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A teenager suffered two stab wounds when he was attacked during an altercation with another youth in Telford, police said today.

Switching off Oswestry’s street lights from midnight to 6am would leave hundreds of pub goers milling around in the dark and render the town’s crimebusting CCTV cameras useless, councillors have claimed.

Detectives investigating the death of a Telford man whose body was found at a landfill site today appealed for a witness to get in touch.

Blog: “Hello, my name is Andy and I’ll be your internet greeter for the day. Welcome to Shropshirestar.com. and may I just say how lovely you’re looking…”

Sharon Walters makes the short trip to Brecon Beacons to take in the scenery and try her hand at fly fishing.

Boss Graham Turner today insisted Shrewsbury Town’s pursuit of Crewe striker Calvin Zola was dead in the water – despite a deal being agreed between the two clubs.

Detectives have been granted extra time to question a man on suspicion of murder after the body of a 30-year-old man was discovered in a flat in Shrewsbury.

Wolves’ £2.5m new-boy Steven Mouyokolo today declared he is finally ready for first-team action.

Andy Sinton will tonight challenge AFC Telford United to prove they have put their shock FA Cup exit behind them ahead of “the biggest game we’ve had all season”.

A haul of unlicensed sex drugs being sold illegally on the internet has been seized in a Shropshire dawn raid as part of an international operation.

A FORMER TEACHER from Shropshire has received £1.9 million in compensation after suffering devastating head injuries in a coach crash while returning from a French skiing holiday.

A south Shropshire mayor has condemned a move by a national building society to close an outreach branch used by “half of the town”.

A number of students at a prestigious Shropshire grammar school who admitted becoming involved with drugs will not face charges, police said today.

Blog: I was in college the other day, when I heard talk about a person giving out free condoms in the town centre, which I think is absolutely absurd.

Did you know that Malta spent just over 10,000 euros on promoting its entry into this year’s Eurovision song contest?

Six people were taken to hospital after a smash involving a van and 40-seater coach in Telford.

Some 200 jobs are under threat at Ironbridge power station because of new EU emissions targets, an MP has claimed.

Officials behind plans for a £5 million biomass plant in a south Shropshire town have claimed their facility could be up and running within two years after land was set aside for the scheme.

An Oswestry pub is being forced to close for 48 hours after twice being caught selling alcohol to underage customers, police said today.

Travellers have set up camp on a Mid Wales car park today – just hours before work on a new one-way system was due to begin.

There is much talk of plans being hatched to turn the Chile miners’ rescue story into a Hollywood epic.

People are being urged to make sure they turn up on time to Wellington Literary Festival to avoid disappointment if they cannot get in.

Blog: I’m furious! Unable to drag myself away from a television set through Tuesday night, with millions of others, I was witnessing the best news story in the world, a most remarkable event.

Blog: In the words of Harry Hill – “Fight, Fight, Fight”. Or should that be “catfight, catfight, catfight”.  The girls were certainly going for each other on The Apprentice last night ending in a boardroom bashing to beat them all.

Workmen today moved on to the site of an open-cast mine in the shadow of The Wrekin to start making preparations to excavate the area.

Campaigners today welcomed the announcement of the bypass route for Newtown – but have called on transport chiefs to announce a timetable of work so it is not allowed to “drift in a sea of bureacracy”.

A murder investigation got under way today after the body of a 30-year-old man was discovered in Shrewsbury.

Telford have established a proud and illustrious record as FA Cup giantkillers in years gone by.

A mother and her two children had to flee their home after arsonists struck in a Telford street for a second night in a row.

A controversial £5m biomass incinerator will be built in Bishop’s Castle after Shropshire councillors today approved the sale of land needed for the project.