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Reviewer’s rating ***** Catherine Roche is delighted at the beautifully presented meals cooked using local ingredients.

The widow of a Shropshire marine who was killed in Afghanistan has suffered a second heartbreak – losing the unborn baby she was carrying.

Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Simpson has warned that a clutch of clubs could face administration as the economic downturn filters through football.

New signing Phil Trainer has set his sights on firing AFC Telford United to promotion – and securing himself an immediate return to the Blue Square Premier.

Stephen Ward has dealt Wolves an injury blow after cracking a bone in his shoulder.

An unemployed Shropshire gardener who went on a 1,500-mile odyssey looking for work took his life after being unable to find a job, his family said today. 

Fears about a 12m-high mobile phone mast being sited near two primary schools in Shrewsbury are to be highlighted in Parliament.

A bag containing potentially fatal drugs has been stolen from the back of an ambulance in Telford.

Roadworks that brought Oswestry town centre to a standstill are likely to last until next week, gas firm managers said today.

As Shropshire braces for a long weekend of biting winds and possible snowfall, we look at what’s been happening across the rest of the UK as bitter temperatures caused much of the country to freeze.

Indian allrounder Rajat Bhatia has given Newport Cricket Club a huge winter boost – by agreeing to return to Audley Avenue for the 2009 season.

Controversial proposals for an opencast mine in Telford would have an “unacceptable and significant adverse impact” on the area, planners fear.

Visitors to Shrewsbury during the 2009 Darwin celebrations will be met with a wealth of knowledge from the town’s taxi drivers, shop assistants and even traffic wardens.

A 36-year-old Market Drayton man has been warned he could face custody after admitting harassing his ex-partner by sending her text messages with threats of violence and damage.

Former Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin has been arrested in connection with a bar brawl that allegedly involved England and Liverpool star Steven Gerrard, police sources said.  

A motorist was left seriously hurt when his car crashed onto its side near Shifnal.

Dozens of people had to be evacuated from town centre pubs, takeaways and flats in Oswestry after a suspected drink-driver ploughed his van into the wall of a shop.

A Shropshire drug addict with a long-term habit has been spared an immediate jail term after being caught with drugs in his socks and underwear.

Controversial plans for a 16.5 metre tall phone mast in a village near Market Drayton have been unveiled by mobile phone giant Vodafone.

Shropshire and Mid Wales were today braced for gales and downpours as a wild weather system sweeps in from the Atlantic.

Five rare black Shropshire sheep who will supply wool to a knitted gifts business have finally arrived in the county. 

An award-winning Shropshire restaurant is hoping to bite back with a credit-munching menu. It has launched a special menu where people can feast on two courses of gourmet grub for a tenner.

A 36-year-old Shrewsbury woman who tried to rob an epileptic senior citizen of his pension money close to a supermarket car park has been jailed for two years.

Shirehall watchdogs have called for an investigation into why the county council has gone back to using fossil fuel for its electricity. 

Chip shops in Shropshire hope to batter the competition during a week-long celebration of one of the nation’s best-loved dishes.  

As the housing market battles to keep its head above water, many Shropshire homeowners are making the decision to stay put for now and give their surroundings a whole new lease of life. Giles Norbury of Stanway Fabrics & Interiors explains how little changes can make all the difference.

Pessimism in the global motoring industry was pushed firmly into the background as the North American International Auto Show opened its doors in Detroit last week, with both new models and concepts helping to lift the manufacturers’ mood.  

It’s not just the recession of the 1980s which is returning to haunt us – long-forgotten TV programmes and retail products from the same era are on their way back too. Shropshire Star feature writer Andy Richardson gets a sense of deja-vu.

Concerns over the risks to livestock and crops from a proposed £60 million incinerator in Shrewsbury have been raised at a public exhibition as residents caught their first glimpse of what the burner will look like.

The FTSE 100 closed 25 points higher despite a slump in banking shares as fears for the sector increase.