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Broadcaster and former competitive horse-rider Clare Balding revived memories of the start of her sporting career when she visited Shropshire.

Two people have been critically injured after a passenger train hit a sewage tanker at a level crossing.

The Severn Valley Railway has made big strides towards staving off a possible shortage of volunteer train staff after pulling in more than 30 prospective new guards from a special recruiting day.

One hundred days ago, David Cameron and Nick Clegg turned and waved as they entered the front door of 10 Downing Street. Several people observed that they looked a bit like Morecambe & Wise at the end of their TV show, writes John Hipwood.

Letter: I have been under the impression that Shropshire Council is doing its bit in helping the environment and cost saving.

Ladies and gentlemen…Brad Pitt’s love rivals face off in a brutal transatlantic contest! In the London corner Angelina Jolie, in the LA corner Jennifer Aniston. Let battle commence…

Letter: During the last few weeks, I was visiting a very elderly friend in Telford Hospital.

A Telford mother-of-four has been warned by a judge that she could face a prison sentence after admitting falsely claiming almost £33,000 in benefits.

The future looks bright for Shropshire cricket – despite a heavy nine wicket defeat to Cheshire in their final game of the Minor Counties Championship season.

West Mercia Police has admitted it accidentally posted sensitive information online.

A derelict pub which was gutted by three fires in the space of six weeks could now be bulldozed to make way for a luxury town house development, it was revealed today.

A £1.3 million redevelopment of a south Shropshire cottage hospital is due to be completed within the next few weeks, health bosses revealed today.

Fans of Midlands soap opera Crossroads were in mourning today as they bade farewell to a little piece of television history hidden in the Shropshire countryside.

Three rare 500-year-old tiles discovered in Shropshire are expected to fetch up to £1,000 at an auction next month.

NEW MEASURES could soon be brought in to prevent more lives being lost in Shrewsbury’s River Severn following the latest tragedy in the town.

Wolves today celebrated the signing of hot prospect Jake Cassidy after beating off competition from three fellow Premier League clubs.

Boss Graham Turner is urging Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Chris Neal to make the most of his opportunity – after seeing Ben Smith ruled out for a fortnight.

Shropshire cricketers’ Minor Counties season ended in disappointing fashion with a nine wicket defeat to Cheshire inside just two days at Alderley Edge.

Andy Sinton is demanding more of the same from AFC Telford United as they aim to follow up their opening day masterclass away at Vauxhall Motors tonight.

A Shropshire hospital ward catering for elderly people with mental illnesses and dementia has been earmarked for closure with the loss of 16 specialist beds, it emerged today.

BBC sports presenter Clare Balding was in Shropshire today to give a ringing endorsement to the official London 2012 mascots and toys designed and distributed by a firm based in Telford.

A Tenbury businessman who built up a successful supermarket business in the town has died.

Shropshire-based Golden Bear Toys, named as the official manufacturer of mascots for the 2012 Olympic Games, has signed a multimillion pound trade finance deal with Lloyds TSB.

A Shropshire businesswoman is celebrating after being appointed regional vice president of US botanicals brand, Arbonne, which saw her take delivery of a brand new sports car.

A 22-year-old motorcyclist who died in a crash in Mid Wales was from Cheshire, it emerged today. Police have reissued an appeal for witnesses to the accident to come forward.

Council chiefs were today unable to guarantee a controversial speed camera in Telford, repeatedly attacked by vandals, will be replaced.

A squeeze on food bills offset lower petrol prices in July to keep the cost of living well above the Bank of England’s target, official figures showed today.

Wheel clampers will be banned from operating on private land to tackle rogue operators who exploit drivers by charging “exorbitant fees”, Home Office minister Lynne Featherstone said today.

A Telford woman claiming benefits as a single parent living alone posted items on Facebook showing her with her husband and their three children.

A 29-year-old Telford man has been jailed for more than a year after being caught with 16 wraps of heroin.