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Britain saw the largest rise in employment since records began in the three months to July with 286,000 more people securing jobs.

Shropshire taxpayers could be landed with a bill of more than £1 million if waste firm Veolia decides to appeal a decision to refuse planning permission for its incinerator in Shrewsbury, it was claimed today.

Two of the founder members of the Furrows Shropshire Premier League are hoping to take their place back at the top table of county bowls.

Six tonnes of hay and straw went up in flames on farmland in Shropshire in a blaze which is being treated as suspicious.

Traffic was brought to a standstill during rush hour in the middle of Telford after a collision in which one car ended up on its roof.

One of Shropshire’s largest annual bonfires is under threat because organisers do not have enough pallets to burn at the event, they said today.

A Shropshire MP today said the cost of politics should be reduced – as long as the county’s residents do not lose “proper and adequate” representation in Parliament.

Shropshire & Herefordshire golfer Basil Griffiths has made a storming start to the Senior Home Internationals.

A man who was working at Telford’s International Centre had his wallet stolen and £4,000 taken from his account.

A group of medals awarded to a Shropshire war hero are expected to go under the hammer for up to £50,000 when they are put up for auction in London tomorrow.

Letter: I wonder if I may ask your motoring correspondent if he would inquire of Shropshire Council’s head of the highway department to publish his reasoning for the stoppage of the centre lane in Smithfield Road, Shrewsbury, caused by the erection of a new traffic island.

Letter: I have just read Vets Might Fly by James Herriot (aka Alf Wight). In the book he states he spends a while in Shropshire while in the RAF reserves during the Second World War.

The mother of Shropshire teenager Liam Wright has today for the first time released her personal story – 20 years after her teenage son was killed in a shed fire.

Residents are afraid to go in a Telford town at night because of yobs causing trouble and anti-social behaviour in its high street, an MP claimed today.

Developers have today taken the wraps off their proposed £27 million shopping complex in Telford claiming it will transform the town and lure in thousands more shoppers.

Telford Tigers player-coach Tom Watkins has declared himself satisfied with his team’s opening weekend – despite a home stumble after an on-the-road draw.

A ceremony to remember railway workers who lost their lives in the First World War was held at a Shropshire railway station today.

Calls were today made for action to be taken against supermarket giant Tesco for breaching its planning consent for a store in Shrewsbury for the past three years.

Thousands of homes and businesses in the Wellington area were plunged into darkness after a power cut.

Bags of “extremely hazardous” waste dumped near a Shropshire brook could pollute the water stream for nearby cattle, it was claimed today.

SHROPSHIRE COULD lose an MP under plans to redraw constituencies and cut the number of Commons seats from 650 to 600.

Singer George Michael was today jailed for eight weeks after admitting driving under the influence of cannabis.

The mother of tragic Shropshire teenager Liam Wright today made an emotional appeal for information about his death pleading: “End my 20-year nightmare”.

Shrewsbury are keeping their feet firmly rooted to the ground after launching the new Midlands Two West (North) campaign with an impressive 41-22 victory over Lordswood Dixonians.

We made an average side look good – that was the stark assessment from Newport team manager Gareth Davies after their shock defeat to Burton.

The official inquiry into the murder of Loyalist terrorist Billy Wright in the Maze Prison found that there was no “state collusion” in his killing, Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson said today.

Midfielder Craig Disley has backed Shrewsbury Town to display their promotion credentials after setting a 13-point target for the next batch of six League matches.

Boss Andy Sinton has welcomed AFC Telford United’s home FA Cup draw – and targeted a run in the world’s oldest competition as a boost to their league campaign.

Highlights from AFC Telford’s game against Solihull Moors on Saturday, September 11, 2010.

Shropshire entrepreneur Dave Dodd is in no doubt about what makes a successful business. “Have a clear business plan, don’t look at your business in rose tinted glasses, do your research. Success is about identifying the opportunity and being absolutely confident you can fulfil it. Recessions are not times for hobby businesses.”