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Union chiefs are drawing up potential dates for strike action over a planned 5.4 per cent pay cut for Shropshire Council employees, it has been revealed.

ARMED POLICE cordoned off Shrewsbury town centre for nearly four hours today after fears were raised a gun was being pointed out of a window.

He is a comedy legend, still performing marathon shows at the age of 83.

Manager Neil Woolliscroft hailed this draw at high-flying New Mills as Market Drayton Town’s best performance of the season to date, writes TERRY MORRIS.

Shifnal butcher Peter Smith has been a regular fixture in Shifnal for 20 years – but this week, he will be shutting up shop for the last time.

Jaguar revealed its vision for a 21st century Jaguar sports car with the new C-X16 production concept, which it unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the iconic E-Type.

Shrewsbury Town’s four game winning streak came to an end with a narrow defeat at Bristol Rovers.

Early goals in both halves condemned AFC Telford United to defeat against a Luton Town side who remain favourites for the Blue Square Bet Premier title.

Millions of pounds of Shropshire Council’s assets, from shops and industrial units to a housing estate and a caravan park will go under the hammer at auction next month.

Traders in Shifnal this afternoon called for residents to support local businesses or face the prospect of a ghost town amid growing fears that people are shunning its shops and taking their business elsewhere.

A protest about the construction of the controversial Quantum Leap sculpture is to take place in Shrewsbury.

A Shropshire teenager who died after falling 60ft from a cliff in Scotland is to be remembered at a charity football match which will raise money for a foundation set up in his name.

More than 1,200 complaints have been made about landlords in Shropshire in the past two years, new figures have revealed.

Eleanor McEvoy was not even aware she was recording her new album when she put down the tracks to the new release. Now she’s playing gigs in Oswestry and Birmingham to promote the new album, Alone.

A leading Liberal Democrat politician has backed campaigners who are attempting to save a Shrewsbury secondary school and described plans to close it as ‘idiocy’.

Employing staff in Shropshire is an “absolute nightmare”, a radio DJ turned pub landlord has claimed.

The month of September is traditionally a baby boom period, with recent figures predicting 20 per cent more births this month.

Four people were injured – two seriously – following a collision involving two cars on the A49 near Shrewsbury today.

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s this afternoon won planning permission to build a new store in Whitchurch creating 250 jobs.

Join Chris Hudson as he takes a look back at all the highlights from AFC Telford United’s clash with Stockport County in the Blue Square Bet Premier.

Nine people were treated by ambulance staff after a four vehicle road traffic incident near Prees, north Shropshire, this morning.

Rating *****Cathy Stanworth finds a picture-perfect restaurant that lives up to its own publicity.

Impressive Ludlow maintained their perfect start to life in Midlands One West as they edged out Kenilworth 17-5 in their first home game of the campaign.

Shropshire Council staff have backed potential strike action over a planned 5.4 per cent pay cut for employees and changes to their terms and conditions.

Rob Clymer was the hat-trick hero as Newport recorded their first victory of the National League Three Midlands season.

The £35 million shake-up of hospital services in Shropshire moved a giant step closer this afternoon after health chiefs backed a blueprint outlining plans.

Bridgnorth laid down an impressive marker for the Midlands Two West (North) campaign with a convincing opening day 36-5 win over Moseley Oak at the Edgar Davies Ground.

Rating: **** The restaurant at Lake Vyrnwy is over-looked, under-rated and off-the-beaten path – and it’s a real treat, writes Andy Richardson.

One more win – that’s all Shropshire’s Chris Ball needs to reach tomorrow’s finals day of one of the biggest bowls competitions, the Autumn Waterloo Championship.

Wolves have suffered a blow with the news Steven Fletcher is a doubt for Saturday’s clash against QPR.