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Letter: We live on Telford Estate, Shrewsbury, and despite telephone calls to Severn Trent regarding poor water pressure the problem has not been solved.

Belle and Sebastian, Noah and the Whale, Corinne Bailey Rae, Joshua Radin and James were amongst the performers for the second day of Latitude Festival yesterday.

A READER writes to complain that his local GP practice is full of doctors from Athens who are all writing novels. Apparently they are Greek author docs.

A £1.2 million project spanning the past decade to restore a historic south Shropshire castle is finally set to come to an end, conservation chiefs have revealed.

A former Shropshire magistrate today warned against Government proposals to close three county courts amid fears they could disrupt the maintenance of law and order.

Tributes have been paid to a “lovely gentlemen” who undertook 30 RAF operations in Germany during World War Two in a military career which spanned more than 40 years.

The cases of Raoul Moat and Peter Sutcliffe have dominated the headlines as podcasters Amy Bould and James Shaw take a look at the events of the past week.

Brit award winners Florence and the Machine brought the first night of Latitude festival to an end in the Obelisk Arena last night.

Boss Graham Turner believes Shrewsbury Town’s pre-season trip to Devon next week will prove a useful exercise – both on and off the pitch.

A 22-year-old Shropshire drink-driver who crashed his car into a house, killing one of his best friends, has been jailed for four years.

Problems with overcrowding on trains in Shropshire which has seen one service being dubbed the “sardine express” looks unlikely to be sorted out before 2015, it was revealed today.

Empty classroom places will cost Shropshire schools more than £3.3 million in lost Government grants over the next two years, Shirehall leaders are being warned.

Thieves stealing manhole covers from roads in and around Oswestry could cause a serious accident or even a death, police warned today.

Children living in deprived areas of Shropshire are more likely to die in road accidents than those in affluent areas, highways bosses said today.

Shopkeepers in Shrewsbury whose trade was decimated by the town’s explosion are still struggling to get enough business – more than six months after the devastating blast.

Four intrepid fundraisers are taking on their own “I’m a Celebrity”  challenge – including gory bushtucker trials to earn food for the camp and preparing their own meals from scratch.

A Shropshire nursing home’s oldest resident has celebrated her 100th birthday topped off with a telegram from the Queen marking the milestone.

With people starting to pack up and head off on their summer holidays, police have issued some top tips to help keep Shropshire houses secure while their owners are away for their annual break.

AFC Telford United are offering trials to former Wolves protégés Kyle Bennett and Matt Bailey.

Apple is to give people who bought its iPhone 4 a free case to address growing complaints about reception problems.

Ben Bentley investigates the growing trend for vanity car registration plates and finds out that not only could many be illegal, some could leave you £1,000 out of pocket.

People living around Lake Vyrnwy who are concerned about their future after the sale of the estate was announced Severn Trent are being urged to attend a public meeting.

Plans have been drawn up aimed at bringing more of Shropshire’s empty homes into use over the next three years and helping some of the thousands of people on housing waiting lists in the county to get a home.

Special zones where alcohol is banned could be introduced in Craven Arms as a response to complaints from townsfolk about problems with anti-social behaviour.

Shrewsbury captain Ed Foster insists the Birmingham League premier division title battle can not yet be classed as a two-horse race.

A £12 million Shropshire complex, housing a DIY superstore and low-cost supermarket and creating 70 jobs, could be open ahead of schedule before Christmas, bosses revealed today.

Three men and a dog had to be rescued from a Shropshire lake by police and firefighters after deciding to jump into the water in the early hours of today.

A 22-year-old north Shropshire man who crashed his car into a house while over the drink-drive limit, killing one of his best friends, has been jailed for four years.

Ian Donaldson takes the Alfa Romeo Giulietta for a test-drive and declares it the best new Alfa for a very long time.

Travellers have descended on a business park in Shrewsbury, setting up camp on land waiting to be developed.