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Chris Hudson and James Garrison discuss Shrewsbury Town and AFC Telford’s latest results and upcoming fixtures in the Friday Football Podcast.

The decision to scrap kerbside cardboard collections will not be overturned despite a petition with more than 1,000 names being presented to Shropshire Council.

Cannabis plants, controlled drugs and suspected stolen property were seized and 15 people arrested as part of a series of dawn raids in Telford today.

A £105,000 National Lottery prize which was won on a ticket bought in Shropshire has still not been claimed – nearly three weeks after the draw.

Detectives leading a hunt for a conman from Shropshire who skipped bail and disappeared days before being sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail for a £237,000 scam will make an appeal on BBC’s Crimewatch tonight.

The Secret Santa craze has grown in popularity over recent years and is now commonplace in offices, schools and factory floors across the nation.

A cull of badgers will go ahead in two areas of the country as part of the government’s efforts to tackle bovine TB in cattle.

Farmers using tractors to grit road should check the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)  website to see if they can use red diesel.

A Shropshire regiment hero of the Korean War who was later a pioneer in the modern restoration of the canal system has died at the age of 85.

Bridgnorth Town Council is facing a bill of about £350,000 for fighting employment tribunal cases brought against it by a former clerk and her personal assistant, it was revealed today.

Amid all the gloom that is around at the moment, there is one shaft of shining sunlight for Shropshire.

Forget what's inside those presents under the tree, Christmas is all about wowing with your own wrapping.

You've decked the halls, decorated the tree and wrapped the presents, but there's one last essential festive task - dressing the table.

Joe Jacobson believes patience could be the key to Shrewsbury Town continuing their exceptional home record – as the Welshman set his sights on a bumper festive points return.

Shropshire’s primary schools were today celebrating success in the latest round of education results with county pupils achieving above the national average for English and maths.

Up to three inches of snow was expected to fall over high ground in Shropshire and Mid Wales tonight as the first big freeze of winter arrives.

Loan striker Elliott Chamberlain could come back into the AFC Telford United reckoning for Saturday’s trip to Braintree – but veteran marksman Steve Jones is struggling.

Newport’s community recycling centre could close as part of more than 200 cuts to services Telford & Wrekin Council is considering in a bid to save £9 million.

Council chiefs have delivered a grim pre-Christmas message to Shropshire residents, warning them to brace themselves for a further public sector spending squeeze.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today insisted he is happy to ‘throw in the towel’ to allow Stoke to launch their missiles on Saturday.

A 33-year-old man has been jailed for four years for his part in a burglary which saw cash, store cards and a number of guns stolen from a farm near Ludlow.

A singer’s charity performance of a classic Christmas carol could become an internet hit after she delighted thousands of people with her rendition of it at Shrewsbury’s annual Carols in the Square event.

Eighty-five properties were without water this afternoon after a pipe burst in a village near Bridgnorth.

Urgent repairs costing £76,000 will need to take place at a historic Ludlow church before a £4 million bid is made next year to restore the building.

A 28-year-old man has been charged with stealing £59,000 during a ram raid on a Whitchurch supermarket.

The New Saints hope to announce the identity of their new director football before Christmas.

A festive crackdown on drivers under the influence of drink or drugs in West Mercia, including Shropshire, has already led to dozens of arrests, police chiefs said today.

Firefighters were called to help a shopper after they got their fingers stuck in a paper dispenser in Telford.

Relocating a police station near Oswestry could downgrade policing levels on the Shropshire border, community leaders fear.

Work to create a £100,000 town square in Wem will start next month.