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Oswestry’s Bailey Head is to become a free car park for shoppers in the run-up to Christmas in a bid to woo more people to the town.

Telly Talk: Some saw red while others wore yellow as this weekend’s Saturday night showdown saw clashes, car crashes and chopped crops in a weekend of frenetic controversy.

Manager Mick McCarthy has admitted Wolves now face a “huge fight” to beat the drop after confessing the team’s slump is putting pressure on him.

Telly Talk: He may be caged and in prison stripes but Lembit Opik must be jumping for joy today. Good old Lemmy has every reason to celebrate with news Nasty Nigel has quit the jungle.

A pedestrian who was seriously hurt when he was involved in a collision with a car in Shropshire was today in a critical but stable condition in hospital.

AFC Telford United has posted a profit for the sixth year in a row, football club bosses revealed today.

The boos came at half-time – but the damage was done after less than three minutes.

A woman believed to have plummeted from the roof of a Shropshire restaurant actually fell from steps, it emerged today. Police are continuing to investigate what happened during the incident.

Telford Tigers star Ashley Calvert continued his impressive return to the town with a superb solo goal against Bracknell Bees last night.

Hundreds of antique holders from across Shropshire queued up to meet ITV’s Real Deal expert David Dickinson after he arrived in the county.

Reviewer’s rating **** Sharon Walters visited a special tandoori restaurant and found things were even better than 0n her previous visit.

Reviewer’s rating **** Cathy Stanworth enjoys good food and learns what’s in a name – when it’s on a pub sign.

Another £4,000 in the coffers, the return to his best of Jon Adams and progression to the next round of the FA Trophy, writes Rob Hughes.

Curtains and bedding caught fire at a young offenders’ institution in Shropshire after a TV in one of the cells blew up.

Two points dropped on Saturday but let’s move ahead and bring on The Bulls, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

Last weekend was pretty good for Citroën. World Champion Sebastian Loeb brought the Citroen C4 WRC back to Cardiff last Sunday afternoon victorious on this year’s Wales Rally GB, with Daniel Elena.

Pope Benedict says the use of condoms can be justified in some cases, such as for male prostitutes seeking to prevent the spread of HIV.

Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen says his government will seek a rescue package from international lenders.

Russell Smith, one of the men who survived the blast at the Pike River mine in New Zealand, has spoken about his ordeal.

For all the hoo ha generated by the multi-million launch in recent times of Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn, another venue in  the town is setting the pace when it comes to promoting great live music.

Letter: Whenever we turn on the TV these days we are being subjected to programmes warning us of falling foul of cowboy builders, decorators, plumbers and the like. Now the general public don’t trust anybody anymore.

A Shropshire MP is seeking assurances that frontline jobs are safe at the county’s two main hospitals.

Assistant Editor Carl Jones, Business Editor Amy Bould and feature writer Ben Bentley look back over a week of celebrities in the jungle and Royal Wedding announcements. What can the next seven days bring?

AFC Telford United came from behind to post a third consecutive victory and book a place in the first round proper of the FA Carlsberg Trophy.

A late Southend equaliser denied Shrewsbury Town a vital home victory.

Officials at AFC Telford United are bidding to smash their Blue Square Bet North crowd record for the visit of fellow promotion hopefuls Guiseley to the New Bucks Head next week.

A police investigation was under way today after a woman fell 20ft from the roof of a Shropshire restaurant.

Teenage Shrewsbury Town defender Harry Hooman will come back from his loan move at Hinckley United a stronger player, according to Town boss Graham Turner.

A pedestrian suffered serious head injuries when he was involved in a collision with a car in Shropshire early today. The man has not yet been named.

Boss Mick McCarthy has revealed his sympathy at Steven Fletcher’s struggle to sparkle for Wolves as he declared his wish to restore the £7m record signing as a central striker.