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Tributes have been paid to a pregnant Shropshire headteacher who was found dead at home.

Villagers have vowed to relaunch an action group to fight plans for a major new housing development in north Shropshire.

The battle to save jobs at one of Telford’s biggest factories began in earnest today after bosses confirmed 141 posts would be axed.

An ostrich was killed today after being struck by a car as it ran loose on a busy Shropshire road.

A would-be robber brandishing a long knife fled empty-handed after a brave Telford postmistress told him to get lost.

Residents of a south Shropshire village hoping to put on a new four-day folk festival have hit out at council bosses who have refused the plans over traffic and public nuisance issues.

Villagers near Oswestry are celebrating the completion of a new play area which they say will keep children safer and away from a busy road.

Confessions Of A Shopaholic is the right film in the right place at the wrong time.

Just once, it would be refreshing to watch a cinematic vision of the future filled with utopian dreams rather than dystopian nightmares.

Darnell Martin's dramatisation of the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists affirms the image of the music industry as a beast that chews up its best talent, sucks out their creativity and spits them out when they are no longer of any use.

A monument to one of Shropshire’s most famous sons which was damaged when it was hit by a lorry is to be taken away for urgent repairs next week.

Richard Branson has admitted he "might be interested" in buying the ailing Honda Formula One team but says he has not completed a deal yet.

Richard Branson has admitted he "might be interested" in buying the ailing Honda Formula One team but says he has not completed a deal yet.

Mortgages could be offered by Shropshire’s new council in a bid to help kick-start the county’s ailing housing market.

An historic Shrewsbury town centre site with an illustrious past has been put up for sale for £250,000.

A fourth park and ride site could be developed in Shrewsbury to cope with the expected growth in the town’s population in the long term, as part of a major transport review.

Vandals have plagued Telford with graffiti – just days after council chiefs spent thousands of pounds cleaning the area.

More than 100 jobs could be created in a Mid Wales town, after retail giant Tesco formally announced plans to create a store.

Bookmakers are still backing stop-start Shrewsbury Town to win promotion from League Two – even if they have to do it the hard way via the play-offs.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has called on the fans to help ease the tension around Molineux as they look to get their stalled promotion bid back on track tomorrow at home to Cardiff.

After the cold snap, the first signs of spring are at last coming through. See our picture gallery here, and send us your own photos.

Rob Smith is ready to offer in-form AFC Telford United full-back Lee Vaughan a new two-year contract to keep him at the club.

Dozens of bikers are expected to turn out in force in Market Drayton this weekend in memory of “a friend and brother to all in the biking community”.

South Shropshire trainer Richard Lee was stunned by his 10-1 winner Le Beau Bai at Warwick.

Tories today called on Chancellor Alistair Darling to drop plans for further increases in taxes on beer in his April Budget because of the threat to the future of the traditional British pub.

Just weeks ago life was looking bleak for Woolworths staff across Shropshire and Mid Wales after they lost their jobs with the collapse of the iconic firm.

More than 70 churches were celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Churches Conservation Trust by ringing their church bells at 2pm today.

Lord Mandelson has criticised union Unite for warning a major car plant will collapse without government help.

The softer approach Shropshire’s traffic wardens are now taking with drivers could lead to “parking chaos”, the county council is being warned.

A round-up of this week’s Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures.