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Thousands of pounds in charity cheques pledging cash for Help For Heroes have been stolen in a burglary at the home of Shropshire fundraisers.

The cost of Shrewsbury’s controversial Quantum Leap sculpture has more than doubled to over £1 million – with taxpayers left to foot the bill.

Newport Chamber of Commerce today confirmed it would be objecting to plans for a new supermarket in the town.

A 21-year-old RAF trainee appeared in court this afternoon accused of planting a hoax bomb outside his air base in Cosford.

A round-up picture gallery of Shropshire football teams in action.

Wolves have concerns over winger Matt Jarvis in the countdown to Saturday’s clash against Tottenham after he missed training with an ankle injury.

The rise of a Telford manufacturing firm continues apace, with the company launching a search for at least 20 new members of staff.

Striker Adam Proudlock today declared himself ready to join AFC Telford’s Blue Square Bet Premier push this weekend – against his former club, writes JAMES GARRISON.

Captain Ian Sharps has demanded on-song Shrewsbury Town don’t rest on their laurels after a three-match winning run streak – as striker Tom Bradshaw made a major international breakthrough.

More jobs are available than a year ago even though the employment market has been “flat” in recent weeks, according to a report today.

Dozens more fish have been rescued from Shropshire’s dried-up River Teme in what officials are hoping will be their last emergency operation this summer.

Taxpayers have been left to foot the bill for Shrewsbury’s controversial Quantum Leap statue. But is the giant artwork, which commemorates the town’s links to naturalist Charles Darwin, worth the money? Read two viewpoints here and have your say.

With the exception perhaps of American Pie, gigs rarely rock to the sound of songs about food.

Nasa has released new high-definition images of the Moon’s surface revealing evidence of the agency’s trips during the Apollo missions.

Plans for a new Sainsbury’s store in Whitchurch, which would create up to 250 jobs, will go before planners on Tuesday.

A Whitchurch cigarette vendor today announced it is to axe up to 30 jobs.

I was never allowed to watch The Sweeney first time around. It was on way past a young lad’s bedtime in the late seventies, and its gritty portrayal of a world of criminals, robbers, guns and hardened coppers was not somethign for children to watch.

Blog: Things are finally changing for disabled people thanks to updated Government policy, technological advances, and most importantly, changing attitudes – we’re more used to seeing folk with weird and wonderful disabilities out there getting on with life, rather than being housebound by inequality, writes Emma Suddaby.

A Minke whale beached on the banks of the Humber has been set free after a five-hour rescue mission.

A woman in her 20s had a lucky escape when she fell from a ferry travelling from Newcastle to Holland. She is thought to have been lighting a cigarette when she dropped into the North Sea.

Letter: For the past two weeks there’s been a sale of books at the reference library at Shrewsbury. It ended on August 26.

A new era for Shropshire sport will be heralded in November, writes JAMES GARRISON.

Shocked witnesses have described the moment a car went out of control in the centre of Shrewsbury, crossing a busy road and injuring five pedestrians.

A secondary school began a new chapter today when it opened its doors for the autumn term as an academy.

Police today praised members of the public who raced to help pedestrians injured after a car went out of control and careered across a busy main road in Shrewsbury.

A man fought back against two attackers who tried to rob him as he walked home in Bridgnorth by burning one of them on the face with a cigarette, police revealed this afternoon.

The last remaining TV viewers in Shropshire who are yet to receive digital signals will be able to begin making the switch from midnight tonight.

Welti-based Chloe Hughes swept the board at the Deloitte Shropshire County Closed Tennis Tournament – winning no less than four titles.

A new £32 billion high-speed rail track between the West Midlands and London could see Shropshire’s direct link to the capital restored, it was claimed this afternoon.

Determined Quatt are refusing to throw in the towel as they plot a late charge for unlikely glory in the Marston’s Shropshire Premier League.