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Graham Fieldhouse's initiation into the world of home-brewing began more than 60 years ago - with a clip round the ear

New Shrewsbury Town midfielder Matt Richards insists he has not taken a step backwards in leaving Walsall – and has set his sights on a League Two winner’s medal.

Roger Johnson today insisted he won’t let Wolves down after declaring it a “great honour” to be club captain.

Rating *** James Shaw found good value at a well-known establishment.

A car hit a lamppost before ploughing through a wall in a Shropshire street, also hitting a telephone exchange and cutting off residents’ phone lines.

A decision to appoint a new director of children’s services at Telford & Wrekin Council on a salary of nearly £100,000 per year was today labelled “wasteful” and “senseless” by a former borough education chief.

A Shropshire parish councillor who hit the headlines after racy pictures of her appeared on an escort website is set to be thrown out of the Labour party – for backing two Tory candidates in the last election.

People living in Shropshire and thinking about introducing a dog to the family home have been urged to visit a new £5 million plus centre in the county.

Portable temporary classrooms at Shropshire’s biggest sixth form college will be replaced with a new building under a £1 million scheme, it has been revealed.

Powys has the highest number of schools in Wales requiring special measures or in need of significant improvement, it has emerged.

One in four Shropshire workers have not had a pay rise in the past year – and many more have seen their salaries actually fall, it was revealed today.

Fresh plans have been submitted for almost 180 homes to be built on the site of Shrewsbury Town FC’s old ground.

The last thing you would expect of a pest controller is that they would have furry animals scurrying around their home.

Prudent boss Andy Sinton insists AFC Telford United have stuck to their budget – and will not end up in the same mess as some of their Blue Square Bet Premier rivals.

A Shropshire brewery has had one of its flagship real ales named one of the best beers in Britain.

A multi-million pound development to transform a derelict Shropshire wharf into a thriving residential and commercial centre has moved one step closer.

Simple, delicious and unfussy. That's how The Sunday Times resident food writer Lucas Hollweg's style of cooking could be described.

Shrewsbury Town manager Graham Turner believes his side can be consistent enough to challenge for promotion from League Two.

Rating **** Kirsty Smallman finds standards have been retained on a return visit to a favourite hotel.

Failure to collect wheelie bins was the most complained-about key issue to Shropshire Council in the past financial year, new figures show.

Five college friends with a combined age of nearly 450 rolled back the years at a Shropshire border stately home to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their evacuation from wartime London.

Cleobury Mortimer looks set to get its first CCTV system with Shropshire Council chiefs hoping to put up three cameras to tackle crime in the town centre.

Shrewsbury Town is among the top five most expensive clubs to watch in League Two and charges more than some top-flight teams, according to a new survey by the BBC.

The Open Championship may have ended - but work continues to ensure the green and the fairways remain in tip top condition.

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Rockford IT, a leading Telford based managed IT service provider, is celebrating its 10th year in business.

Boss Graham Turner insists new-look Shrewsbury Town are on course for the big kick-off on Saturday – but believes it could be five or six weeks before they hit top form.

A suspected conman believed to have targeted dozens of shops and businesses across Shropshire by posing as a charity collector was today named as one of Britain’s most wanted fraudsters.

AFC Telford United chief Andy Sinton is running the rule over three trialist centre-backs as he seeks cover for his depleted defence.

Almost three quarters of union members at Shropshire Council who responded to a ballot said workers should go on strike in a dispute over proposed pay cuts.