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Controversial plans for an outdoor seating area within 50 metres of nearby homes outside a Shrewsbury town centre bar will be trialled for a six-month period, a meeting heard.

More than 1,500 people have sought help and advice on housing in Shropshire over the past year as the economy continues to flatline, a charity said today.

The mayor of Wellington has hit out at the organisers of the 2012 Games for snubbing the town when deciding the route of the Olympic Torch – despite its historical links with William Penny Brookes.

Almost a third of a £425,000 cash pot set aside by Shropshire Council to breathe new life into county market towns is to be spent in Market Drayton, it has been revealed.

Thieves used bolt-cutters to rip a bright green model of a cow from its concrete base at a Telford housing development.

Nearly 50 men screened for prostate cancer in a record-breaking event in Bridgnorth last month had possible signs of the disease in their blood, according to an analysis of the results.

Trouble at a cage fighting event in Shrewsbury was caused by a ‘mindless few’, organisers said today.

The dramatic mine rescue of a woman trapped 300ft underground should not affect the number of people coming to the site for caving, the man who co-ordinated the rescue mission said today.

Workmen have lowered the roof at an eco-friendly house in Bishop’s Castle after residents demanded action over its height.

A public meeting will be held in Adderley, near Market Drayton, after plans were unveiled for a new wind turbine on nearby farmland.

Restrictions on hundreds of Welsh sheep farms – including some on the north Powys border – dating back to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster could soon be lifted.

With reference to the article concerning a new cinema at Telford Shopping Centre (Telford has not got a town centre). It appears that we could end up with two new cinemas.

Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard today warned Telford & Wrekin Council that plans for mass development in Newport could go before central government, unless the authority listens to residents.

All hail the Year Of The Nail. Talon preening products are outselling lipsticks for the first time, according to recent figures from Superdrug.

Chris Hudson returns from his honeymoon to cast his eye over AFC Telford’s fortunes, while James Garrison looks at Shrewsbury Town FC. Hear their views here.

Passengers on a Comtel Air flight from India to Birmingham were forced to pay £20,000 during a stopover in Vienna so the plane could refuel.

Baby makes three in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, the fourth film based on the books by Stephenie Meyer, which brings the love story of a mortal and a vampire to a suitably bloody resolution.

You wait all year for a generic and predictable Nicolas Cage thriller and then two come along in quick succession.

Calls have been made for CCTV to be installed in all Shrewsbury taxis to improve driver safety and potentially save council bosses ‘hundreds of thousands of pounds’ on legal fees.

AFC Telford United chairman Lee Carter today said the club was growing at a ‘remarkable rate’ after announcing record profits – and hinted that promotion to the Football League was a realistic goal in the future.

Twilight fever gripped Shropshire today as hundreds of fans got ready to join the queues to see the latest offering in the vampire saga.

A motorcyclist was killed and another had to be airlifted to hospital after a crash in Telford today.

Take a look at all the highlights from Telford Tigers’ clash with Guildford Flames in the English  Premier Ice Hockey League on Wednesday night.

Leader: Early today, at Snailbeach, volunteers and the emergency services saved the life of a young woman caver who had had a fall 300ft underground in an old lead mine.

Rating ***** Neil Thomas and his band of dining enthusiasts are wowed by French chef Stéphane Borie.

When the hustle and bustle of city life feels too much, seek solace in the fashion gang's latest rural pursuit.

Patriotism has been having its moment in the world of interiors. With its punchy primary palette of red, white and blue, the starred and striped American flag is one of the most striking motifs around.

A caver was rescued in a six-hour operation early today after becoming trapped 300ft underground in a Shropshire mine.

All boxing and cage fighting events in Shrewsbury could be banned for the ‘foreseeable future’ after police were called to deal with two brawls at separate events held over the last few weeks.

A five-year-old boy needed to be rescued by firefighters after he got his head stuck under a toilet cubicle at a supermarket.