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Comedians have sort of taken over the world in recent years.

Police are trying to trace a man from south Shropshire wanted for recall to prison after breaching the terms of his licence.

Welshpool ex-servicemen and women are threatening to snub next month’s Remembrance Day parade in protest at route changes caused by the one-way system.

Former England rugby World Cup winner Neil Back comes to Shropshire tomorrow – and the man going head-to-head with him will relish the occasion.

Mike Davies believes The New Saints can go from strength to strength as they bid to tighten their grip at the top of the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier when they head to Prestatyn tonight, writes JOHN BRIDGWATER.

Disciplined striker James Collins is set to be back in contention as Shrewsbury Town aim to mark their 100th League clash at the Greenhous Meadow with a bang tomorrow.

Supremo Lee Carter today called for a “vociferous and positive” atmosphere to engulf the New Bucks Head tomorrow as AFC Telford United chase the double carrot of an FA Cup first round spot and major financial boost.

A woman in Shropshire thought she was acting the good samaritan after stopping to help a pensioner start her car in Bishop’s Castle — but ended up in hospital after being hit by the car as it moved away.

Two teenage brothers fled their home in Shifnal after a fire broke out in the kitchen.

A motorist had a lucky escape after his car left the road and crashed into a hedge in north Shropshire.

AFC Wimbledon head for their first ever visit to the Greenhous Meadow tomorrow with one clear instruction ringing in the ears of their players – tighten up.

ARSONISTS HAVE destroyed part of an historic building in Telford which is being transformed into luxury flats as part of a multi-million pound project.

An award-winning farm shop in Telford today announced £600,000 expansion plans, creating at least 10 new jobs.

Blog: Rubbish in the bin or trash in the cart? Either way it appears Shropshire has it tough, writes county expat Mark Ellis from his home in Arizona.

“We have played all over the Midlands area and we seem to be getting a bit of a following,” says Gavin Herbert, vocalist with Telford rock band Guns for Girls. “It’s getting a bit busier at gigs.”

Podcasters Stuart Dunn and James Garrison assess the fortunes of Shrewsbury Town FC and AFC Telford United and look ahead to what the weekend will bring.

More than 1,000 sex offenders and dangerous criminals are living in Shropshire and West Mercia, it was revealed today.

Police in Shropshire and Mid Wales have never cautioned, proceeded against or fined anybody under controversial fox hunting legislation since it came in, rural campaigners claimed today.

The RSPCA today said it was ‘extremely worried’ after receiving calls about suspicious cat deaths in Telford and Shrewsbury.

Major access work at Shrewsbury’s bus station is due to finish within three weeks, officials said today.

Costumes worn by Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in the Oscar-laden movie Titanic will feature in a Shropshire exhibition opening today.

Part of a major Telford road will be closed next month while resurfacing work takes place.

An £18.5 million school will be built in Dawley after proposals were rubber-stamped at a meeting.

Shropshire’s two main hospitals have higher than expected death rates, according to new figures released by the Department of Health today.

Blog: The proposal to provide employers with the freedom to terminate their relationship with underperforming employees will be gratefully received by local businesses.

Gangs of eastern Europeans are stealing chewing gum from big Shropshire supermarkets to use back home as currency, police said today.

Blog: Keeping the people of Telford and Wrekin area safe is the main aim of the West Mercia Police Response Teams working in the Borough, writes Response Inspector Paul Franks who is based at Malinsgate Police Station.

Pictures from the Shropshire hockey scene.

Jez Moxey has broken the boardroom silence on Molineux’s anti-Mick McCarthy lobby to issue a “business as usual” edict.

Plans for Shropshire Grand National hope Neptune Collonges to make his seasonal return this weekend have been shelved.