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Nearly 8,000 working days were lost at Telford & Wrekin Council in a 12-month period due to stress, a report revealed today.

A Shropshire golf club with three nine-hole courses is for sale with a price tag of £2.6 million.

Tomorrow’s big summer concert at Shrewsbury’s Quarry featuring 80s stars Tony Hadley and Rick Astley has been extended so fans can hear even more of their favourite hits.

Letter: I had no idea that bankers had a sense of humour. Outside the NatWest branch in Llanidloes a notice has been put up to say that Natwest is there to help.

Shropshire husbands looking to earn a few brownie points were today advised to forget the flowers and get ironing instead. And our columnists seem to agree.

A former Shrewsbury Town footballing star has become the talk of the playground after he took up a year-long teacher training programme at two Shropshire schools.

Restoration work has begun on the clock above Ludlow’s Buttercross – and town councillor Mitch Mitchell believes it is much needed.

Police have led a man in handcuffs to the last known hiding place of suspected gunman Raoul Moat.

The Government is set to press ahead with a switchover to digital radio.

There is no doubt that liaising with the press can be a vital part of a criminal investigation and it’s pleasing that, on the whole here in Telford & Wrekin, West Mercia Police enjoys a good relationship with the local media, writes Telford Police’s Divisional PR manager Chris Ammonds.

Campaigners in Shropshire have backed a Private Members’ Bill which has been introduced in Parliament to create a 500m “buffer zone” between opencast mining developments and people’s homes.

Shropshire table tennis ace Damien Nicholls has become a national champion – for a record fourth consecutive year.

Divorce can be complicated enough, but when children are involved the potential for disputes rises alarmingly, writes Tracey O’Sullivan

A landmark case against a Shropshire woman who was set to face prosecutors for a second time after failing to report finding treasure – an ancient silver coin she had owned since childhood – has been discontinued.

Daniel Croft will be back patrolling the Telford blue line in September, as the former captain returns to the ice with the Tigers after a year out.

An assortment of religious artefacts were stolen from a village’s parish church in Mid Wales by a 23-year-old Welshpool man, a court has been told.

Whitchurch will have to bide its time to improve facilities at its train station, it was revealed today.

New Zealand ace Lou Vincent has vowed the international cricket stars will mean business when they descend on Wrekin College to take on Shropshire tomorrow.

A late flurry of wickets for spinner Elliot Green on debut was not enough to stop Shropshire slumping to a disappointing defeat in their Minor Counties clash at Oxfordshire.

Ben Bentley and family try a Haven holiday at Devon Park

Three people appeared in court this afternoon accused of the murder of Shropshire father-of-three Stephen Round.

Two cyclists have died in separate crashes on Shropshire roads. Also, Ludlow’s skyline is set for a new look…

TWO CYCLISTS have died and another suffered horrific injuries in three accidents in Shropshire.

Arriva today announced plans to close two bus depots in Shropshire and create a super depot in Telford.

An investigation into an alleged sexual assault of a 22-year-old woman in Shrewsbury has been dropped after police chiefs today said they were sure no crime had been committed.

THREE GCSE students were excluded from a south Shropshire school for three days and sent for drug education after they were spotted ‘sniffing a white powder’ during their lunch break, it has emerged.

Campaigners against plans for a new store in Oswestry have won national recognition for their battle. Author Bill Bryson is president of the Campaign to Protect Rural England.

North Shropshire councillors have called a public meeting to discuss controversial plans to introduce parking fees.

More than 50 potential buyers made the most of an open day at a Shropshire company’s new development of six luxury eco-friendly homes.

Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner has swooped for his second summer signing snapping up Watford left-back Matt Sadler on a six-month loan deal.