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Blog: This Richard Keys and Andy Gray saga, talk about a storm in a teacup – actually am I allowed to say teacup or does it infer that I am suggesting a woman’s place is in the kitchen and she should be making a brew?

The search has begun for the “Pride of Shropshire” . . . people, communities or organisations who go the extra mile, without seeking reward, to make the county proud.

A woman who died in hospital after she was found with head injuries at her home in Telford had suffered a fall, detectives, who had launched an investigation, revealed today.

Reviewer’s rating **** Kirsty Smallman finds a smart restaurant behind the traditional, highly regarded takeaway.

Reviewer’s rating **** Sue Austin is ‘evicted’ from home to make way for a teenage party but soon finds a warm welcome nearby.

Wolves today announced captain Karl Henry and defender Richard Stearman had signed new contracts to 2014.

Telly Talk: Gripping, fascinating, emotional, funny and the simplest concept to have hit the small screen since the test card. Stand up the television executive who devised One Born Every Minute and take a bow, orders Tracey O’Sullivan.

Blog: Only one point but Town should be praised for giving it a real go against table-topping Chesterfield, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

Campaigners fighting plans to build five luxury homes in the shadow of an 800-year-old Ludlow church have issued a plea to the public to turn out in force at a “D-Day” meeting.

Plans for six massive wind turbines, which would be among the tallest in the country if built on an estate on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border, have failed to win the support of council officers in Telford.

Letter: I read that the MP for Shrewsbury is backing the idea of a “free” bicycle hire scheme in the town (Star, January 17).

Shropshire hospital consultants today spoke of the threats to clinical services at the county’s two main treatment centres.

Former world champion boxer Richie Woodhall claims a new Telford club he is fronting will discover a future star of the sport.

Campaigners fighting controversial plans which have been approved for a motel in north Shropshire today unveiled their own “mirror image” scheme just yards away from the rival bid.

In a season where the top sides in the Blue Square Bet North have shown astonishing consistency, these two dropped points could prove costly.

Could it be that we have just witnessed one of the pivotal weeks of Shrewsbury Town’s season?

Council chiefs in Telford have splashed out almost £2 million on a planned new library and civic offices in the town before a single brick has even been laid, it was revealed today.

Market Drayton fear the cancellation of their Shropshire FA Challenge Cup home tie with Whitchurch Alport could force their exit from the competition.

A Shropshire town’s local authority car parks could be taken over by its town council  – raising hopes parking could be free on the sites on Sundays. Oswestry Town Council is lined up to take over three sites.

A HUGE POLICE probe was under way today after a woman died hours after she was found with head injuries at a house in Telford.

A decision on whether to close a key route through Ludlow should be finalised by the end of this week, council transport bosses said today.

The chairman of a south Shropshire Pubwatch scheme has quit, claiming that fellow members did not show him enough support.

Telford Tigers suffered another difficult weekend – losing to two of the strongest teams in the English Premier Ice Hockey League.

Experts have been called in to solve the mystery of why the wells and natural water source which formed the historical foundation of Cleobury Mortimer have dried up again.

A man was airlifted to hospital today following a three car collision in Shropshire which caused rush-hour chaos.

Councillors in Welshpool will meet this week to decide whether or not to bid for city status.

An extra £1 million could be pumped into repairing pothole-riddled roads in Powys following one of the harshest winters on record.

Rob Hughes: Another opportunity to register three points unfortunately missed on a chilly Saturday afternoon at the Bucks Head.

Bridgnorth’s hopes of upsetting one of the major forces of the Midland Alliance were in tatters after just two minutes.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today admitted he is surprised at the sudden poor state of the Molineux pitch – but he refused to blame it for Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to Liverpool.