Simpson can see finish line

Boss Paul Simpson admits that he can see the finishing line on the horizon as he leads his Shrewsbury Town team to Bournemouth for another crucial League Two showdown tomorrow.


This week’s pictures from the past

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


Keogh aims to win over opponents

Andy Keogh today rounded on the Wolves boo-boys and insisted: “I love playing at Molineux”.


Landslip closes county road

Motorists faced lengthy delays after a landslide caused 80 tonnes of rock to tumble down an embankment on to a main road in Shropshire.


Couple ordered to pay over fire

A Shropshire couple have been ordered to pay out almost £20,000 after a judge ruled their negligence over a fire in their flat left a neighbour in fear of her life.


Sir David Frost joins festival line-up

One of the world’s best-loved broadcasters will be taking part in Ludlow’s famous arts festival, organisers have revealed.


Council attacked for closing schools

Education bosses in Powys have come under fire after deciding to close the schools – despite no snow falling.


Motorist killed in accident named

A woman who died after her car left the road and struck a tree near Oswestry was today named as 43-year-old Karan Porter.


Air crash recording released

A recording of the moments before a passenger jet crash-landed on a New York river has been released in the US – and reveals the pilot calmly announcing that he was about to crash-land.


Get ready for Six Nations action

As rugby union fans get set for the 2009 Six Nations Championships you can read all about all the forthcoming clashes on Shropshirestar.com.


Bankruptcies up 22%, company failures rise 51%

Personal bankruptcies rose 22.2 per cent in the final quarter of 2008 to 19,100.


Invasion of the snowmen

 More of your pictures of this week’s snowfall. Some of you have been very busy building in the garden.


Not so n(ice) for a Sunday night

I can’t pretent it doesn’t still hurt, writes blogger James Shaw. Five days after my first attempt at ice hockey in well over ten years my muscles still ache.


More snow, more snow pictures

More of your pictures of the current snowy weather in Shropshire and Powys.


FTSE 100 up with gains for Banks

The FTSE 100 held on to late gains from Thursday this morning, following rises seen in New York.


Toyota predicts £3.4bn losses

Toyota, the world's largest carmaker, has tripled its forecast annual losses to 450 billion yen (£3.39 billion).


SSE cuts energy prices

Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) is to cut its gas and electricity prices, the firm announced today.


Fuel and sterling drags British Airways down

British Airways has posted pre-tax losses of £70 million for the last nine months owing to the weakness of the global economy and sterling.


Schools closed today

Some schools in Shropshire remain closed because of the snow.


Government charity investment ‘wasting cash’

Two publicly-funded bodies providing investment for the voluntary and community sectors have either wasted funds or failed to provide value for money, a National Audit Office (NAO) report released today has concluded.


Dancing Rhea’s been tangoed

RHEA PARSONS has all the right moves as she learns the art of the tango.


FTSE 100 ends flat

The FTSE 100 gained a third of a point to end almost flat at 4,228.93, as the Bank of England's rate cut failed to boost the market.


Day county turned white

Kirsty Smallman reports on the day the snow returned with a vengeance.


Bracknell Bees v Telford Tigers

GM Telford Tigers were given a harsh lesson in the realities of ice hockey when they lost 3-2 at home to Bracknell Bees.


Town’s Zavvi store closes

Shrewsbury’s Zavvi music store has now closed, it was announced today.


Whole barrel of fun at Caribbean festival

David Hamilton enjoys a short break on St Lucia, said to be the most beautiful of all the Caribbean islands . . . and gets a taste for the local rum.


Smith’s vow to ‘critics’

Boss Rob Smith today promised to give his all to bring cup success to AFC Telford United – despite warning it would hinder their promotion prospects.


Thousands of tins of dog food stolen

Thieves in Shropshire stole thousands of tins of dog food from the back of a lorry parked in the county.


Iwelumo keen to end goal drought

Chris Iwelumo insists Wolves being top is the only thing “keeping him sane” – but insists he can recover from goal drought.


Bangor hopes to buck racing woes

Officials at Bangor-on-Dee are cautiously optimistic about their chances of staging tomorrow’s National Hunt race meeting – despite the wintry weather.

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