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People in Much Wenlock have been giving their views on the new London 2012 Olympics logo, called Wenlock after the town where the modern  Games movement began.

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Rush-hour tailbacks built up on the M54 today after a car overturned and left one lane blocked.

It could be a wine bar, a restaurant or possibly a private home with a view over one of the finest streets in England – those are just some of the suggested uses for former council offices in Ludlow.

The mystery of the Wem ghost is back in the headlines after a reader noticed uncanny similarities between the image of the phantom and a girl photographed in the town in 1922. A computer programmer has now put the two images together – and the result is startling.

Shrewsbury Town’s key defender Kelvin Langmead has undergone a close season operation to solve a double hernia problem – with three of his Town team-mates also going under the surgeon’s knife.

The hunt for AFC Telford United’s third manager is drawing to a close – with club officials confident of meeting their initial deadline of Monday.

Bosses at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust knowingly overworked their staff and failed to train them properly, it was claimed at an inquest.

The new logo for the London 2012 Olympics has been unveiled – and he’s called Wenlock after the Shropshire town where the modern Olympics movement began.

It’s as you were for Shropshire’s bowlers as they prepare for the next step of their Crosfield Cup defence.

The landmark case of a Shropshire woman who was convicted of failing to report finding treasure – a silver coin dating from the 1300s which she had owned since childhood – is to be reviewed by magistrates at Ludlow later this month.

Dozens more pubs in Shrewsbury have signed up to the town’s Pubwatch scheme in time for this summer’s World Cup. The scheme has seen drink-related incidents in the town drop.

More than 4,000 letters have been sent out to refund people after a music festival was cancelled.

The race is on as schools across the region step up their efforts in the great Shropshire Star Cash 4 Our Schools campaign.

Four Shropshire brain boxes are set to see if they can become Eggheads today when they appear on the popular BBC quiz show.

Former Shrewsbury Town winger Marc Pugh is set to leave League Two rivals Hereford United.

Thieves have made off with paintings worth almost £500 million from an art gallery in the French capital.

Blog: Wow! The London Olympics is still two years away and Much Wenlock has already struck gold.

Letter: I recently went to the flagship Severn Theatre in Shrewsbury to see the evening performance of Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Letter: I would like to show my appreciation and thanks to the community of Telford.

The safety of elderly patients at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital was put at very high risk because of chronic staff shortages, an inquest was told today.

A passenger boat business offering tourists trips along the River Severn in Ironbridge has been targeted by vandals just weeks after it was launched. It was the latest attack on Ironbridge Scenic River Cruises.

Global footballing star Ossie Ardiles has been sensationally linked with the vacant Shrewsbury Town’s manager’s job.

Former Arsenal and Aston Villa ace Paul Merson was guest speaker at an AFC Telford sportsman’s dinner last night.

Wolves striker Sam Vokes has signed a contract extension to keep him at Molineux until 2013.

A TEENAGER WAS in hospital today after he was stabbed in a brawl involving up to 30 youngsters in Shrewsbury.

A little girl has been left heartbroken after thieves stole an artificial silk rose tree placed in a Ludlow garden in memory of her mother.

Specialist cleaners swung into Oswestry this week to help one of the town’s churches get rid of its pigeon problem.

New Mid Wales MP Glyn Davies was today preparing to go down in history with his Shropshire colleagues as they stepped up to take the oath of allegiance to the Queen at the start of a fresh Parliament.

Shawbury are breathing a sigh of relief after enjoying a West Midlands League premier division reprieve – but they will not be joined by Wellington Amateurs, writes JAMES GARRISON.