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As the countdown continues for Face of the Future 2011, Tracey O’Sullivan profiles anther of the eight young finalists selected for the competition.

Staff at a Mid Wales technology centre have agreed to take a pay cut of up to 10 per cent over the next few months in a move aimed at safeguarding the company’s future.

Less than a week ago most gifts weren’t wrapped, some not even bought. By Christmas afternoon one woman was on e-Bay flogging candlesticks given that morning by her sister-in-law and boasting about it.

AFC Telford United finish 2010 at the top of the Blue Square Bet North after a 3-1 win over Redditch at the New Bucks Head.

Andrew Strauss praises England’s players and staff after retaining the Ashes.

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As the snow and ice clears, MIKE HAYNES, a professor at the University of Wolverhampton Business School in Telford, examines the impact of the harsh winter weather.

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is behind plans for a new store in Market Drayton, it emerged today.

Boss Andy Sinton is urging loan star Greg Mills to stay put at AFC Telford United, insisting: “He’s in the shop window here.”

Landscape architect Joanna Yeates was murdered, police said this afternoon.

Hunts across Shropshire and Mid Wales made do with parades of hounds for their annual festive meets, but there was virtually no horse riding because of dangerous icy conditions across the region.

Shrewsbury Town’s away game at Lincoln City was today postponed because of a frozen pitch.

A disability rights campaigner will meet Shirehall social care chiefs next month to urge that they protect some of the county’s most vulnerable groups during Shropshire Council’s cost-cutting drive.

Campaigners contesting plans for a £5 million biomass plant in a south Shropshire town have insisted they will continue their fight in the new year. Plans have been approved despite objections and a public inquiry.

Dozens of objections have been lodged by residents in Telford over controversial proposals for a 49ft telecommunications mast near their homes. The plan has been put forward by Vodafone (UK) and Telefonica O2 (UK).

Store managers across Shropshire reported a “positive start” to the post Christmas sales boom with shoppers hitting the tills again after snow and bad weather kept many away.

Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have become proud parents to a baby boy with the help of a surrogate.

One man was taken to hospital after a house fire in south Shropshire.

A Shropshire tourist attraction has had one of the most successful years in its history with hundreds of thousands of visitors coming through the doors.

The Government today played down concerns that the UK was heading for a flu epidemic as it defended its vaccination programme for the under-fives.

The big freeze has given way to the big thaw in Shropshire and Mid Wales with warmer temperatures across the region.

2011 will be a pivotal year in the future of a £30 million scheme to transform Shrewsbury’s historic Flax Mill into homes, offices and shops, a leading councillor has said.

A spectacular spring programme has been unveiled by Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn with tickets now on sale for events in March and April.

More members of the emergency services in Shropshire have been trained to deal with water rescues over the festive period amid fears that people could be lured into danger by icy waterways like the River Severn.

A new one-way system which is being installed in a Mid Wales town is set to be delayed further after snow and ice left the kerb stones iced up.

Letter: One night before Christmas my doorbell rang twice. The first time in the snow stood two young teenage boys, dressed in Santa hats and beards. They started to sing: “We wish you a Merry Christmas”, managed the first four lines and then waited expectantly.

Britain’s smallest community shop, in an outbuilding beside a Shropshire village pub, has become a lifeline for residents during the cold snap with weekly takings up 20 per cent despite the extreme weather conditions.

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Crowds of shoppers lined the high street before first light today as major stores and retailers were expecting a bumper day in the Christmas sales.

Shrewsbury Town were today handed a boost as they seek an end to their festive fixture frustration – with tomorrow’s trip to Lincoln passing a first inspection.