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A key recommendation from a fellow coach and an impressive try-out has delivered a bonus import to Telford Tigers – former player Tomas Janak.

A decision on the future of a £27m hospital project in south Shropshire has been delayed, it emerged today.

The New Saints stayed in touching distance for next week’s crucial Champions League return after losing by the narrowest of margins in Dublin last night.

Stringent limits on pavement advertising in two Shropshire market towns have been relaxed by council chiefs – as long as businesses provide public liability insurance of up to £5 million.

Telford has lost its crown as the UK’s most car-friendly town, it was revealed today.

A temporary ice rink could be installed in Shrewsbury’s Square over winter, it was claimed today.

Comedians Gina Yashere, Russell Kane, Jenny Eclair and Joe Pasquale; speakers David Lloyd and Tony Benn and entertainer Julian Clary are among the stars planning performances at a Shropshire arts venue.

Shrewsbury Town have moved to strengthen their firepower – sealing a deal for former Wycombe Wanderers striker Matt Harrold.

New AFC Telford United first team coach John Psaras hopes his Walsall connections can pay dividends for his new club.

Shropshire cricket club Quatt were today dealt another blow in their bid for a fairytale trip to Lord’s – with cup opponents Northop rejecting a request to move their troublesome last 16 tie, writes CHRIS HUDSON.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has confirmed Austrina striker Stefan Maierhofer will leave the club after only one season.

Ouch! The pain is going to be felt across Shropshire, writes Dave Morris.

Manager Mike Davies insists The New Saints still have everything to play for as they attempt to retrieve their Champions League dreams next week.

Budgets are to be slashed by almost £60 million by Shropshire Council over the next three years, it was announced today.

Up to 800 jobs will go at Powys County Council over the next four years in moves to cut costs, it was revealed today.

Masked robbers stole £15,000 from a Shropshire DIY store after forcing two women members of staff to hand over the cash in a night-time raid.

A £1 million haul of illegal drugs was discovered in a delivery bound for a Shropshire meat company.

A Shropshire superstore could spark a price war in the county after slashing its fuel prices today.

The rusting Severn Valley Railway link between Bridgnorth and Ironbridge could be resurrected as part of multi-million pound plans to regenerate Shropshire’s World Heritage Site, it was revealed today.

An axed bus service which provides a link between rural north Shropshire villages was partly restored today as a community bus scheme launched a replacement route.

Our second Careers blogger, Dawn Pearce, tells of troubles with the job centre and how demeaning it is to be asked whether you can spell your own name.

Hundreds of women raised tens of thousands of pounds for a Shropshire hospice by stepping out for a late-night stroll.

The only young offenders institution in Shropshire is “a violent and dangerous place” where inmates gain few of the skills needed to stay out of trouble in later life, prison reform campaigners warned today.

There is not a “snowball in hell’s chance” of money being found to build a £100 million North West Relief Road for Shrewsbury, a council group has been told.

More affordable housing must be built in Shropshire’s villages or else they will “die”, the leader of a campaign group warned today.

Two bulls had to be separated by stewards at Newport Show when their tempers began to fray in the warm sun.

Letter: Any road collision resulting in injury or death is a tragedy, so I extend my condolences to the families of those cyclists injured and killed on Shropshire roads this week.

Angry residents in Cleobury Mortimer are setting up an action group amid claims developers doing demolition work on a site are coating homes, cars and gardens in dust.

A Shropshire young offenders institution is failing to meet the needs of young inmates, it has been revealed, in a damning report released today.

Telford Titans coach Dave Fielder has vowed to “bring through the Telford lads” after making four more signings ahead of the ENL 1 season.