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The Severn Valley is hoping for a vistor boost after putting King George VI’s carriage on display.

Blog: I’ve a slight squint in my left eye as I type this – and that’s not the only thing in there at the moment.

Blog: You have to admire their impertinence. Almost three years after a council vehicle tapped a lorry belonging to S&S Scaffolding Ltd, its three occupants took the local authority to court to request compensation for whiplash injuries they claimed that they had received in the incident.

Letter: Please, please, please shop in Wem again as car parking charges (first hour free then 10p for two hours) are really making a difference to the towns independent shops and all the local charities and community groups who sit in the Town Hall and Co-op to raise funds are suffering.

All Freeview viewers in north Shropshire and part of south Shropshire have been told they will need to retune their TVs and boxes today as the second phase of the digital switchover gets under way.

A Shropshire couple have been ordered to hand over thousands of pounds after being involved in a series of corrupt payments to secure more than £1 million of training contracts.

Police are investigating a series of incidents where “begging” thieves have stolen mobile phones from estate agents in Shropshire.

Proposals for a 58-home development for older people which could create up to 15 jobs in Bridgnorth have been submitted.

A panel of education experts could be drafted in to run a village primary school near Market Drayton judged “satisfactory” by inspectors, it emerged today.

Worried residents fear there is no escape for their Mid Wales village from electricity pylons which could be built across the region.

Reigning Birmingham League champions Shrewsbury have lost the services of Shropshire First Class cricketer Jack Shantry.

A legal eagle or an expert planner will be hired to fight an appeal by waste firm Veolia over its controversial proposed £60 million incinerator in Shrewsbury.

A Hungarian family living on a Shropshire estate today said they were being terrorised in their own home by a tirade of hate crime including assaults, racial abuse and vandalism.

A Shropshire nursery caring for children of families serving in the RAF has been rated “outstanding” by Government inspectors.

Controversial plans to double the size of an abattoir near homes in rural north Shropshire could be decided next week – a year after the proposals were first unveiled.

Civic leaders in Welshpool are confident the town’s controversial one-way system will cope with the anticipated high levels of bank holiday traffic this weekend amid growing concern.

People say they are still being left in the dark over the £11 million sale of the Lake Vyrnwy Estate.

UK Coal is to press ahead with plans to mine thousands of tonnes of coal in Shropshire despite recording massive losses for the second consecutive year.

I thought this week I would cover leaseholds to give you a little plain English snapshot into what they are and how they work writes property blogger Lea Beven.

A pensioner who died after collapsing in a Shrewsbury street has been identified by the police.

Two women had to be cut free from their car after a crash on the A49 between Craven Arms and Stokesay Castle today.

A Shropshire church is encouraging couples to renew their wedding vows – the evening before the royal couple make theirs in Westminster Abbey, as part of a week-long celebration.

Furious AFC Telford United boss Andy Sinton has blasted the “brainless” decision to stage the Shropshire Senior Cup final with Shrewsbury Town in the thick of the big promotion run-in.

Shrewsbury Town’s young wing wizard Jon Taylor today admitted he is living the dream after a whirlwind 12 months catapulted him into the heat of a promotion battle.

Resolute Shropshire boxer Mark Lloyd has pledged to plough on with his boxing career despite his Italian Job heartache.

Wolves legend Kenny Hibbitt today called for the return of Jody Craddock to save the club’s Premier League future.

A Telford couple enjoyed a brief “criminal lifestyle” spending cash obtained from corrupt payments which had secured around £1.3 million worth of lucrative national skills and training contracts, a court heard.

The boss of a Shrewsbury store which saw more than £5,000 worth of goods stolen in a late night raid is offering a cash reward to anyone who can provide information to help catch the thieves.

Vandals caused thousands of pounds of damage to a Shropshire war memorial when they smashed lighting units and temporary covers on steps.

More than 100 jobs could be lost when a homes and gardens store in Telford closes next month. The Range, which opened in Telford Town Centre in 2008, is to close on May 2.