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Letter: Rail passengers, businesses and tourist facilities only have until August 17, to write to the Department for Transport to make their views known regarding the specifications for the new West Coast Rail franchise, which will commence in December 2012.

“The next six hours are going to be filled with boredom followed by monotony,” growled CIA agent Rex Matheson as he took his Torchwood captives on the long flight back to Washington.

And the good news is

Five pubs in Telford – including one believed to be one of the oldest in the town – have all gone up for sale with six figure asking prices.

A survey of 200 Church Stretton residents has shown a “narrow majority” in favour of a controversial £75,000 pavement-widening scheme in the town centre, it was revealed today.

It was a day his parents thought they would never see as little Jamie Hancox celebrated his fourth birthday just a couple of months after suffering horrific injuries in a Shropshire road accident.

A cashpot of nearly £5 million has been set aside to tackle problems in Telford’s primary schools, including insect-infested kitchens and removing asbestos from older buildings.

Two men appeared in court today in relation to an alleged drive-by shooting in Telford.

A decision on plans which could see hundreds of pylons being built across Shropshire and Mid Wales will not be made until at least 2015, it has been claimed.

Shropshire Council chiefs today poured cold water over alternative budget proposals put forward by union bosses which they claim would avoid pay cuts for staff.

Hundreds of balloons were released by pupils as part of a campaign to save Shrewsbury’s Wakeman School from closure on the day that council chiefs confirmed the axe for five other county schools.

Campaigners fighting to save several county schools backed for closure by councillors today claimed their elected officials had let them down.

Fifteen people have been arrested for alleged drugs offences after a major police crackdown on heroin dealing and use in Welshpool and Newtown, the Dyfed-Powys force said today.

The preferred bidders for the sale of the 23,000-acre Lake Vyrnwy estate has been chosen – but their identity is being kept under wraps.

A black eye sported by Shropshire MP Owen Paterson was a keen topic of conversation as he greeted Princess Alexandra on her visit to the county today.

Education chiefs unanimously agreed to press on with plans to shut five Shropshire primary schools.

A Welshpool builders’ merchants had to be evacuated after a blaze broke out at the premises.

A £6.5 MILLION support package will help plug a huge black hole in the finances of Shropshire’s two hospitals.

More than £200 has been stolen from a charity shop during a raid in Market Drayton, police have said

Sheep farmers attending a farm event in August can find out how to increase commercial flock profitability event by using EBVS, better grassland management and low input genetics such as EasyRams NZ, Suffolk and Texel genetics.

Saturday shoppers will have their taste buds tickled at the Shrewsbury Big Curry this Saturday, all in aid of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity.

Young Farmers in Staffordshire celebrated the opening of their new headquarters 26 years ago with a Royal visit from the Princess Royal.  Now Princess Anne is set to return to the Young Farmers’ office on Tuesday,  July 26 as part of a day to celebrate ‘Rural Activities in Staffordshire’.

Free advice on maximising revenues from renewable energy will be available for farmers and property owners visiting the Berrys Stand at Nantwich Show  (July 27).

Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has announced a comprehensive package of measures to tackle the spread of bovine TB in England.

Expectant Shrewsbury Town striker James Collins is hoping to push through the 15-goal barrier in his first full season in senior football.

Hometown ace Nathan Rooney hopes his switch to AFC Telford United will prove a launchpad for an eventual return to the Premier League “bubble”.

Mick McCarthy today celebrated half a decade as Wolves manager by declaring: “I’d love another five years – and let’s lift a major trophy”.

The New Saints have enjoyed some famous European nights over the past two decades – but know they will need to surpass all previous exploits if they are to upset the odds in Denmark tonight.

Bishop’s Castle have been excluded from this season’s national rugby cup competitions – after failing to fulfil a fixture last term.

SCOTTISH AND Southern Energy today became the third power company this summer to announce an inflation-busting rise in gas and electricity bills, placing more pressure on cash-strapped families.