Rooms with spirit

Kids may like celebrating Halloween but living on the dark side is still strictly for adults.


Trend spotting

Forget diamonds, Dalmatians are a girl's best friend right now.


Shropshire Council disputes air travel figures

Shropshire Council has spent nearly £6,000 on air travel in the past two years, it was revealed today.


Chris Neal rallies Shrews ahead of Wimbledon clash

Shrewsbury shot-stopper Chris Neal today urged his side not to waste their chance to create club history this weekend.


Burglary fears as clocks go back

Burglaries across Shropshire could double next week when the clocks go back as nights grow longer, police warned today.


Attenborough warms a Frozen Planet

It is difficult to imagine a world without Sir David Attenborough. The broadcaster has been a mainstay on our television sets for more than 50 years, bringing all four corners of our planet to the living room.


New shop arrives in village – on back of a lorry

A new shop has been delivered fully built on the back of a lorry after villagers in Shropshire put thousands of pounds into the business.


Blog: Curing our addiction to free plastic shopping bags

Blog: How on earth did anyone ever manage before carrier bags? asks Emma Suddaby.


Wolves 2 Manchester City 5 – in photos

Photos from Manchester City’s Carling Cup away win over Wolves at Molineux.


Knighthood for former Shropshire education advisor

Chris Woodhead, the former Shropshire education advisor who went on to become chief schools inspector, has been knighted by Prince Charles for his services to education.


Warning after bogus caller strikes in Oswestry

A bogus caller targeted elderly people living in three homes in the Oswestry area – including one aged 93 – falsely claiming there had been a gas explosion in a bid to trick his way into their homes.


Letter: Lost in France song was no insult to Wales

Letter: I refer to the letter from Allan Biggs-Williams, of Burlton, regarding Shropshire Radio playing the song Lost in France following Wales’s defeat to France in the rugby. What a lot of fuss about nothing.


How rain revealed Shropshire’s Roman coin haul

A sudden downpour led a rookie treasure hunter to one of the biggest hoards of Roman coins ever found in Shropshire, he revealed today.


Shrewsbury Town 1 Accrington Stanley 0 – match report

How Shrewsbury Town must wish they could pack up the Greenhous Meadow and transport it around the country with them.


Shropshire groups share in Lottery funding

Community projects across Shropshire were celebrating today after landing a share of £860,000 in National Lottery funding.


County boys are Midland boxing champs

Shropshire boxing is celebrating a triple crown – thanks to three Midlands champions.


New design for Abraham Darby Academy

Developers today unveiled their new design for Telford’s £35 million Abraham Darby Academy, replacing part of the original structure which collapsed this summer.


Telford ‘surrogate mother’ con woman spared jail

A Telford woman who conned a couple out of more than £1,200 after claiming she would be a surrogate mother for them has been spared jail.


Cricket: O’Connor steps down at Wellington

One of Shropshire’s leading cricket clubs will have a new captain at the helm next season after Anthony O’Connor stepped down as Wellington skipper.


400 drivers caught using mobile phones in Mid Wales

More than 400 motorists in Mid Wales have been fined for using their mobile phones while driving during a two-week crackdown, police said today.


Shropshire Caterpillar workers in £1bn tank project

Workers in Shropshire will be involved in a £1 billion Army project. Shrewsbury-based Caterpillar Remanufacturing Services will be working with Lockheed Martin on the Warrior tanks upgrade.


Oswestry publicans will get tips to stop under-age drinking

Pub owners and traders in Oswestry will be given new tips to help combat under-age drinking in the town at an information event being held next week.


Dog attacks boy in Telford park

A 12-year-old boy was taken to hospital after a dog attacked him in a Telford park.


Shropshire Roman coins find declared treasure

ONE OF the largest hauls of Roman coins ever discovered in Shropshire has been declared treasure by a coroner after it was unearthed by a man using a metal detector.


Katie Price cancels visit to Telford

Glamour model turned author Katie Price has been forced to call-off her appearance in Telford this weekend after being struck down with an illness.


Shropshire Poppy Appeal set for flying start

Shropshire’s Poppy Appeal is set for a flying start when an RAF helicopter delivers the match ball for Shrewsbury Town’s home clash with AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.


Shropshire football round-up

A picture round-up of local football teams in action.


Market Drayton set to take on Carlton Town

Market Drayton Town aim to end a 15-game winless streak tonight – with boss Neil Woolliscroft insisting he is the man to arrest the slide.


Axed Newtown workers to meet union officials

Forty workers who lost their jobs when a Mid Wales manufacturer went out of business were due to meet union officials today.


FA rules on Telford junior match scores

Bosses at Shropshire Football Association have ruled Telford Junior League’s decision to censor match scores to avoid embarrassing its young players is ‘unacceptable’.

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