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Wolves chairman Steve Morgan today warned clubs to ‘get real’ if they are to agree deals for Mick McCarthy’s targets.

The owners of a south Shropshire pub and restaurant have dropped plans to turn it into a house, it has been revealed.

National Grid should not have ended a consultation on plans to route underground or overhead power cables across Shropshire and Mid Wales until the results of an independent study on costs had been published, campaigners said today.

Councillors have backed a controversial deal which will see a new supermarket built on the outskirts of Oswestry despite fears it will ruin the town’s small traders.

A 22-year-old Shropshire-based soldier was unlawfully killed while serving in Afghanistan on Remembrance Sunday last year, a coroner ruled today.

Shropshire teenager Misia Clive may be only 17, but she is already a published author having written and illustrated a children’s book.

A pumpkin that was blown up to a weight of almost 13-stone has caused scandal in the Shropshire village of Beckbury.

Bird watchers are risking their lives by walking along an active train line to try and get a closer look at osprey chicks which have hatched in Mid Wales, police said today.

A Mid Wales soldier who died in World War Two has been honoured with the unveiling of a plaque in his honour at the school he attended as a boy.

A Telford man who raped a 16-year-old girl on an industrial estate was today jailed for five years.

Four new homes planned to kickstart a multi-million eco-village in south Shropshire would be “domineering” and “obtrusive” on neighbouring properties, councillors claimed.

A 76-YEAR-OLD man suffered a suspected fractured eye socket after he was attacked in his home during a raid in a Shropshire village.

Shrewsbury boss Graham Turner today confirmed teenage wing wizard Jon Taylor has rejected Town’s initial contract offer – but further talks were planned for today.

Retailers in Market Drayton have seen trade plummet by as much as 40 per cent since controversial parking charges were introduced.

Thousands of Shropshire Council staff are to be balloted on taking industrial action over the authority’s plans to cut their pay by 5.4 per cent.

The grieving father of a 20-year-old Shropshire-based soldier who died in Afghanistan has spoken of his pride and sadness after collecting an Elizabeth Cross award from the Duke of York

A bitter row has erupted over a rule change at an annual charity stone skimming championships in south Shropshire - which has left one man claiming elite competitors could boycott the event

Burglars escaped with a rifle and a haul of bows and arrows valued together at about £3,000 in a break-in at a garage in Telford

For tennis fans it’s the biggest two weeks of the year – and you could argue that it’s an absolutely crucial fortnight for the BBC’s sports department.

Blog: We Brits are without doubt the kings of binge drinking. In every other facet of human endeavour another country somewhere is bound to trump us, but boozing – it’s a real source of pride, writes Peter Finch.

Tom Vek thrilled fans at the Birmingham HMV Library when he made a rare appearance in the West Midlands

Blog: Over on the BBC website, there is a piece by F1 editor Andrew Benson, whose blogs and opinion columns seem to attract comments exhibiting cloying sycophancy or feather-spitting vitriol, with nothing in between.

Blog: On Saturday it was one of the highlights of my year, Shrewsbury Carnival 2011. The theme this year was “Victorian Fun And Games”

A Shropshire man who walked into his mother’s bedroom and stabbed her in the back and neck was today jailed indefinitely.

Firefighters were today called to a Telford home for the second time in two days.

Jim Fletcher should have been playing for Woodfield in the South Staffs League . . . instead he won a Worthington’s Mid Shropshire League title.

Three Shropshire golfers are one step away from joining new golden boy Rory McIlroy and a plethora of world stars at next month’s Open Championship.

Bridgnorth Town Council’s accounts will come under scrutiny tonight after concerns were raised by a town pensioner. Ron Richards has tabled a question to a council meeting.

The case against a 36-year-old bridegroom accused of setting fire to a historic castle and wedding venue near Whitchurch has been sent to crown court.

Jamie O’Hara was today unveiled as Wolves’ first summer signing having penned a five-year deal for £5m.