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Join sports writer Chris Hudson as he takes a look back at Sunday’s nail-biting play-off final between AFC Telford and Guiseley.

Shropshire’s bowlers haven’t given up hope of Shrewsbury Town securing a route to Old Trafford.

A Shropshire councillor today defended a travel plan for next month’s big concert by Sir Elton John and claimed a four-mile parking exclusion zone would help avoid traffic chaos.

A 90-year-old woman has died in a fire at a cottage in the Shropshire countryside.

Neil Bentley and Carlie Swain, in handy podcast size, with the best of the week’s breakfast shows on The Severn radio.

Rating **** Rex Key goes back to school to educate his palate at a new starter in Bridgnorth.

Rating **** Cathy Stanworth finds a pub that’s carving a new niche.

Blog: Some of them want to kill the Queen, writes Jason Lavan.

Blog: She may have done more than 400 state visits criss-crossing the globe numerous times in her nearly 60 years on the throne. But today truly is an historic royal occasion as the Queen, at 85, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 90 next month, cross the Irish Sea.

Letter: At my GP’s surgery the long established senior doctors have a two weeks or longer waiting list for appointments.

Blog: Two stories in a recent Shropshire Star provide an ironic juxtaposition to this country’s – and Telford’s – economic situation.

A Shropshire soldier badly injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan is set to complete his long-awaited move into his new £100,000 home in June.

Seven long years in exile are over.

Shoppers in Shrewsbury town centre are rushing back to their cars amid fears they will be slapped with a parking fine after charges were hiked, business leaders claimed today.

Shrewsbury Town must this week answer an SOS call.

Landowners have said they may lock up access routes to beauty spots across Clee Hill at night in a drastic bid to combat escalating fly-tipping in the area.

Thousands of people turned out for the second Shropshire County Show to enjoy a wealth of exhibits and attractions despite rain and overcast weather.

SEVERAL Wolves players threw their shirts into the away end at the final whistle as they allowed themselves a premature celebration.

A terrified driver escaped uninjured after her windscreen was smashed by a stone thrown by a gang of youths in Shifnal.

The speed limit in Welshpool could be cut to 20mph in a bid to stop people speeding around a new one-way system.

A major crackdown on metal thefts was under way in north Shropshire today with police and officials carrying out roadside spot checks in a bid to catch thieves.

A council estate in a village near Oswestry, which was condemned by residents because of the ‘awful’ living conditions, looks set to be redeveloped.

Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner today set about masterminding a play-off recovery mission.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today warned his team it’s ‘win or bust’ on Survival Sunday.

Defiant coach Mike Jackson will draw on his own past experience to offer Shrewsbury Town a ray of hope as they attempt to pull off a famous play-off fightback.

Supermarket giant Tesco will hand over £500,000 to Whitchurch if controversial plans to build a store on the outskirts of the town get the go-ahead, it was today revealed.

Rob Hughes: An overwhelming sense of pride and achievement reigns supreme. In front of what was a truly packed house, we came from 2-1 down to win it in fairytale fashion and grasp our place amongst the big boys in the Blue Square Premier.

Staff at a school near Whitchurch are celebrating after being judged as “outstanding” by education inspectors.

JUST 35 PEOPLE have booked tickets to attend a crunch meeting this week to discuss the future of Ludlow Assembly Rooms, it was revealed today.

A Shropshire MP today said he was trying to organise a meeting with his fellow county MPs and a Government minister over plans which could see hundreds of pylons put up in Shropshire.