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Shropshire licensees are being warned to tighten up on underage drinking following the “extremely disappointing” results of a test purchasing operation.

Title-chasing Shrewsbury will tomorrow attempt to set up a thrilling final weekend to the Birmingham League premier division campaign.

Boss Mike Davies is backing The New Saints to shrug off the loss of two key campaigners as they head to Llanelli for tomorrow’s televised Welsh Premier showdown (3.45pm).

A BOOZE BAN aimed at fighting anti-social behaviour in a south Shropshire town could be delayed for up to eight months – to the despair of councillors.

The family of Shropshire florist Hugh McFall will never know exactly what drove him to murder his wife and daughter in a frenzied attack at the family home, a coroner said.

Praises have been heaped upon ambulance workers in Mid Wales after a marked improvement in the emergency response times recorded in the area.

Retrospective plans by supermarket giant Tesco to increase the amount of space it uses for non-grocery goods at its Shrewsbury ‘Extra’ store have been rejected by councillors.

Staff at an Oswestry fashion store have had to throw away hundreds of new clothes after a fire broke out behind the premises.

The Royal Air Force Museum at Cosford will be commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a weekend of events and exhibitions later this month.

Blog: Of course parents love their offspring and cherish the quality time they have with them. But there’s quality time and then there’s the school summer holidays.

Bosses at environmental firm Veolia today said the decision to throw out plans for a £60 million incinerator in Shrewsbury had left officials with a huge headache in dealing with the county’s waste.

Seventy years after the Battle of Britain, the throb of a Spitfire’s engine could once again be heard in the skies over RAF Shawbury.

Letter: It is a sad sign of the violent times in which we live, to read that a man was robbed at knifepoint near Newtown railway station in daylight hours recently.

This week we look at some properties that possess arguably the best address you could have: The Old Rectory.

Blog: Well, here we are again. 11.30am on a September morning on the beautiful island of Kefalonia. The thermometer is nudging 30 already, oh the things I have to put up with.

Shropshire’s claim to the the UFO hotspot of the nation was given more weight today with another reported sighting in the skies over the county.

Two computers owned by Shropshire businessman Hugh McFall were used to trawl pornography, escort girls, HIV testing, euthanasia and torture websites days before he murdered his wife and daughter, an inquest heard.

Controversial plans to build a £60 million waste incinerator in Shrewsbury have been dramatically thrown out.

An attendant was punched in the head when men in a lorry stole fuel from a Shropshire service station, police revealed today.

Tributes have been paid today to Shropshire woman Elizabeth Ashbee, whose body was found in the sea after she went missing during a kayaking trip, by the county company she used to work for.

Severn Valley Railway recorded the best figures in its 40-year history last month when it carried 43,000 passengers on the line.

Young footballers in Shrewsbury got some tips from the very top when legendary striker Kenny Dalglish called in to watch a tournament which marked their club’s third anniversary.

THE FINAL words of Shropshire florist Hugh McFall admitting he had murdered his wife and daughter were today played at their inquest.

ROYAL BANK of Scotland is to close its Telford office by 2012, with the loss of up to 500 jobs.

Three schools in Telford & Wrekin have applied to convert to academy status which will see them opt out of local authority control.

Ex-Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Joe Hart today revealed he would be thrilled to bring his old club a bumper financial windfall by making his competitive England debut tomorrow.

Midfielder Phil Trainer’s barnstorming start to the season has been recognised with the Blue Square Bet North player of the month award.

Shropshire equestrian star Oliver Townend and his horse Carousel Quest will aim to make eventing history at this year’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials.

Walkers are being left stranded in the Shropshire Hills because shuttle buses are full, a councillor has claimed.

Callum Wraight – the county’s top bowler – is quitting the “boring and predictable” Furrows Shropshire Premier League.