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AFC Telford United today looked set for a sensational return to the Shropshire Senior Cup as the on-off saga took another astonishing twist.

A haul of illegal drugs, ammunition and cash was seized in a raid at a Shropshire farmhouse. About 25 police officers swooped on the property in Alveley, near Bridgnorth.

Millions of pounds due to be spent on a new “council palace” in Telford would be better spent on schools, nurses or the police, former Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on a visit to the county.

Sports writer Chris Hudson takes a look back at all the highlights from AFC Telford United’s clash with Corby Town in the Blue Square Bet North.

Video showing a driver narrowly avoiding being impaled has been posted online.

Britain enjoyed the warmest day of 2011 on Wednesday. It was 22 degrees in some parts – hotter than Athens and Barcelona.

Letter: As a lifelong Wellingtonian I was very surprised and somewhat saddened to learn that Wellington Town Council has put forward a plan to remove the Wellington community clock from Market Square or to move it to one of two unsuitable and inappropriate sites.

Blog: Cyclists, it seems that we’re a bit like Marmite; you either love us or hate us.

A north Shropshire car park has been “virtually empty” since the introduction of controversial new charges, it was claimed today.

Talk about making amends! When Andy Sinton demanded an instant response in the wake of Saturday’s flop at Eastwood, he could not have dreamed that it would be so emphatic.

Wem Town manager Dave Richards insists his squad will not travel to play in the Shropshire Challenge Cup final if any of his players are forced to miss the game because they can’t get Monday night off work.

Calls have been made for a vote taking place tomorrow on whether to honour Shropshire-based soldiers with the freedom of Market Drayton to be made public.

Parish councillors in a south Shropshire town are still awaiting offers from developers to build a long awaited £1 million medical practice. Shropshire County Primary Care Trust agreed to fund the project last week.

Two masked men left a young woman injured after smashing her car windows while she was stopped at traffic lights in Telford.

Cricket legend Andrew Flintoff will be in Shopshire next week – facing the bowling of local youngsters.

A site with outline planning permission to build a 40-bedroom motel near a busy roundabout in north Shropshire has been put on the market with a £120,000 price tag.

Severn Trent has pledged to try to find another diversion for cars after a quiet residential street in Oswestry became choked after the nearby main road was closed to traffic.

There is a new moon on the 3rd April, first quarter on 11th, full moon on the 18th and last quarter on the 25th.

The principal of Coleg Powys today backed a major shake-up of secondary education in Powys claiming it will improve opportunities and choices for youngsters.

Telford Titans secured their place in the English National League Division One with victory over Sheffield Spartans.

A SHOCKING REPORT today revealed the full harrowing conditions vulnerable residents suffered at a Telford care home – with some left unwashed for two months.

Hundreds of homes and businesses were this afternoon without power after an underground cable fault in Shrewsbury.

Power bosses behind plans which could see hundreds of overhead cables put up across Shropshire and Mid Wales, today revealed they had spent years pinpointing the best route.

A Shropshire director’s debut movie is to be featured at a top London film festival later this month.

Next will open its new home store in Telford on April 14, creating more than 40 jobs, bosses today revealed.

The inquests of a Shropshire schoolgirl and her father who died in a house fire were opened today.

SHROPSHIRE TODAY entered the digital TV revolution as the first phase of the long-awaited switchover was completed in the early hours of this morning.

Oswestry publicans have vowed to support a new initiative created to crackdown on underage drinking in the town. But they say older people who are buying drink for the youngsters must take more responsibility.

A SUPER-FEDERATION of six south Shropshire schools could be set up in a bid to save an under-threat village primary from the axe.

AFC Telford United have opened talks with boss Andy Sinton with a view to extending his contract at the New Bucks Head.