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BOSSES OF an organisation promoting the Shropshire Hills face losing £66,000 of Government funding by 2015, they revealed today.

The first ever Clun’s Got Talent show has been called off due to a number of acts being unavailable.

The Government was today due to be confronted with a cross-party alliance calling for a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses, as a group of celebrities penned an open letter to the Prime Minister over the issue.

A bar in Shrewsbury is to celebrate its £200,000 refurbishment with an appearance by two stars from hit reality show The Only Way is Essex.

A two year-old boy sparked a cross-border alert after deciding to take a bus trip on his own from Montgomery to Shrewsbury.

Serena Williams survived a major scare on Court Two to reach the third round at Wimbledon.

Councillors in north Shropshire have refused a bid for funding from police in a row over a perceived lack of support from the force for setting up a community speed watch scheme in Market Drayton.

A Mid Wales police station is to close in a bid to help Dyfed-Powys Police save £13 million. Chief Constable Ian Arundale said Llanfair Caereinion station will be one of two to close.

Plans by Sainsbury’s to expand its store in Telford, creating up to 80 full and part-time jobs, will now be decided on next month.

This year’s Wellington Carnival, scheduled to take place on Saturday, has been called off  – watch our video to find out why.

Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner is set to be a loan arranger next season – with a deal for a young Premier League player in the offing.

Shropshire jockey Richard Burton is the best of British point-to-point racing – for a fourth time.

Teachers at Shropshire’s biggest A-level centre were manning picket lines today as part of a day-long strike over job losses and funding cuts which they claim will damage students’ education.

Police in Oswestry are winning the battle against the illegal drug GHB, through a concerted effort including other authorities, the detective leading the fight said today.

The hunt for a Shropshire woman missing in north Wales has been stepped up, with police issuing posters and leaflets as fears continue to grow for her safety.

British sprinter Darren Campbell displayed his Olympic gold medal in south Shropshire during an inspiring talk to more than 160 Ludlow youngsters.

A charity shop in Shrewsbury claims it is losing thousands of pounds in revenue due to the scaffolding put up to carry out renovation work on the market hall.

Birmingham Royal Ballet were in imperious form with a thrilling production of Passion and Ecstasy, which featured Carmina Burana.

Three men have been arrested after a 76-year-old man was attacked in his own home in north Shropshire and left with a suspected fractured eye socket.

Rating **** Lisa Bailey and family make a lunchtime pit stop and receive a full service and fill up!

Rating **** Cathy Stanworth investigates a pub that’s undergone a successful revamp.

Blog: I am not going to get into a lengthy diatribe about correctly calling the game soccer or football, suffice to say in the privacy of my home and around other like-minded individuals it is football, and when out and about with Joe Public it is soccer.

A Shropshire man allegedly killed by triple murder suspect Robin Ligus showed no signs he had suffered head injuries, a court heard.

The number of people driving under the influence of drink or drugs in the West Mercia police force area, which covers Shropshire, has increased by nearly 10 per cent compared to the same period last year, new figures show.

Telford & Wrekin Council’s Tory group chief has taken a swipe at the authority’s Labour rulers for diverting £30,000 to pay for the re-introduction of free swimming sessions for the under-16s.

A councillor has issued a call for parking fees in Shrewsbury town centre to be reviewed after an outcry from traders who say they are being crippled by dwindling visitor numbers.

A barman has been found not guilty of stealing more than £4,000 in takings from a Ludlow pub.

TELFORD & WREKIN Council’s Labour leadership has vowed to make it a priority to tackle an overspend of almost £1.8 million on its children in care services last year.

A Shropshire man knew he was being recorded when he confessed to a string of murders, a speech expert who analysed the tapes, told a court today.

AFC Telford United are to run the rule over prolific Newcastle Town winger Jordan Johnson – with assistant manager Darren Read optimistic they have unearthed a hidden gem.