Pub regulars chase off gang of robbers

Police have release CCTV footage of staff and customers of the Sylvan pub in in Timperley, Manchester, fighting off a gang of robbers.


Paranormal Activity 3

Suffer the helpless children - suffer most horribly.


Contagion

Directed by the masterful Steven Soderbergh, Contagion is a stylish thriller, which imagines the panic when a deadly new virus threatens to become a global epidemic.


Monte Carlo

When you wish upon a teen star like Selena Gomez, you can be sure all of her dreams will come true.


We Need To Talk About Kevin

From the moment it premiered at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Scottish director Lynne Ramsay's bravura adaptation of the award-winning novel by Lionel Shriver has been generating awards buzz.


Telford primary school is ‘outstanding’

A Telford primary school has been rated ‘outstanding’ following a visit from Ofsted – and inspectors say it is in the top six per cent of schools visited this year.


Newport Girls’ High School in expansion plans

Newport Girls High School has announced major expansion plans.


£100,000 skate park planned for Donnington

A £100,000 skate park looks set to be built in Donnington, Telford, making it the first of its kind in the county.


Council tenants could get lower electricity bills

Electricity bills could be cut for up to 3,000 council house tenants in Shropshire under new plans.


Bayton School’s very green greenhouse

Families, teachers and pupils of a school on the south Shropshire border have turned 1,500 used plastic bottles into an environmentally-friendly greenhouse.


Woman dies after Telford house fire

A woman believed to be in her 50s has died and a man in his 30s was injured in a house fire in Telford.


Welshpool looks at street drinking ban

A ban on drinking alcohol in some streets in Welshpool could be brought in after fears over anti-social behaviour. Town councillors are to carry out a survey to see if there is any support for the proposed ban.


Council leader’s promise over biomass plan

The leader of Shropshire Council has vowed to meet with civic leaders and residents in Bishop’s Castle over the proposed sale of land for a £5 million biomass plant.


Shropshire Ladies’ Hockey – in pictures

Pictures from Shrewsbury Ladies 3-0 win over Stone, and Oswestry Ladies’ 5-0 win over Whitchurch Seconds.


Top award for Shropshire cricketing brothers

Shropshire brothers Dick and Fred Wildgoose have won a cricketing OSCA.


Six of the best tech for tots

It would appear that most kids from a very early age are now having a jab of their sticky fingers on your touchscreen device.


Chalet chic

Winter might be fast approaching, but it's not all downhill from here.


Be wary of Rotherham, Sharps tells Shrews

Skipper Ian Sharps has warned Shrewsbury Town to be wary of a Rotherham backlash as he prepares to face his out-of-sorts former employers on Saturday.


Bumper crowd for AFC Telford v Gateshead

AFC Telford United are gearing up for a bumper crowd this weekend as a result of a special ‘Dawley Day’ promotion designed to attract a new generation of fans.


Gothic glamour

Ditch the witch's hat, banish the broomstick and forget those Dracula fangs, this season there's a more sophisticated kind of Halloween costume to covet.


Metal thefts cause M6 delays

Thousands of motorists are facing delays on one of Britain’s busiest stretches of motorway today after thieves stole cables that were powering road signs.


Wolves’ Kevin Foley out for two months

Wolves right-back Kevin Foley will be out for up to two months after undergoing ankle surgery.


Burglary at Loppington Post Office

A rural post office remained closed today after burglars smashed their way in and fled with cash in an early morning raid.


INCOMING: Scientists unsure where satellite will hit Earth

German scientists say they are not sure where, or when, the 2.5 metric tonne Roentgen Satellite will hit Earth later this week.


Gobowen to get speed camera

A speed camera will be sited on the main road through Gobowen after a survey found nearly half of drivers ignored the 30mph limit.


Sponsor steps in to save Ellesmere festival ice rink

An ice rink will once again feature at Ellesmere’s winter festival after a sponsor came forward to save it.


Action group to fight for Llangedwyn Primary School

An action group will be launched to help save a closure-threatened school.


Telford in 250 Christmas jobs promise

About 250 jobs will be created in Telford over Christmas this year, shopping centre bosses said today.


Blog: Is democracy a dirty word in the EU?

Blog: David Cameron is planning to face down the Tory MPs – of which The Wrekin’s Mark Pritchard is in the vanguard – who are calling for a referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU.


You’ll have to make do with Kirstie

What with the property market in the doldrums, the fragrant Kirstie Allsop of Location Location Location-fame has surely found she’s got some time on her hands.

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