely destroyed in a fire.

A former Mid Wales vicar has admitted indecent assault and indecency with a child.

Soaring Shropshire have burst through to the latter stages of the Minor Counties Trophy for the first time in seven years.

Fabio Capello is giving serious thought to installing Joe Hart as his No 1 goalkeeper at the World Cup – even though he has just 45 minutes’ worth of international experience behind him.

Goldfish will no longer be given as prizes at a Shropshire May fair after organisers received complaints from people concerned they were being handed out to winners.

A couple had a “miraculous” escape and “cheated death” when their soft-top sports car plunged 270ft down a Mid Wales ravine before landing on its wheels in six feet of water.

Shropshire boxer Mark Lloyd faces Latvian youngster Alex Spitko tonight in what could be a career-defining fight.

Shrewsbury Town have moved a step closer towards appointing their new manager by drawing up a short-list.

QUANGOS, CIVIL service recruitment and perks were today bearing the brunt of the coalition Government’s first wave of £6.2 billion spending cuts.

AFC Telford United were today closing in on appointing a new manager and are aiming to unveil the winning candidate on Wednesday.

Shrewsbury Town will play their home games at the Greenhous Meadow next season, it was announced today.

The “ice cream” weather which has seen Shropshire and rest of the UK enjoy the hottest day of the year is set to give way to cooler conditions, forecasters said today.

Reviewer’s rating *** Andy Richardson is disappointed after encountering poor service and average meals.

Reviewer’s rating **** Cathy Stanworth hears of spooky goings on at pub but talk of ghosts did not spoil her meal.