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Driver is ‘double’ of football’s Fabio Capello!

Shoppers at a Shropshire supermarket can be forgiven for doing a double-take when they bump into one of the store’s workers.

Driver is ‘double’ of football’s Fabio Capello!

Lembit Opik. Funnyman.

Former Mid Wales Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik fancies himself as the next Mayor of London.

Lembit Opik. Funnyman.

Shropshire lotto player has £60,000 to collect

A £60,415 lotto prize remains unclaimed in Telford – almost four months after the numbers were drawn.

Shropshire lotto player has £60,000 to collect

Rider in the sky

People in Oswestry had to look twice after seeing a huge motorbike in the sky. But rather than being the real thing it was an air balloon launched from Oswestry School’s playing fields, near Welsh Walls.

Rider in the sky

Two hole-in-ones sunk

Shropshire golfer Jamie Brittain has secured a remarkable 67,000,000-1 sporting achievement – two hole-in-ones in the same round!

Two hole-in-ones sunk

Hidden love letters tell of war romance

When Shropshire couple Olivia and Stuart Wilcox bought a chest of drawers at auction little did they know they were about to lift the lid on a tale of wartime romance, air raids and ration books.


Meet the hen that thinks it’s a dog

Meet Mabel, the year-old Shrewsbury hen who thinks she’s a dog.


Newly-weds in spin at DJ Greg’s live gig

Shropshire newly-weds John and Ruth Suckling enjoyed a live DJ set by Radio 1 presenter Greg James at their wedding reception after a cheeky request turned into reality.


Residents get their post – 19 years late

Residents living in three Shrewsbury streets were left stunned when credit card bills and letters arrived through their letterboxes – nearly 20 years late.

Residents get their post – 19 years late

Litterer fined £465 for offence

A Telford man who dropped a drinks can in bushes has been left with a bill of £465.

Litterer fined £465 for offence

County man fails in Aussie title bid

Strewth! Australians were today breathing a sigh of relief after a man born and raised in Shropshire narrowly missed out on being crowned Australian of the Year.

County man fails in Aussie title bid

Town set to become Middle Earth

A town in Mid Wales is to be turned into a bit of Middle Earth next summer with the launch of a festival based on Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.

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