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A PILOT PROJECT to reinstate a roundabout in Newtown – controversially replaced by traffic lights – could be in place later this month in a bid to keep traders in the town, MP Glyn Davies said today.

Wolves new-boy Jelle van Damme today admitted he is still adapting to the Premier League.

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Some of the world’s best cyclists pedalled through Powys for the UK’s top cycling event.

A Ludlow-based carpenter has secured a top award in a prestigious skills competition. Jack Counsell, 19, from Craven Arms, claimed bronze in the national finals of the UK Skills SkillBuild.

Detectives were today continuing to question six men who were arrested on suspicion of the rape and abduction of a 19-year-old woman in Telford.

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Montgomeryshire MP Glyn Davies will spend time in hospital later this month to correct an irregular heartbeat.

Nationwide Building Society has confirmed it is axing its network of 130 agencies at the end of this year, including four in Shropshire.

Motorists faced lengthy rush-hour delays after two crashes on roads on the outskirts of Shrewsbury today.

Shropshire troops are preparing for deployment to Afghanistan for their third tour in four years.

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Property blogger Lea Beven gives you some inside tips on how to choose the right letting agent for you and how to avoid being ripped off.

Sixty Shropshire firefighters, officers and support staff who are due to leave the county’s fire and rescue service over the next four years may not be replaced because of severe budget cuts.

Thieves have stolen a football flag from the grave of a 20-year-old Shropshire man who died after falling off a Spanish mountainside into a freezing river.

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has been recognised for his global human rights work.

Staff at the BBC could hold two 48-hour strikes timed to cause maximum disruption.

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A £3,000 “pupil premium” of extra funding targeted at children from poorer backgrounds would bring an extra £9.6m to Shropshire’s schools and help close the “unacceptable” education gap between rich and poor, a leading charity claimed today.

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Almost 70 years ago to the day, Squadron Leader Tony Pickering’s Hurricane plane was shot down by the German Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain.

Market Drayton take on Quorn at Greenfields on Wednesday with hopes of pocketing their first Evo-Stik League South points of the season boosted by this FA Cup qualifier at King’s Norton, writes TERRY MORRIS.

An 18-year-old woman was left shaken after being threatened at knife point and forced to hand over £90 as she walked home in Shrewsbury, police officers said today.

Having suffered a first Welsh Premier defeat of the season a week before, the Saints roared back in emphatic fashion to crush struggling Carmarthen, writes JOHN BRIDGWATER.

Councillor Eric Carter talks about regeneration plans for Telford which could transform the fortunes of the town’s centre and its districts.

Shropshire Council has one of the highest rates of possible job losses in the public sector, it was claimed today.

A police investigation was under way today after a 19-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and raped at a Shropshire kebab house.

Crowds across Shropshire enjoyed the last throes of summer as they made the most of the sunny weather at events across the county.

Former Shrewsbury Town striker Grant Holt was today banned from driving for six months after he was convicted of a driving offence committed in Shropshire.