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Crowded House reveal: Nick Seymour shows us how he stays fit on tour and Neil Finn explains the story behind the Intriguer.

Fans around the world are gathering to remember Michael Jackson on the first anniversary of his death.

Richard Ward, Simon Davis and Mark Harris, three friends from the Shropshire village of Berrington, near Shrewsbury, are cycling from London to Paris to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation.

Letter: I recently received a very encouraging letter from All Rivers Hydro Limited, a company in Shrewsbury that I believe has approached the council with regards to leasing land at the Castlefields weir site.

The Glastonbury Festival has its 40th anniversary this year and celebrations will be marked by performances from Muse and Stevie Wonder.

Letter: The escalation of plastic bags arriving through the door, here and presumably all over Britain, is wasting a good deal of oil (plastic), resources and manpower.

MPs from Shropshire and Mid-Wales claimed more than £110,000 in expenses during the last six months of 2009, according to new figures published  by Parliament.

Liam Davies, the wonder-kid of Shropshire boxing, gets his chance to prove he’s the best 14-year-old fighter in Europe next month, writes MIKE LOCKLEY.

Former paratrooper Glynne Medlicott, 87, from Shrewsbury, has received France’s highest military honour.

A Shropshire teenager has been spared an immediate prison sentence after having consensual sex with a girl under the age of 13.

A public consultation on plans for a multi-million pound relief road in north Shropshire is due to be held in September, it was announced today.

A taxi driver has admitted causing the death of a 14-year-old Telford schoolgirl after his vehicle was involved in a motorway collision with a lorry.

A Shropshire mother today called for a school to change its uniform rules amid claims they breach children’s human rights.

MPS CLAIMED more than £10 million in expenses in the final six months of 2009, it was revealed today.

A team of pub experts has been brought in to help save a Shrewsbury hotel which hit financial problems. The Bellstone Hotel, in the town centre, went into administration last month.

Steve Morgan today targeted a new year green light for Wolves’ £40m Molineux rebuild.

AFC Telford United boss Andy Sinton is running the rule over former Buck Martin Naylor.

Boss Graham Turner is keen to bring defender Joe Skarz back to Shrewsbury Town – but is not convinced a deal can be agreed.

All pregnant women should have breath tests to see whether they are smokers or not, the UK’s health watchdog said.

Councillors sitting on Telford & Wrekin Council received just under £650,000 in allowances and expenses in the last 12 months, new figures reveal.

POSTERS ACCUSING Shropshire Council of “bullying” traders in a row over advertising A-boards have appeared in Ludlow.

Supermarket giant Tesco has been forced to scrap its plans for a new superstore in a Powys town.

A man has been found dead at a property in Shrewsbury town centre.

“Bring on the Germans” was the battle cry from England fans today after Fabio Capello’s team scraped through a nail-biting World Cup clash with Slovenia to secure a place in the next round.

PLANS TO axe courts across Shropshire would cost 16 jobs but save the Government more than £430,000, it was revealed today.

Telford Police Division is the only one in West Mercia to have police cadets, a group of 24 young volunteers aged between 16 and 18 who live in the area and give up their free time to work in the community

They have played for 10 hours, notching up 163 games. Their marathon final set alone has already run to 118 games and both players have hit just short of 100 aces each. And yet still nothing can separate John Isner and Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon.

A seven-month-old Shropshire boy has recovered so well from horrific injuries sustained in a dog attack he has already been allowed home from hospital.

Blog: Football or shopping? It was a tricky decision for Tracey O’Sullivan, until she realised she could combine both.

Speed enforcement is to be stepped up in Shropshire after concerns from residents and police over road users exceeding the limit on country roads.