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It is highway robbery, every hour, of every day. Drive a car and you are a mobile cash cow for somebody or other.

Telford manager Andy Sinton knows now is the time for change following Saturday’s dismal 4-0 FA Cup reverse at Chelmsford City, and insists he is the man to lead the club forward.

More than 5,000 properties in north Shropshire were left without water for more than four hours yesterday after a problem with a supply pump.

Shropshire Council has finally got around to looking at blue badge parking, writes blogger Emma Suddaby. I just hope officials are as interested in making changes that improve the mobility of disabled users as they are in making changes that cram more cash into council coffers . . .

Shropshire and Mid Wales fell silent to remember the nation’s war dead at services across the region.

Shropshire’s Ted Hankey has kept his Grand Slam of Darts hopes alive – with victory over one of the sport’s greatest ever players.

Is this the oldest rider on two-wheels in Shropshire? Eighty two-year old the Reverend Gerald Davies, from Bronington, near Whitchurch, has begun riding a Segway after finding out about the vehicle just a few weeks ago.

Telford & Wrekin Council was today named as one of the worst local authorities for increasing off-street car parking charges.

Shropshire owner John Hales today praised a “terrific” chasing debut for Al Ferof as the classy performer took his first step towards a Cheltenham Festival double.

Shropshire will reap a £7.8 million Olympics windfall as tourists flock to the area because of its links to the games, officials say – with an extra 68,000 people expected to stay in the county.

Heritage enthusiasts in Ludlow have expressed strong reservations about plans to bring in glass doors at the town’s historic Buttercross, it has been claimed.

Matt Jarvis will benefit from being axed from the Wolves team, according to boss Mick McCarthy.

Britain is heading for its warmest November for more than 350 years, experts predicted today.

Up to 15,000 people took advantage of a crisp and clear November evening to attend one of Shropshire’s biggest bonfire parties.

The Duke of Gloucester will officially unveil the newly-restored Hopton Castle in Shropshire at a ceremony, it has been revealed. He will arrive at the castle, near Craven Arms, by helicopter on December 1.

West Midlands luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover was expected to announce a 30 per cent hike in sales today, as it was revealed that building work on its new Wolverhampton engine factory will create up to 600 jobs.

A giant 150ft wind turbine could be built near Market Drayton to power a farm, it emerged today.

Take a look at theses scenes from Sunday’s clash between Telford Tigers and Basingstoke Bison in the English Premier League.

Take a look at how a group of seven Oswestry friends took on the challenge of having a tattoo to raise money for a young girl with a rare form of epilepsy. For the full story, see Tuesday’s Shropshire Star.

Englebert Humperdink thrilled his Midlands fans during a stunning performance at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall

A 41st-minute goal from Terry Gornell was enough for Shrewsbury Town  to end a run of five successive FA Cup first round exits.

AFC Telford United saw their FA Cup first round hopes dashed as Chelmsford City dispatched them with four goals.

The Queen leads tributes to the war dead at the annual Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall.

Services to help people in Telford stop smoking have proved so successful that health bosses could eventually find themselves facing a bill of £400,000.

Shrewsbury Town notched their first FA Cup victory since 2005 as they saw off Blue Square Premier battlers Newport County.

AFC Telford United full-back Sean Newton has been drafted into the England C squad for their friendly in Gibraltar next week, joining team-mate Shane Killock in the 18-man party, writes ALEX JAMES.

More than 50 firefighters from across two counties tackled a huge barn blaze involving up to 500 tonnes of hay and machinery at a farm on the Shropshire border.

Teenage striker Tom Bradshaw believes his Wales under-21 commitments can actually help his Shrewsbury Town career rather than hinder it, as the frontman prepares for a trip to Armenia next week.

Officials at an animal rescue centre in Shropshire say calls from people who can no longer afford to keep their pets have risen by 50 per cent in the past year.

Workmen have lowered the roof at a house which dominated the skyline in Bishop’s Castle after local residents demanded action over the four-storey home at an eco-village.