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A woman has been airlifted to hospital and two other motorists injured in a rush-hour smash on a Shropshire road today which caused long tailbacks for traffic.

Neil Bentley and Carlie Swain with the best bits from this week’s breakfast shows.

Boss Graham Turner today called for “more of the same” as the Shrewsbury Town promotion bandwagon rolls into Aldershot tomorrow.

Police investigating a series of complaints about a man claiming to be collecting money from businesses in Shropshire in connection with the death of a young boy from leukaemia have made an arrest.

The on-off Shropshire Senior Cup final between Shrewsbury Town and AFC Telford was today given the green light – leaving Market Drayton Town in the lurch.

Leading scorer Andy Brown today cranked up the stakes for AFC Telford’s top-of-the-table humdinger with Boston tomorrow by declaring: “We want second place at worst.”

Shropshire hockey ace David Goodfield has been named in the England under-18s squad for the prestigious Four Nations youth tournament.

A round-up of this week’s Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures.

Flames ripped through a Shropshire pub and destroyed nearly half the building after a fire broke out in the early hours. Fire chiefs investigating the blaze said there were signs of forced entry to the Hare and Hounds in Cruckton, near Shrewsbury.

Neil Bentley and Carlie Swain with the best bits of the Severn radio breakfast show.

Footage from Japan shows two newsrooms hit by a large aftershock.

Teachers at Shrewsbury Sixth Form College – Shropshire’s biggest A-level centre – will stage a protest today, Friday, April 8, over funding cuts and proposed job losses for up to 29 members of staff.

A Shropshire couple today said plans which could see huge power lines built near to their countryside home would be an unsightly blot on the landscape.

Shropshire and Mid Wales MPs claimed a total of £18,554.29 in expenses during November and December 2010, while more than £3 million was paid out nationally figures revealed today.

A shuttle bus which helps people get to remote parts of south Shropshire has been axed due to funding cuts.

Premier League football players Joe Hart and Dave Edwards made a special return to their home county as guests at an 11-a-side tournament which was held in Shropshire.

One of Britain’s most enduring pop stars, whose career has spanned five decades will bring her latest show to the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod this year.

Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski was today due to launch the official “No to the Alternative Vote” campaign in the town.

A flagship event scheduled to take place in a north Shropshire beauty spot this year has had to be scrapped due to lack of sponsors, it was revealed today.

A campaign has been launched to raise about £16,000 in Ludlow to throw a “party to remember” for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Rail services in Shropshire were cancelled today as part of an ongoing dispute between the train drivers’ union and operator London Midlands.

A SHROPSHIRE GRANDMOTHER has been given three months to leave her home by developers UK Coal – despite looking after her three grandchildren as her daughter-in-law battles a brain tumour.

TEACHERS, PARENTS and pupils at an under-threat Shropshire school today marched on the Shirehall in a blaze of colour to try to put a stop to plans to close their school.

“Silly talk” by former Labour leadership candidate David Miliband could put the creation of up to 2,000 jobs in Telford from the £250 million Southwater development at risk, it was warned today.

Traders in Welshpool have issued a plea for help after poor recent sales figures.

Plans have been drawn up which could see a primary school near Newtown closed for good later this year – amid claims it could have just six pupils by September.

The humble garden shed has offered British men a sanctuary from the stresses of family life for decades. But now Shropshire man Jamie Pearce has taken the concept to new heights after spending £3,000 to convert his beloved shed into a pub complete with beer taps, optics, a TV showing live sport, a fruit machine [...]

FURIOUS CAMPAIGNERS at an under-threat Shropshire school today called on education bosses to admit mistakes had been made in their plans to close it.

AFC Telford United are set to offer terms for next season to midfielder Sam Gwynne – but the Hereford loanee will miss a potential play-off final.

Boss Graham Turner is hoping Shrewsbury Town’s strength in depth will prove a trump card in the thrilling League Two promotion run-in.