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Mary Portas says many High Streets are dying. She might be pleasantly surprised if she came to Shropshire.

A large cannabis factory and a quantity of cash totalling £130,000 were discovered in Shrewsbury, police revealed today after they carried out raids across the county.

Going away over Christmas and New Year, or any time during winter, can cause problems with your home's plumbing and central-heating system, so take precautions.

Exciting defender Jermaine Grandison is on course to hand Shrewsbury Town a major boost ahead of the Christmas period by returning to training later this week.

A man had to be cut free from the cab of his lorry after it was involved in a crash with another lorry which closed a main road near Shrewsbury for about five hours.

Some call it determination, writes blogger Emma Suddaby, some just plain pig-headedness. Some call it a stubborn streak . . . but whatever term you prefer to use, I’ve got it in spades – that’s what living with a degenerative illness does for you, as I’m sure many others can agree.

Wonderland Special: I Had The X Factor . . . 25 years ago (BBC2) – Those of us old enough know there is nothing new about shows like X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.

Skipper Shane Killock today welcomed AFC Telford United’s tough FA Trophy draw with Cambridge United, insisting: “We back ourselves to win.”

A schoolboy, who doctors predicted would never walk, will proudly carry the Olympic Torch when it passes through Shropshire next year.

Jamie O’Hara today urged Wolves to continue playing ‘in-your-face’ football and not sit back– because it suits them and will get results.

The River Severn area around Shrewsbury was on flood alert this afternoon as Shropshire and Mid Wales felt the full force of overnight gales with weather experts predicting more stormy weather.

A mother-of-five from Shropshire has shed three stone by swopping binge eating sessions for a set of headphones and a Slimpod.

Telford & Wrekin is one of the worst places in the West Midlands for home repossessions, new figures revealed today.

Thousands of Oswestry residents will receive huge benefits from superfast broadband when it is introduced in the town next year, councillors have said.

A 65-year-old builder fell from a 30ft ladder while renovating a house near Newport, an inquest has heard.

The number of people killed in fires in Shropshire hit a 13-year high over the past seven months, a report revealed today.

When they took to the stage in Shrewsbury for a new musical, youngsters could not have imagined it would end up winning five-star reviews at the Edinburgh Festival and a slot in the West End of London.

A new £18.5 million leisure centre dedicated to Shropshire’s former Wolves and England goalkeeper Bert Williams has sparked criticism – because it does not have his name on it.

Can I comment on the so-called meetings to save ‘The euro’? Can I ask why we being treated so disrespectfully by Germany and particularly France?

Take a look at all the highlights from Telford Tigers’ games with Peterborough Phantoms and Bracknell Bees in the English Premier League.

A rare first edition of Shrewsbury-born naturalist Charles Darwin’s seminal book On The Origin of Species is expected to fetch up to £77,000 when it goes under the hammer in New York today.

Attingham Park is celebrtating Christmas in 1920s style, with a new video just put up onYouTube.

Take a look at the latest video put up by YouTube user ShropshireUFO, which claims to show alien craft flying over the county.

Thieves stole a cash box containing £150 from a stallholder at an annual Christmas farmers’ market.

Assistant coach Greg Blais has refused to blame his players after Telford Tigers missed out on the chance to make up ground in the EPL play-off chase with defeats to Peterborough and Bracknell.

Campaigners fighting against plans which could see hundreds of pylons built across Shropshire and Mid Wales have presented a 44-page document to the Welsh Assembly.

A fundraising Whitchurch grandmother has spared no expense in creating her very own Christmas festival of lights – and it’s all for a good cause.

Details have been announced for next month’s Shropshire Chess Congress following its miraculous rescue led by Steve Rooney and Francis Best.

A landmark 100th British Inter County victory for veteran Andy Roberts wasn’t enough to prevent Shropshire darters suffering their first defeat of the division four campaign.

If you're already huddled up by the fire with some mince pies and a glass of mulled wined, it's a great time to plan new garden designs, beds, borders and patio plantings from the comfort of your armchair.