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A man in his 40s had to be freed by firefighters after his car crashed into a tree.

Thousands of pounds of damage has been caused to a £45,000 playground by “mindless thugs” in Welshpool.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today admitted it was “unlikely” he would make any more signings before the big kick-off.

One member of bowls’ “Shropshire six” will have a trial run on the host green of the All England Finals – the night before the national showpiece begins.

Global fashion is one big trend trip you don't want to miss this summer.

The removal of the Stan Cullis stand provides a perfect bird’s eye view on to the famous Molineux turf, emerald green after being relaid for the new season. Watch our video report.

Watch as BBC TV presenter Nick Crane takes a trip above Ludlow in a Gyrocopter. He travels over the Long Mynd and sees rivers, roads and railways, all leading towards Ludlow.

Shropshire’s cricketers tailed away on the final day at Cornwall as they suffered a first Minor Counties Championship defeat of the season.

Shropshire’s two hospitals are failing “significantly” to meet national standards for seeing patients within 18 weeks of them being referred by their GP, a new report has revealed.

No-one should get too excited by pre-season results and there are plenty of sides who have come a cropper after some fabulous friendly performances.

Shrewsbury Town suffered the first blot on their pre-season copybook when they were sentenced to a late defeat at Kidderminster.

Shropshire golfer Ashley Chesters has qualified for the matchplay stages of the English Amateur Championship.

Moves to pump £4.6 million of funding into Telford schools have been backed by councillors.

Seven puppies have been reunited with their mother after she went missing in Shropshire for five days.

Characters from The Beano have been causing havoc at a Mid Wales tourist attraction, which appears on the front cover of the latest issue of the children’s comic.

Rating **** Sue Austin discovers a gem as she marks 30 years of wedded bliss!

Taxpayers in Craven Arms could face a rise of more than 40 per cent in their annual precept payment to help run public toilets and maintain new play facilities.

There were tears in Whitchurch as the last dedicated hospital ward for the elderly mentally ill in Shropshire closed despite a hard-fought campaign to save it.

Oswestry’s bowling green will not be turned into a play area in the near future after renewed interest in it. Oswestry Town Council has been consulting with the public on the plan.

Rating *** The Ironbridge Gorge provides the perfect backdrop for a pleasant lunchtime visit to pretty pub, writes Andy Richardson.

The owners of Telford Shopping Centre today lost their legal challenge to plans for a new ASDA superstore that they claim will take the retailer – and shoppers – out of the centre.

Rating *** Cathy Stanworth shares the lowdown on an historic inn in Bridgnorth’s Low Town.

Developers planning to build a £150 million shopping complex in the heart of Shrewsbury should help to overhaul the town’s “dilapidated” bus station as part of the project, the town’s MP has claimed.

Two Telford roads will be shut for up to three weeks as part of a £7 million scheme to improve the borough.

Rating **** James Shaw finds that familiarity suits a family outing.

A MID WALES primary school will remain open for about five more months – despite having no pupils.

Rating: ** When you’re foraging for food on the way home, something’s gone terribly wrong, writes Andy Richardson.

Captain Karl Henry today admitted he fears for his Wolves place.

Winger Greg Mills has suffered a setback in his hopes of proving his fitness to the AFC Telford United management team – having gone down with tonsillitis.

A 52-year-old motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a crash with a vehicle in a village near Bridgnorth.