18,500 new jobs hope for region

MORE THAN 18,500 jobs could be created across the region through a unique bid to develop land in Shrewsbury, Telford and Hereford.


Icelandic ash could reach Scotland by Tuesday

Ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano could reach northern Scotland by Tuesday and parts of Britain and Europe by Thursday or Friday.


Roger Johnson tops Wolves wish list

Roger Johnson tops the list of players Wolves want to sign after securing a third season of Premier League football.


Citroen C3 Airdream+ < Car review

Dramatic design, scorching performance and hi-tech features can all help sell a car but sometimes the homelier qualities of comfort and economy can be just as persuasive writes Peter Carroll.


Blog: Nothing to celebrate for Shrewsbury Town fans

It may have been Town’s 125th birthday but there was nothing to celebrate on Friday, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.


Frank Turner thrills Wolverhampton Slade Rooms

Frank Turner proved he needed nothing more than his guitar and a selection of story-filled songs to enchant a partisan audience at Wolverhampton’s Slade Rooms.


Top 10 – Cars of the 80s

See pictures of the top ten cars of the 1980s – including several that we’d still love to own today.


Wolves 2 Blackburn 3

Wolves secured a third season of Premier League football on a day of the highest drama against Blackburn at Molineux.


Doctor Who: The Rebel Flesh review

Ok, kids, you can come out from behind the sofa now.


Mystery over face on the Iron Bridge

Is this the face of Abraham Darby secretly hidden in the structure of Shropshire’s world-famous Iron Bridge?


50 firefighters tackle warehouse blaze

Two businesses have been destroyed after fire ripped through two warehouses near Bridgnorth today.


Devastated Turner starts planning again

Heartbroken Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner today sifted through the wreckage of play-off despair to eye a sustained charge on promotion in 2012.


Shrewsbury skipper haunted by Town’s failure

Captain marvel Ian Sharps today admitted he perceives Shrewsbury Town’s promotion near miss as a failure.


Huge blaze at Shrewsbury heating store

A huge fire gutted a Shrewsbury heating store causing thousands of pounds of damage and forcing dozens of people to be evacuated from their homes and a pub.


Shrewsbury’s promotion dreams shattered

Shrewsbury Town’s promotion dream is over.


Stabbing victim in ‘stable’ condition

A Shropshire woman stabbed in the middle of a town in front of startled shoppers was in a stable condition in hospital today.


It’s destination love for coach trip couple

When Shropshire couple Jean Potter and Gordon Sheward met on a coach trip to Scotland in the twilight of their lives it was love at first sight.


Residents air their views on pylons

Shropshire residents again turned out in their droves to the latest National Grid and ScottishPower meeting to discuss controversial plans which could see hundreds of pylons built across Shropshire and Mid Wales.


Telford mineworks near protest camp

Diggers for UK Coal have come within feet of the protesters’ campsite as they continue to mine more than 900,000 tonnes of coal from a Shropshire beauty spot.


Crackdown pledge on younger boozers

Street patrols, underage test purchases and self esteem sessions are some of the plans put forward to combat underage drinking in Oswestry.


Police force deputy takes on top role

West Mercia Police, the force which covers Shropshire, has appointed a new Chief Constable.


Villagers’ wait over camp plan goes on

A controversial bid to develop a travellers’ camp in a Shropshire village is still to be determined almost 12 months after it was first submitted.


Fliers to get on their bikes for Legion cash

A team from a Shropshire airbase is taking part in a gruelling bike ride to raise vital funds for the Royal British Legion.


TV farmer Adam unveils NFU plaque

One of Britain’s best known farmers has officially opened Newtown’s new National Farmers Union Cymru Office.


Couple sold counterfeit jewellery on eBay

A man and woman from Shropshire have been handed a fine and community order for selling more than £8,000 of counterfeit jewellery on eBay.


Headteacher leaving for Africa role

The headmaster of a Shropshire school today announced he was stepping down from his post to volunteer for an African charity.


McCarthy vow to stop battle with the drop

Bullish Mick McCarthy today vowed to banish the threat of relegation if he keeps Wolves up on Survival Sunday.


Blog: Gentlemen – His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

After well over 40 years enjoying the life of a journalist in Shropshire I will be hanging up my pen and notepad(not chisel and stone as some colleagues have unkindly suggested!) next month.


Police name man whose body was found in Ludlow woodland

Police have named a man who was found dead with severe burns to his body in woodland near Ludlow as Craig Anthony Mallard.


Signed Damien Hirst print stolen at Wolves charity auction in Telford

A signed limited edition Damien Hirst print worth thousands of pounds has been stolen from a celebrity charity auction in Telford during Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club’s annual dinner.

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