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Churchgoers will have to smash sugar lumps instead of plates at an event in Shrewsbury because of health and safety laws.

More than 100 full-time Welsh Assembly jobs have been lost in Mid Wales in the last three years, it was revealed today.

THE V FESTIVAL sold out today in a record-breaking 80 minutes, with fans snapping up tickets for the annual two-day musical extravaganza.

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

MORE THAN 70 adults and children at an under threat Shropshire primary school struggled through boggy fields today in a massive show of unity to form a human chain to spell out “SOS” on a county hillside.

Major expansion plans by dairy giant Muller which would create about 300 jobs have been welcomed by business and civic leaders in Market Drayton. The German firm is one of Europe’s biggest dairy producers.

Leaflets are to be given to shoppers at Welshpool’s new Tesco store to encourage them to visit the town centre.

THE HEALTH NEEDS of expectant mothers and children in Mid Wales are being ignored by Shropshire health chiefs in their battle to keep vital hospital services in the county, an MP has claimed.

The star of TV’s Have I Got News For You, Jon Richardson, thrilled local fans during a stand-up gig at The Place @ Oakengates Theatre

Wales has said a resounding Yes in the referendum on direct law-making powers for the assembly.

Delighted Wolves winger Michael Kightly today expressed his relief at making his comeback after admitting: “I feared retirement”.

Manager Andy Sinton has won AFC Telford United’s first ‘trophy’ of the season – by being named the Blue Square Bet North manager of the month for February.

The latest in a series of walk-outs involving Arriva train drivers will go ahead this weekend after talks broke down between the company and the workers’ union Aslef.

Watch Chris Husdon’s video review of AFC Telford United’s midweek clash with Droylsden in the Blue Square Bet North.

More than a dozen workers from a Shropshire company have lost their jobs after a council contract worth £700,000 was scrapped.

Movie expert Carl Jones takes a look at some the big releases at county cinemas, including The Adjustment Bureau and Unknown.

A Shropshire town has swept away competition from across the UK to be named the tidiest in Britain.

Watch highlights action from Shropshire Warriors’ top-of-the-table clash with Leicester Warriors in the English Basketball League.

Telford & Wrekin Council’s controversial budget aimed at saving more than £20 million over the next year has been approved despite calls for a rethink by union bosses.

A SHROPSHIRE DENTIST who broke wind around patients and staff at a county surgery has been struck off for misconduct.

Our regular round-up of nostalgia pictures from the pages of the Shropshire Star.

Top scorer Adam Proudlock could be set for a recall for AFC Telford United’s crunch trip to Blue Square Bet North promotion rivals Guiseley tomorrow.

Shrewsbury Town manager Graham Turner is celebrating being named npower League Two manager of the month for February – but admits he would swap the award for three points at Northampton tomorrow.

Shropshire Council bosses today admitted sending the wrong letter to parents and carers of a village school sparking fears among staff they could face redundancy.

Shrewsbury Town manager Graham Turner has told our video team of his reaction to winning the Manager of the Month award – and his surprise at the midweek defeat to Bury.

The May Day bank holiday could be dropped and replaced by either a St George’s Day in April or a Trafalgar Day in October under Government tourism plans announced today.

The Severn’s Neil Bentley and Carlie Swain with another edition of the best bits from their breakfast show.

Blog: Shropshire’s influence on next year’s Olympic Games came to the fore again this week when products manufactured in the United Kingdom were on display at an exhibition in London.

This last month we have seen an increase in ‘for sale’ boards going up, lots of sold signs and are getting a lot more viewings writes property blogger Lea Beven.

A baby girl born starved of oxygen, whose body was cooled for three days to reduce brain damage, has made a complete recovery.