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David Cameron was today assessing the damage to his premiership after 79 Tory MPs – including Shropshire’s Mark Pritchard – defied him.

Recovering Shrewsbury skipper Simon Evitts was an interested spectator on the sidelines as his side slipped to a fifth straight Midlands Two West (North) defeat.

While many of us will be turning up the central heating and closing the curtains as shorter nights draw in, others will be doing some serious pottering in the greenhouse.

Two injuries, a yellow card and a heavy defeat – it was a bleak day indeed for Newport as they went down 48-5 at South Leicester.

Whitchurch went from one extreme to the other as they returned to winning form in spectacular fashion – thrashing Stratford-upon-Avon 60-24.

Former Shrewsbury Town favourite Ben Herd has braced himself for a Manchester United backlash as he prepares to lead Aldershot into Carling Cup battle against Sir Alex Ferguson’s shell-shocked side tonight.

Jet-setting Shropshire golfer Ashley Chesters will be flying the English flag in Venezula next month.

You have to hand it to Lord Sugar. As the man says, he’s been at the top of his game for 40 years, but still nothing gets past him.

Skipper Shane Killock believes that keeping clean sheets will be the key to AFC Telford United ending their losing streak.

Pub landlord Phil Rothera today thanked customers who kept his business going while he was having treatment for cancer – by moving to the other side of the bar and taking on unpaid shifts.

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Millions saw Shropshire teenager Hayley Forrester impress business guru Lord Sugar as she scooped victory in an ice cream selling task on the new series of the Young Apprentice.

Shrewsbury Town striker James Collins is to be disciplined by the club following his arrest on suspicion of drink-driving, it was revealed today.

A SHROPSHIRE MAN who claims his life was torn apart by medical mistakes has received a six-figure compensation package from NHS bosses, it was revealed today.

Captain Roger Johnson is urging his under-fire Wolves team-mates to take advantage of this week’s nothing-to-lose Manchester City double-header.

See footage of the world’s fastest ever car crash test: A Ford Focus smashes into a concrete wall at 120 mph.

Blog: Europe is back in the headlines; not just in Britain, but across the world. The Eurozone crisis is the epicentre of global economic difficulties.

In a recent live Q+A, recruitment experts shared advice on how to make the most of your CV and covering letter.

A petition has been launched to force a parliamentary debate on the shake-up of Shropshire hospitals.

Rating **** Sharon Walters enjoys a tapas ‘grazing’ platter on a windy night.

In countries that have severe winters, it is quite normal for drivers to switch to winter tyres for the cold season.

A mobile phone and thermal imaging equipment helped save a hill walker taken ill in stormy weather on a mountain near Oswestry.

A new guide map is in the pipeline for Much Wenlock as it prepares to welcome thousands of extra visitors in the run-up to the London Olympics.

A spectacle it most certainly wasn’t.

At times in recent weeks the task facing AFC Telford United has looked as daunting as that which confronted legendary Salopian Captain Matthew Webb when he prepared to swim the English Channel.

Cardboard will still be collected from homes in the Telford area despite the service being scrapped in other parts of Shropshire, council chiefs pledged today.

Market Drayton Town’s players have offered to undertake extra training sessions in an effort to end the team’s dismal run of results.

Big national stores such as Burton and Stationery Box may have moved out of Oswestry – but smaller independent shops are remaining ‘resilient’ despite the gloomy economic climate.

A bumper crowd attended the Bucks Head after hundreds of tickets were given out in a part of Telford. AFC Telford United fans from the Dawley area had a day in their honour on Saturday.

Three men have been held after a fight broke out in Bridgnorth town centre.