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People across Shropshire and Mid Wales are waking up to a winter wonderland today following overnight snowfall.

Shrewsbury Town midfielder Kevin McIntyre admits the club’s free weekend will leave the squad fresh for a winter assault on the league summit.

AFC Telford United forward Steve Abbott has joined Chorley on loan.

First he was bitten by a snake – and now he’s bitten the dust. Former Montgomeryshire Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik lost his second election of the year when he was booted out of the I’m A Celebrity jungle.

Shropshire’s Adrian Gunnell goes head-to-head with a snooker legend on Monday – aiming to set up a meeting with another.

First-time buyers in Shropshire are no longer able to get on to the property ladder – because their wages are too low and the cost of buying is too high, latest figures have revealed.

Details of a massive planned shake-up of health services in Shropshire which would see major changes to the county’s two main hospitals emerged today.

A bowling green which has been in Oswestry for more than 70 years may be taken away unless more people start using it.

Farmers in Powys have been warned to be on guard after an increased number of sheep rustling incidents.

An elderly Shropshire man was targeted by distraction burglars who stole cash from his home. It happened in Oswestry Road, Ellesmere, at 5pm on Thursday.

American indie icons Jimmy Eat World thrilled Midlands fans during a rare gig in the region.

One of the biggest names of nineties music is going it alone and visited his favourite venue, in Shropshire, for an intimate evening.

Syd Taylor reviews the Honda Jazz, possibly the ‘best’ small car in the world.

X-Factor finalist Treyc Cohen believes it would be “hilarious” if Wagner won the singing competition.

Telford & Wrekin Council is to officially thank Shropshire George Cross hero Kim Hughes for his bravery, borough mayor Councillor Ian Fletcher told a full meeting of the authority last night.

A Shropshire councillor who is now living in Spain may have to fly back to Britain in order to face allegations that he bullied fellow civic leaders and breached a code of conduct.

Five bus routes in the Telford area are to be withdrawn and several others changed from this weekend in a massive shake-up of services announced by Arriva Midlands.

Shropshire Labour peer Lord Grocott claimed £41,681 in expenses for 148 days’ work, latest figures reveal.

Skipper Shane Killock hopes a small army of young supporters can be AFC Telford United’s not-so-secret weapon for their top of the table showdown with Guiseley tomorrow.

Shropshire produced nearly half a million tonnes of waste in the last 12 months, new figures revealed today show. County households produced 236,278 tonnes of rubbish over the course of the last year.

A north Shropshire mayor has accused ambulance bosses of “not fulfilling” their obligations in providing adequate emergency cover for the area.

Two town councils have accused Shirehall of ignoring their concerns over Shropshire Council plans to roll-out controversial parking charges.

Telford & Wrekin Council has voted against having a London-style elected mayor in charge of the borough. But its senior management structure will change.

Tracey O’Sullivan managed to bag a bargain in the run-up to Christmas. Have you any money-saving tips to share?

A Shropshire motorsport venue will be throwing open its gates next year to launch a school for budding racing drivers.

The panto, Babes in the Wood, which legend says is based in woods near Oswestry, will take to the stage in the town next week.

Fed-up residents are calling for a footbridge to be built over Welshpool’s canal to cut down the 15 to 20 minutes it takes to walk into the town centre.

Freezing Britain was today warned not to expect any let-up in the Arctic conditions gripping the country for the next few days.

Movie critic Carl Jones takes a look at Unstoppable, starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine, who is better known for his role as Captain Kirk in Star Trek.

A woman who plotted with her lover to kill her boyfriend at his Shropshire home has failed in an appeal to get her convictions overturned.