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The next 12 months could make or break the UK housing market, according to the National Association of Estate Agents – but Shropshire property experts are remaining hopeful of a recovery.

Ben Davies today shrugged off speculation over his Shrewsbury Town future, declaring: “This club matches my ambitions.”

New rules forcing internet companies to keep details of every e-mail sent in the UK were today condemned as a waste of money and gross invasion of people’s privacy.

A selection of snapshots taken from the Shropshire Star across the last week.

Sales at John Lewis have soared 27.4 per cent over last week as bargain hunters descended on stores across the UK.

These pictures solve the mystery of the unidentified flying objects which floated across the sky near Ludlow at Christmas.

A main route into Shrewsbury is to be closed for two weeks for essential water, waste and gas works on two town roads.

Oswestry police have vowed to take action against youngsters drinking alcohol or smoking drugs in the street.

Bovis Homes is axing an extra 200 jobs and scrapping its final dividend as the housebuilder slashes costs amid a sharp fall in demand for new homes.

Landlords in Shropshire’s top tourist hotspot are putting on a brave face despite the credit crunch and a run of soggy summers and floods.

Shropshire thrower Ted Hankey meets John ‘Boy’ Walton in the quarter-finals of the BDO World Championship tonight at Lakeside – and he is determined to avoid a repeat performance of 2001.

Fresh injury problems have blighted AFC Telford’s preparations for their FA Trophy clash with Hayes & Yeading tomorrow – with Lee Vaughan and Martyn Naylor both ruled out.

Ludlow Town write a new page of club history tomorrow – as they prepare to host their first ever fixture on an artificial playing surface.

Almost half of the children in Shropshire have experienced bullying and one in eight has taken drugs, new figures claim.

Telford’s annual wedding exhibition is to go ahead this month, after the Shropshire Star stepped in to ensure it was saved.

Work could start on a new Tesco store for Oswestry as early as autumn next year if given the go-ahead, it has been revealed.

Plans for a new heritage trail to boost tourism in Ellesmere look set to get the seal of approval from district planners.

It has been tipped as an early contender for film of the year – but how does our movie critic, Carl Jones, rate Slumdog Millionaire?

I was deeply saddened by the letter from Mr David Ashcroft, January 5, blaming the Hamas movement for the Middle East crisis, without condemning the brutal, barbaric and bloody action of Israel in killing 500 and injuring 2,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

A main route into Shrewsbury is to be closed for two weeks for essential water, waste and gas works on two town roads.

A Shrewsbury community was dealt a blow today when talks over a deal to reopen a post office ended in failure.

The FTSE 100 recovered slightly from last night's weak close, rising eight points to 4,513.32 in early trading.

As we sink deeper into recession, the Star’s Ben Bentley turns the spotlight on the plight of the homeless in the county.

This week’s pictures from the past include the weir at Llangollen, the old railway line in Market Drayton and a street scene from Newport in 1949 when popular hero Field Marshal Montgomery came to town.

Oh, my word, this is the car for me! If I were looking for a car in this sector then I would be hunting down the best price for the VW Scirocco GT. I couldn’t find a single thing I didn’t like about this beautiful little number.  

Port Vale manager Dean Glover is making desperate attempts to bolster his depleted squad ahead of tomorrow’s clash at Macclesfield Town.

JD Sports and Jessops have provided some cheer for the retail sector with higher sales over the Christmas period.

The average broadband speeds are 49 per cent lower than the average speeds internet service providers (ISPs) advertise.

So, now we know who’s Who, writes David Burrows.

Residents in a tiny Shropshire village are one step closer to hearing their church bells ring out again after more than half a century of silence.