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A Roman town house which was constructed last year during the Channel Four TV programme, Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day, has seen its visitor numbers triple, bosses revealed today.

Civic leaders in Telford have issued guarantees that Telford’s town centre park will be protected against development for future generations as part of plans to commemorate the 2012 Olympics and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

A growing number of landowners are being tempted to build giant windfarms on their estates by the promise of tens of millions of pounds being offered by green energy developers, it was claimed today.

An artist from Shropshire will be hoping her work impresses judges after entering it in a BBC series.

Staff at a Shropshire caravan dealership have been thanked by the mother of a severely disabled 10-year-old boy for raising £1,200 towards mobility equipment for him.

Bosses at a green burial site which has struggled to cope with increasing demand for its services have been told they can quadruple the size and scale of the business.

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A patient with a broken neck had to drag himself home after being sent away from the Princess Royal Hospital as ‘just another Friday night drunk’, his wife claimed today.

A telegraph pole exploded sending sparks shooting into a Telford street, before collapsing into the front garden of a house.

Retailers expect more bumper sales today as the ‘busiest week of the year’ continues after ‘record-breaking’ Boxing Day trade.

A man’s body has been found in a country lane near Market Drayton.

Thousands of people across Shropshire and Mid Wales turned out in their droves to witness traditional Boxing Day hunts.

A teenager has been left devastated after yobs left her car unfit to drive as they tried to steal it from her home in Telford.

Axed plans for a link road between the M54 and M6 – which could bring a massive boost to the Shropshire economy – could yet become a reality.

A Shropshire brewery which renovated a dilapidated Grade II listed pub without permission has been fined after a court heard a historic staircase was ripped out without consent.

Egg producers in Shropshire face a tough year ahead because of increased competition, higher energy prices and a raft of Euro red tape.

Rail commuters got a festive treat to celebrate their operator’s punctuality – a platform concert by a Shropshire band.

It’s definitely old and it is a novel idea – to borrow a historic Shropshire house for a bride and groom’s big day.

Contented boss Graham Turner believes his Shrewsbury Town squad are improving as the promotion race progresses – after making their Boxing Day point at rivals Cheltenham.

AFC Telford United are facing a midfield selection crisis for their New Year’s Day revenge mission at Wrexham – with THREE first choice players suspended.

It may have ended in a stalemate.

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Watch all the action from AFC Telford United’s trip to Braintree in the Blue Square Bet Premier.

A goal in each half condemned AFC Telford to a Boxing Day defeat at home to Blue Square Bet Premier leaders Wrexham.

Plans for eco-housing by the River Severn in Shrewsbury have resulted in more than 100 letters of objection lodged – almost three years after plans were initially thrown out.

Shrewsbury remain two points outside the League Two automatic promotion places after a fascinating goalless draw at top-of-the-table rivals Cheltenham.