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A travelling army of more than 1,000 fans are expected to back Shrewsbury Town on the English Riveria on Saturday.

Promotion on Sunday would represent a new high in the colourful career of AFC Telford United’s assistant manager Darren Read.

Join sports writer Chris Hudson as he takes a look back at the drama of AFC Telford United’s clash with Nuneaton in the semi-finals of the Blue Square Bet North promotion play-offs.

A Shropshire councillor today said he was confident of securing funding for a project to redevelop Shrewsbury’s Flax Mill, despite losing out on a lottery grant of £12.7 million.

A paperwork glitch has left two Royal British Legion groups in Shropshire without invitations to the RBL’s National Annual Convention – despite the event being in the county.

More than 100 Welsh Guards who provided the guard of honour at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, marched through Presteigne as part of a ceremony granting them the freedom of Powys.

A video of strange orange lights in the skies above Shropshire and Mid Wales has become a hot topic on the internet after it was posted on YouTube.

Take a look at spectacular footage of electrical storms across Shropshire, as the county was hit by lightning, hail and thunder.

Pubs and clubs in Oswestry may get GHB tester kits in a bid to combat the use of the illegal drug.

Mining company UK Coal has granted a reprieve to a grieving Shropshire grandmother ordered to quit her home next to a giant opencast site in Telford this summer.

Get ready Town fans for yet another nail-biting play-off campaign after Southend failed to do us a favour at the weekend, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

Blog: All last week’s elections proved is that nobody votes for anybody any longer. Pretty well every cross cast was making a choice against something or someone.

Letter: I live in Frogmore Road, off Prospect Road in Market Drayton and since the council started to make people pay on all car parks, we get a lot of parking in our street.

ALMOST £2 MILLION has been spent on civic offices in Telford which may never be used as council headquarters, it was claimed today.

A Shrewsbury man who raped a woman in her own home will only be released from prison when he is no longer a threat to society, a court heard today.

A SHROPSHIRE HOME was damaged as violent electrical storms rocked the county.

A Shropshire university lecturer has secured a £1.25 million fellowship to train the next generation of horticultural experts.

A woman was followed into a public toilet block in Mid Wales by a man who then assaulted her, police said today.

Plans which could see hundreds of on shore wind turbines and pylons built across Shropshire and Mid Wales were today condemned as “monstrous” by an MP.

Three final options for the future development of Church Stretton town centre have been put forward – five years after the debate started.

Work on a £500,000 refurbishment of a Shropshire hospital’s operating theatre to bring it up to modern and safe standards is expected to be completed shortly.

Shut-out specialist Ben Smith has admitted memories of Shrewsbury Town’s Torquay horror show will act as motivation when the two teams renew battle this weekend.

Hundreds of Shrewsbury Town fans queued for hours to snap up tickets for the club’s first leg play- off tie against Torquay United.

Midfielder Carl Rodgers has his sights set on special celebration in AFC Telford United’s play-off final with Guiseley – by sealing promotion in his 200th game for the club.

Kevin Doyle came through his first training session today but was warned he cannot expect to walk straight back into the Wolves team.

Review: Rock legend Brian May brought his latest tour to the region – and had to play second fiddle to his new lead singer.

Job seekers across Telford who are desperate to return to work are being thrown a lifeline with a host of back to work advice sessions due to be held, it was announced today.

Vandals have gone on the rampage at a north Shropshire bowling club. The damage to Ellesmere Bowling Club, was discovered by the greenkeeper on Saturday morning ahead of a match.

Oswestry Town Council must be wary of taking on too many services which are being cut by the new unitary authority, its new mayor has said.

A group of Young Farmers from Shropshire has come under fire from animal cruelty campaigners after a video showing them swinging a lamb by the legs appeared on YouTube.