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Ex-Rotherham captain Sharps joins Shrewsbury Town

New boss Graham Turner has completed the first signing of his second spell at Shrewsbury Town snapping up out-of-contract Rotherham captain Ian Sharps. New boss Graham Turner has completed the first signing of his second spell at Shrewsbury Town snapping up out-of-contract Rotherham captain Ian Sharps. The 29-year-old defender has rejected a new contract with the Millers to sign a two-year deal at the Greenhous Meadow. Sharps, a 6ft 3ins centre-back, played almost 200 games for Tranmere Rovers before joining Rotherham in August 2006. He has had two spells as skipper since then, racking up another 188 appearances for the south Yorkshire club.

Football|Jun 15, 2010
Football

Blow as firm stalls plans for homes

Homebuyers in Shropshire have been dealt a blow today after it was revealed the building of hundreds of homes has been put on hold.Homebuyers in Shropshire have been dealt a blow today after it was revealed the building of hundreds of homes has been put on hold. Less than a month after Persimmon Homes announced work on a 106-home estate in Bridgnorth would not start because of problems in the mortgage market, the firm says construction has now been halted on other county sites. Bosses say their 188-home development in Ditherington, Shrewsbury, as well as its homebuilding commitment as part of Ironstone, a consortium development in Lawley have been shelved until the market improves. A spokeswoman for the firm said its developments at the old Bridgnorth College of Further Education site, Spring Gardens in Shrewsbury, and The Pastures in Telford were all on hold. She added: "Other sites will be under consideration but no others are actually stopping." Read more in the Shropshire Star

North Shropshire|May 10, 2008
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