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AFC Telford United’s big night in the non-League spotlight was tarnished by old favourite Kyle Perry – who drew his inspiration from the club’s own matchday programme.

So who fancies a trip to Old Trafford? Chelsea at the Meadow, anybody? How about Liverpool away?

Cut-throat tactics used by the big supermarket chains are partly to blame for the loss of 350 jobs at a dairy firm, a county MP claimed this afternoon.

Mobile phone giants Vodafone and O2 will appeal to government inspectors in a bid to build two controversial 48ft masts in Telford.

AFC Telford’s game with Luton Town, cancelled this month because of an English Defence League protest in the town, will now take place on September 13.

Jubilant Shrewsbury boss Graham Turner admitted claiming the scalp of Premier League Swansea ranked amongst the highlights of his managerial career.

A Telford parish councillor resigned this afternoon after being reported to a standards board over racy pictures of her on an escort website offering her services for £150 an hour.

More than £10 million a year is being spent on locum doctors at Shropshire’s two main hospitals, its chief executive has admitted.

Montgomeryshire MP Glyn Davies has backed a call by the Welsh Conservatives assembly leader for the Commons to hold a free vote on overturning the hunting ban.

After a hectic summer of thrilling activities at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford, this week’s final August Activity is dedicated to a flying theme guaranteed to excite youngsters – ‘Mini Kites and Windmills’.

NEW PLANS for a multi-million pound housing development in Telford will see more than 300 fewer affordable homes than originally intended, it was revealed today.

Music lovers were today being offered the chance to snap up a limited number of tickets online for next year’s V Festival.

Union officials today said they planned to have “urgent” talks with bosses at a Shropshire dairy firm which has announced it plans to shed 350 jobs.

Controversial plans by Tesco to extend its Extra store in Shrewsbury by a third have finally been submitted to planning chiefs, officials said today.

Council leaders will look into ways to get more visitors to use Ludlow’s park-and-ride bus service to tackle increasing parking problems in the town.

Fuel bills for emergency services in Mid Wales have risen by almost £2 million in the past five years, figures released today have revealed.

Magnanimous Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers today saluted the super Shrewsbury Town giant-killers who stunned his Premier League side.

Former Shropshire schoolboy James Taylor has spoken of his pride at breaking into the “amazing” England set-up.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy insists his so-called ‘second-string’ players will have a part to play this season.

Old boy Kyle Perry has backed AFC Telford United to thrive in the top tier of non-League football – after scoring two goals to spoil the homecoming party.

A major new study today reveals just how good Britain’s mobile phone coverage is – postcode by postcode.

A cyclist was airlifted to hospital today after colliding with a car in Market Drayton, forcing the closure of a busy road and causing rush-hour traffic chaos.

Mick McCarthy’s second-string Wolves strolled to victory in their Carling Cup second-round clash at League Two Northampton.

Pensioners in Market Drayton are being urged to watch out for a thief with a limp who thought to be stealing power tools from the homes of elderly residents in the town.

On the surface, Jamie Oliver never seems to change. His trademark blue jeans and cowboy shirt combination, topped with blond scruffy hair, is always carefully maintained to project that affable, laddish persona we've come to love.

The US eastern seaboard has been rocked by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that was felt in New York, D.C, Detroit and Canada.

Blog: There are pros and cons to being 5,127 miles from home (distance courtesy of mapcrow.info) and for me July is one of those months to highlight one of the cons, writes Mark Ellis from Arizona.

Chris Hudson casts his eye over the highlights of AFC Telford’s match against York City.

Letter: When I drive around Shrewsbury and Telford, I’m surprised at the large number of business parks both large and small. And yet there are so few jobs on offer across the two towns.

Kyle Perry came back to haunt his old club with two goals as AFC Telford United lost to Lincoln in their first home game in the Blue Square Bet Premier.