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More pictures of the snow that has blanketed Shropshire.

Despite missing five key players, Telford Tigers put up a valiant fight against the mighty Guildford Flames – and if not for a washed out goal might have finished even closer than the respectable 5-3 defeat, writes CAROLINE GARBETT.

Icy conditions and snow continued to cause chaos for motorists and travellers across Shropshire and Mid Wales today – as forecasters warned there was more to come across Big Freeze Britain.

Shropshire may be in the grip of the Big Freeze – but tills were still jingling at shopping centres in the county on the last weekend before Christmas.

The number of senior managers at Telford & Wrekin Council has been slashed in a bid to save almost £2 million, it was revealed today.

The owners of Telford shopping centre are appealing after their court bid to challenge a decision which gave the go-ahead for a multi-million pound new supermarket in the town was thrown out.

Shropshire’s Kieron Gray was today preparing for the biggest night of his boxing life – admitting it could be his last bout, writes JAMES GARRISON.

An action plan is being devised by Shrewsbury Town Football Club to prevent future incidents of crowd disorder following arrests at a recent derby game.

Shrewsbury Town were today coming to terms with their latest weather frustration after a blanket white-out in League Two.

AFC Telford United today insisted they would pull out all the stops to try and stage their Christmas clash with Redditch.

The fresh arctic weather blast has accounted for all National Hunt racing before Christmas – with Ludlow amongst the casualties.

A special festive edition of Songs of Praise filmed in Shropshire was aired on television last night.

A scramble for jobs at a new store in Shropshire has seen more than 300 people interviewed for just 86 vacancies, bosses said today.

Letter: As an angler, it is with some regret that I have to state that my love affair with the River Severn has just about petered out.

What are we going to do now? wails Tracey O’Sullivan. In fact, when does Britain’s Got Talent start now that 2010’s reality television has come to an end with the finals for Strictly Come Dancing and The Apprentice.

Letter: I would like to tell everyone about my new central heating combination boiler, fitted January 3, 2010, price £1,895.

The snow arrived, so people across Shropshire dug out their sledges and took advantage.

Shropshire Star readers and Shropshire Star photographers have been out taking pictures of the snowy scenes.

It’s the arrogance of the age that we always think we’re special, or enjoying/suffering special weather, the best/worst since records began, writes Toby Neal. The present cold snap has nothing on the winters of 1947 and 1963.

Britons face a third day stranded in airports amid warnings of further flight cancellations and yet more heavy snow.

England captain Andrew Strauss says the responsibility for defeat in the third Ashes Test versus Australia lays with the team’s batsmen.

Former Eastenders actress, Kara Tointon, wins Strictly Come Dancing 2010.

The Worlds biggest rock band, Kings Of Leon, made a welcome return to the West Midlands for two sell-out shows.

Two Shropshire schools, which were given notices to improve, have been praised by Ofsted officials following their latest inspections.

A 45-year-old Shropshire subpostmistress who admitted concealing the theft of more than £40,000 from a county post office has been jailed for 12 months.

Widespread travel chaos caused by some of the severest winter weather for a century left Christmas commuter plans in tatters and swathes of the country paralysed today.

A Shropshire parish council could drop its council tax by more than two per cent next year to help people struggling to pay their bills.

Podcasters Amy Bould, Tracey O’Sullivan and Andy Richardson are talking turkey in this festive edition of the Shropshire Star’s Sunday Supplement.

Two big names on the music scene will be in Oswestry over the next 10 days, thanks to the town’s Substance club promoter.

Shropshire was set for more icy weather today with temperatures predicted to drop to -6 C (21F).