Hundreds of people helped celebrate the legacy of author Charles Dickens as his great, great grandson read extracts from his books in Shrewsbury to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth.

I’m not as young as I used to be. My clubbing days are behind me. (If I’m perfectly honest, they were never really in front or beside me).

A woman was left unattended on a trolley in a corridor for nearly an hour-and-a-half at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital just days before she died of a brain haemorrhage, it was revealed today.

Major plans for Shrewsbury’s £150 million New Riverside shopping centre, set to create more than 700 jobs, have today been submitted by developers.

Two people were injured – one seriously – in a crash which left a road near Shrewsbury closed.

According to the old saying, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

One of Shropshire’s two Bonmarche stores is to stay open, safeguarding 10 jobs, it was revealed today.

The full scale of the latest cuts affecting Shropshire Council services were today laid bare as bosses try to save almost £25 million by 2014.

Masked men brandishing crowbars burst into the bedroom of a post office near Shrewsbury and forced a postmaster and his wife to hand over the keys to their safe in the early hours of today.

Two members of a criminal gang who preyed on customers at cash and carry stores in Shropshire have been jailed.

Shropshire’s two major have pantomimes have proved to be runaway successes – with theatre bosses hailing one as a recordbreaker.

Parts of Shropshire’s unique landscape will be better preserved for future generations after conservationists landed almost £20,000 to help protect wetlands and wildlife.

Heard of Shropshire heroine Alice White? It’s unlikely that you have, because this teenage teacher from Shrewsbury is one of the county’s forgotten heroines.

A swab was left inside a patient who underwent surgery at one of Shropshire’s two main hospitals, it was today revealed.

Widespread disruption looks set to hit Shropshire on March 15 as thousands of public sector workers across the county are asked to rubber stamp the date for more national strike action over pensions.

Hospital campaigners are urging people to back a campaign to keep maternity and children’s services in Shrewsbury, with less than 900 people coming forward to sign a petition.

Thousands of people are expected to attend an open weekend at Shrewsbury’s historic Flax Mill put on by a group campaigning for a multi-million regeneration of the site.

Computer glitches left post offices across the country unable to process transactions for up to three hours today leaving some customers unable to draw their pensions and benefits.

Masked vandals threw curry at the front of a restaurant in an early morning attack in Shrewsbury.

Campaigners fighting plans to shake-up services at Shropshire’s two main hospitals in Shrewsbury and Telford today vowed that they would fight for a public inquiry.

A man was in police custody today after Everton’s match against Manchester City was brought to a standstill when a supporter handcuffed himself to one of ex-Shrewsbury Town star Joe Hart’s goalposts.

Anti-social behaviour has been highlighted as the scourge of town centres across Shropshire and Mid Wales on a new-look police website.

Work on an £8 million hotel in Shrewsbury town centre that is expected to create more than 40 jobs is due to start in early March, officials said today.

Scaffolding has been removed from around Shrewsbury Market Hall’s new clock – but passers-by still remain in the dark about the time.

A ferry, which will transport people across the Severn in Shrewsbury for five months while a footbridge is closed, will cost £30,000, it has been revealed.

Taxpayers in Shrewsbury will have to fork out an extra 6p a week for their town council after councillors backed a nine per cent rise in council tax.

A police officer was kicked in the stomach and another punched in the face during a mass brawl at a boxing night in Shrewsbury, a court has heard.

An illustrious track record was reached in Shropshire today as the golden age of steam in the county celebrated a landmark anniversary.

Up to £6 million is to be spent redeveloping the main campus of a college in Shropshire after bosses secured Government funding.

Thousands of pounds will be spent decking out Shrewsbury town centre in colourful flags to celebrate the Olympic games – but the bunting will not include the iconic Olympic rings logo because it will be ‘too expensive’.