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A Shropshire man involved in a fight on a train in the early hours has been given a six month supervision order and ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.

Details of potential buyers for the 23,000-acre Lake Vyrnwy estate in Mid Wales will be kept under wraps until at least the autumn.

More people are getting on their bikes and cycling in Shropshire’s county town.

The Shrewsbury Amateur Operatic Society has a new treasurer who is believed to be the youngest in its 76-year history.

Plans have been unveiled to open a new club shop at AFC Telford United.

Golf, it has been noted by detractors of the game, is a good walk ruined, observes Ben Bentley.

A £60,415 Lotto prize from a ticket bought in Shropshire six months ago has gone to charity after no-one came forward to claim it.

Staff at an Oswestry tourist attraction have welcomed a new arrival – a newborn Highland calf.

Sports spread betting isn’t new by any means, but is fast becoming the biggest gambling phenomenon in the UK.

Residents who live near a bridge on the main route from Shropshire towards the Welsh coast have called for urgent safety action to be taken after a number of serious and fatal accidents.

A former Chinese restaurant could soon become Shrewsbury’s first dedicated Spanish restaurant under new plans.

Leaders at an 800-year-old Ludlow church, which attracts hundreds of tourists a year, have dealt a double blow to plans to build five luxury homes next to the building.

Private firms are to be paid by the Government to hunt down benefit cheats in an “uncompromising” crackdown on abuse, announced by David Cameron today.

Letter: I’ve no issues with a speed camera as a concept when they are sited in appropriate places but there are far better methods of controlling traffic speeds.

Councils are to be offered cash incentives for every new home they allow to be built under plans unveiled by the Government today.

A crane which was drafted in to build a £25 million school in Shropshire has cut off the television signal to residents leaving them with no channels, it was claimed today.

An entrepreneurial Telford confectioner who launched a successful cupcake business is being wooed by some of the nation’s top stores after creating a new sweet treat.

Severn Trent today issued a plea to customers in Shropshire to use less water after experiencing the driest seven-month start to a year for more than eight decades.

Two men were arrested for public order offences following Shrewsbury Town FC’s opening day fixture against Bradford City, police said today.

SPEED CAMERAS could be axed across the county as part of measures by Shropshire Council to save £60 million over the next three years, the authority’s leader said today.

Divers were set to resume the search today for a man who is missing, feared drowned, after going swimming in a fishing lake at a hotel and country club on the Shropshire border.

Hat-trick hero Jake Robinson is eager to stay among the goals after getting Shrewsbury Town’s season off to a storming start.

Stuart Whitehead looks set to retain the AFC Telford United captaincy for the 2010-11 season – providing he is available.

St Georges Bowling Club are the new holders of the County Cup – although they were pushed all the way by Ford in a thrilling final at Bridgewater.

Shropshire will select from a 13-man squad as they aim to end their 37-year search for a major cricket trophy on Wednesday.

Bomb disposal experts were called to a Shropshire town and a street was cordoned off for four hours after a mortar device was found in the attic of a house.

Rating: ***** Sharon Walters crosses the county boundary and finds refuge at the ideal port in a storm.

Thousands of people turned out at agricultural and summer events across Shropshire at the weekend helping to showcase some of the county’s best local produce.

Reviewer’s rating *** Kirsty Smallman stumbles across an unexpected gem of a traditional, welcoming venue.

Summer is generally a great time of year, writes Chief Superintendent James Tozer.