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Vandals who went on a “wanton” wrecking spree in Wem were today being hunted by police after leaving a trail of destruction behind them.

A major planning obstacle delaying the long-awaited £800,000 revamp of a 1930s cinema in Tenbury Wells has been removed, developers revealed today.

Like Grandma Willow in the film Pocahontas or Harry Potter’s Whomping Willow, trees across Shropshire and Mid Wales have been taking on almost human and animal forms.

Fans, former team-mates and family gathered to pay their last respects to former Wolves defender Frank Munro.

A new series of business debates focusing on some of the hottest topics and relevant issues impacting on farming businesses within the livestock sector will be staged at the Dairy Event and Livestock Show held at The NEC, Birmingham on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 September.

So far 2011 is proving to be one of the best years I can remember, writes Clive Langford Mycock

A new feed block has been launched to enable sheep producers to finish lambs as quickly as possible off available grass or fodder crops.

A grammar school is planning to tear down temporary classrooms and replace them with four new ones as part of proposals to combat a lack of permanent accommodation.

Shropshire’s big hospital shake-up today moved a step closer after health bosses approved major plans.

Goalkeeper Ben Smith today warned Shrewsbury Town of the pitfalls of a Carling Cup hangover – as Tom Bradshaw received new international recognition.

Boss Andy Sinton could be set to throw exciting winger Greg Mills back into the AFC Telford United starting line-up in a bid to ignite his team’s attack.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today insisted his feet remain firmly on the ground as he urged his team to continue their 100 per cent start at Villa.

A row has broken out between Shropshire Council and union chiefs over a decision to spend cash on bringing in private consultants for workshops with staff.

College rooms can be a mixed bag. At best they're functional, at worst cramped, and they're normally pretty short on style.

Union officials were today due to hold crunch talks with bosses at the Uniq dairy over its plans to axe 350 jobs.

An 86-year-old man was lured from his Shropshire home by a distraction burglar who said he wanted to examine his garden fence, while an accomplice sneaked in and stole cash, police said today.

Exam records were smashed at schools across Shropshire today, with pupils achieving some of the best GCSE results ever seen in the county.

The dairy which is laying off 350 Minsterley workers is to be taken over by a Irish company, it was confirmed today.

Every train through Ludlow will be replaced by buses on the weekend thousands of visitors are due to flock to the town’s annual Food and Drink Festival.

An unattended skip fire sparked a huge inferno which raced across 40 acres of fields threatening to engulf homes in a Shropshire village.

The format of the next Shropshire County Show is to be revamped, just two years after its return.

While it might be easier to look fabulous when top designers are knocking down your door, an A-List look still needs work.

Now we've cleared all the unsightly clutter that accompanied computing stations of old, it's time to spruce up your workstation.

A Mid Wales train station marked its 150th anniversary with a visit from Queen Victoria. More than 100 people flocked to Knighton Station to see the Queen, played by Sue Spoonley, unveil a plaque marking the anniversary.

Blog: What a curious lot we are. On the one hand you can’t move, speak, sell a jolly golly or crack a joke without referring to your manual on racism/sexism/ageism/human rights and so on, to the point where you need an international expert to go to the pub with you.

Letter: Just prior to our premier tourist attraction, the Shrewsbury Flower Show, I took my wife in a wheelchair and my 93-year-old mother-in-law to see The Quarry.

Letter: The recent tragic car crash at Emstrey traffic island, Shrewsbury, has prompted me to write regarding the crazy new road markings there.

Motorists face being caught up in huge traffic jams as the region gears up for the bank holiday weekend and people head to the coast.

A development of 3,300 homes in Telford will include just 495 affordable homes and not the 825 originally intended, it was agreed tonight.

Medieval human remains could be lying underneath an area of land proposed for a new £1 million building at Shrewsbury Sixth Form College, archaeologists have claimed.