Campaigners in Wem have lost their battle to have Shrewsbury removed from the town’s postal addresses, it was revealed today.

Daria Kot has swapped life in Poland for life in the British police and is about to patrol the beat in a Shropshire market town.

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 Young Apprentice contender Hayley Forrester was dragged back into the boardroom after tasting defeat for the first time on the hit BBC show last night – but narrowly avoided being told ‘you’re fired’ by Lord Sugar.

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

More than 800 people have signed a petition against a controversial housing development which opponents fear could spark widespread flooding in the centre of Wem.

More than 150 homes and businesses were left without electricity in parts of rural Shropshire when an overhead power line was damaged.

Shropshire Young Apprentice hopeful Hayley Forrester made child’s play of a baby product design task as her team romped to victory on the hit show.

Shropshire teenager Hayley Forrester hits our TV screens tonight as one of a group of budding young apprentices hoping to impress business tycoon Lord Alan Sugar.

Authorities are stamping out on the drugs menace in Wem after heroin and cannabis were discovered during raids at homes in the town, police said today.

Take a look at what Police and Shropshire Council’s trading standards department discovered when they took to the streets in north Shropshire.

A police crackdown on speeding motorists is being launched in Wem from today after figures revealed almost half of all drivers were breaking the limit.

Who needs Buckingham Palace when you have Wem Town Hall? For Shropshire woman Valerie Good, the honour of receiving an MBE in The Queen’s Honours List should have meant a trip to the palace in London to collect the award.

A police crackdown on speeding motorists is being launched in Wem after new figures revealed almost half of all drivers were breaking the limit.

Anti-social behaviour in Wem has plummeted thanks to a scheme which sees adventure activity days provided for youngsters in exchange for them taking part in community projects, police claimed today.

A Shropshire actor who starred in the hit comedy show, The Inbetweeners, will release his debut stand-up DVD next month.

Disabled campaigners angry at being charged to use Shropshire Council car parks have vowed to take direct action against the controversial new fees.

A Shropshire teenager who was given the gift of life with a heart transplant operation within days of mysteriously falling ill will feature on a television documentary being screened tonight.

Councillors are stepping up their fight to end mail mix-ups by removing Shrewsbury from Wem postal addresses after it emerged credit ratings could be hit too.

Councillors in Wem calling for Shrewsbury to be removed from the town’s addresses to avoid unnecessary confusion are preparing to hold fresh talks on the issue.

A woman in her 80s from Wem was left ‘badly shaken’ after confronting burglars in her home.

A decision on whether to build a Sainsbury’s store in Whitchurch, creating up to 250 jobs, was due to be made this afternoon.

Determined Quatt are refusing to throw in the towel as they plot a late charge for unlikely glory in the Marston’s Shropshire Premier League.

A Shropshire company which first started trading in the 1930s has closed all its branches, with more than 60 people thought to have lost their jobs.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Wem to take part in the town’s colourful carnival which was celebrating its 100th anniversary.

A jousting tournament took centre stage during a medieval weekend at Hawkstone Park and Follies, in Weston-under-Redcastle, near Wem.

Eighty jobs could be lost if an axe-threatened Shropshire college for disabled adults closes because of Government spending cuts, it emerged today.

Officials have blamed lower than expected income from new car parking charges in Shropshire for a £375,000 black hole in their finances.

Vandals who went on a “wanton” wrecking spree in Wem were today being hunted by police after leaving a trail of destruction behind them.

Letter: I have been homeless for 19 months and noticed if you don’t work you get more. If they are a 16 to 25-year-old unmarried mother, they get a house straight away, even though they are living with their family who have the room.