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Two years ago Blood Brothers was one of the headline attractions of the first full season of the newly opened £27 million Theatre Severn.

Blog: The hottest October day in 500,000 years (or something) came and went far too quickly on Saturday.

Two Telford women today spoke of their devastation after thieves smashed through walls to ransack their businesses, stealing equipment and causing thousands of pounds’ worth of damage.

Councillors have agreed to start formal consultation to close a primary school on the Shropshire/Powys border, but have given another one a dramatic reprieve.

This year, amid all the hubbub of family life, I'm ashamed to say that I forgot about several plug plants which had been posted to me by Suttons, including the F1 tomato 'Conchita' and the F1 aubergine 'Scorpio' varieties.

Teachers across Mid Wales will go on strike tomorrow over plans to change their pensions, it was revealed today.

Lyle and Stephanie Kercher said questions still remain as to who killed their sister Meredith after Amanda Knox is found not guilty.

Donnington puncher Lee Darrell notched a Shropshire derby success to march into the second round of boxing’s Senior Novice ABAs.

Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner has been handed a double award boost – with a nomination for League Two manager of the month and a coveted place in the club hall of fame.

A former Shropshire Council finance chief who quit last year amid a shake-up of Shirehall senior management had a pay-off of more than £155,000, it has been revealed.

AFC Telford United’s international striker James Lawrie has had his loan spell at Altrincham extended for a second month – and defender Robbie Williams could follow suit.

Wolves winger Michael Kightly gets a ‘shop window’ chance tonight after his loan to Nottingham Forest collapsed – as three team-mates prepare to hit the comeback trail.

A teenager has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after he came off his moped following a collision with a car.

A man needed 18 stitches after being hit in the face at an Oswestry night club. It was thought the victim was struck by a bottle.

Shropshire MP Mark Pritchard showed off his dribbling skills in a friendly football match in a blonde wig after football bosses tried to stop a fellow Tory playing in an annual fixture against journalists, because she is a woman.

A lick of paint can transform exterior walls, but it's not as simple as you might think.

Two men have been arrested after a stabbing incident in Shropshire which left a 29-year-old man in hospital with serious injuries.

Blog: Hello everyone from the Ionian island of Kefalonia, in the same country as Athens for sure, but in the current financial crisis we seem to be in a different world. More on that later though.

Poor old Kevin Webster. He just can’t help it, but let’s face it, he’s a prat. No sooner has he spent the night with his ex-wife he thinks they’re as good as back together, only to see his hopes dashed as Sally Webster realises he is taking her for granted and returns to her toyboy [...]

Members of Shrewsbury Amateur Operatic Society are to prepare for their roles in an upcoming version of Titanic the musical in an unusual way.

A Shropshire teenager who was given the gift of life with a heart transplant operation within days of mysteriously falling ill will feature on a television documentary being screened tonight.

Amanda Knox has been cleared for the murder of Meredith Kercher.

Shropshire Council chiefs today said there would be ‘no disruption’ to services as thousands of staff returned to work following a pay cut and new terms.

The pain of conceding a late equaliser only served to offer further proof that this AFC Telford United side is still a work in progress.

A bridge in Shrewsbury was closed for more than an hour as police attempted to talk down a teenager sitting on its ledge above the River Severn.

The New Saints returned to pole position in the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier after seeing off the plucky Seasiders at Park Hall for their seventh successive win.

Goole arrived for this Evo-Stick League South duel over an hour late – and some unkind souls in the Drayton camp reckoned their side took rather longer to turn up.

Thieves smashed their way through brick walls to break into two businesses in Telford causing thousands of pounds worth of damage and stealing equipment.

Shropshire’s Severn Valley Railway hosted a ceremony honouring nine people who were killed during the Battle of Britain when a German bomber attacked the line they were training on.

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has unveiled fresh plans for a multi-million pound expansion of its store in Shrewsbury.