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Plans to curb binge drinking by calling time on 24-hour pub licensing hours have been drawn up by Home Secretary Theresa May.

This is the Facebook group encouraging youngsters to go swimming in disused quarries in an area of Shropshire.

A Shropshire firm, which is part of Britain’s biggest independent car auction group, is going from strength to strength following a major refurbishment of its offices and acquiring extra land.

A huge search of the River Severn was launched in Shrewsbury after reports that a person’s feet were seen sticking out of an upturned canoe floating on the water.

A controversial speed camera in Telford has been attacked by arsonists.

Parking charges will be introduced in Ellesmere despite angry residents claiming it would become a ghost town, a meeting heard. More than 60 residents spoke out over proposals to implement the controversial charges at a public meeting last night.

Planning officials today made their long-awaited recommendations for Oswestry’s multi-million pound supermarket.

Dutchman Benjamin van den Broek looks set to miss out on Shrewsbury’s second leg of their Joma South West Challenge Cup programme tonight.

Wolves are still hopeful of landing Michael Mancienne, despite ongoing talks to snaffle Guirane N’Daw on loan.

Paul McCartney once described Victor Spinetti as “the man who makes clouds disappear”.

After their famous Champions League triumph, the New Saints have quickly got back to work for next week’s mouth-watering clash with Belgian giants Anderlecht.

Watch the main highlights from AFC Telford’s clash with Hereford United in a pre-season friendly. Presented, as ever, by Chris Hudson. Thanks to Mel Jones at Brooklands Video for the footage.

Chairman Lee Carter is urging fans to turn out in force when AFC Telford United make their debut in the Supporters Direct Cup.

North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson warned today safety campaigners would have to be “realistic” on how quickly money can be found for improvements to the A5 road.

Shropshire’s town and parish councils could help to soften the blow of millions of pounds of funding cuts which are due to impact on the county soon, the Shirehall cabinet was told.

Twenty jobs will be created at Shrewsbury’s first boutique hotel after the £400,000 scheme was given the go ahead by planners, bosses said today.

A Shropshire inventor who turned down two offers worth £200,000 on hit TV show Dragon’s Den today said business was booming after enduring a turbulent two years.

Civic leaders have called for a centralised sixth form to be built in Welshpool under plans to modernise secondary education in the county.

A Telford speed camera – the first to be erected in Shropshire – has been set on fire by arsonists for the fourth time since it was installed.

Serious cutbacks need to be made to Powys County Council’s staff pension scheme and councillor’s expenses before bosses axe any more frontline services, civic leaders have warned.

A fascinating archive of Shropshire films covering news and events from yesteryear has been released as part of a new collection by British Pathe.

Hundreds of new jobs could be created in Telford after a 16-acre industrial site was sold for almost £2 million.

David Cameron grabs lunch on the go on a tour of New York with mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Letter: Perhaps someone can enlighten me as to why I am contacted three or four times a week by an unidentified disembodied voice claiming to be “a government backed scheme” and a “a public information call” telling me of an assortment of “legal” findings related to credit card companies being “forced” to pay back large [...]

It’s not hard to sniff out a top Hollywood celebrity when they’re in town to launch their brand new fragrance.

A Shropshire aeronautical factory has announced it has made a £1.3 million investment in its county site  – just under two weeks after it revealed it was axing 18 jobs there.

More people across Shropshire could be hit with fines of up to £100 if they drop litter or fail to clean up after their dog under a tough new crackdown announced by council officials.

Both managers will have taken plenty away from an entertaining pre-season friendly – with AFC Telford United rather unlucky to finish on the losing side.

The M6 will be closed overnight this weekend, leading to 18-mile diversions on one of the busiest weekends of the year for holiday getaways.

The New Saints threw open a door to new European horizons after storming to a first Champions League success on a famous night at a rain drenched Park Hall.