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A former Ludlow priest today revealed he is turning his back on the Church of England so he can lead the weddings of gay and mixed-religion couples.

Plans to build a canal marina near Oswestry have suffered a set- back after a bid for vital funding was rejected.

Youngsters under the age of 16 will soon be able to swim for free in Telford again, council chiefs said today. Telford and Wrekin Council pulled the plug on free swimming for all but pensioners and toddlers last September.

More than £10,000 of computers have been stolen from a Telford school.

A robber pushed a Telford shopkeeper to the floor before snatching a bag containing more than £1,000 in cash.

Councillors in Whitchurch have failed to formally object or support controversial plans by Tesco to re-develop its existing town centre store.

A former prisoner of war from Shropshire has died at the age of 97.

Thousands of people on waiting lists for a home in Shropshire have been offered the chance to build their own.

Shropshire social care bosses have pledged to protect care home residents in the county after Britain’s biggest care group revealed plans to cut 3,000 jobs in a huge programme of change.

Environmental campaigners in Oswestry have welcomed Shropshire Council’s objections to National Grid plans which could see pylons go up across the county.

A specialist Apple computer store will open in Shrewsbury’s Darwin Shopping Centre this weekend creating seven jobs.

A 40-year-old Shropshire man has been given an indeterminate jail sentence after attacking and killing a Shrewsbury man whose body was found at a flat in the town.

A SHROPSHIRE MAN confessed to being one of the county’s most prolific serial killers during a series of police interviews, a court was told this afternoon.

Huge swathes of south west Shropshire could miss out on super-fast broadband - even if Shropshire Council secures £17 million of Government cash to improve coverage in rural areas

Workers at the Greenhous Meadow in Shrewsbury have been busy converting the football ground into a concert venue ahead of Sunday’s Elton John concert.

Telford Tigers player-coach has told our video team about his latest signings ahead of the new English Premier League ice hockey season.

Released striker Jake Robinson will be back to try and haunt Shrewsbury Town once again next season – after signing for League Two rivals Northampton.

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital is meeting key standards ensuring older patients are treated with dignity and that their nutritional needs are being met, the NHS watchdog revealed.

Stephen Ward today saluted the ‘Wolves Factor’ which brought his marathon season to a grand finale this week.

New recruit Robbie Williams today pointed to “positive” boss Andy Sinton as his inspiration in signing for AFC Telford United.

The county’s top bowls league has been forced to make an embarrassing late withdrawal from the Shropshire Senior Inter-League.

A TELFORD MAN and his 22-year-old girlfriend have admitted their part in the killing of a father-of-three whose body was dumped in a wheelie bin before being discovered at a Shropshire rubbish tip.

Protesters battling against developers mining coal at a Shropshire beauty spot today warned they would be prepared to encase themselves in concrete to stop bulldozers flattening their makeshift camp.

Shirehall leaders are voicing “grave concern” that rural areas of Shropshire are not getting a fair funding deal from Government.

Countryfile presenter Adam Henson looks at the work that goes on to maintain the countryside.

Hope for people with heart disease – scientists say a pill allowing the organ to repair itself could be available within 10 years.

Blog: There seems to be rather a lot of brouhaha over the reinstatement of the Bahrain Grand Prix this year, after it was deservedly punted off the calendar at the start of this season.

Shropshire shoppers, business leaders and councillors today defended the county’s high streets after a national report claimed a triple whammy of high rates, spiralling rents and competition from big retailers are killing Britain’s high streets.

More than £2,000 worth of cannabis was discovered in a raid carried out by police on a Telford property today. Officers found 20 plants and other drugs paraphernalia, including a hydroponics system in the raid.

Bridgnorth Town today pulled off a major coup – naming former Wolves defender Mark Clyde as their new manager.