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Taxi firms across Shrewsbury are being encouraged to install CCTV in their cabs to reduce the risk of crime and disorder, it has been revealed.

A pair of lifelong friends from Shrewsbury and a chef from Bishop’s Castle are to get their 15 minutes of fame when they appear on television next week.

Bridgnorth company Classic Motor Cars which took 7,000 painstaking hours to restore one of the world’s most famous E-Type Jaguar’s has been given a top award.

There is a real buzz around beekeeping in Shropshire. Around 2,000 people are involved in the hobby, and around 50 more are joining them each year.

Shrewsbury’s ambulance station will remain open until a suitable replacement site is found as part of a planned shake-up of services, it was revealed today.  

The newly appointed High Sheriff of Shropshire has been honoured for clocking up 50 years of service as a scout leader.

A retired school teacher and charity worker from Shrewsbury has died after a battle with lung cancer.

Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner celebrates his latest anniversary in football management this weekend with a glowing tribute from one of his closest allies.

AFC Telford United will induct their latest batch of legends into the club’s hall of fame next week.

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms needs to find savings of almost £100,000 over the next two years, it has been revealed.

Daria Kot has swapped life in Poland for life in the British police and is about to patrol the beat in a Shropshire market town.

Festive fans of the silver screen have the chance to take part in a guided walk through Shrewsbury demonstrating the town’s links to classic film A Christmas Carol.

Neil Bentley and Carlie Swain with another round-up of highlights from this week’s breakfast shows on The Severn.

When did you last see a bobby on the beat? And do you care? A Home Office study has shown that one in four people have never seen police officers on foot patrol in their local patch.

Boss Graham Turner will place his side on new manager alert as Shrewsbury Town take aim at League Two’s automatic promotion places at Northampton tomorrow.

A 32-year-old motorcyclist who died in a three-vehicle smash in Telford was due to be a father for the third time, it emerged this afternoon.

Supremo Lee Carter today issued an AFC Telford United rallying call and admits the club faces a “test of mental strength” in tomorrow’s vital home clash with Mansfield.

Sainsbury’s has been given the green light for a multi-million pound expansion of its Shrewsbury store, despite opposition from town traders.

The Queen’s Hidden Cousins (Channel 4): This was never going to make comfortable viewing, writes Paul Naylor. Any programme that links royalty to scandal splits the nation.

A new online petition has been launched in protest at plans to end kerbside cardboard collections in Shropshire.

Hundreds of people in Shropshire and Mid Wales  were today joining in the dotty, spotty Children In Need fundraising party by donning fancy dress and taking part in strange stunts.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today claimed the ‘fightback is on’ as they look to continue their recovery at Everton tomorrow.

A 62-year-old man died when he was knocked down by a car on the Shropshire border.

Insurers were today facing a hefty bill after the 17th century town hall in Bridgnorth was damaged when the town’s Christmas lights were being put up.

Developers clearing a site for a housing development in Bridgnorth  have discovered a hidden cave.

The clock struck 12 and hundreds of Shropshire fans streamed into county cinemas for midnight screenings of the latest vampire movie as Twilight fever gripped the county.

Tenbury’s Teme Bridge will now only be closed for up to 10 weeks for major £1 million repairs – to the relief of traders and residents who feared it could bring the town to a standstill for months.

Shropshire darter Ted Hankey is three victories away from banking a £100,000 jackpot.

Celebrity chef Rustie Lee has stepped in to save a closure-threatened specialist Shropshire college for disabled adults in a move set to protect about 60 jobs, union officials claimed today.

Three extremely rare birds of prey have had to be put down in Telford over the past fortnight after suffering serious injuries, officials said today.