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People in Shrewsbury have been having their say over whether the town should get an ice rink during the Christmas period. Plus, heavy rain in Telford.

Shropshire are sweating on the fitness of key allrounder Jono Whitney ahead of their key Minor Counties Championship meeting with Cornwall this weekend.

Coach John Psaras is eager for AFC Telford United to put on a show in Saturday’s free for all pre-season friendly at the New Bucks Head, writes CHRIS HUDSON.

Jane Noble Knight saw a classic VW when she visited the Camper Jam at Weston Park  last weekend. It was a case of love at first sight.

Downing Street sought today to play down the refusal of Facebook to take down a webpage set up in tribute to gunman Raoul Moat, despite a call to do so by the Prime Minister.

BP have started preparations for crucial tests at its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well.

Roll up! Roll up! One of the last remaining animal circuses in the country is providing fun and entertainment after arriving in Whitchurch.

NEARLY £500,000 is to be axed from special services within Shropshire’s education budget in a savage bid to cut spending.

Dozens of people packed into a public meeting in a bid to save a Mid Wales high school. Parents in Llanidloes fear pupils will have to travel to Newtown and miss out on activities if the town’s school closes.

Councillors in Mid Wales were today due to meet to discuss plans to shed 800 jobs at Powys County Council.

People in Cleobury Mortimer have reacted with horror after a former factory site was bought by a housing developer – next to an area where more than 100 homes are already due to be built.

The UK is set to be cursed by 40 days of rain after showers were predicted to blight St Swithin’s day today.

Gunman Raoul Moat told social workers he wanted to see a psychiatrist in case he had a “problem”, it has emerged.

New Shrewsbury Town striker Matt Harrold has set his sights on completing a League Two promotion double at the Greenhous Meadow.

The toll on Shrewsbury’s historic Kingsland Bridge, which has remained unchanged for more than 25 years, could double to help fund a major redecoration of the site.

Rogue motorists using north Shropshire’s roads are to be targeted in a major crackdown spanning three counties, it emerged today.

Walkers were soaked and drivers blinded after plumes of water reaching heights of 40ft gushed from a burst main in Telford.

V Festival 2010 is just over a month away. With acts including Kings of Leon, Kasabian and Pet Shop Boys to look forward to at Weston Park on August 21 and 22, join us as we look back at our favourite V Festival photos from the past few years.

Work is under way at Telford’s Malinsgate police station to stop shoppers parking there to avoid town centre charges.

Condover College resident pupils Craig, Robert and Nabeel, are very proud of their new student accommodation in Baschurch – in fact they’re chuffed to bits.

­A Mid Wales car company has fought off competition from 7,500 other firms to be named one of the top 25 in the UK.

A man suffered a broken cheekbone in an assault in Oswestry.

Blog: It has been nearly two year since I last blogged about my experiences as a video journalist and, inevitably, my job has changed very much since then, writes James Shaw.

Blog: Ten years ago, Colin and Lynn Dodd swapped life in Wem, north Shropshire, for life in Valeriano, on the Greek island of Kefalonia.  Here, in the first of a new blog, Mr Dodd writes about their life in a land they have come to love.

Anyone who has been priced out of home ownership and wants to get on to the property ladder is being urged to take advantage of the inaugural First Time Buyer Month, organised by a leading Telford housebuilder this July.

Letter: It’s been said that pubs are closing because of the rip-off prices they charge. Managing a pub, I can tell you we don’t have the luxury of buying any alcoholic products as cheap as supermarket chains do.

Letter: I was quite shocked at the news item regarding moves to increase the noise limits for big name bands to perform in the Quarry.

Letter: The cutbacks have started and the people who run Shropshire Council pick on the young and the over 60s with the scrapping of free swimming, but no talk of in-house cutbacks, they are continuing to subsidise the Secret Hills shuttle buses on Saturdays and Sundays.

Private hire drivers in Telford could be sent to the classroom to learn about the history of the town and its attractions – as the secret weapon in a bid to woo big businesses and tourists, and attract more investment into the borough.

Telford Raiders produced one of their finest Rugby League performances in recent years to see off league leaders Leamington Royals to regain the top spot in the Midlands Regional Conference.