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A group of cats found abandoned at a home in Shropshire have been taken in ahead of Christmas – with staff at a rescue centre hoping to find new owners for them in the new year.

Appeals have been made to stop the demolition of Wem’s historic signal box as part of plans to monitor the rail line remotely from Cardiff next year.

Police have release this CCTV video of a drunk woman falling under a stationary train as part of their ‘Stay safe this Christmas’ campaign.

Ben Hughes, who has been told he has six months to live, ticks another two items off of his bucket list this week – meeting his favourite band Suede and eating at Jamie Oliver’s restaurant.

Two men were arrested – one on suspicion of assaulting a police officer – after a car was stopped in Shrewsbury.

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

Wolves midfielder Jamie O’Hara was today ruled out for up to six weeks after surgery on a double hernia.

A pizza company has created 15 jobs through a £250,000 investment in Telford.

Serial killer Donald Neilson, who murdered Shropshire heiress Lesley Whittle in 1975, died from pneumonia, an inquest heard today.

Controversial plans to build an eco-home on a site near Shrewsbury have been given the go-ahead – ending a five-year planning battle.

Acclaimed writer Oscar Wilde famously said: “The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.”

The average Shropshire family is expected to splash out £133.70 on food for the Christmas table, according to a new survey.

A Nintendo Wii game developed by a Shropshire businessman has become one of the best-selling computer games on the Christmas market.

Misshapen tree decorations, glitter encrusted cookies and a kitchen that's had its very own white Christmas, flour-style. When children are involved, nothing ever looks quite like it does in the picture.

Leading scorer Marvin Morgan has vowed to respond positively to being dropped from the Shrewsbury Town starting line-up, insisting: “I’m not a player to moan.”

Wolves today announced Hearts’ Iceland international Eggert Jonsson as a surprise first signing of the January transfer window.

The historic  234-year-old Lion Hotel in Shrewsbury has gone on the market with a price tag of almost £3 million, it was revealed today.

The airbase where Princes William and Harry learned to fly helicopters has been contaminated by radioactivity from World War II military hardware, it emerged today.

Defender-turned-winger Sean Newton has urged AFC Telford United to seize the initiative in their festive double-header with Wrexham.

Jaguar’s new £355 million engine plant near Telford has been given the go-ahead – and the decision has been hailed as ‘fantastic news’ by Shropshire business chiefs.

Hundreds of angry residents turned out to a heated public meeting organised by a 13-year-old boy to demand the return of Shifnal’s historic Christmas lights display.

A group of Shrewsbury Town Football Club supporters who had their drum confiscated at a match will be able to take it back into the ground following talks with club officials.

Is this Shropshire’s luckiest turkey? This bird – aptly named Lucky – has been spared a place on the dinner table after being taken in at a Telford rescue centre.

Jonas Olsson today insisted he is happy at Albion and revealed he is still in talks over an extension to his contract.

The number of workers employed in Shropshire fell by more than 2,000 in 12 months, new figures have revealed.

Thirty hounds went rampaging along the A41 and a Newport housing estate after a huntsman lost control of the dogs.

Business is booming for a Shrewsbury furniture company which has just opened a new store in the town centre and is planning to open another in the future creating 20 jobs.

Commuters faced delays in Telford this morning after an accident on a busy town centre traffic island.

A nurse was twice caught sleeping on the job while she was supposed to be looking after poorly children, an inquiry heard.

The number of fly-tipping incidents in Shropshire fell by 13 per cent in the last financial year – but officials still had to deal with more than 1,000 in the county during the 12-month period.