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Shropshire Star writer Ben Bentley joined a group of ghost hunters for a moonlight tour of a county castle.

The council’s bid to stop UK Coal opening an open cast mine near The Wrekin has been backed before next month’s appeal hearing.

The FTSE 100 clawed back yesterday's losses to soar 4.34 per cent to 3,926.14, led by a mix of financial and mining stocks.

Royal Bank of Scotland executives did not attempt to cover up Sir Fred Goodwin's pension, according to former chairman Sir Tom McKillop.

Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard said this afternoon there needed to be “root and branch reform” to the expenses system, but warned against a return to a Commons “full of the landed gentry”.

MPs from the Shropshire Star’s area claimed expenses and allowances totalling more than £900,000 in 2007-08, according to House of Commons figures.

A motorcyclist has died in hospital a day after he was involved in a road smash with a car in a Shropshire village.

Results of forensic tests being carried out to see if a severed foot discovered on the banks of the River Severn is that of a missing Shropshire man are still unavailable, police said today.

Midfielder Kevin McIntyre could be back in time to boost Shrewsbury Town’s League Two promotion challenge after making a successful return to full training.

This is the first look inside the Shropshire factory which has caused a storm by helping people to make omelettes without breaking eggs.

Let’s win them all – that was the bold challenge from AFC Telford United boss Rob Smith ahead of tonight’s trip to Farsley Celtic.

Wolves today celebrated a stunning commercial triumph by landing a seven-figure deal with a major online betting company for shirt sponsorship.

From tomorrow the face of local government in Shropshire will change radically. The county – outside of Telford & Wrekin – will be run by a single, all powerful unitary authority with its headquarters at the Shirehall in Shrewsbury.

Evening parking charges have been introduced by the new owners of Telford Shopping Centre as a way of boosting their income.

An 18-year-old man has been charged with careless driving after video footage of a car allegedly travelling at high speeds in Shropshire was posted on YouTube.

The controversial ruby owned by collapsed Shropshire firm Wrekin Construction is to be revalued by independent experts this week.

A south Shropshire engineering firm which has been running for 27 years has gone into receivership making 10 people redundant.

With Easter egg hunts for the kids on a railway or at a guest house, interactive activities at and up to 25 per cent off self-catering accommodation, there’s something for all tastes in Wales this Easter.

English landscapes including the Shropshire Hills will be hit by the effects of climate change, Natural England warned today.

Sixty years ago this week the  very first 45 rpm single was released.

Barclays has rejected the government's asset protection scheme to preserve the bank's independence and keep down costs.

Newport’s hopes of breaking into the National Leagues will have to put on the backburner for 12 months after their promotion aspirations finally ended.

The FTSE 100 bounced back this morning to rise two per cent by 08:49 BST as crude oil prices soared and a consumer survey showed a more optimistic outlook in March.

Marks and Spencers has reported like-for-like sale fell by 4.2 per cent during the last three months.

An international expert on lines of sight claims to have produced irrefutable evidence that the toposcope on the top of The Wrekin has got it wrong.

Is it right for people with disabilities to fall into the same social category as ex-offenders and drug users? asks Emma Suddaby.

Soft, smiley and cuddly June is this week’s Shropshire Star Dog of the Week.

LETTER: In the name of “elf & safety” staff at the Waymills waste site are no longer able to give users garden forks to help handle their refuse.

The government's narrow minded approach to regulating pubs is killing the industry, according to a report published today.

Shropshire sixth-form students have been to Poland to see the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, where more than 1 million people were murdered. The Shropshire Star’s Andrew Owen went with them.