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Shrewsbury Town midfielder Sean McAllister faces a spell on the sidelines as he goes under the knife for a hernia operation tomorrow.

Wolves captain Jody Craddock has issued a rallying call to his team ahead of the most important week in their season so far.

AFC Telford United boss Andy Sinton has hit out at winger Lee Smith after the Forest Green man back-tracked on a deal to extend his loan.

Former pop stars Michelle Heaton and Maureen Nolan and former Emmerdale actress Claire King are set to appear in a star-studded cast for The Naked Truth at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn next month.

Campaigners fighting to save their Shropshire primary school from closure believe they have been “brushed under the carpet” and haven’t had a chance to have their say.

Do Ena Sharples, Minnie Caldwell and Martha Longhurst still get together for a glass of milk stout in the snug bar of the Rovers Return in Coronation Street?

Councillors have voted against allowing paranormal investigators to set up a ghost hunting operation in Bridgnorth Town Hall.

A bank in a Mid Wales town is to close because not enough people use it.

Taxi drivers across Shropshire have reacted angrily to new blanket fares which have been welcomed by councillors – in a development billed as the first battle of a long war.

Voluntary sector workers needed a head for heights when they tackled a day of leadership exercises at a Shropshire airbase.

Double Oscar winners Daniel Day-Lewis and Kevin Spacey were joined at a memorial in London to actor Pete Postlethwaite by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, his wife, son and daughter and a group of locals from Shropshire.

Blog: It’s hard to know what to expect of the weather lately, isn’t it? We’ve just emerged from the Arctic blast of deep mid-winter and barely had time to brush the snow off our boots before the storms arrived with howling winds and torrential rain.

Letter: Hauliers on strike over fuel prices is not a good idea as it would never work.

Council leaders have taken action they hope will control advertising boards on the streets of Shropshire’s market towns but at the same time help boost trade.

Shropshire duo Gemma Howell and Sarah Adlington have been selected in the GB team for the Dusseldorf Judo Grand Prix this weekend.

Five criminal and civil courts across Shropshire will close as part of Government spending cuts. Magistrates courts in Market Drayton, Oswestry and Ludlow, will close on March 31, Her Majesty’s Courts Service revealed today.

Council chiefs in Telford look set to rewrite parts of their budget after hundreds of residents called for changes to be made.

Patched-up Market Drayton marched into the semi-finals of the Shropshire Challenge Cup with a fully deserved victory over near neighbours Whitchurch Alport.

Shropshire motorists are calling for “urgent” repairs to a crater-infested entrance at a Shropshire retail park, which is now resembling a moonscape after months of neglect.

More than 350 elderly and vulnerable people will continue to be looked after in their own homes despite the closure of a leading Shropshire respite care provider, council bosses vowed today.

Council chiefs today said they have received four separate offers for a multi-million pound site in Shrewsbury earmarked for more than 100 homes.

Campaigners fighting plans for five luxury homes in Ludlow have threatened Shropshire Council with a legal review over the way it has handled the planning process.

Watch our video review of Telford Tigers’  third period goal against Peterborough Phantoms on Saturday night – a real highlight, scored by Dan Scott. Also includes post-match interview with player-coach Tom Watkins.

David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Liam Byrne and Chris Grayling comment on the fresh figures that show record youth unemployment.

Shropshire’s police force has had its funding cut by nearly £15 million for the next year alone.

Boss Graham Turner is backing Shrewsbury Town to make home advantage count as they gear up for a crunch month of promotion showdowns.

Market Drayton Town’s 4 -1 victory over Whitchurch Alport means they will now meet Hanwood – victors over St Martins – in the semi-finals of the Shropshire Challenge Cup.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has admitted the two Black Country derby showdowns with West Brom will have a massive impact on the season.

AFC Telford United have today swooped to sign young Wolves goalkeeper Aaron McCarey on a one-month loan.

This is a first look at the impressive interior of the Roman villa built at Shropshire’s Wroxeter Roman city for a Channel 4 documentary series. And the public will get to see the site when it opens its doors this weekend.