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Viewers raise £40,000 for Bridgnorth Deal or No Deal player after 'heartbreaking' appearance

Kind-hearted viewers have raised more then £40,000 after a contestant from Shropshire suffering from a life-limiting disease left the game show Deal Or No Deal with just £5.

Bridgnorth|1 hour ago

Shropshire town named one of 'UK's best places to live' - with high marks for food and indie shops

Property|9 hours ago

Revealed: Face of jailed fraudster who tried to pull off £1.9 million con

Crime|2 hours ago

Prolific Telford thief with 114 previous offences is sent to rehab after latest shoplifting spree

Crime|9 hours ago

Work to improve busy Telford junction will begin in January, councillor confirms

Telford|9 hours ago

Council 'settlement' in long-running Shrewsbury land dispute discussed behind closed doors

Shrewsbury|3 hours ago

Early warning given for roadworks in Shrewsbury town centre street

Shrewsbury|1 hour ago

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Telford firm links up with Silverstone Museum

Date set for four months of works to start to tackle flooding problems in Much Wenlock

One day Poppy Appeal fundraiser in Shrewsbury topped four figure mark as town's total effort revealed

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Water pump failure hits supplies across wide swathes of Telford

Telford|7 hours ago

Telford man who strangled his partner in drunken attack is jailed

Telford|9 hours ago

Power cut knocks out energy to customers in the middle of Newport

Newport|3 hours ago

'Neighbour from hell!' Newspaper editors call on BBC to abandon plans to expand further into local marketplaces

Star Comment|9 hours ago

Editor's view: The BBC is distorting local news markets and needs to be stopped

Politics|9 hours ago

Crashes on rural roads almost four times as likely to end in death as crashes in urban areas

Transport|9 hours ago

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Revealed: Face of jailed fraudster who tried to pull off £1.9 million con

This is the face of a fraudster who has been jailed for five years after trying to con investment banks out of nearly £2 million.

Crime|2 hours ago

Con artist pub boss in £2 million fraud changed name, claimed he was successful author to fool banks

Crime|9 hours ago

Prolific Telford thief with 114 previous offences is sent to rehab after latest shoplifting spree

Crime|9 hours ago

Telford man who strangled his partner in drunken attack is jailed

Telford|9 hours ago

Protesters risk arrest 'defending the rights of juries' outside Shrewsbury Crown Court

Crime|9 hours ago

Train passenger who didn't pay gets court bill nearly 100 times what ticket would have cost

Craven Arms|9 hours ago

Police seek oil tank thief near Oswestry

Crime|21 hours ago

Telford firm links up with Silverstone Museum

A Telford business has announced its partnership with Silverstone Museum.

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Revealed: Face of jailed fraudster who tried to pull off £1.9 million con

Crime|2 hours ago

UK new car sales rose 9.5 per cent in November

Business|5 hours ago

Night work keeps airport runway safe and reliable

Business|6 hours ago

BAE Systems to offer 2,700 apprentice roles in 2024

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Pub giant Marston’s reports rise in revenues amid “promising” Christmas bookings

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Shropshire dog care business fetches double win in national awards

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'Watch out Mariah Carey!' Meet the villagers launching a festive hit for charity

Watch: Police smash their way into Bridgnorth property in drugs raid

Bridgnorth|Nov 28

Watch police in action as they take more than 300 knives off the streets

Watch as firefighters release hapless heifer stuck in a tree

Bridgnorth|Nov 23

Workman trapped on burning high-rise building lifted to safety by crane

Watch: Villagers dice with overtaking cars at 'death trap' A5 junction

Shrewsbury|Nov 18

Motorists warned of 20 mph speed limits set to be introduced outside primary and secondary schools

Education|Dec 4

Plan to turn quarry near the Wrekin into outdoor activity centre with roundhouses set to progress

Education|22 hours ago

Primary school says it is already taking steps to improve

Church Stretton|Dec 4

Up-and-coming doodle artist to join winter school holiday programme

Oswestry|19 hours ago

Primary school permitted to keep temporary building for another 10 years

Education|Dec 2

Primary school leaders praised for recent work despite Ofsted's 'requires improvement' grade

Shrewsbury|Dec 2

New car registrations rise again in November with growth fuelled by increased fleet demand

Motors|5 hours ago

UK new car sales rose 9.5 per cent in November

Business|5 hours ago

Toyota expands van range with new Proace Max

Motors|6 hours ago

Toyota ‘not giving up’ on hydrogen but also ramps up production of battery electric cars

Used car prices drop for the third consecutive month

Fuel prices drop in November but drivers still pay £5 more per fill-up than they should – RAC

Shropshire town named one of 'UK's best places to live' - with high marks for food and indie shops

Property|9 hours ago

Period barn converted into stunning four-bedroom house on the market near Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury|9 hours ago

Housing association offers 'cashback' for owners at shared ownership development

Property|9 hours ago

Look at the scenery £760,000 buys you in Market Drayton

Market Drayton|Dec 4

'Gazumped' community group appeal to church bosses after land was sold to developers

Former concrete works transformed into site with 52 affordable homes

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