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Simon Line has urged his Market Drayton team to cut out the defensive lapses after this loss to division one south high-flyers Kidsgrove last night.

For Jon Taylor, it was the biggest night of his fledgling football career.

Style made way for substance as AFC Telford United ground out a hard-fought victory at Workington.

A 43-year-old Shropshire man who stole a Poppy Appeal collection box from a shop has avoided an immediate prison sentence. Andrew David Guy, of Beechwood Court, Market Drayton, was in court yesterday.

Councillors in Bishop’s Castle have called on Shropshire Council to accept liability for any compensation claims from gardeners tending allotments next to a planned £5 million biomass plant.

Taxpayers in Welshpool are facing a £215,000 bill to cover a shortfall in pensions for town council staff who retired more than four years ago, it has emerged.

A Shropshire man who was carrying heroin with a street value of almost £700 around Bridgnorth has been sentenced to 16 months detention in a young offenders’ institution.

An Oswestry campaign group is drawing up a wishlist to help attract shoppers into the town centre when a new supermarket is built. Members of OS21 say they want to see traders and tourism boosted by cash or help.

Shrewsbury’s man-of-the-moment Jon Taylor has revealed the personal heartache which accompanied his dream full Football League debut.

Boss Andy Sinton has moved to improve AFC Telford United’s quality on the ball by sealing a loan deal for Hereford midfielder Sam Gwynne.

Oswestry magistrates have called upon the probation service to make sure help is available for offenders who have taken the drug GHB.

Campaigners calling on supermarket giant Tesco to scrap plans for an out-of-town store in Whitchurch today said they are hopeful of collecting more than 1,000 signatures.

Campaigners plan to bombard councillors with hundreds of protest letters as part of their fight to save a Mid Wales primary school from being closed.

Expectant mothers in Mid Wales will have to travel further if maternity services are moved from Shrewsbury to Telford, an MP has warned. Glyn Davies said the proposals were causing “huge concern”.

A Mid Wales headteacher has been suspended from her post while education bosses carry out an investigation into allegations against her, it has emerged.

A campaign has been launched to replace a 200-year-old Grade II-listed bridge in Powys with a new crossing.

Plans to close a large section of the A5 trunk road running through Shropshire for maintenance work have been postponed, it was revealed today.

A Shropshire man accused of murdering his 24-year-old daughter at their family home was due to stand trial at Leicester Crown Court today.

A woman has been allegedly sexually assaulted in a late night attack in Shrewsbury.

Fit-again Kevin Foley today set Wolves a survival target of six Barclays Premier League wins to stay up.

Householders and businesses across Shropshire still owe £9 million in unpaid council tax and rates from more than a year ago, new figures show.

Detectives today appealed for help in the hunt for the killer of murdered prostitute Janine Downes from the Shropshire lay-by where her body was discovered 20 years ago.

A Shropshire school is having to spend thousands of pounds to repair its leaking roof.

The consultation on the future of services at Shropshire’s two main hospitals is the last chance to save key facilities, it was claimed today.

AFC Telford United moved up to fourth in the Blue Square Bet North after a gritty 1-0 win at Workington.

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A Shropshire woman has hit out at Facebook after the social networking site removed a picture of her sister breastfeeding.

A Shropshire businessman is hoping to stem the tide of rural pub closures by transforming a village pub from a wreck to a showplace – and all in time for Christmas.

Letter: Could I through your paper comment on the way the media report ongoing events, particularly the television companies, in that they appear to do their best to make everyone disconsolate with what life offers them.

Jon Taylor was the Shrewsbury Town hero as he notched a brace on his full debut to down Burton at the Greenhous Meadow.