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A tangible sense of relief, quiet satisfaction at a job well done and encouragement for the future.

On a night of controversy and full-blooded commitment, the Saints dropped their first home Welsh Premier points of the season in a pulsating draw with leaders Bangor City.

A Shropshire hotel worker who was jailed for having sex with a 14-year-old girl has had his sentence doubled by the country’s top judge.

UP TO 400 jobs could be created as part of £30 million plans to build a supermarket, shops and a pub in Telford.

An “incredible” 90 sacks of litter, ranging from sweet wrappers to car bumpers and wheels, was collected along a five-mile stretch of the A5 near Shrewsbury in just one night, highways chiefs said today.

A Shropshire climber who was swept 1,500ft to his death by a huge wave of snow on a “safe” mountain route in Scotland died in a “tragic accident”, a sheriff has ruled.

Recalled goalkeeper Ben Smith believes the come-from behind triumph at Accrington Stanley can “re-light Shrewsbury Town’s season”.

So-called ‘posthole busters’ in Telford are targeting the worst of the town’s roads. Take a look at how it’s done.

Boss Andy Sinton believes AFC Telford United will learn from their first away defeat of the season, insisting: “We’ve not suddenly become a bad team.”

Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski has hit out at plans to transfer children’s services from the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to the Princess Royal Hospital saying Telford is “swamped with hospital services and we have nothing on this side of the border, and yet they still want to grab what little we have left. It’s cloud cuckoo [...]

Council chiefs in Telford today claimed criticism of the massive £250 million Southwater development in the town was placing its very future – including thousands of potential jobs – in jeopardy.

Pleasure boats and picnic areas along the riverbank could form part of a £1.5 million package of improvements for Ludlow, it was revealed today.

Controversial plans for Sainsbury’s to open a new store in Market Drayton have been given the go-ahead, despite nearly 600 people signing a petition against them.

Two men who became stranded 40ft in the air for more than two and a half hours were rescued by firefighters in north Shropshire.

Comedian Paddy McGuinness is to play Birmingham NIA in October as part of a UK tour.

Calls have been made to raise the road surface on a 200-year-old Grade II-listed bridge in Powys to protect it from future flooding.

Primary schools in Powys with fewer than 30 pupils could shut by next year, it has been revealed.

Traffic police in Shropshire have recruited this new 168mph weapon in their battle against speeding drivers.

One in 10 four- to five-year-old children starting school across the whole of Shropshire is obese, which is above the national average, new figures show.

Letter: Residents shouldn’t have to pay increased local taxes (precept) to pay for public toilets – after all, they probably rarely use them.

Watch all the goals from Telford Tigers’ clash with Milton Keynes Lightning in the English Premier League.

Blog: Council and health officials in Shropshire say that reducing obesity in primary school children is still a “priority” as new figures show the number of reception age children classed as obese is above the national average.

Tests are being carried out on the body of a 24-year-old man who died 18 months after he was left for dead in Telford, detectives said today.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy left Molineux with a smile on his face after arriving feeling like death warmed up.

Leading Shropshire businessman Dr Geoffrey Davies has been appointed to lead the newly formed Marches Local Enterprise Partnership.

The New Saints boss Mike Davies was left fuming after his side’s Welsh Premier title quest was frustrated by two key decision in last night’s 2-2 draw with Bangor City at Park Hall.

Wolves today moved into pole position for Barnsley winger Adam Hammill after hammering Doncaster 5-0 in the FA Cup last night.

A Shropshire dairy farmer said it was essential Farmers For Action and Asda resolve their differences in an ongoing court dispute – so local farmers were not left out of pocket on milk prices.

A painting by Hitler’s second-in command, Rudolf Hess, which was given to a Shropshire prison guard has failed to find a buyer at a county auction.

An actress recreates the final moments of Bristol murder victim Joanna Yeates for the BBC’s Crimewatch programme.