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More than 30 residents attended a special meeting to quiz an agent on proposals to build up to 80 new homes in a small village near Oswestry.

A giant pumpkin weighing four stone has been stolen from outside a north Shropshire farm.

Civic guardians for Shropshire’s “Little Switzerland” have hit out at plans for £70,000 worth of improvement work, which is aimed at transforming the streets of their town centre.

Groundwork which will help pave the way for a proposed renal dialysis unit to be opened in a Mid Wales town has begun, it was revealed today. The new unit could open at Welshpool Hospital if plans for it are approved.

Shrewsbury Flower Show officials today said they had no plans to change the name of the floral extravaganza in the immediate future after the idea was put forward at a private meeting.

Shropshire has seen a dramatic fall in recorded crime rates over the past six months, new figures reveal.

Shrewsbury Town were today breathing a sigh of relief with the news that young striking star Tom Bradshaw is expected to be sidelined for a maximum of three weeks.

Shropshire’s leading racehorse Neptune Collonges could be set to renew old rivalries with Kauto Star and Denman in one of the flagship races of the National Hunt season.

FA BOSSES today stepped in to resolve a disagreement which broke out over ticket prices for Shrewsbury Town’s FA Cup first round tie at League One side Southampton.

Shropshire equestrian star Oliver Townend has launched his first ever glossy calendar.

One of the last former Woolworths stores in Shropshire looks set to be turned into a clothes shop with the creation of up to 10 jobs, it was revealed today.

Anti-supermarket campaigners today made one last-gasp plea for plans to build a store in Oswestry to be thrown out.

Shropshire golfer Oliver Farr was today beginning the biggest amateur tournament of his career.

ENFORCEMENT ACTION to remove advertising boards from the streets of Ludlow could take place in days, a leading councillor said today.

AFC Telford United officials are refusing to be drawn into a war of words with promotion rivals Boston – after being accused of running scared from the league leaders.

Wolves were handed a boost today when Carlos Tevez was ruled out of Manchester City’s Premier League trip to Molineux.

Thousands of Sir Elton John fans jammed switchboard telephone lines and internet sites today as tickets went on sale for his concert at Shrewsbury Town’s Greenhous Meadow Stadium on June 12.

FBI-STYLE mugshots of convicted shoplifters could be handed to shopkeepers in north Shropshire as part of a new hard-hitting approach towards tackling anti-social behaviour and low-level crime.

WORK TO pave the way for a £250 million scheme to transform the heart of Telford creating shops, bars, cafes and hundreds of homes will get under way in December.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the attempted rape of a teenage girl in Shrewsbury early today.

Plans to gas thousands of rabbits in a Mid Wales town have been put on hold by civic leaders after an outcry from residents.

Diners at a Shropshire pub were forced to finish their meals and leave after bailiffs turned up and started ripping out fixtures and fittings during lunchtime service, it was today claimed.

Sometimes, just sometimes you get just what you want. And even though it might come at a price it feels so good. Melissa Cohen given her marching orders on last night’s Apprentice – just television gold.

A prolific Telford burglar wanted by police after going on the run has been caught following a tip-off from a member of the public, officers said today.

The world’s largest indoor theme park dedicated to the legendary racing car has opened in the United Arab Emirates.

There are 258 registered sex offenders living across Shropshire, according to new figures released today.

Letter: I wonder if simple manners, kindness and showing respect for people could be improved by discussions on how you show this – such as standing up for elderly persons and pregnant women on buses etc?

Letter: Recently I had the misfortune to travel to Coton Hill at 5pm. Little did I realize what a total shambles I was running into.

The first signs of a £250 million transformation of Telford town centre could soon be visible if planners tonight give the go-ahead to begin work in the town.

A lottery winner whose family syndicate scooped £6.7 million today said his partner had been told they were about to have some luck – by a fortune teller from Shrewsbury.