Riots: Powys boy arrested over Facebook messages

A 15-year-old boy from Powys has been arrested after messages were posted on Facebook allegedly inciting others to commit acts of violent disorder during the riots in England.


Valuable cars stolen after Shropshire home raided

Two high-performance cars valued at about £40,000 were stolen when burglars discovered the ignition keys after breaking into a north Shropshire home, police said today.


Wolves set a 45-point safety target by Kevin Doyle

Kevin Doyle today set Wolves a 45-point target to improve on last season as he warned against achieving too much, too soon.


Petition on Lake Vyrnwy estate sale

An action group set up to campaign against United Utilities taking over the Lake Vyrnwy estate is to take a petition to the Welsh Assembly.


Combermere Abbey draft

A badly damaged historic estate on the Shropshire border is to undergo a £2 million restoration.


Winning start the aim for TNS boss

After the briefest of close seasons, The New Saints get their Corbetts Sports Welsh Premier campaign underway tonight at home to Bala Town as they embark on their mission to regain the league crown.


Airlift for rider after Guilsfield Show horse fall

A 33-year-old woman has been airlifted to hospital after falling off a horse at a Mid Wales show.


Show off your sunny side

Open any glossy magazine pre-summer and you're deluged with page after page on how to achieve the perfect holiday body/hair/glow, but what about when you're back?


Film preview – The Smurfs

Movie expert Carl Jones questions whether The Smurfs deserve a comeback in this week’s edition of The Ticket. He also takes a look at The Rise of the Planet of the Apes.


Video fly-through of new Phoenix School for Dawley

Take a look at a fly-through video of the planned new Phoenix School in Dawley, Telford.


Shrewsbury Flower Show gets under way

Our first gallery of photos from this year’s Shrewsbury Flower Show.


Residents get first glimpse of Dawley project

This is the first look at work which is taking place on the on a £15 million pound project to transform Dawley.


Bosses rule out Severn Valley Railway extension

Bosses at Shropshire’s Severn Valley Railway today said that they had no current plans to extend the heritage line beyond its Bridgnorth station.


Shropshire conman got cash with dead child lie

A Shropshire conman tricked dozens of businesses into parting with cash by telling bosses that he was taking part in a charity run organised in memory of his dead child, a court has heard.


Lee Carter distraught as AFC Telford game pulled

Chairman Lee Carter today admitted his frustration at seeing AFC Telford United’s big return to the top tier of non-League football postponed, admitting: “The dream has become a nightmare.”


Shropshire pays price of riots

Shropshire was this afternoon paying the price for the recent rioting as a major shopping centre was closing early and a landmark football match was called off.


AFC Telford match is called off

AFC Telford United’s first match back in the top tier of non-league football was today called off amid safety fears surrounding a march by the English Defence League.


Presteigne woman among car crash dead

A Mid Wales woman has been named as one of two young drivers who died after a crash near the south Shropshire border.


Shrewsbury move perfect for striker Marvin Morgan

Man of the moment Marvin Morgan believes his move to Shrewsbury Town has got his career back on track.


Shropshire readers won’t let technology replace their beloved books

Jon Meek has half the collection of Arthur Conan Doyle in his pocket - and he's not even too fussed if he gets round to reading them all



Shropshire cycle routes in the spotlight on new DVD

Some of Shropshire's most breathtaking views and fascinating secrets are tucked away off the beaten track, in the kind of places conventional family cars can never hope to reach


Frustration of the deaf and blind Shropshire teenager

It's hard to imagine what it is like to be both deaf and blind


Is the truth out there? Shropshire UFO sightings

Ever since the Ministry of Defence revealed it had opened its very own "X-Files" on Shrewsbury, Shropshire has earned a reputation as one of the UFO sighting capitals of the UK


Broseley Juniors face battle to survive

Broseley Juniors – one of Shropshire’s most successful football clubs – is in danger of folding.


Wolves opener still in Kevin Doyle’s sights

Wolves striker Kevin Doyle was today still hoping to be fit for Saturday’s Premier League opener as fears over his knee injury eased.


Raider flees through Shrewsbury back gardens

A burglar ran through gardens in Shrewsbury after being disturbed breaking into a house.


Six of the best beach essentials

The only way to bag the best spot on any popular beach is to wake up, get up and get moving early.


Turn up the heat

Cock a snook at the summer's unpredictable weather and conjure your own personal paradise at home.


William Withering, Wellington

Rating ** James Shaw goes on a mission to find the loos at a revamped hotel in Wellington.

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