Two arrested over Shrewsbury assault

Two people were arrested today in connection with an assault in Shrewsbury town centre.


Wolves’ Steve Morgan welcomes Liverpool FC takeover

Wolves chairman Steve Morgan has welcomed Liverpool’s prospective new owners.


Plan to have hot meals for the elderly in Shropshire schools

SOME ELDERLY people across Shropshire could be sitting next to schoolchildren in the dinner halls of county schools for hot meals under radical new council plans.


Welshpool police to target under-age drinking

Police have pledged to clamp down on under-age drinking in a Mid Wales town following complaints of incidents of anti-social behaviour from residents.


Ellesmere to get Christmas outdoor ice rink – but for one day only

An ice rink is to add a touch of festive sparkle to Ellesmere this Christmas.


Harries leads Bylet in Furrows league survival bid

Skipper Mick Harries is targeting an emotional end to his reign as Bylet skipper – by leading his club to Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League survival.


Video: Telford Tigers v Swindon Wildcats

Telford Tigers snatched their first win of the EPL campaign when they took on Swindon Wildcats. And Telford Titans were also in action against Northern Stars. Watch all the highlights and post-match interviews here.


Three arrested over Shrewsbury Herongate arson attacks

Three youths have been arrested in connection with a spate of arson attacks at homes on a Shrewsbury housing estate.


Blog: Meals on wheels shake-up seems a good idea

Blog: It could soon be back to school for some of Shropshire’s elderly folk – if plans for a shake-up of the meals on wheels service are approved, writes Andrew Owen.


Ceremony for naming of Oswestry town green after Wilfred Owen

The sounding of the Last Post and a release of doves of peace will be part of a poignant ceremony to mark the official naming of Oswestry’s town green after First World War poet Wilfred Owen.


Copper piping and materials worth £10,000 stolen in Welshpool

Thieves have stolen up to £10,000 worth of copper piping and materials after targeting a house that is currently being renovated in a village on the Powys/Shropshire border.


Minsterley business and homes plan approved after inquiry

Plans to create 12 business units and 13 homes at a former Shropshire bus depot have been approved following a public inquiry.


Migrant Shropshire workers to get road safety lessons

Migrant workers using rural Shropshire roads are to be targeted as part of a major new safety campaign following concerns from residents about speeding.


Gamugate gathers pace

Gamu facing deportation from Britain plus her X-Factor exit has prompted an outpouring of sympathy.


Report reveals £3,000 equipment thefts from Shropshire police

Thieves stole more than £3,000 of equipment from police across Shropshire within five years, figures have revealed.


Highlights of David Cameron’s speech to conference

Highlights of David Cameron’s first speech to a Conservative conference as prime minister.


Remastered moon landing video complete

Scientists have released clips from the digitally remastered film of the Apollo 11 moon landing, which has taken them 6 years to complete.


AFC Telford five-a-side pitches decision is due

Plans to build a five-a-side football centre at AFC Telford’s New Bucks Head ground take a step nearer realisation next week.


Driver dies in crash at Ketley Dingle, Telford

A man has died after his car ran into a crash barrier in Telford. The man in his early 60s was found unconscious in his car by a passing Police Community Support Officer.


Bury 0 Shrewsbury Town 0 (Bury win on penalties) Match report

Gigg Lane may have played host to one of the most significant penalty shoot-out victories in Shrewsbury Town’s history.


Telford estate’s ‘grey guard’ is beating the vandals

A 24-hour “grey guard” set up on a Telford estate by residents who claimed they were being terrorised by yobs has wiped out vandalism.


Nesscliffe chicken farm plans back on agenda

Controversial proposals to build two massive chicken farms housing hundreds of thousands of birds in the Shropshire countryside are back on the agenda despite having been thrown out earlier this year.


Shropshire boxer Mark Lloyd’s winning return

Shropshire boxer Mark Lloyd has made a winning return to the ring after a five month absence.


Protests in Telford over public sector jobs cut threat

Protesters rode through Telford on an open-top double decker bus today in a show of opposition to rumoured Government proposals to cut public sector jobs and pay.


Video: AFC Telford v Worcester City

Watch all the highlights from AFC Telford United’s clash with Worcester City in the Blue Square Bet North. Footage courtesy of Mel Jones at Brooklands Video.


Arson attacks on Shrewsbury’s Herongate estate

A home in Shrewsbury has been targeted in an arson attack – the latest in a spate of incidents centred on the same housing estate, police said today.


Bucks’ Danny Carey-Bertram off to Rob Smith’s Hednesford

AFC Telford United striker Danny Carey-Bertram is set to make a loan move away from the New Bucks Head – as former manager Rob Smith’s first signing at Hednesford Town.


Daniel O’Donnell’s song of Shrews’ Johnstone’s trophy despair

Downbeat Danny O’Donnell has revealed his despair after his penalty miss ended Shrewsbury Town’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy dreams.


Mick McCarthy gags Wolves’ Karl Henry

Fed-up boss Mick McCarthy today gagged Karl Henry from talking about Wolves’ ‘bad-boy’ reputation.


Burway closer to Furrows bowls title

Brilliant Burway brushed Hanwood aside to move within one game of a place in the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League, writes CHRIS HUDSON.

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