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Star striker Adam Proudlock has been backed to fire AFC Telford United’s maiden assault on the Blue Square Bet Premier – after netting a last-gasp equaliser in their latest pre-season friendly.

A man who was allegedly stealing scrap metal was stopped in his tracks after quick-thinking staff at a Shropshire business blocked his van, police said.

Hundreds of people in Newport have backed an internet campaign opposing plans for hundreds of homes, a supermarket and a business park.

Thieves constructed a temporary building site around a supermarket cash machine in Telford before smashing shutters and attempting to cut it open.

Hundreds of people dressed up in their finest cowboy gear for an annual Country and Western Festival.

A public exhibition on proposals to build a £150 million shopping complex in the heart of Shrewsbury is to be extended for a further fortnight after its initial three-day run came to an end on Saturday.

Nine in 10 traders in Whitchurch believe Tesco’s plans to open a new, bigger store in the town would  harm their businesses, a survey suggested today.

Blog: I was playing SimCity the other day.

Plans to reduce street lighting in Ellesmere to save money and combat climate change are still set to go ahead despite being delayed. Shropshire Council wants to pilot the scheme.

Shrewsbury in Bloom organisers were today showing a panel of expert judges around the town.

Seven sites earmarked for 400 specialist homes for elderly people in Shropshire could be sold off after planned Government funding for the scheme was cancelled.

The Prime Minister says he has taken “very decisive action” in the wake of the News of the World phone hacking scandal.

Shropshire is set for another wet and cold week with rain and showers every day, forecasters said today.

Voluntary firefighters will replace full-time frontline crews tackling emergencies in three Powys towns as fire chiefs “put lives at risk” in their attempt at cost-cutting, it is claimed.

Shrewsbury stormed into the quarter-finals of cricket’s National Knockout.

Shrewsbury Town are running the rule over midfielder Luke Summerfield and right back Carl Regan as boss Graham Turner aims to conclude his squad rebuilding.

A Shropshire high street was sealed off today after a rucksack was found lying outside a bank. The branch of HSBC in Church Stretton was later reopened after the owner came back to claim the bag.

Boss Andy Sinton has sealed a deal to bring winger Jordan Johnson to AFC Telford United – and challenged him to prove he can step straight into the team.

Thousands of flower enthusiasts had poured into north Shropshire at the weekend despite the wet weather for the annual Wem Sweet Pea Show

A blanket ban on building new homes should be imposed on a Shropshire village until its sewage infrastructure is improved, a long-serving councillor said today

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today hinted that he may turn to the loan market to strengthen his squad once he sells players.

Who says nice guys finish last? Incredibly, the mad inventor – who many wrote off as a red herring – won the day and clinched the £250,000 deal to become Lord Sugar’s apprentice and business partner.

A Mid Wales town's CCTV system will remain switched off for the foreseeable future, with nobody taking responsibility for the running of the system

Scaled down models of historic aircraft took to the skies above RAF Cosford this weekend.

What is the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay? The Olympic Games are heading for London in just over a year’s time and Lloyds TSB is backing the great occasion every step of the way. As the National Presenting Partner of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, Lloyds TSB is making sure as many people as [...]

The rain may have soaked the grounds of Cholmondeley Castle, but it didn’t dampen the mood as thousands of spectators flocked to the North Shropshire border for the annual Pageant of Power.

People who don’t know much about cars often call anything that’s big and looks off-roadish a “jeep”, which must mightily annoy the folks at Land Rover.

Fans have been posting their videos of the weekend’s 10cc and Status Quo concert in Shrewsbury Quarry. Click here to to see some of the best.

Letter: Market Drayton was always going to be one of the most vulnerable market towns. Its population was too small to guarantee its survival as the traditional retail centre for the surrounding area.

Letter: As a young boy in Birmingham, pre World War Two, I went to many circuses, which in those days always included animals.