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Millions of TV viewers heard how rings left on a blueprint by a dirty coffee cup were supposedly mistaken by planners in Telford for proposed roundabouts.

A Shropshire father has had an emotional reunion with the man who ran to his aid after a 2,000 gallon fuel tanker crushed his car – and vowed the experience would make them friends for life.

A Shropshire girl who touched the nation’s hearts as she fought leukaemia has been given the best present ever after being given the all- clear by doctors.

Shrewsbury Town are hoping to dust off the rust and make up for lost time when they resume their League Two promotion charge tomorrow.

Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard today led calls for a full investigation into how the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall came to be embroiled in the protest which escalated in the wake of a Commons vote to treble tuition fees.

Tickets are selling fast for next year’s V Festival at Weston Park on the Shropshire border, organisers said today.

Campaigners for the elderly in Shropshire fear day centre users face a £16 a day hike in charges.

Average petrol prices were expected to hit a record high today, with motorists across Shropshire seeing a sharp hike.

Boss Andy Sinton has backed Adam Proudlock to be come an AFC Telford United legend – after the striker agreed a contract to the end of next season.

Two people had to be evacuated from a house in Shropshire after a Christmas decoration caught fire.

The recent cold snap has proved snow joke for Shropshire golfers. But staff at one club have warmed their hearts in the winter chill with a spot of snowman golf.

The fate of AFC Telford United’s scheduled FA Trophy clash away at Harrogate Town tomorrow rests on a pitch inspection early this afternoon.

Plans to transform Market Drayton have received a boost after a major food outlet announced plans to create a new store in the town – just two days after fashion retailer Peacocks opened its doors.

This stunning panoramic picture of Shrewsbury’s snow-sprinkled skyline was taken from the top floor of Shrewsbury School by a steady-handed maths teacher.

People caught shoplifting in Newtown are set to be banned from stores in a new scheme.

Scoreboard stops play was the unfamiliar situation at the 12Bet.com UK Championship.

Who will win the X Factor this weekend? And who has been the star of this latest series? Shropshire people have their say.

A superb detached Victorian house in the heart of Telford on Homes of the Week.

The upstairs room of the Ironworks in Oswestry was filled with laughter when radio and TV comic Phill Jupitus arrived in town as part of his national book tour.

In suitably dramatic style Coronation Street celebrated 50 fabulous years with a birth, marriage and death as the cast of the popular soap delivered a near-perfect performance in this week’s much anticipated live episode, writes Tracey O’Sullivan.

It was business as usual for the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall despite an attack by thugs (yes thugs) as they travelled to the Royal Variety Performance.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are “unharmed” after the car they were travelling in was attacked by protesters.

Owen Paterson was thankful to be able to spend two nights in the same bed this week when last night’s vote on increasing university tuition fees kept him in London for the second night running, writes Westminster blogger John Hipwood.

The fate of a controversial scheme submitted by hunt bosses to house up to 86 hounds at a farm in north Shropshire will be decided by Shropshire Council planning bosses next week.

Police today warned 4×4 drivers in Shropshire to be on their guard after two were stolen in the space of four days in the county.

A teenager has been banned from all pubs in Welshpool after he was caught attempting to buy alcohol from an off-licence. Premises owners in the town have been warned to be vigilant.

Residents already living in a Shropshire town will be given priority on proposed new affordable homes, councillors have been told.

Controversial plans to hit bars and restaurant bosses across Shropshire with a £75 charge for every seat they put outside for customers have been dramatically scrapped, it was revealed today.

This week has been a dreadful week for many landlords with empty properties, as the cold weather takes its toll writes property blogger Lea Beven.

A 44-year-old factory worker from Telford who stabbed a colleague to death in a petty row was today beginning a life sentence.