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Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner will open negotiations to try and extend the loans of his three temporary signings beyond the start of the New Year.

Campaigners fighting plans to move services out of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital were dealt a blow today as Health Secretary Andrew Lansley warned alternative proposals would double costs.

Love it or hate it, Downton Abbey is the most successful UK drama for a decade and is the show on everyone’s lips, writes Deborah Stewart.

Full back Ryan Valentine believes AFC Telford United should be looking for at least three points from their Christmas clashes with his former club Wrexham.

A ‘ferocious fighter’ stationed in Shropshire has been officially named the bravest of the brave. Sergeant Ryan McCready was named Britain’s Most Outstanding Soldier at the 2011 Military Awards.

An instant pop-up market could be launched to help bring trade back in to the heart of a Shropshire market town.

More than 16,000 further homes and businesses in Shropshire will have access to faster broadband by next summer, BT said this afternoon.

More than 90 homes will be built on the outskirts of Ludlow after plans were given the go-ahead – more than four years after they were initially unveiled.

Revellers as young as 13 trashed a £150,000 house in Telford after turning up to a party believed to have been organised on the internet, it was claimed today.

Wolves’ Boxing Day trip to Arsenal has been put back 24 hours to December 27 because of a Tube strike.

Thieves stole a Christmas hamper from a Bridgnorth pub – just days before it was due to be raffled off for charity.

A housing development planned for land next to Charles Darwin’s birthplace, which provoked fury among residents, has been withdrawn.

A car parts company based in Shropshire and Mid Wales which has secured a £12 million contract with Vauxhall Motors will be expanding to Wrexham.

A teenager arrested on suspicion of the rape of an 18-year-old girl in Telford has been released on bail.

Crime and anti-social behaviour in Shrewsbury town centre is ranked among the worst two per cent in England and Wales, latest figures show.

A brave five-year-old boy who died after undergoing 13 heart operations including a transplant, fought to the end, his mother said today.

They’ve spent weeks raising cash for good causes – but now a charitable organisation in Shropshire is struggling to give away the thousands of pounds it has raised.

Three MPs from Shropshire and Mid Wales have opted for the same festive design on their Christmas cards this year.

Shell-shocked Shrewsbury Rugby Club’s turbulent campaign has suffered a fresh blow – with their entire points tally wiped out.

Pensioner Ron Poyser burst one of his front tyres after hitting a huge pothole in Telford – and despite council bosses pledging to fill all problem holes within 24 hours, it is still there more than one month later.

TV celebrity Steve Leonard will temporarily swop his day job dealing with cats and dogs in Whitchurch to come face-to-face with Africa’s ‘big five’ animals as part of a new 12-part documentary series.

A pioneering new academy for prospective pig farmers is due to open in Shropshire. The Fresh Start Pig Academy is designed for anyone interested in setting up and running a pig farming business.

Luxury cruise operator Fred Olsen is facing a massive legal action over claims holidaymakers picked up the deadly norovirus sickness bug on one of its ships.

The screams almost shattered the walls. From the moment the lights went out and a countdown clock started ticking down to the 5-4-3-2-1, Wolverhampton Civic Hall was filled with ear-splitting teenage squeals from a crowd of more than 2,000.

Just when Alex McLeish’s Aston Villa appears to have turned a corner they find themselves back where they started because of their apparent inability to defend one.

Residents at a Shropshire nursing home will be able to instantly contact relatives abroad after being trained to use cutting edge technology.

A headteacher has resigned from her post just months after her school was placed in special measures by inspectors.

Tenbury Wells will be screened to millions of TV viewers tonight when it appears on the BBC’s One Show.

Wolverhampton racecourse is throwing open its doors for free for the whole of January.

Josh Humphries (ABC) was top of the list on the Monday Affordable open at Boldings Pools, finishing ahead of a tie for second place. Josh scaled 26-7-0 at Ash peg 9 having caught carp to 3lbs on pellet at 12 metres.