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Council tax increases of nearly £30 a year on average were expected to be rubberstamped today. Councillors were expected to meet in Llandrindod Wells to set the council tax resolution for 2011/12.

Worries that fish pedicure spas could spread disease have been rubbished by bosses of beauty salons pioneering the treatment in Shropshire.

Volkswagen’s new Polo with the 70PS 1.2 litre three cylinder engine is one of the few small cars that doesn’t make you hunger for big engined poke and refinement.

Soaring fuel prices and poor public transport will force Shropshire’s rural economy into the slow lane, it was claimed today.

David Cameron talks tough on Gaddafi as thousands of Libyans flee the country.

Iran may boycott London 2012 after claiming that the logo spells the word ‘Zion’.

Blog: I read today of Joanna Lumley criticising the way that British children are brought up. She said that we have ‘slack’ morals.

Letter: I wish to express my concern about the decision that pavements should be excluded from winter weather treatments.

A SHROPSHIRE FATHER was today hailed a “hero” for delivering his first-born son on a bathroom floor after his fiancee went into labour six weeks early.

Money from any sale of the land on which Oswestry’s Leisure Centre stands should go to providing more facilities at the new sports complex town, councillors have claimed.

A Shropshire MP has issued a rallying call to rural communities to get behind campaigns to save their under-threat primary schools from closure.

Seventies supergroup 10cc will line up alongside Status Quo for a concert in the Quarry at Shrewsbury.

Three hoards of medieval coins found in Shropshire have been declared as treasure by a coroner.

A former pub licensee from near the Shropshire border was strangled by her 51-year-old partner after the pair had an argument, a jury was told.

One of the main routes into Bridgnorth will have to be resurfaced just months after enhancement work was carried out.

Councillors in Tenbury Wells have unanimously opposed plans to build 94 homes in the town.

The Wrekin Housing Trust in Telford has been shortlisted for an industry award for its Carbon Monoxide Awareness Campaign.

A 42-year-old Shrewsbury woman who stole more than £28,000 from her Shropshire employer has been ordered to pay back just £1 under a confiscation order.

Visitors to a Shropshire cemetery could be forgiven for thinking they were seeing things after sign makers for the burial ground made a grave error.

A Mid Wales farmer is making a fresh bid for a controversial “super dairy” in the region after objections from the Environment Agency and residents.

A Shropshire charity worker broke down in tears when mining company UK Coal told her that she has just two months in her home before being evicted.

Youngsters at a Telford nursery were today attempting to break a Guinness World Record – by taking part in the largest joint performance of Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.

A teenager who smashed a window of a house in a Mid Wales town today apologised to the owner and paid for repairs.

More than 100 jobs at Shropshire’s Novelis aluminium factory were saved today after bosses sold part of the company.

Boss Andy Sinton has challenged AFC Telford United to rise to the big game occasion again tonight.

MOTORISTS OPPOSED to Welshpool’s controversial new one-way system should have made their voices heard years ago, it was claimed today.

A cartoon written by children’s author Michael Morpurgo and featuring Olympic mascot Wenlock was today unveiled as preparations for the London 2012 event continue to gather steam.

Arriva today said it was considering making a claim against Shropshire’s two main councils after being forced to fork out thousands of pounds fixing buses damaged by potholes.

One of the main routes into Bridgnorth will have to be resurfaced just months after enhancement work was carried.

One of British sport’s biggest personalities is heading to Shropshire to ensure a boxing club’s first show for more than a decade goes with a bang.