They were like starry-eyed lovers, with the world at their feet. Now the Cameron-Clegg union is very much a marriage under strain with a growing band of doubters.

They fought nearly 100 years ago in the war to end all wars. But an amazing discovery has vividly brought the poignant words and experiences of those World War One soldiers back to life.

Many employers would be more than willing to heed Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke’s call to give jobs and training to ex-cons who have been rehabilitated properly, just want to go straight, and have a fear of returning to prison which gives them plenty of motivation to make a fresh start.

With its back against the wall already, West Mercia Police says it is conjuring up a further £11 million in savings, which comes hard on the heels of a budget cut of almost £10 million in the past year.

It is nearly a month since masked men armed with a machete and baseball bat burst into two homes near Market Drayton and put their occupants through an unimaginable ordeal.

Magnificent achievements are deserving of something special.

Official statistics which maintain that there are no children going missing from Shropshire’s care homes are both unbelievable and fly in the face of common sense.

The pleasant Shropshire countryside is a world away from Afghanistan where every road and every ditch is a front line in which deadly danger lurks.

At last, a council which is leading the way with innovation, rather than being dragged down by institutional inertia.

In the diamond jubilee year of the Queen, it does not get better than this for Shropshire.

The intention of Shropshire Council’s initiative in offering free swimming at various centres during the countdown to the Olympic Games is to encourage people to get fit, active, and involved in one of the most accessible and enjoyable of sports.

New figures released today paint a pretty rosy picture for parents in Shropshire. When it comes to getting their children into the school of their choice most succeed.