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A FORMER US marine who has a home in Shropshire has appeared in court accused of attempting to illegally export 16 firearms to the UK, it has emerged.

More than £900,000 was spent by schools in Telford on supply teachers in a 12-month period, it has been revealed.

A car was written off after it was pushed down a steep embankment in the middle of the night in Market Drayton.

Traffic was brought to a standstill following a four-car smash on a busy Shropshire road today.

Two Telford brothers have each been given five-month jail sentences suspended for 12 months for knocking a man unconscious after the pair had been out on a drinking spree.

At a flat overlooking the Olympic site, we get a sneak preview of the London 2012 merchandise that is set to go on sale.

Aid workers are struggling to get help to some 3.2 million victims after floods that have already killed up to 1,500 people.

It’s time to dispel a common myth: recruitment agencies cannot create jobs. Sorry but it’s true writes David Shennan, CEO of Daisy Thomas recruitment group.

The price of many everyday food items could be set to soar at Shropshire supermarkets after the cost of wheat saw its sharpest monthly rise in 37 years.

Staff from Shropshire’s young offenders’ institution were today joining their peers from across the country in a strike over the introduction of new contracts.

Letter: We have grown blackcurrants for many years without problems but this year the bushes have been stripped by birds.

Airbrushed images of glamorous celebrities should be labelled in a bid to tackle “damaging and unrealistic pressures” on young women, Britain’s biggest girls’ group said today.

Bosses at Oswestry’s The New Saints football club said today their players could hold their heads up with pride despite exiting the European Champions League.

Meat from a bull reared in Shropshire and produced by a cloned cow entered the food chain last year and was eaten, the Food Standards Agency revealed today.

The Bentley family visit southern Ireland in a bid to research the lives of Kate’s ancestors.

A young Shropshire goalkeeper has netted an international call up.

Shropshire’s young offenders’ institution will not be immune from massive spending cuts as it tries to respond to two critical reports, north Shropshire’s MP warned today.

Motorists are set to benefit from major safety improvements on a road near Ellesmere.

Boss Graham Turner has unveiled his new-look Shrewsbury Town – and insists he is happy with his line-up.

Winger Lionel Ainsworth needed just two words to reveal his motivation for joining Shrewsbury Town – Graham Turner.

The £30 million regeneration of Shrewsbury’s historic Flax Mill moved a step closer today after a planning application was submitted for the site.

Youngsters at a Shropshire junior football club will get to meet England’s World Cup winning hero Sir Geoff Hurst and Michael Owen as part of a once-in-a-lifetime trip to play at Wembley Stadium.

A Shropshire lorry driver has been sentenced for causing the death of a cyclist by careless driving after a load he was carrying knocked a man off his bike.

Residents and staff in Much Wenlock are celebrating after their nursing home was saved.

Nearly £3million has been spent on travel expenses for officers at Telford & Wrekin Council over a two-year period, new figures released today have revealed after a Freedom of Information request.

A Telford woman received more than £84,000 in benefits after falsely claiming she lived alone, a court heard today.

Shropshire skipper Ed Foster has issued a rallying call to his side – insisting they can still rescue their Minor Counties Championship tie with Berkshire at Shrewsbury.

AFC Telford United’s strikers are in the spotlight for tonight’s penultimate public pre-season friendly at Hednesford Town (7.45pm).

Wolves’ new boy Steven Mouyokolo today admitted his chances of making the big kick-off hang in the balance as he declared the team could have “something to say” in the Premier League.

Manager Mike Davies promises positive intent as The New Saints attempt a remarkable comeback in tonight’s Champions League qualifier at Belgian giants Anderlecht.