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A Shropshire entrepreneur has defied the Dragons’ Den multi-millionaires who refused to invest in her invention by clinching a lucrative deal with an international supplier.

Shropshire is becoming a ‘two-tier’ county for internet speeds with some areas getting super-fast broadband and others struggling with extremely slow speeds, it was claimed today.

A man from Oswestry has received a community order after making and possessing more than 8,000 indecent images of children on his computer equipment.

AFC Telford United slipped up again with a disappointing defeat against out-of-form Braintree Town.

Shrewsbury head into Christmas in high spirits after a narrow but deserved home success over Macclesfield.

Shrewsbury Town manager Graham Turner has welcomed the upcoming Christmas fixture rush – and insisted a winter break is not essential at League Two level.

Drivers are being warned to watch out for black ice as forecasters predict freezing temperatures and treacherous conditions on county roads.

Retailers across Shropshire were hoping for some pre-Christmas joy and a a bumper day of trade today which was expected to be the busiest shopping day of the festive season.

Shropshire-born comedian Stewart Lee beat the big names to win the title of the nation’s best funnyman at the British Comedy Awards.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is busy planning how to spend a winter kitty of around £4.5m – and he won’t have to sell.

A swimming pool manager from Shrewsbury who has raised thousands of pounds for charity has been chosen to carry the Olympic torch next year.

The wonders of nature have been captured in all their glory by some of the country’s best young photographers.

AFC Telford United chairman Lee Carter is calling on the club’s fans to come and support the Bucks in their Boxing Day clash with current Blue Square Bet Conference leaders Wrexham.

Extra ambulance crews are being drafted in as the emergency services in Shropshire brace themselves for one of busiest weekends of the year.

There were plenty of jokes and toe-tapping tunes as the worlds of comedy and pop music came together for the annual Rock With Laughter variety show in Birmingham.

A community-run cardboard collection scheme in Shrewsbury will be up and running in the new year, organisers have revealed.

Councillors have been reassured cutting six senior social worker posts at Shropshire Council will not damage levels of care in the county.

A dilapidated boxing club in Ludlow has been razed to the ground.

People trying to travel from Newport to Shrewsbury by bus are being left out in the cold because the mid-afternoon service is packed with school pupils, it was claimed today.

Two cars owned by former Judas Priest lead guitarist KK Downing have gone under the hammer for a total of nearly £63,000.

So it seems the petty bureaucrats in Brussels are determined to make Britain pay for David Cameron’s policy of sticking up for his country.

Join Neil Bentley and Carlie Swain for another round-up of highlights from this week’s breakfast shows on The Severn.

A controversial decision to change the Christmas lights display in Shifnal, which has drawn widespread criticism, was not down to the town council, its members said today.

A father-of-four today said his son had been left devastated after a BBC slip up led to a musician in a Womble suit removing its head during a live broadcast.

A pensioner had her handbag snatched as she walked home from a shopping trip in Telford, police said today.

Graham Turner says Shrewsbury Town need to bounce back with a good result against Macclesfield tomorrow afternoon after their setback against Aldershot.

The devastated father of a man killed in a Shropshire hit-and-run accident today issued an emotional plea for information – as police released the last known image of him alive.

Boss Gary Simpson is braced for a Shrewsbury Town backlash as his Macclesfield side aim to upset the apple cart at the Greenhous Meadow tomorrow.

Braintree boss Alan Devonshire has moved to take the pressure off his players ahead of tomorrow’s clash with AFC Telford United, insisting: “This is not a make-or-break game.”

Take a look at movie expert Carl Jones’s view of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, the latest big release at our cinemas.