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Compromise, it is claimed, is the secret to a happy marriage, writes Tracey O’Sullivan. Well compromise in our house goes something like this – hubbie put up with Britain’s Got Talent, so now I have to stomach a month of the World Cup.

Up to 30 jobs could be axed at a Shropshire aeronautical factory, it has been revealed.

Letter: When the Unitary Authority was proposed, many warned of what would happen. More bosses, more managers, more empire building and more remote aloofness of self important councillors.

Rhea Alton, husband Simon, dog Norman and friends Tom and Vickie Warren, all from Shrewsbury, have embarked on a mission to enjoy a ‘holiday on a shoestring’ around the UK in a motorhome. Rhea updates us on their trip at the end of day six.

Motorists faced hours of severe tailbacks on Shropshire’s road network today after a lorry carrying a cargo of hay caught fire at a roundabout.

Every football fan has their own “World Cup moment”. A timeless photo frame which transports them back to a classic match from the past. Carl Jones shares his “World Cup moment”.

Two businesses on a Mid Wales industrial estate claim they could be forced to move or close because of a “rotten” smell from a food waste recycling site.

The fans and players are all in place. Fireworks and Fergie did their thing. The World Cup in South Africa starts imminently.

The first game of the World Cup in South Africa kicks off at three o’clock this afternoon.

David Cameron has passed on a message of support from England manager Fabio Capello to British troops in Afghanistan.

Watch a video review of the 2010 Shropshire Business Awards held at Telford International Centre.

A £40,000 scheme to repair a Shropshire bridge should be complete by the end of the month, bosses said today – nearly six months after it began.

Moves to introduce alcohol control zones in Oswestry’s crime troublespots have been backed by town councillors.

Shropshire Council is to lose more than £2.1 million of its targeted Whitehall funding, it was announced today.

A Hollywood-style sign has been vandalised just three days after it was put up on a mount in Dawley.

Shrewsbury Town will finally bring an extensive six-week search for a new manager to an end tomorrow – with fans hoping it will be former Gay Meadow legend Graham Turner.

A gunman threatened terrified women cashiers at a Shropshire petrol station by demanding cash, but fleeing empty handed.

Player of the year Liam Blakeman has left AFC Telford United – accepting an offer to join former club Southport in the Blue Square Premier instead.

Shrewsbury will have more than one foot in the door at this year’s World Cup after a town designer came up with the slogan for the boots that will be worn by England striker Wayne Rooney.

World Cup winning legend Gordon Banks has tipped Shropshire’s Joe Hart to be England’s No 1 – but not yet.

Police officers who arrested a Shropshire man moments before he collapsed and died took “appropriate action” when they detained him, police watchdog chiefs have revealed.

Mick McCarthy admits the £40m Molineux re-build has ramped up the pressure on keeping Wolves in the Premier League.

A terrified motorist was subjected to a barrage of abuse and had his wing mirror smashed in a road-rage attack, near Shrewsbury.

Watch a video review of the Severn Hospice Midnight Walk, which took place last weekend.

Next season’s Shropshire Senior Cup final between Shrewsbury Town and AFC Telford United will be contested in the middle of the campaign for the second successive year.

Oswestry Cricket Club says it will appeal against the length of a ban given to one of its players who was involved in a fracas which led to a match being abandoned.

There’s no place to hide as the World Cup tournament kicks off a month of top-notch football so a host of Shropshire businesses, shops and cinemas are proving it’s better to get off the bench and get in on the act.

A mother-of-four has proved she is on the ball by winning the £2,000 top prize in the Shropshire Star’s fantasy football competition.

A Shrewsbury Town football star teamed up with police to urge fans to show the red card to domestic violence.

The Shropshire owner of dancing border collie Chandi today said she could not wait to take her amazing dog on the road for the Britain’s Got Talent tour.