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Youngsters in Shawbury will have a new place to go when an £11,000 youth pod boasting bluetooth technology and solar lights is delivered to the village next week.

Cash, credit cards and laptop computers were stolen in a spate of burglaries in a Mid Wales village. Constable Nigel Brace, of Dyfed-Powys Police, said: “We are appealing for information. Amounts of cash, several credit cards and even a few laptop computers were stolen in the raids.”

A round-up of this week’s Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures, including Woolworths staff from 1957 and an old postcard of Cressage.

A farmer living next to the proposed site for a waste incinerator in Telford today claimed it could “break” her business.

Whitchurch journey to league leaders Bromsgrove tomorrow with their sights set on a sensational double scalp. Full rugby round-up in today’s Shropshire Star

The voice of leading indie band The Inspiral Carpets is to perform in Oswestry.

From the iconic to the innovative, the homewares on offer at this year’s Interiors Birmingham trade show proved that furnishings can be anything but boring. We tracked down the most innovative designs on display. 

A Shropshire woman who lost eight stone in weight and dropped five dress sizes says it has made a huge difference to her life.

A woman who was arrested in connection with the murder of a 41-year-old Shropshire man was due to appear in court in Telford this afternoon.

The Ministry of Defence has publicly acknowledged the “debt of gratitude” owed to veterans of Britain’s nuclear testing programme, including two Shropshire pensioners.

A range of bone chinaware – expected to be a collector’s item – has been created to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Shrewsbury’s most famous son Charles Darwin.

Shropshire’s Charlie Price was a 21-year-old serviceman during the atomic bomb test off Christmas Island in the 1950s. Here he tells of how his health has suffered since.

A disabled Shropshire woman has launched a multi-million pound claim against the driver responsible for the crash which led to her injuries.

Banks and insurers continue to drag down the FTSE 100 as the index edges closer to the 4,000 mark.

Telford Tigers player-coach Claude Dumas is facing a tough weekend as he prepares his side for away games against Isle of Wight Raiders and Peterborough Phantoms.

Here are more Shropshire Star reader photos from the cold snap which has gripped the county.

LETTER - It is important for everyone in Wellington to fully support the WSMR rail services to London Marylebone.

Over five million people are already being hit hard by the economic downturn, which is today expected to be confirmed as a recession.

MPs are demanding greater transparency from the Treasury regarding nationalised and part-nationalised banks.

Staff and customers bade a fond farewell to a Telford bank branch after it closed for the final time due to safety concerns.

A Shropshire mother thought she was going to “lose her babies” as her car flipped in the air with her two young sons in the back seat after being hit by a speeding motorist who then fled the scene.

The FTSE 100 gave up early gains this afternoon and the Dow Jones pushed aside yesterday's optimism and dropped.

AFC Telford took revenge on Kettering Town when they emerged 3-2 winners in the fifth round of the Setanta Shield.

A Telford grandfather was targeted by a hooded robber while out walking with his grandchild.

Today is decision day for controversial plans to create an opencast coal mine on the western edge of Telford.

Amy Bould takes a look at this afternoon’s Oscar nominations.

Shrewsbury manager Paul Simpson has revealed his attempts to strengthen his squad have been frustrated – but has vowed his search will continue.

Midfielder Nigel Quashie has become Wolves’ second capture of the January transfer window.

Boss Rob Smith has has hit out at the “ridiculous” set-up of the Setanta Shield – as AFC Telford United prepare for up to SIX consecutive away games.