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Gritters were out in Telford and Shropshire overnight as temperatures fell to near freezing point.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has been handed a £3m warchest in January – providing he can ride the current storm.

Dozens of people have hit out at controversial plans to build a four-storey apartment block in the centre of Market Drayton.

Telford Tigers found themselves 1-0 behind after just 30 seconds of their match with Milton Keynes Lightning in the English Premier League.

One of Shropshire’s most successful micro-breweries is up for sale, along with a pub with its own cinema.

Alex McLeish today claimed he is “not a tyrant” or a “quitter” as he comes to terms with the difficult aftermath of Villa’s defeat to Manchester United.

Sixth former Joe Evans has been presented with a medal by a county MP after he flew the flag for Shropshire on the international sporting stage.

Welshpool Air Show will go ahead again next year and organisers are hoping the world-famous Red Arrows will agree to appear again.

A 69-year-old man has died after suffering a suspected heart attack while driving and crashing into a hedge near Bridgnorth.

Hundreds of people took to the streets for festive celebrations across the county over the weekend.

Controversial proposals for housing in a village near Bridgnorth have been approved despite calls for them to be thrown out.

To a generation of sweet-toothed young Salopians, ‘The Little Hut’ in Shrewsbury was a mecca.

Owners of a north Shropshire caravan park who regularly turn visitors away because a lack of room are celebrating after winning permission to extend their business.

Substitute Greg Draper led the way with a brace as the Saints made light work of Bryntirion to breeze into the last 16 of the Welsh Cup.

Shropshire’s only university has applied to extend its bar – to enhance the ‘student experience’ saying it had changed its priorities as a result of the increase in student fees.

See all of the pictures from Shrewsbury Town’s 2-1 win over Rotherham in the FA Cup as they advanced to a third round tie against Middlesbrough on Saturday afternoon.

See all of the pictures as AFC Telford crashed to a 3-1 defeat against bottom of the table side Bath City on Saturday afternoon.

I feel the need to respond to an article in the November 26 edition of the Shropshire Star, entitled ‘Campaigner forces recycling axe debate’.

An exciting trip to the north east is the reward for a hard fought victory in the FA Cup, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

Shrewsbury Town will make the trip to the Riverside Stadium for their first appearance in the FA Cup third round in eight years.

Procedures at Telford & Wrekin Council are being ‘tightened up’ after a former employee dumped confidential files in a bin.

Eight new cardboard recycling banks are to be set up around Shropshire following the end of kerbside recycling collections, it has been announced.

AFC Telford United saw a three-game unbeaten run come to a crashing halt as they slipped to defeat away to bottom of the table Bath City.

Shrewsbury Town reached the FA Cup third round for the first time since their giantkilling victory over Everton eight years ago with a battling 2-1 home win over Rotherham.

Taxi drivers wanting to work in Shropshire are facing tough new tests to drive away outsiders using the county as an easy way to get a licence.

Plans have been submitted for a new canopy to replace one which dramatically collapsed at a new £35m school in Telford, injuring five workmen.

Thousands of people flocked to towns across Shropshire and Mid Wales for the switching on of their Christmas lights.

A man had to be cut free from a car following a crash in Telford. The incident happened at the junction between Long Lane and Bratton Road, Bratton, at around 7.30pm yesterday.

Cash-strapped Shropshire Council is pressing ahead with controversial plans to switch off 12,500 street lights in the county between midnight and 5.30am to save £165,000 a year.

The only way was Shropshire for reality star Joey Essex when he dropped in on a county nightclub.