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Both lanes of the M54 Motorway eastbound were closed off near Telford today following a crash involving a Transit-type van and a lorry.

Controversial plans to mine 900,000 tonnes of coal in the shadow of The Wrekin came under the national spotlight on the BBC radio show Any Questions, writes Simon Hardy

A 31-year-old man has been arrested after a bundle of personal mail belonging to 15 homes in Telford was stolen from a postman’s pouch.

The race to build a major new supermarket in a north Shropshire town took a fresh twist today as developers unveiled proposals for a site close to the town centre.

A multi Olympic medallist has become the first big name to sign up for this year’s Newport Nocturne cycle race.

Staff at a south Shropshire supermarket are still waiting for new tickets for parking meters to be printed – five months after the machines were declared out of order.

THE FUTURE of AFC Telford United will be secured for “generations to come” in a historic deal to be sealed and delivered to football club bosses tomorrow.

A controversial 12 turbine windfarm will be built in Mid Wales in the next few years -­ despite opposition from protesters.

A stolen car was used in a ram raid on a bowling centre in Shrewsbury today.

The big release this week is the Nicolas Cage live action remake of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Is it a Harry Potter or a load of old Percy Jackson? Find out here.

Investigations were continuing today after a worker died after being crushed in an accident at a Shropshire factory.

A car collided with the front of a garage forecourt shop after the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle in Shropshire.

Many primary schools across Shropshire do not have one male teacher – depriving growing boys of a positive role model.

A West Midlands travel company has collapsed, prompting fears that holidaymakers from Shropshire could be stranded abroad.

Thousands of people were expected to head for the Shropshire hills today for Farmer Phil’s 12th Music Festival.

Boss Andy Sinton has strengthened his AFC Telford United squad with three eve-of-season signings, declaring today: “We’re ready for business.”

Six of Shropshire’s heroes from their Minor Counties Trophy triumph will miss the final game of the season this weekend.

Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner will name an unchanged side as he looks to cure Town’s travel sickness at Macclesfield tomorrow.

THOUSANDS OF people braved the rain to pack through the gates of the 123rd Shrewsbury Flower Show today.

HUNDREDS OF union members at Shropshire Council – the county’s biggest employer – could take strike action over what they claim is a cost-cutting attack on working conditions.

Kevin Doyle is a major doubt for Wolves’ clash with Stoke at Molineux tomorrow.

After their European excursions, The New Saints can ill afford to lose their focus when they launch the defence of their Welsh Premier Super 12 title at home to Prestatyn Town tonight (7.45pm).

Oswestry’s mayor today claimed a recent increase in the number of job vacancies in the town could be a signal that trade there is improving.

A round-up of this week’s Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures.

Strictly Come Dancing star John Sergeant and former government minister Tony Benn are on the panel as BBC Radio 4′s ever-popular Any Questions? show is broadcast live from Shropshire tonight.

The fate of a contentious plan to build an out-of-town discount supermarket near Newport will finally be revealed next month.

A special treat on homes of the week: a twelve-bedroom, Grade II listed medieval town house for sale, with twelve bedrooms and a host of period features.

Blog: A teenage girl was interviewed on Radio 5 Live this morning – although God only knows what she said, because every other word was ‘like’. And, frankly, I didn’t like it. Not at all.

Prime Minister David Cameron is considering moving the clocks forward an hour all year round, he has confirmed. But is it a good idea?

Letter: I want to protest about hospital car parking tickets in this area. People are still having to pay to visit a friend or relative in hospital or even to take some one to hospital in an emergency.