Shrewsbury Town 1 Cheltenham 1

Shrewsbury Town salvaged their unbeaten home record with a late equaliser in their League Two clash with Cheltenham.


Narnia’s Ben Barnes loves being a Hollywood celeb

Narnia star Ben Barnes is getting rather used to stardom, following his latest role in the fillm Narnia the Voyage of the Dawn Treader.


Sean Evans on the long road back to recovery

Long-term injury absentee Sean Evans is stepping up his bid to resurrect his AFC Telford United career  targeting a February return to training.


Fury at £85,000 Shropshire Council office

Bosses at cash-strapped Shropshire Council will begin sharing a new £85,000 office at the Shirehall next week.


Neil Armstong touches down in Shrewsbury

He made his name with one small step – becoming the first man to ever walk on the moon during the historic landings of July 1969.


Loser Lembit Opik’s bill for election was bigger

Lembit Opik lost his Montgomeryshire seat to Glyn Davies despite spending more money on his election campaign, figures reveal today.


Dance fever as bar opens doors

Hundreds of revellers arrived to celebrate the opening of a new theme bar in Shrewsbury’s town centre.


Group says claim on Oswestry store plan is flawed

A Shropshire town will have more grocery floor space than any other similar size town in the country if developers win their appeal to build a new store, it was claimed today.


Kevin’s quirky hobby is doing the rounds

A Midlands author went in circles to pursue his hobby which led him to chronicle some of Shropshire’s most iconic landmarks – its roundabouts.


Tickets appeal over Theatre Severn line-up

Fans are being urged to snap up tickets now for an action-packed programme of events at a Shropshire theatre.


School head to retire after 22 years

A Shropshire headteacher is retiring after working for 22 years at the same school.


MP’reassured’ after Copthorne Barracks talks

Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski today said he felt “reassured” over the future of the town’s closure-threatened barracks following talks with Government officials.


Pensioner fights EU ‘cruel’ health ruling

A former Shropshire man is fighting European bureaucracy in an at-tempt to end what he claims is a “cruel and unjust” healthcare directive.


Tributes to former Wolves chairman Dick Homden

A leading Shrewsbury businessman today paid tribute to fellow town entrepreneur and former Wolves FC chairman Dick Homden, claiming he had been a “massive inspiration” to him.


Stamp honours Shrewsbury’s naval hero

A Shropshire naval war hero has been honoured across the pond with a special legal commemorative postage stamp.


Singer Molly Griffiths in plea for support

A talented Oswestry teenager is hoping the public will help her achieve her deam of winning a nationwide singing contest.


John Higgins backed for UK Championship success

*Disappointed Mark Allen has backed semi-final conqueror John Higgins to win the 12Bet.com UK Championship in Telford – and reclaim his No 1 world ranking.


Dave Edwards looks to shake away blues

Wolves midfielder Dave Edwards believes tomorrow’s clash against Birmingham could be a turning point in the club’s season.


Thousands in Shropshire still can’t buy home

Three years into the housing slump and owning a home in Shropshire and the West Midlands is still out of reach for thousands across the region, a new report claims.


Bodyguard to the stars lifts lid on the job

A Shropshire man who has provided elite bodyguarding to the stars, including Michael Jackson, is lifting the lid on his work in a new book that is being hailed as an industry bible.


Dad’s fury at being told to remove hood by Tesco

Supermarket giant Tesco was today accused of double standards after a Shropshire man was told he would be booted out of the store if he did not remove a hoodie – even though he had bought it from there.


‘Baddies’ warning as Shropshire cuts go through

Town and parish councils across Shropshire will be viewed as “the baddies” if they are forced to raise taxes to safeguard public services facing the Shirehall axe, it has been claimed.


Telford & Wrekin Council fights to clear bins backlog

Binmen were today battling to clear a backlog of rubbish and recycling from homes across Telford after the Arctic weather saw collections missed.


Housing opens in Shifnal for over-55s

A £3.5 million housing development exclusively designed for people aged 55 and over has opened in Shifnal.


Dave Edwards back for Wolves

Dave Edwards today handed Wolves a welcome boost after declaring himself available for Sunday’s derby with Birmingham.


Councillors allow waste firm to fight burner blow

Waste firm Veolia has been given the go-ahead to appeal against a decision to reject plans for a £60 million incinerator in Shrewsbury – with county taxpayers set to pick up the bill.


Telford boxing coach’s attacker gets jail

A man who poured petrol over the head of a boxing coach in a Telford sports and social club and threatened to set fire to him was jailed at Shrewbury Crown Court today for an indefinite period.


Two die in French helicopter crash

Two men from near the south Shropshire border have died in a helicopter crash in the south of France, the Foreign Office said today.


Carl Jones reviews Voyage Of The Dawn Treader

Resident film reviewer Carl Jones casts his eye over Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the latest Chronicles of Narnia big screen outing.


Mick Bates fined over paramedic assaults

Montgomeryshire AM Mick Bates was today ordered to pay more than £5,000 after being convicted of assaulting two paramedics and a staff nurse following a night out in Cardiff.

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