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Hundreds of VW vans, many customised and brightly coloured, will be heading for Shropshire this weekend for the first event of the season for fans of the iconic vehicle.

A Mid Wales woman stole more than £9,000 from a post office where she worked in a desperate bid to keep the pub she was running stay afloat, a court has heard.

Shrewsbury Town will place all contract negotiations on hold until the end of the season – to focus on their promotion push.

Ludlow’s historic former magistrates court building could be turned into new council offices as part of a £2.5 million transformation of the town, it was revealed today.

AFC Telford United chairman Lee Carter today aimed to silence the cynics, insisting: “We’ve got a great chance to win promotion and we have to pull together.”

The “tremendous bravery” of Shropshire-based soldiers was honoured at a homecoming march in Shrewsbury following a seven-month tour of Afghanistan.

YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT smashed through the one million mark today, despite an overall reduction in the number of people out of work across Britain.

An elderly woman who died after her static caravan caught fire at a holiday park near Shrewsbury was today named by police.

The pub shed may fast becoming a trend for Shropshire gardens this summer after another county man turned his humble store into a shrine to the traditional British boozer.

Firefighters spent almost five hours tackling a grass fire at a Shropshire beauty spot. The fire engulfed four-and-a-half hectares on Catherton Common, Clee Hill, at about 2.20pm yesterday.

A rapist told his screaming victim he had been “told to do this by someone” as he attacked her near Randlay Woods in Telford, a court has heard.

The body of a man has been found in a Shropshire river, police said today.

With David Beckham’s Pepsi ad causing such a stir, we look back at some of the best sports virals – but are they real or fake?

Wolves were today eyeing a shock Premier League return for Sam Vokes to ease their striker shortage. The Wales international is currently on loan at Championship high-flyers Norwich for an initial 28 days.

Think of the Denbighshire coastline and traditional seaside images of candyfloss and caravans may spring to mind, writes Sue Austin.

Tory Philip Dunne and Labour’s David Wright were today putting their political differences behind them to warn voters in Shropshire against changing Britain’s electoral system.

Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff believes the country’s Test side can be “the best in the world” – despite this year’s dismal failure in the Cricket World Cup.

Letter: I have just had the opportunity to view National Grid’s latest proposals in its quest to complete the destruction of the outstanding countryside of Mid Wales and Shropshire.

Letter: I found it totally amazing to read in the press recently that the Government is going to give £650,000,000 to the Pakistan Government to spend on their education system.

Blog: I well remember as a young boy the thrilling news of the first human space flight by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, writes Dave Morris.

A Shropshire teenager grabbed a terrified woman from behind in broad daylight before forcing her into undergrowth and raping her, a court today heard.

The father of one of the victims of the Shrewsbury explosion today said justice had still not be done despite news they will be offered compensation for what happened.

Drayton emerged from an hard-fought Shropshire Challenge Cup showpiece delighted to get some silverware back on the shelf – but just a little defensive about how it got there.

A woman has appeared in court charged with using a dead baby’s identity to apply for a mortgage on a house in Oswestry.

A planned election to fill 12 seats on a Shropshire town council has been cancelled after just seven candidates put their names forward. Newport Town Council will not be holding an election on May 5.

It is made from wood, stands 7ft tall and entertains a little girl from the Shropshire border – but because of officials’ “crazy” red tape it still needed planning permission.

A woman was left with a bloody nose after being punched in the face in a town centre attack following an earlier road rage incident in north Shropshire, police revealed today.

Shropshire hospitals have defended a decision not to pay bank holiday rates to staff who work on the royal wedding day after a union “named and shamed” NHS trusts refusing extra cash.

Two Shropshire short mat bowlers are the cream of England – for the third successive year.

A major development of 150 homes, shops and community facilities in north Shropshire village moved a step closer today after planning bosses gave their approval.