Library opening hours across Telford could be slashed as the cash-strapped borough council looks to save more than £330,000 to help bridge a £20 million funding gap.

After three years, Kelly Higgins had given up all hope of ever finding her missing pet cat Lily. She had searched high and low when Lily first went missing, but had finally resigned herself to life without her best pal when all her efforts came to no avail.

A sex attacker who followed a woman to a quiet alley in Telford before pushing her to the ground and assaulting her has had his jail term cut on appeal.

A clubber suffered serious injuries after being hit over the head with a glass bottle at a nightspot in Telford today.

A replica of the world’s first steam rail locomotive has been transported to its new home in Telford. With picture gallery.

The hunt is on for anyone with information about a century-old photograph believed to have links to Wellington that has been discovered behind an antique map of Shropshire.

Artistic staff at a shop in Wellington decided to get creative to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

Two people were injured in a smash involving two cars and a lorry today which closed one of Telford’s busiest roads for more than an hour.

An investigation has been launched after a car caught fire at Telford’s Wrekin Retail Park.

A swan has been killed and another injured after being shot at a pool in Telford. The male and female birds, which had been together for five years, were shot in Trench Pool, Wellington.

Shropshire’s top two cricket sides will make a start on their competitive campaigns tomorrow.

Do you have a Dalek? Dave Saunders, from Ellesmere, has three . . . and is set to help the BBC with the new series of Doctor Who. Ben Bentley reports.

A huge campaign has begun in Wellington to get a direct train service to London, with civic leaders lobbying operators, saying if they are successful it will bring huge benefits to the local economy.

Plans for a new bookmaker’s in Telford would encourage people to gamble who cannot afford it, councillors have claimed. Ladbrokes want to open a new branch in New Street, Wellington.

A family’s car was torched in the early hours of today as arsonists struck again in Telford – making it 21 attacks in just two weeks. Contains video footage.

Calls were today made for urgent action to be taken to bring a derelict eyesore hotel in Telford back into use.

Campaigners say the fight isn’t over to stop a 900-pupil school in Telford being built despite the plans being given the go-ahead.

Shropshre side Wellington Amateurs have pulled off a sensational coup – by signing former Premier League star Darren Moore.

Six more cars were torched in the space of half-an-hour this morning as arsonists struck yet again in Telford – making it 18 attacks in just ten days.

Stewards have been drafted in to police a Sunday football match in Shropshire after one of the clubs involved was charged with failing to control supporters.

A man in his 20s was arrested today in connection with a car fire which is being linked to a series of arson attacks in Telford.

An investigation was under way today into a car fire in Telford – less than 24 hours after arsonists set fire to six vehicles during a 30-minute wrecking spree.

Arsonists are believed to have set fire to seven cars in Telford early today sparking several explosions. Police have launched an investigation into the car fires, all of which happened within 40 minutes in Leegomery.

They said it was too highbrow for Telford, but 300 film fans proved them wrong when they turned out for two special screenings of Oscar-winning film The Artist.

Council chiefs were left scratching their heads after a blunder over parking signs at a car park in Wellington.

A 35-year-old man from Telford has been jailed for five years for possessing drugs with intent to supply.

A mammoth clean-up at a house in Wellington has finally been completed – two weeks and eight skips later.

Community heroes who rushed to the aid of victims of a stabbing in a Shropshire town have been rewarded for their courage at a special ceremony.

Your editorial headline on March 8 was spot on: ‘Green land is an asset, don’t ruin it’. And it doesn’t just apply to the countryside.

A man indecently exposed himself to two young girls as they made their way to Wellington swimming baths, police said today.