Steve Leslie, the midfielder who has found first team chances hard to come by at Shrewsbury Town this season, has been given the green light to go out on loan by boss Graham Turner.
The only way is up for Shrewsbury who find themselves rock bottom of rugby’s Midlands West Two (North) ahead of Saturday’s trip to Tamworth.
Graham Turner is monitoring the fitness of defenders Ian Sharps and Shane Cansdell-Sherriff ahead of his high flying side’s top of the table clash at Southend United on Friday night (7.45pm).
A super-fit local athlete has qualified for the prestigious Ironman World Championship to be held in Hawaii early next month.

Midfielder Nicky Wroe wants Shrewsbury Town’s Carling Cup battlers to build on the confidence taken from giving mighty Arsenal a run for their money as he targets payback time on his former club Torquay United.
Proud captain Ed Foster insists Shrewsbury’s cricketers are hungry for more trophies after leading the club to a thrilling National Knockout triumph at Derby, writes Stuart Dunn.

EXPECTANT skipper Ed Foster has urged his Shrewsbury side to make the most of their chance to write themselves into club history by lifting the National Knockout trophy this weekend.
GRAHAM Turner insists Saturday’s visit to fellow League Two high-fliers Port Vale (1pm) is one to relish as Shrewsbury Town bid to quickly get Tuesday night’s 1-0 defeat at Bristol Rovers out of their system.

Top scorer Marvin Morgan insists he’s in the mood to fire Shrewsbury Town up the League Two table as he sets his sights on silencing the Gillingham fans at the Priestfield Stadium on Saturday.
National KO finalists Shrewsbury will be chasing a fifth successive Birmingham Cricket League premier division victory when fellow top five Knowle & Dorridge head to London Road on Saturday.