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A group of Shropshire business professionals were today launching a county-wide corporate supporters network in aid of the NSPCC, one of the UK’s leading children’s charities.

A new police helicopter will soon be flying over Shropshire, as part of a big boost in national funding.

Thirty jobs are set to be axed at one of Newtown’s biggest employers.

A SHROPSHIRE media company has produced a new video starring Jo Brand in a bid to encourage housing tenants to think “green”.

The former director of public prosecutions has hit out at the government, claiming bank fraud poses a greater threat to society than terrorism.

The government faces an awkward political decision as it considers whether or not to give struggling van manufacturer LDV bailout funds.

Shrewsbury’s new £28 million theatre has finally opened its doors for the time, with bosses hailing its first event as a major success.

Coastguards were called to rescue two teenagers from Shropshire stranded on a Welsh beach after their car got stuck in sand.

The US government could take up to a 40 per cent stake in Citigroup by converting most of its preference shares in the bank.

LETTER: The public woodland at Nedge Hill is an ideal recreation area for families, dog walkers and horse riders, but it is impossible to go anywhere near the picnic area or the car park without men’s heads popping up out of the bushes like so many meercats.

A pan-European commitment for greater regulation of financial markets masks deep divisions between the leaders of the continent's biggest economies, it has been claimed.

Did Kate Winslet deserve to win the best actress Oscar? How should we know – since her acclaimed movie The Reader hasn’t been screened in Shropshire. Movie blogger Carl Jones shares his frustration.

Shropshire Star film critic Carl Jones looks back on a successful night for British cinema at the 81st Academy Awards. See his review here.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is preparing to sell off a number of its assets to focus on the core running of the business.

Northern Rock is set to resume lending with up to £14 billion in new mortgages by 2011, the government has announced.

Highlights from AFC Telford’s draw against Southport on February 21.

Highlights from Shrewsbury Town’s match against Luton at Kenilworth Road on February 21.

Pictures of the action as Wolves grab a hard-fought point against Cardiff at Molineux.

Luck was once again absent for Town on Saturday as our away hoodoo continued in the 3-1 defeat to Luton, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

A good performance from the Bucks saw them run close to knocking title rivals Southport out of the FA Trophy, writes AFC Telford blogger Joe Davies.

Wolves came away with a point after a royal Dimitrios Konstantopoulos clanger at Molineux.

The FTSE 100 rose slightly in early trading but stayed under the 4,000 mark, despite a financial stock rally.

Shrewsbury were soundly beaten by Luton at Kenilworth road on Saturday.

Telford looked set to win Saturday’s match against Southport at the New Bucks Head. And then disaster struck.

Government moves to completely nationalise banks already under partial state control would be supported by the British public, a politics.co.uk poll suggests.

A Shropshire soldier who was the first British casualty of the Afghanistan conflict has been overwhelmed by public support for his bid to climb Africa’s highest mountain, he said today.

A teacher from Shropshire has pulled a few strings to gather one of the largest puppet collections in the world.

A super-fit Shropshire teenager has become one of the county’s top young swimmers – despite suffering from a hole in her heart.

Shropshire Star readers want to see a double dose of British success the Oscars, judging by the results of our latest internet poll.

An 80-year-old man thought to have been murdered with a barbecue skewer may have inflicted his injuries accidentally after suffering a stroke, detectives said today.