An innovative Shropshire dance group will take its final curtain tonight at a celebration of performing talent.

People power will see mobile speed cameras introduced on a road in Telford – after checks revealed nearly six out of every 10 drivers were speeding.

A swimming pool in Telford which was closed after heating problems reopened today – and leisure chiefs said two others would be back in business next month.

Police swooped on 11 properties across Telford, including four businesses, and seized a haul of stolen goods worth tens of thousands of pounds.

A limited edition stout created to mark the London 2012 Olympics has been named after a Shropshire town with historical links to the games.

Residents in Newport will see Royal Mail deliveries taking longer than before after the company decided to change the routes for postmen.

Theatre bosses in Telford have hailed this year’s pantomime as a huge success, with nearly three quarters of the tickets sold despite the recession.

Two of the UK’s top tribute acts will be headlining a bill full of local talent at a charity showcase in Telford.

Terrier Danny is looking forward to spending a lot more time at his home in Shropshire after putting 10 years in a lead role behind him – as a star of the hit musical Annie.

Rail users in Shropshire faced rush hour delays today due to a signalling failure on the line near Wolverhampton.

A residential care home in Telford has been issued with a formal warning by inspectors after failing to protect the safety and welfare of elderly residents, after two inspection visits.

Heavy rain brought misery for drivers this afternoon on what is expected to be the busiest day of the Christmas getaway.

Josh Humphries (ABC) was top of the list on the Monday Affordable open at Boldings Pools, finishing ahead of a tie for second place. Josh scaled 26-7-0 at Ash peg 9 having caught carp to 3lbs on pellet at 12 metres.

Mary Portas says many High Streets are dying. She might be pleasantly surprised if she came to Shropshire.

Opening times could be slashed at Telford’s nine libraries to save more than £330,000, it emerged this afternoon.

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

A 22-year-old man who repeatedly punched a terrified 12-week-old puppy in Telford was today facing up to six months in prison.

A 22-year-old man repeatedly punched a terrified 12-week-old puppy in the head to ‘teach the dog a lesson’, a court heard today.

A 32-year-old motorcyclist who died in a three-vehicle smash in Telford was due to be a father for the third time, it emerged this afternoon.

Hundreds of people in Shropshire and Mid Wales  were today joining in the dotty, spotty Children In Need fundraising party by donning fancy dress and taking part in strange stunts.

Shropshire comedian Greg Davies freely admits to being a rubbish teacher. Far too freely, in fact, as he goes as far as to say he positively hated the last two years of his 13 year career.

For more than 140 years, it was at the very core of life in Oakengates but now W Owen has closed for the last time.

The dark nights are here, Christmas is coming, and the crooks are out and about. Over the past few days and weeks there has been a surge of crime across Shropshire, some petty, some not so.

People will fall silent across Shropshire and Mid Wales at a number of ceremonies and events to mark Remembrance Sunday this weekend.

An arson attack on a historic Shropshire building is the latest in a long catalogue of crimes along its street, a building boss claimed today. The attack was on the 1920s Walker Institute.

Developers have praised the efforts of firefighters after they saved an historic building in Telford from destruction.

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.

Could Shropshire be selling one of the cheapest pints in the UK? Judges from the Good Pub Guide have carried out a survey which reveals a pint of bitter averages £2.87 in the North West, North East and Yorkshire and up to £3.15 in London and the South East.

Nearly 30 traders in Telford today announced plans to shut shops and board up windows ahead of the English Defence League march on Saturday.

A Telford couple described as being “devoted to one another” have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary.