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Wolves legend Steve Bull today insisted an England call-up for Matt Jarvis could open the floodgates for more Molineux stars to catch the eye of Fabio Capello.

A major fundraising drive for the £2.5 million restoration of an historic Shrewsbury church has been launched to safeguard the future of the building for the next 100 years.

Nearly three years ago Shropshire youngster Tom Baines’s life changed forever after he was involved in a horrific car smash.

The restaurant at Shrewsbury’s Quarry swimming pool made a loss of nearly £40,000 in the last financial year, it has been revealed.

Blog: Food is a central feature of Thai culture – luckily for my taste buds but unluckily for my waistline which, fast approaching the end of my 30s, has stopped responding to the little exercise I now do, writes Duncan Kaiser. Yes, food in Thailand is cheap, tasty and available at ANY time of the [...]

The Peruvian government has released footage of a previously uncontacted Amazonian tribe.

Telly Talk: They’re at the shop window. Hundreds of them lined up and banging on the glass. Moaning. Blank-eyed. Staring. Desperate to get inside. but that’s enough about the Next sale, did you see episode two of The Walking Dead?

A police constable from Shropshire who quit the force shortly before being diagnosed with depression has won her case for unlawful discrimination.

Plans have been lodged by Arriva Trains Wales for CCTV cameras and electronic information screens to be installed at Gobowen Railway Station.

Newport have their sights set on the top five in National League Three Midlands as they prepare to welcome Luton to Forton Road tomorrow.

X Factor finalist Treyc Cohen, who was caught up in this week’s vote controversy, will be heading to Shropshire this month to switch on the Telford Shopping Centre’s Christmas lights.

Police found ten cannabis plants and a small quantity of cannabis bush during a raid on a house in Shropshire, officers said today.

Highlights of AFC Telford against Solihull Moors and Droylsden.

Residents of vandal-hit Knighton – where a recent wrecking spree will cost thousands of pounds to repair – are being urged to attend a meeting to help rid the town of anti- social behaviour.

Manager Simon Line has summed up the new found confidence in his Market Drayton Town squad by declaring: “We believe we can go anywhere and win.”

Shropshire was today urged to follow the example of Birmingham and install glow-in-the-dark markers alongside badly lit waterways to prevent people falling in.

Drivers working for Arriva Trains Wales are to stage a series of strikes later this month in a row over pay, it was announced today.

Bridgnorth have some international experience in the dug-out tomorrow – with former England prop Steve Redfern coming on board.

AFC Telford United defender Martyn Naylor could be on the verge of a move to Blue Square Bet North rivals Stafford Rangers.

Karl Henry has challenged Wolves to handle the high pressure games looming in the next month by repeating the form shown against the top four in the Barclays Premier League.

Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner returns to familiar territory as his side prepare for a trip to League newcomers Stevenage tomorrow.

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have been stars of the Harry Potter film series for nearly half their lives.

A north Shropshire town has become the latest retail battleground after proposals for a new Tesco supermarket were unveiled – just two weeks after rivals Sainsbury’s announced plans for its own new store.

Shropshire Council can avoid “mass redundancy” by cutting staffing costs by £1 million a year, its leader has claimed.

Neil Bentley and Carlie Swain with The Severn Breakfast Show Podcast: Longer, funnier and with added colour. (Well, David Dickinson at any rate.)

Wind speeds in Shropshire reached between 50 and 60mph last night, and council engineers were called out to deal with 17 roads blocked by blown down trees or branches.

The Shropshire home of gingerbread today hit back at council bureaucrats who took away the biscuit’s manhood.

A prison officer and a prisoner were injured during a five-hour protest by inmates at Shropshire’s young offenders’ institution.

A new restaurant and bar could be built next to a beauty spot in north Shropshire, business leaders have revealed.

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