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Four Shrewsbury Town players battled against 60mph winds to complete their Three Peaks Challenge at Snowdon one day ahead of schedule.

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

Champions League finalists Manchester United will add glamour to Shrewsbury Town’s pre-season fixture programme.

Farmers in Shropshire today backed a government bill to protect them from “harmful” buying practices by supermarket giants.

Convicted offenders helped to clear tonnes of dirt and litter from a south Shropshire town to pay back the community for their crimes, it was revealed today.

With Feed in Tariffs now in place securing funding for 25 years, renewable energy is gaining interest.

With beef prices reaching £3/kg deadweight recently trade is predicted to remain buoyant for 2011 as supplies worldwide remain tight.

Staffordshire farmer Roger Mercer has been awarded a Fellowship of Royal Agricultural Societies FRAgS in recognition of his agricultural business and contribution he makes to the agricultural industry.

There is no fool like an old fool and the missus has been giving me a hefty nudge over the past few days that you should never go out and spend before you’ve got something to pay with.

A Shropshire farmer who gave up milking cows to concentrate on cheesemaking has now started production a purpose built dairy in Shrewsbury.

Staffordshire NFU group secretary Ray Neild is retiring after 30 years in his “dream job”.

Carl Jones on The Hangover Part 2 and the latest film releases.

Concerned residents who live around Oswestry’s main car park have been assured that their concerns about how it is operated will be looked at by council bosses.

Thousands of revellers were expected to arrive in Oswestry today for a star-studded three-day music festival.

In Ford no-one can hear you scream. . .

Midfielder David Jones has left Wolves with a glowing reference from manager Mick McCarthy, writes MARTIN SWAIN.

A 34-year-old Shrewsbury man today appeared in court charged with a string of firearms offences including possessing a sub-machine gun.

Campaigners are likely to pack into a village hall when National Grid representatives speak on controversial plans for pylons in Shropshire.

The European Parliament has voted to pave the way for the UK to obtain bluetonguefree status, while retaining the ability to continue vaccinating.

Chairman Lee Carter has revealed AFC Telford United are “very close” to agreeing a new deal with promotion-winning manager Andy Sinton.

Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner has been unable to finalise his side’s pre-season programme – due to uncertainty over the Shropshire Senior Cup.

NINE THOUSAND people in Shropshire are on waiting lists for a house, it was revealed today.

Severn Trent today said it failed to meet its annual leakage target after the coldest December in 100 years caused a surge in the number of broken pipes.

Three local branches of Focus DIY stores, in Newport, Shrewsbury and Newtown, are now earmarked for closure with the loss of 51 jobs, after none were bought by the firm’s rivals.

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

Letter: I am a student at Grove School and have been concerned, along with many other students, about the safety of people walking to Grove School.

A HERO TELFORD soldier who took control after his commanding officer was injured in a firefight in Afghanistan has been honoured for his bravery.

Plans to name a new pub after a Shropshire town’s most famous author have been dubbed “ill-considered” because she was a long-time campaigner against the evils of “the demon drink”.

An obsessive former teacher has escaped a jail sentence after targeting a high-ranking Shropshire police officer in a two-year harassment campaign.

A two-year-old Shropshire boy who suffered serious injuries after being knocked off his scooter is in a critical condition, police said today.