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Welshpool High School is the most underfunded in the county of Powys, despite being one of the biggest, angry town councillors have claimed today.

Telford Shopping Centre was evacuated today leaving shoppers outside after alarms were triggered – but it turned out to be a fire drill.

Montgomeryshire’s new MP has taken to the floor of the House of Commons to deliver his maiden speech just weeks after being released from hospital for heart problems.

Shropshire village cricket club Quatt will forfeit this weekend’s Marston’s Shropshire Premier League clash with leaders Madeley.

A group of Tenbury schoolchildren has narrowly escaped injury after the coach they were travelling in was pelted with half bricks and stones, police said today.

WORKERS WILL no longer be forced to retire at 65 from next year under plans unveiled by the Government today.

Blog: It’s hard to know quite what to think of our new Government’s radical plans to shake up the NHS, isn’t it?

Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner gives his views on the side after the 0-0 draw to Coventry on Tuesday, July 27.

Police have found the bodies of eight babies in a village in northern France. Their parents are under arrest.

Cheryl Cole has stepped out in public for the first time since she was struck down with malaria.

Motorists who ignored flashing warning lights and alarms and drove across a notorious level crossing in north Shropshire have been fined and had penalty points put on their licences.

A Shropshire woman hit by a £70 parking fine despite parking off the street has vowed to fight her corner – and has taken her case to her MP.

Shoppers visiting Oswestry’s market are getting better value for their fruit and vegetables than at supermarkets, a survey has found.

Letter: Thanks to whoever thought it fine to trespass on private property and steal my bike in Underdale on June 13, despite the bike being locked.

The crunch meeting to decide where Oswestry’s new multi-million pound supermarket will be built will be held today.

Tourists struggling to find their way around Oswestry could see fading and outdated signs given a £10,000 upgrade.

No goals – but plenty of food for thought for both managers after a hard-fought pre-season friendly.

Fears over the future of agricultural tenants on the Lake Vyrnwy estate have been raised by farming officials in Powys.

A missed penalty cost Shrewsbury Town the chance of claiming the Championship scalp of Coventry City.

Anderlecht coach Ariel Jacobs believes his side made life more difficult for themselves than it should have been – but praised the spirit of The New Saints.

Shropshire have been given the green light to field key allrounder Joe Leach in the final of the Minor Counties Trophy, writes JAMES GARRISON.

The hike in VAT announced in the Budget is unlikely to speed up any recent improvement we have seen in the UK housing market.

Three people, including a 16-year-old youth, were arrested by police carrying out drug warrants at two homes in Shrewsbury today.

A new legal protocol designed to encourage more communication between mortgage lenders and borrowers falling behind with their repayments has succeeded in cutting the number of homes being repossessed in Shropshire, according to a leading residential property litigation lawyer.

A pioneering food waste collection service across south Shropshire could be scrapped as part of budget cuts by Shropshire Council, it has emerged.

Video journalist James Shaw got a shock when he saw – and filmed – an unidentified flying object over Shrewsbury last night. Also, a 73-year-old man had a lucky escape when his car rolled down a bank on the A41.

An airliner crashed in Pakistan on its approach to an airport today killing all 152 on board. The Airblue Airbus flew into the hills surrounding the capital Islamabad in poor weather.

A donkey rescued after it was sent on a horrific parascending ride in a sick stunt in Russia could be rehomed in Shropshire, it was revealed today.

Controversial plans for a multi-million pound marina on the canal in north Shropshire have been turned down by council chiefs following a petition from more than 200 objectors.

Bosses at Goldenbear in Telford are celebrating after they scooped a contract to supply official Olympic toys.