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Gallons of water caused the ceiling of a Shropshire hotel to collapse after extreme weather ruptured water pipes, causing thousands of pounds of damage.

Six courts in Shropshire could close for good as early as April under the coalition Government’s cost-cutting drive, it emerged today.

Dependable full-back Mat Sadler has spoke of his delight at committing to Shrewsbury Town’s promotion push for the remainder of the season.

Boss Andy Sinton is out to bolster AFC Telford United’s squad with fresh faces as they prepare for a run of six games in just 22 days.

One-club man Alan Peach has begun his second spell as captain of Shropshire Premier Bowls League champions Castlefields – filling the shoes of the county’s most successful leader.

Council bosses in Shropshire today assured drivers the most dangerous potholes would be filled in within 24 hours of being reported. It comes after weeks of treacherous weather and constant gritting.

In a dramatic twist of fate, Telford Tigers have re-incorporated popular Latvian forward Andrejs Maslovskis into the squad – just two weeks after releasing him due to tight finances.

Campaigners behind ambitious plans to reopen a once-thriving north Shropshire railway station, which closed 50 years ago, hope to see it completed by the end of 2012.

More than 1,500 homes across Telford were left in the dark after a power cut which saw some residents lose mains supply for more than 14 hours.

Welshpool’s new one-way system will open this month. The system has been delayed by roadworks and the cold weather, which left paving slabs frozen together.

A 150-year-old bridge in Mid Wales was today closed to traffic and pedestrians after cracks were spotted in the structure.

Blockbuster movies will be shown on the big screen in Oakengates when the town gets a new independent cinema.

An inquest on murdered Oswestry shopworker Jill Nevitt was opened today and adjourned to a date to be fixed.

Six massive wind turbines which would be the tallest in the country could be built at an estate on the Shropshire border.

A Shropshire village pub is set to gain a new lease of life after being granted permission to build a restaurant and accommodation.

Councillors have joined forces with Shrewsbury residents to fight multi-million pound expansion plans by Sainsbury’s – amid fears it could sound a death knell for the town centre.

SHROPSHIRE’S AGE Concern is to cut jobs and services after its council grant was slashed by 20 per cent.

A series of public tributes are planned to Shropshire’s Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite, who died on Sunday, aged 64, following a battle with cancer.

Police are trying to piece together the last movements of a 23-year-old Shropshire man who died when his vehicle crashed into a tree early on New Year’s Day, it emerged today.

One of the main routes into Ludlow could be blocked for up to four months after falling stonework led to the closure of a 300-year-old bridge.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said the true scale of the flood damage to Queensland will not be known until the water recedes as rain continues to fall.

The Government has admitted some parts of England are short of flu vaccines and is considering bringing in more stocks from Europe.

Wolves soared into dreamland after stunning champions Chelsea with a deserved victory at Molineux on a night when everything went right for Mick McCarthy’s side.

Blog: They’ve been described as being of biblical proportions. Australian floods sweeping 30ft deep through an area as big as France and Germany combined, are certainly beyond the comprehension of most of us and show once more how man and beast are totally at the mercy of the planet when it roars.

The businessman behind the project to build a huge dragon tower on the Shropshire border wants to see it in place in time for the 2012 Olympics.

Telly Talk: What a wasted opportunity and a grievous error in judgement from EastEnders bosses. I said earlier that this week the soap had gone too far with the current babyswap storyline but that they could salvage something from this farce if they went on to deal with such a heartbreaking scenario with sensitivity and [...]

He is better remembered for being a dependable left back during Shrewsbury Town’s halcyon years of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The future of a threatened Shropshire allotment site could be guaranteed for the next 125 years following a vote by town councillors. It had been feared the allotments would have to be relocated.

Parking charges are to be introduced at a Shropshire tourist attraction after consultation with visitors and residents.

Lightning has struck not twice but three times in the Shropshire Star Snooker Knockout.