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Rating **** Kirsty Smallman recalls teenage kicks at an old haunt as she catches up with a friend.

Boss Andy Sinton has re-affirmed his commitment to AFC Telford United insisting a “romantic” return to first club Cambridge United is not on the cards.

Bosses at two breweries which serve pubs in rural areas have hit out at Chancellor George Osborne over a rise in the duty placed on a pint of beer.

Shropshire soldier Corporal Simon Vaughan has made an emotional return to the county for the first time in two-and-a-half years after being badly injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan.

ORGANISERS OF Shropshire’s 1,500 strong contingent in the mass protest in central London today condemned violence which flared up in the protest march as police revealed 149 people faced charges.

  Telford Tigers defenceman Dan Scott signed off from the EPL season with a stunning second period goal against Guildford Flames.

Telly Talk: It was an interesting weekend for fans of long-dead British comedians.

Four people were taken to hospital after a minibus believed to be carrying French passengers to Birmingham Airport was involved in a crash on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border.

An Oswestry market trader has warned about a conman who preyed on stallholders’ generosity when he claimed to be doing a sponsored event in memory of a son whom he said had died from leukaemia.

More than 100 people are expected to attend a meeting at Lydbury North Village Hall tonight which is part of the official public consultation being held by Shropshire Council over plans to close eight primary schools and the Wakeman secondary in Shrewsbury. Follow the meeting here via Twitter Lydbury North School Meeting

Blog: Town’s young star comes to the rescue with a late brace to keep our automatic promotion hopes alive, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

ROB HUGHES: Get in there! The gaffer said we just need to be professional and do our job, other results will take care of themselves – and that is exactly what seems to be happening today.

Blog: Ed Balls must have been champing at the bit on Wednesday as he sat and watched his party leader, Ed Miliband, giving an instant response in the Commons to the Budget.

James Shaw, Andy Richardson and Ben Bentley look back over the past seven days and to the week ahead. Along the way they discuss Shropshire hospital changes and the arrival of 3D TV and video games.

Stiperstones CE School, a “little school with the big heart” is threatened with closure by Shropshire Council along with with eight others. A strong campaign is under way to keep it open. Dave Morris finds out more.

Tom Bradshaw was the match-winner as Shrewsbury came from behind to record a vital victory in the League Two promotion race.

AFC Telford United survived a nervy finish to retain top spot in the Blue Square Bet North with a hard-fought victory.

A gunman in a moving car opened fire on the home of a terrified Telford family before speeding away early today.

Shrewsbury Town’s season ticket sales for the 2011-12 campaign have got off to a flying start.

More than 1,000 angry demonstrators from Shropshire travelled to London today for the national march against Government cuts.

Boss Andy Sinton insists his AFC Telford United squad is good enough to win promotion – even if he fails to strengthen.

Telford Tigers player-coach Tom Watkins is staying put with the supporters-owned ice hockey club.

A man has died after his van hit a tree in Mid Wales.

The start of British Summer Time takes place tonight with people across the country losing an hour of sleep.

When Shropshire newborn Isla Hearn entered the world she decided to do so in the family car on the way to hospital.

Owners of petrol stations across the county are being hit in the pocket by Chancellor George Osborne’s decision to enforce a 1p drop in fuel duty, it has been claimed.

When residents in a Shropshire village needed someone to step in and wind up the church clock they found someone very close to home.

Blog: It’s not often that a city the size of Moose Jaw becomes the focus of media and public attention.

The eagerly anticipated iPad 2 has gone on sale in the UK as huge crowds gathered at Apple shops.

A former student of an under-threat Shropshire secondary school issued a rallying call to parents, teachers and students at a packed public meeting: “We may be a small school, but we think big”.