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Telly Talk: A bright star shone out last night and was seen by millions of people around the country. Yes, he’s certainly doing well for himself, that Professor Brian Cox.

A ROW HAS blown up over the lack of “appropriate” information given to a series of meetings across Shropshire that triggered plans for nine school closures.

Rating *** Andy Richardson and a friend head for Shrewsbury town centre and a bustling restaurant.

Sharon Walters reviews the Skoda Fabia vRS – a town car that can’t wait to find the open road and transform into a sportier model.

Blog: Town remain in the promotion hunt after a week of mixed results and late drama, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

Steam fans lined Shropshire’s tracks to see a famous locomotive pass through the county at the weekend. The 71000 Duke of Gloucester passed through stations in Prees, near Whitchurch and Shrewsbury on Saturday.

A British special forces team has been freed in Libya, as fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi continues.

Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to help boost enterprise and economic growth in a speech to the Conservative’s spring conference.

Market Drayton Town manager Simon Line is backing his men to finish the season as champions when they claim promotion.

Wolves twice came from behind to draw with Tottenham – but a pulsating game was marred by two controversial decisions by referee Mark Halsey against the home side.

Telford-based Williams Funerals has taken delivery of the first all new Jaguar XJ hearse and limousine in the country.

Letter: I love my job laying road surfaces. The van picks up at 5am, we travel 90 miles or more, work with machine and shovel and return home after dark. I am sick of these advantaged public sector workers claiming “it is their right to demand” and holding us the real workers to ransom.

Shropshire dentist Matthew Walton, 35, found himself in the headlines this week after being struck off. He had repeatedly broken wind next to colleagues and his case is considered by the podcast team.

AFC Telford United turned in a super all-round performance to thrash one of their main promotion rivals in the Blue Square Bet North.

Shrewsbury twice came from behind and snatched a dramatic winner three minutes from time to notch a vital victory in their pursuit of automatic promotion.

Nearly 3,000 incidents at Shropshire hospitals over a six-month period put patient safety at risk and led to two deaths, new figures show.

Ladders will be installed along the River Severn in Shrewsbury to help people get themselves out of trouble if they fall in.

The Olympic Torch is likely to pass through Shropshire on its way to the 2012 Games.

The West Midlands will lose five MPs in the biggest shake-up of constituency boundaries in electoral history, it was announced today – raising fears that one will go in Shropshire.

Four men jailed for their part in an “utterly ruthless” fraud, which used a bogus company based in Shropshire, have been ordered to pay back nearly £1 million.

Shrewsbury Town striker Matt Harrold is ready to battle his way to promotion – literally.

Tickets for V Festival were today being resold by touts on internet auction sites for 75 per cent more than they cost yesterday.

Campaigners fighting to save a Shropshire primary school threatened with closure have been urged to consider links with a neighbouring school.

A mother has spoken out over the axing of plans to put a cafe into a Shropshire leisure centre.

Mick McCarthy today challenged Wolves to show a mean streak to win their Premier League survival battle.

A stash of Taliban weapons has been uncovered by Shropshire-based soldiers on patrol in Afghanistan, defence chiefs have revealed.

Experienced defender Stuart Whitehead could be set for another spell on the AFC Telford United sidelines – due to his firefighting commitments.

A bitter love triangle exploded into violence after rivals Albert and Louis stunned onlookers by getting involved in an unseemly brawl in the middle of a Shropshire street.

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s will be asked to stump up cash to help promote struggling businesses in Shrewsbury town centre under a deal to expand its store in the town, officials said today.

Sixty-two homes could be built on the former Bridgnorth College site if planning chiefs approve it.