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Two Newport schools have been named as ‘outstanding’ in the Government education watchdog’s annual report.

A conman and his estranged wife who led a champagne lifestyle in Shropshire after a banking scam have been ordered to pay back more than £700,000 – or face more time behind bars.

Speed limits on roads in Shrewsbury town centre could be slashed to 20mph, it has been revealed. Shropshire Council is consulting on plans to include 17 roads in mandatory 20mph zones.

Today, the Government’s committee on standards in public life makes two bold claims.

As if the rising cost of living isn't enough, the price of shop-bought Christmas decorations can make even the most enthusiastic fan of the festive season think 'bah, humbug'.

Follow these top tips for fitting your vinyl to avoid making costly mistakes.

Shrewsbury Town are confident of extending the loan of Everton midfielder James Wallace – as boss Graham Turner confirmed it is “unlikely” any more new faces will arrive before Thursday’s deadline.

One hundred people died in Shropshire last winter because they could not afford to heat their homes, it was revealed today.

Psychiatrists will have to decide whether a man who killed his partner at their home in Oswestry is deemed a danger to society.

New signing Steve Jones today set his sights on guiding AFC Telford United to promotion – after revealing he had rejected a chance to return to the Football League.

A pedestrian who died after being hit by a car on the north Shropshire border was from Whitchurch, police said today.

Take a look at Chris Hudson’s video review of AFC Telford United’s clash with Mansfield in the Blue Square Bet Premier.

Telford bikers will be united in grief says Paul Myler, chairman of the Bugsplatz motorbike club, following the recent deaths of two local men in separate crashes.

Wolves’ £7m record signing Steven Fletcher was today challenged to complete 90 minutes in the reserves tonight at Telford’s New Bucks Head to prove he’s fit enough to face Chelsea.

From oblivion to the glare of the television spotlight – Shropshire’s Sean Evans takes another big step in a remarkable comeback tonight.

Shrewsbury Town’s win over Northampton helped a lucky punter scoop an amazing £585,000 from a mere 86p stake after he successfully predicted 19 football results – at odds of 683,738-1.

Shrewsbury’s Sixth Form College will close when staff walk out as part of nationwide strike action, bosses have announced today.

The number of people visiting Shrewsbury town centre is at an eight year low, it was claimed today.

“I hate to lose” – that’s the battlecry from Telford Tigers player-coach Tom Watkins after his side sank to the bottom of the English Premier League with defeats to Bracknell Bees and Milton Keynes Lightning.

A referendum on developments facing Newport ‘would not be practical’, council leaders told a fraught public meeting last night.

People living close to Shrewsbury’s historic Flaxmill Maltings will get the chance to have their say on the multi-million plans for the site. A new funding bid to help redevelop it is to be submitted this month.

Staff and governors at a school in Market Drayton have pledged to build on encouraging findings in its latest Ofsted report, which praised improvements to its quality of teaching and the links with the local community.

I have just heard the latest unemployment figures. The number of unemployed people aged 16 to 24 is now 1.016 million.

A man who brutally killed his partner at their home in Shropshire admitted manslaughter at court today.

A motorcyclist died today after a crash in Telford which left two other people injured.

A Shrewsbury group spearheading plans to generate green electricity from Castlefields weir is on track to win a £15,000 grant as the deadline for voting approaches.

Shropshire Council has invested £6.4 million of taxpayers’ cash into tobacco firms, it was revealed today.

A branch of the HSBC in south Shropshire will shut down in February next year, it was revealed today by banking chiefs who say it is no longer viable to keep the service in Craven Arms open.

Wolves defender Richard Stearman today underwent surgery on his broken wrist and was ruled out for four weeks.

Rating **** Sue Austin and friends spend a pleasant evening watching a real talent at work, Masterchef contestant Chris Conde.