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British tennis ace Greg Rusedski was today due to officially open the £2.2 million Telford Tennis Centre.

Up to 50 jobs will be created at a Powys engineering company over the next 12 months after it won a £56 million contract

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Signs to ensure the safety of pupils along a busy Powys road need to be put up before someone is seriously injured, it has been claimed

Supermarket giant Asda today unveiled £500,000 plans to transform the existing Netto store in Market Drayton in a move which will create eight new jobs

A north Shropshire man had a lucky escape after neighbours banged on his door when they spotted his home on fire.

Staff at Shrewsbury Town have been celebrating the success of Sunday’s Elton John concert – and they believe the venue is now on the ‘global concert map’.

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Villagers will be starting a community meals on wheels service next month to look after the elderly in their parish

A former musician from Shropshire convicted of indecently assaulting a young girl 20 years ago was today jailed for four years.

North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson is saddling up for one of his biggest challenges yet – the world’s toughest race in which he will ride horses 1,000km across the gruelling wilderness of the Mongolian steppe.

A man was headbutted and bitten on his finger during an assault in a Shrewsbury pub, police said today.

Shropshire Council today revealed it has spent £35,000 on credit cards in 12 months – just two weeks after saying it would not release the information unless a Freedom of Information Act request was made.

A Wellington town centre road was closed today while repairs were carried out to a disused shop made unstable by large vehicles hitting the building.

The unsung ice hockey hero of Telford Tigers will be back for next season.

A man was airlifted to hospital after a collision between two cars on a major route on the outskirts of a Mid Wales town.

A Shropshire man alleged to have been killed by triple murder suspect Robin Ligus was found dead in a house which showed no sign of “forcible entry”, a court heard.

A Shropshire chef has been given a grilling on national television in an attempt to turn round his ailing restaurant.

More than £250,000 is being spent improving facilities at a south Shropshire college in a bid to attract more students, it has been revealed, with the revamp including a new media suite.

Oswestry could finally get a town museum more than 100 years after the idea was first suggested, after the unveiling of fresh plans.

An action group has been resurrected to lead the fight to save a primary school on the Shropshire/Mid Wales border from closure.

Thieves have stolen a south Shropshire family’s pet guinea pigs and killed three of the animals by stamping on them.

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Staff at Shropshire Council will be asked to take a pay cut or risk facing the prospect of the authority cutting up to 500 jobs, bosses said today.

Graham Turner is hoping to unveil his first Shrewsbury Town signings of the summer in the next 10 days.

Council bosses are being urged to back the closure of two infant schools in Telford to pave the way for the creation of new primaries.

A Shropshire soldier badly injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan has made the long-awaited move into his new home with his family after a campaign to raise £150,000.

Striker Craig King today checked in at AFC Telford United – joining from Championship club Leicester City to become boss Andy Sinton’s third summer signing.

Shropshire’s cricketers were today attempting to force victory in their opening Minor Counties Championship clash of the season.