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A thief snatched bracelets worth more than £2,000 from the hands of a shop worker at a Welshpool jewellers’. The man burst into Wel-shpool Jewellers before stealing the jewellery as the assistant showed it to a customer.

Tourism in Mid Wales is set for a major boost as some of the world’s top cyclists arrive in the region.

Campaigners today called for the sale of the site of the proposed £5 million biomass plant in Bishop’s Castle to be reopened to other buyers if developers cannot agree a deal with council chiefs soon.

Workmen have scaled Shrewsbury’s Market Hall tower to give a new lease of life to its clock.

Deal with wood resin before it becomes a problem - here's how.

Bullish boss Graham Turner today declared Shrewsbury Town will adopt a “no fear” approach as they begin a testing away triple header at Bristol Rovers tonight.

Two people, including a 16-year-old boy, were rescued from a Shrewsbury sandwich shop after a fire broke out causing smoke to billow through the property.

AFC Telford United boss Andy Sinton is eager to upset the odds against Conference big-hitters Luton Town tonight – and urged the fans to play their part.

Three of Shropshire’s five parliamentary constituencies will change under new plans which have been drawn up by the Boundary Commission for England, it was revealed today.

A decision on whether to build a Sainsbury’s store in Whitchurch, creating up to 250 jobs, was due to be made this afternoon.

Domestic and global market opportunities for beef and lamb will come under the spotlight at this year’s EBLEX annual conference.

Farmers in Cheshire can now receive funding to help meet Nitrate Vulnerable Zone legislation.

Shropshire’s five MPs today gave a lukewarm response to plans to change Parliamentary constituencies.

An interesting smallholding with potential development opportunity near Llannefydd, Denbigh plus two productive blocks of land will come under the hammer later this month in north Wales.

The number of dairy farms in Shropshire has almost halved in the past 10 years, new figures show.

Organisers of crunch talks about controversial parking charges in Market Drayton have turned down dozens of requests from people wanting to attend.

Legendary comedian Ken Dodd will open this year’s Shifnal Festival tonight with his stand-up show.

TV gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh is calling on all schools to 'get their grown-ups growing' as part of a nationwide event organised by the Royal Horticultural Society, to be held across October.

There’s nothing like battening down the hatches on a blustery evening, slipping into your jim jams, grabbing a blanket and a brew and settling down in front of the telly.

Blog: Despite the drizzle and general weather despair, I went and flew the flag at the Llanfair Caereinion District Show recently and it reminded me just what’s so brilliant about our local shows – well it wouldn’t be a show without wellies and umbrellas, would it? writes Emma Suddaby

A community bungalow has been opened at Queenswood Primary School in Telford, with the intention of helping local people gain access to education, services and recreation.

A fun day in Shrewsbury which was initially started to help encourage understanding between faiths after the London bombings was again hailed as a huge success today.

Road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) offers weekly motoring tips from Britain’s top advanced driver, Peter Rodger. This week he looks at how to avoid conflict on the road:

David Walliams has completed his 140-mile swim along the River Thames, raising more than one million pounds for Sport Relief.

Letter: An increasing number of people in Shropshire feel that Shropshire Council Conservative councillors have been following Thatcherite principles in reducing expenditure.

Oswestry’s promotion dreams are in tatters after their crucial showdown with Brewood turned into a nightmare.

Dietmar Hamann enjoyed a crafty cigarette after watching his Stockport side draw 1-1 with AFC Telford United on Saturday.

Comfortable for the much part, pure carnage for a short spell.

Business leaders are to meet to thrash out innovative ways to encourage more people to use Shropshire’s high streets as they continue to struggle through the nation’s tough economic climate.

Six goals, four of them real stunners worthy of a far more glamorous setting than Greenfields, probably sent the neutral home happy with this Evo-Stick League South duel.