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Prime minister Gordon Brown has said the government is working towards creating a new culture of "banking responsibility".

Reviewer’s rating: **** Alex Walters returns to his native county and is overwhelmed by its culinary delights.

Shropshire’s automotive component industry is being crippled as the global recession hits the world’s car manufacturers. Business Editor Amy Bould lloks at how thousands of jobs hang in the balance as the car parts industry feels the squeeze.

Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard  today called for more police to patrol the streets of Wellington in a bid to combat pickpockets and street attacks.

Reviewer’s rating: *** After travelling back from a shopping trip with my parents, we decided we’d try the Severn Gorge pub in Telford town centre, writes Kirsty Smallman. A guaranteed all day carvery at just £5.99, said the board.

Council bosses are expected to draw up plans for a brand new town square in Wem.

Major investigations are under way to decide the size of the replacement for a collapsed Shropshire bridge – to ensure it is high enough to cope with massive floods and climate change.

A £2.5 million school will be brought to Mid Wales on the back of 18 lorries and open to pupils in May, council chiefs have revealed.

History has been made in Bridgnorth as a new sixth form partnership between the town’s two main schools means students will be able to attend classes at both secondary schools.

An American scientist and co-founder of the renowned Discovery Institute says Shrewsbury should be proud of its most famous son Charles Darwin – despite disagreeing with many of his ideas.

Current stars of the silver screen, Anvil, are one of the latest groups to be added to this year’s Download Festival, with the third headliner to be announced next week.

Shropshire Schools and Colleges FA is pulling the plug on some of its representative teams due to a lack of funding – ending 53 years of action.

Skipper Stuart Whitehead has backed AFC Telford United to achieve “the greatest season” in the club’s history.

Boss Paul Simpson has backed Shrewsbury Town’s policy of financial prudence – and pointed to cash-strapped Darlington as proof of why that is necessary.

Neptune Collonges will fly the John Hales flag at Cheltenham in two weeks time – but the Shropshire businessman was this week singing the praises of his big Arkle hope I’msingingtheblues.

Shropshire football club Telford Town has been put up for sale – and it’s yours for £1,500

A Shropshire teenager died just 30 minutes before she was due to receive a potentially life-saving bone marrow transplant from her sister.

A Newport student became “engulfed in a ball of flames” when a friend accidentally set fire to her fancy dress costume at a party in a town wine bar.

Car part companies across Shropshire and Mid Wales are in crisis with order books down as much as 60 per cent, it was revealed today.

Today sees the launch of our Credit Munch campaign, the Shropshire Star’s recipe for healthier eating that also highlights high quality, low cost ingredients produced locally.

Two adults and two dogs were rescued by firefighters today after a house fire near Newport.

A Telford teenager was in hospital today after suffering serious injuries when he was struck by a car as he used a pedestrian crossing in Telford.

A play area for adults, which would be the first of its kind in Shropshire, is a top priority and could help to reduce anti-social behaviour and vandalism in the area, it was vowed today.

The mother of a Telford teenager today thanked the public for their help after police found her missing daughter four days after she disappeared.

The Wrekin’s flashing beacon lights are back on after the landmark was left in darkness for more then two weeks.

Plans to restore a disused tramway near Oswestry and create a major new tourist attraction were set to be unveiled to the public today.

Shrewsbury Library will be lit up tomorrow night as images from Charles Darwin’s life are projected on to its walls.

Anxious councillors in Ellesmere are due to hold talks next week amid fears the town’s postal sorting office could close.

More than 850 jobs will be created in Powys over the next few years with the opening of five new Tesco stores, the supermarket chain has today revealed.

Money allocated to help thousands of elderly residents in Powys with their winter fuel bills has still not been paid.