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A Mid Wales entrepreneur was today celebrating after securing investment from one of television’s famous businessmen.

An investigation was under way today after a Shropshire man was trapped under a tractor after it rolled down a hill.

The proportion of 11-year-olds reaching the standard expected of them in maths and English rose by one percentage point this year, national curriculum test results showed today.

A teenage girl was robbed of her purse by a gang of youths who pushed her to the ground during an attack in the early hours of Sunday morning in an Oswestry street.

The Shrewsbury Flower Show appears to have weathered the economic storm – but how did show bosses manage it?

New ticket prices and entry times are being trialled at this year’s Shrewsbury Flower Show to encourage more people to visit the event earlier and enjoy the full package of attractions.

The owner of an unclaimed £60,000 lottery ticket that was sold in Shropshire has until Monday to root out the slip before the cash goes to charity, lottery bosses said today.

A motorcyclist was today fighting for his life in hospital after being badly injured in a serious collision with a car on Cefn Bridge in Buttington, near Welshpool, in Mid Wales on Sunday.

Many headteachers across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin don’t like school performance tables, writes education correspondent Dave Morris.

New signing Lionel Ainsworth has been telling the press at Shrewsbury Town about his move to the Greenhouse Meadow.

The New Saints football club have put Shropshire sport on the sporting map through their efforts in this year’s European Champions League, the county’s council leader said today.

Sex offenders in Shropshire could be targeting teenagers by posing as other children on-line, a detective warned parents today.

Blog: My life is full of small frustrations since the halo traction system was fitted to support my dodgy neck two months ago, writes Emma Suddaby.

Keith Parker, former editor of the Shropshire Star and its sister paper the Express & Star, has died after a long illness. He was 69.

Economics, food consciousness, or just a desire for fresh air – whatever the reason, ‘pick your own’ is enjoying a strong revival, writes Ben Bentley.

Nearly 300 teenagers between the age of 16 and 18 are not in education, training or employment in Shropshire, according to latest figures.

Cheryl Cole is said to be busy meeting TV bosses in LA for potential future work.

The funeral of fugitive killer Raoul Moat has been held in Newcastle.

Letter: Ref a recent article regarding the “sardine express” and the reported comment by the transport minister that to enforce a legal limit on passengers carried by trains would be difficult to enforce.

Homeowners in Shropshire were today warned to be on their guard after a family had their car stolen by a thief who brazenly walked into the house and took the vehicle’s keys.

Shrewsbury can head into the new League Two season in good heart after an encouraging 2-1 victory over Tranmere Rovers in their final pre-season friendly.

It’s been all change at AFC Telford United this summer – but two of the old guard sealed a deserved victory at Welsh full-timers Llanelli.

Football fans got the chance to go behind the scenes at Shrewsbury Town Football Club at the weekend.

Parents in Shropshire today backed a new scheme which will help to protect their children from paedophiles.

North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson today met bosses of a village post office to discuss reopening the “popular” facility, which was axed in a round of swingeing cuts last year.

Bulletin: The build-up has begun to this year’s Shrewsbury Flower Show, and Shrewsbury Town threw open its doors to meet the Press.

Shropshire businessman Dan Houghton is back in control of an 82-year-old West Midlands business after completing a major takeover deal.

Police have vowed to take a zero tolerance approach to troublemakers in Oswestry’s Cae Glas Park and its new Town Green with a promise that patrols will be increased from tonight.

A huge Shrewsbury-based MINI dealership which began trading 18 months ago from a sleek state-of-the-art purpose-built black building, is going from strength to strength.

MORE THAN 60,000 visitors are expected to flood through the gates of Shrewsbury Flower Show next week for the annual extravaganza, organisers said today.