Golfers count cost of Telford hole-in-one shot

Shropshire golfers Ken Wood and Olive McClements were forced to get the drinks in after both hit a hole-in-one within days of each other at a county course.


Steven Gerrard: England have no excuse

England captain Steven Gerrard says the team will do their talking on the pitch.


Naomi: I have nothing to gain by lying

Supermodel Naomi Campbell said she had “nothing to gain” from lying when giving evidence in war crimes trial.


Festival will put Bridgnorth on the map

Thousands of people are expected to turn out for the fifth Bridgnorth Music & Arts Festival, with the 10-day event set to kick off later this month.


Blog: Another week, another illness threatening humanity…

Is this the end of the world as we know it? asks Health Correspondent Dave Morris.


AFC Telford United 2 Wolves 4 (friendly)

The injury problems off the field mounted for AFC Telford United ahead of the new Blue Square Bet North season, after last night’s 4-2 defeat to a young Wolves side in their final pre-season friendly.


AFC Telford 2 Wolves 4 – in pictures

Photos from AFC Telford’s friendly home defeat to Wolves.


Shrewsbury Town 4 Charlton Athletic 3

Shrewsbury Town came from three goals down to pull off a sensational Carling Cup upset against League One big-hitters Charlton Athletic.


Shropshire’s forced adoption figures are revealed

Nearly 100 children have been forcibly taken away from their parents in Shropshire in the last four years, new figures today revealed.


Shropshire cricketers set for Durham date with destiny

Shropshire’s cricketers face their Durham date with destiny tomorrow with confidence high that the boom years are just beginning.


St George’s County Cup victory over Ford

St Georges were today coming back down to earth – after clinching a nail-biting County Cup victory over defiant Ford.


Inquiry told discount supermarket would hurt Newport

Controversial plans for a huge discount foodstore on the outskirts of Newport would have a damaging effect on traders in the town centre, a planning inquiry was told today.


Protest over Newtown windfarm bid

Anti-windfarm campaigners are to stage a protest when Powys planners meet in Welshpool this week to consider the county’s latest controversial scheme.


Workmen suffer burns on Telford industrial estate

Two workmen suffered facial burns and had to be airlifted to hospital following an accident on a Shropshire industrial estate today.


Frank Clarke on his Shrewsbury Town glory days

On the day that Graham Turner marked his return to Shrewsbury Town, it was fitting that another club legend should be watching on.


VAT fraud inquiry sees Market Drayton premises raided

A business premises in Shropshire was raided today as part of an investigation into suspected multi-million VAT and money laundering fraud.


Anonymous letter sent to Telford shed fire death inquiry

An anonymous letter has been sent to detectives investigating the murder of a teenager whose charred body was found in a Shropshire shed nearly 20 years ago.


Shropshire cricketers set for Lincolnshire

Shropshire cricket’s class of 2010 were today urged to grasp their chance of sealing their place in county sporting folklore.


Turner set for Shrews v Charlton Athletic

Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner has set his sights on a Carling Cup giant-killing in tonight’s mouthwatering first round tie with Charlton Athletic.


Wrexham and Shropshire rail boss says ‘Use it or lose it’

Many businesses are feeling the squeeze of the recession and the rail industry is no exception.


Fares to rise on Shropshire’s London rail service

The operators of Shropshire’s only direct rail link to London today said they were putting up fares because of economic pressures and spiralling fuel costs.


Bucks sign Northern Ireland’s James Lawrie

AFC Telford United have pulled off one of the transfer coups of the summer – signing Northern Ireland international James Lawrie.


Blog: Unlucky in love after a wedding season of networking

Job-seeking blogger Henry Mackley is pleased to see the back of the wedding season, if only because it stops him having to explain what he doesn’t do for a living.


Group stranded after River Severn boat runs aground

More than 50 people from a Shropshire arthritis group were left stranded on the River Severn for about five hours after the boat they were celebrating on ran aground.


News homes planned at former Pipe Gate rubber factory

Plans were today unveiled to build 35 homes on the site of a former rubber factory near Market Drayton as plans were submitted to Shropshire Council.


Body of swimmer is found in wedding lake search

The body of a man who went missing during a late-night swim has been found.


Church Stretton traders in parking plea to ‘keep town alive’

Traders in Church Stretton have claimed they need on-street parking near to their shops in order to keep their town alive and stores thriving.


Telford man faces murder trial

A Telford man denied murdering an engineer found dead in a west London industrial unit when he appeared at the Old Bailey.


Sylvester Stallone’s Expendables are here

Hollywood hardman Sylvester Stallone said he wants to be a role model to youngsters.The Rocky star was in London’s West End yesterday for the premiere of The Expendables which he wrote, directed and appears in.


Woman injured in Oswestry glass attack

A woman suffered facial injuries after being hit with what is believed to have been a glass during an attack in Oswestry.

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