ALMOST £2 MILLION has been spent on civic offices in Telford which may never be used as council headquarters, it was claimed today.

A south Shropshire pub which has been closed for about five months has been snapped up by new buyers.

Owners of petrol stations across the county are being hit in the pocket by Chancellor George Osborne’s decision to enforce a 1p drop in fuel duty, it has been claimed.

A school near the south Shropshire border has moved a step closer to closure after an independent adjudicator gave his approval to plans to close the school’s doors in the summer.

Residents in a south Shropshire town could be forced to wait for up to 10 years for a new medical practice if a land deal cannot be struck within the next four weeks, it has been claimed.

A woman in her 40s was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a two-car crash on the south Shropshire border.

A road near the south Shropshire border, which was closed after breeding badgers tunnelled under it and caused it to collapse, could be shut for some time, it was revealed today.

Taxi drivers have hit out at council chiefs after discovering a key meeting to discuss hikes in licence rates in Shropshire will take place on the same day as Ludlow races.

A £400,000 grant for a south Shropshire town could be used for a range of schemes including supporting a £1.35 million heritage project, introducing new accommodation for cyclists and walkers and starting up training for chefs, it has emerged.

Chatty Man comedy star Alan Carr will be in Ludlow next month as part of a warm-up for his first tour in more than four years.

A hydro-turbine designed to generate electricity from rivers could be in operation in south Shropshire by the autumn.

A Shropshire man who was found with a number of items stolen from the home of Otis Ferry has been warned to stay away from the hunt campaigner.

South Shropshire town councillors say it is vital that public toilets remain open, following an announcement by Shropshire Council that it will close most of the facilities it runs by April 2011 in a cost-cutting drive to save £230,000.

More and more young people are being forced to leave Shropshire because life in rural villages is disintegrating, according to a new investigation.

With 100 days to go to one of the biggest changes in television viewing history – the digital switchover – households in Shropshire have been urged to get set for the end of analogue TV.

Two men from near the south Shropshire border have died in a helicopter crash in the south of France, the Foreign Office said today.

Developers lining up a major housing development in a south Shropshire town have come under fire after it was claimed an information event in the town was poorly advertised.

A south Shropshire community centre facing a funding shortfall of £15,000 is holding discussions with Shropshire Council over getting a loan to help it stay open.

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A campaign group fighting a £5 million biomass power plant planned for south Shropshire has asked the police to investigate the process for selling land for the plant.

Health chiefs have struck a deal over the sale of a piece of land in Ludlow which will pave the way for a new £27 million hospital, it was today revealed.

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Two paraglider pilots killed in a mid-air collision above the Shropshire hills died as the result of an accident, an inquest concluded.

An election for a new Ludlow town councillor was mired in last-minute controversy when one candidate accused the eventual winner of distributing illegal flyers.

Thousands of foodies were descending on south Shropshire today for the county’s gourmet event of the year, Ludlow Food Festival – with organisers revealing there has been a rush of tickets ahead of the first day.

The market town of Tenbury Wells on the south Shropshire border has endured an “appalling” summer of tourism – with officials claiming action needs to be taken to entice more people.

Controversial plans to build a £3 million primary school in the heart of the south Shropshire countryside will come under scrutiny at the end of the month.

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The decision to grant land for a controversial biomass plant on a Bishop’s Castle business park is to be re-examined after the issue was called in by councillors.

Bosses at a Ludlow biocycle plant have insisted they will remain open for business despite the end of a major council contract.