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Blog: It’s not that long ago that being pregnant was the one time in a woman’s life when she could finally let her guard down in terms of diet.

Wolves were reminded there is still work to do as they lost their 100 per cent pre-season record at Reading.

Boss Andy Sinton is planning a cull of AFC Telford United trialists as the new Blue Square Bet North season draws nearer.

Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner is hopeful of adding up to four new faces to his squad before the end of this week.

Manager Mike Davies had mixed emotions after seeing The New Saints downed by Belgian giants Anderlecht on another big night of European football.

Telford Tigers player-coach Tom Watkins has confirmed his final non-Brit for the season ahead – top Canadian defenceman Chris Allen, who joins on a two-year contract.

A police crime unit swooped on a Shrewsbury house to carry out a search of the property as part of a major investigation.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today admitted his pursuit of Chelsea’s Michael Mancienne remains deadlocked.

An elderly driver had a “miraculous” escape after the car he was driving left a road on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border, rolled down an embankment and ended up on its roof after it was in collision with another vehicle.

ABOUT ONE in 10 children starting at primary schools in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin are obese, new figures revealed today.

The renewal letter for your car insurance is one of the worst things that can land in your letterbox. Even worse is if you’re taking it out for the first time.

A Mid Wales family is to be paid £2,000 by Powys County Council after an Ombudsman’s report into their complaint about care payments.

A Shropshire golf course designed by the lead guitarist of Judas Priest is to be officially unveiled to the public in the autumn.

Letter: I would like to thank all the Shropshire Star readers for their support during the recent Star Idea competition to find Shropshire’s best business idea.

A Shropshire animal rescue centre has been inundated with record numbers of cats needing new homes, bosses said today.

After my most recent blog and the rather hurtful comments – this week I have decided to pull myself together and take positive steps back into the world of work writes Dawn Pearce.

Bradley Cooper, Liam Neeson, Rampage Jackson, Sharlto Copley and Jessica Biel at the UK premiere of The A-Team.

The Election watchdog has called for changes to the current voting system following a number of complaints after May’s General Election.

The New Saints FC saw their European dreams suffer a blow last night as they suffered a 3-1 loss at home to Anderlecht in their Champions League third qualifying tie.

Letter: There are many people who, in my experience, are unable to find alternative employment as they are considered too old. If only there was a website for “over 50′s” jobseekers.

Motorists face a summer of misery in Shrewsbury – with about 30 different sets of roadworks planned between now and the end of August.

Shropshire’s leading snooker professional Adrian Gunnell has paid the ultimate tribute to Alex Higgins declaring: “We all owe our careers to him.”

When a Shrewsbury family released tagged balloons to mark a christening they never imagined how far they would travel or that one of them would float for 1,081 miles before coming down in a forest in Sweden.

Shropshire village cricket club Quatt may forfeit a potential title-deciding league game in order to keep their Lord’s dream on course.

A rural part of Shropshire is to receive at least £1 million in lottery funding over the next 15 years.

Thousands of people who joined a Facebook page backing a Hollywood-style sign in Telford are to have their say on its future.

A masterplan to transform Shrewsbury town centre, including plans to entice more big High Street names, is being drawn up to help boost trade and attract shoppers.

Government plans to hold a referendum on a new electoral system on the same day as local elections should be dropped, a Shropshire MP has said.

Cows at Harper Adams University College have been tested for methane – by strapping special bottles to their backs. Also, a Telford firm has launched the first official Olympic mascot toy.

The New Saints are laughing all the way to the bank – but manager Mike Davies insists his side must keep their focus on footballing matters ahead of tonight’s big Champions League clash with Anderlecht.