The march of militant secularism took another great stride in Britain today, aided and abetted by the High Court which has ruled that a Devon town council acted unlawfully by allowing prayers to be said before meetings.

The new principal at a college in Wellington has his sights firmly set on preparing students for the world of work – saying that despite high youth unemployment the time is right for entrepreneurs.

Calls were today made for an investigation into how thousands of motorists were left stranded in their vehicles after heavy snow caused chaos at a retail park in Telford.

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.

My friend Dave Barnett, like many, seems to have absorbed the official politicians’ line that war, while evil, is inevitable.

A college in Telford could be knocked down and a new secondary school for 900 pupils built in its place – 150 more places than originally planned.

Shropshire can boast two new Midlands amateur boxing champions – and the duo will now be chasing national titles.

Lessons at a school in Telford took on a serious note when pupils looked at the plight of the Jews as part of National Holocaust Memorial Day yesterday.

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

Courtney Owen is set to become Shropshire’s first female international footballer after being called up to the England under-15 side for a major tournament.

Major work to repair a church in Shropshire will be unveiled in March – despite vandals scaling the building and throwing masonry from its roof.

A 41-year-old man suffered serious injuries when he was dragged from his home onto the street and beaten after answering the door to a mystery caller in Wellington, it was revealed this afternoon.

Detectives today released CCTV footage of three men they want to speak to in connection with a ‘sickening’ assault on two friends as they walked home from a night out in Telford.

Hundreds of people have signed a petition supporting a trader who was ordered to remove his displays of fruit and veg from outside his store in Telford.

I was appalled to read that traders in New Street, Wellington, were being forced to remove displays from the area outside their shops.

A 17-year-old girl was attacked by two men in Wellington who grabbed her round the neck and hit her in the face.

Shopkeepers banned from displaying their wares in Wellington could now be asked to pay £50 a year for a pavement licence.

Peacemakers at Wellington Town Council are to help resolve a row over on-street displays in a bid to keep trade flourishing in the town.

It is one of the oldest of trading traditions. You display your wares outside your shop, showing them off and drawing in the customers.

John Painter has been showing off his fruit and veg outside his store in Telford for more than 20 years.

The eyes definitely had it when this owl took a trip to market. The eagle owl came face to face with shoppers at Wellington market yesterday.

A 22-year-old man suffered a fractured cheekbone in an attack in Telford.

Two teenagers who took a rounders bat with them to carry out a street robbery in Shrewsbury have escaped custody.

A £100,000 cannabis factory was discovered during a police swoop on a house in Telford today.

An English Defence League supporter who chanted ‘You’re not English any more’ at a police officer during a protest in Telford has been convicted of using threatening behaviour.

Police and ambulance crews in Shropshire were kept busy over the New Year as drink-fuelled incidents marred celebrations.

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

A rapist who used his victim as a ‘sexual plaything’ during a series of brutal attacks was this afternoon jailed for 10 years.

A teenager arrested on suspicion of the rape of an 18-year-old girl in Telford has been released on bail.

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of the rape of an 18-year-old girl in Telford.