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Underground streams could be diverted to provide water for historic wells in Cleobury Mortimer which have been dry for nearly a year, it was claimed today.

Shrewsbury Town have slipped down to seventh in League Two after their 1-0 loss to Bury combined with other weekend results.

Shropshire MP Mark Pritchard was at the centre of a growing storm today over alleged secret moves by senior Conservatives to forge a long-term alliance with the Liberal Democrats.

RAF fire-fighter Jason Francis answered an emergency call from his old club with a blazing performance as Market Drayton Town took this crucial Evo-Stik League One South six pointer playing with 10 men for the last half hour after top scorer Martyn Davies had been sent off.

Yobs hurled a brick through a church window during a service, with shards of glass landing just feet from terrified parishioners.

Shropshire’s Adrian Gunnell today admitted he was “still having nightmares” over the costly miss which ended his hopes in the inaugural Snooker Shoot-Out.

A rally is to be staged in Shrewsbury in protest at cuts to public sector services and jobs.

It has been an arresting sight on Shropshire’s motorway for a fortnight, but police today admitted they were barred from chasing speeding motorists in their on-loan 168mph Lotus Evora.

Pothole busters took to Telford’s battered streets today as a campaign got under way to fill hundreds of holes left by the freezing winter weather.

Watch a video report from the last time Manchester United visited the Bucks Head – for George Foster’s testimonial in 1995. Video courtesy  of Allan Phillips.

Shifnal’s Spring Fling is to be revived this year in celebration of the Royal wedding.

A Powys man who raped a 16-year-old girl as she walked home from a night out on New Year’s Day has been jailed for seven years.

Plans have been submitted for the next phase of the £250 million Southwater development in Telford which will see the building of the centrepiece of the scheme.

A 36-year-old Polish man today appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a woman on a footpath at Dothill, Wellington.

The driver of the last ever Wrexham & Shropshire train to arrive in the county has issued a heartfelt thanks to those who welcomed the service home for the final time.

Motorists faced hours of chaos in Shrewsbury as traffic was brought to a standstill in the town centre with drivers blaming roadworks at the explosion site for the problems.

Oswestry’s town park is to get new play facilities thanks to a £35,000 plus windfall from housing developments and youngsters’ views on plans will be sought.

A crackdown on speeding motorists is due to begin on a rural road in north Shropshire today after shock new figures showed two-thirds of drivers ignore the limit.

Parents, teachers, staff and governors of a closure-threatened primary school in Powys are being urged to turn out at a public meeting tomorrow night.

Shropshire racing star Neptune Collonges is back on the Gold Cup trail – and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Tony McCoy could take the ride in the Cheltenham Festival showpiece.

In-demand captain Shane Killock today gave AFC Telford United a major boost, insisting: “I’m very happy here.”

Shrewsbury Town were today facing a race against time to complete the signings they hope will reignite their promotion dream.

Rating *** Cathy Stanworth‘s search for that special accompaniment to her steak is now over . . .

Campaigners fighting to save women and children’s services at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital should be more “aggressive” and “militant” if they want their appeals to be successful.

Reviewer’s rating **** Sharon Walters re-discovers a happy Iberian experience on her way to the cinema.

When the big freeze took a grip of the county a group of intrepid Shropshire golfers were determined not to let it stop them enjoying their hobby.

Organisers behind Shrewsbury Flower Show today said that last year’s event made a profit of £34,000 – a drop of 34 per cent on 2009.

Telford Tigers youngster Nathan Salem snatched his first goal for the club during Sunday’s clash with Swindon Wildcats in the English Premier League.

Shivering Shropshire plunged to -7C (19F) overnight – and the weather again took its toll on Ludlow Races, which was today cancelled for the fifth time in a row.

Brides-to-be can tie the knot for a recession-busting £1,000 at a Shropshire country hotel which is extending a special offer due to popular demand.