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Arsonists targeted a Shrewsbury flat risking the lives of people in the building and causing £5,000 damage, police said today.

Two people were airlifted to hospital following separate incidents in Shropshire.

Tests were today being carried out to see if a severed human foot discovered in a shoe on the banks of the River Severn is that of a missing Shropshire man.

LETTER - Whatever happened to the good old days? We had small galvanised bins with lids that were emptied on a weekly basis.

Nearly 200 people today walked the streets of Shrewsbury to mark the end of Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council.

Firefighters rescued a Mid Wales woman from a first-floor flat today after a blaze blocked her escape route.

The first revenue-earning train was due to roll into Shropshire’s new £9 million International Railfreight Terminal today.

The Obama administration is set to announce a new scheme to buy up as much as $500 billion (£343.2 billion) in bad banking assets today.

The Shropshire Star’s Chris Hudson looks back at AFC Telford’s FA Trophy exit at the hands of York City. Watch our exclusive video.

The sound of music filled a Shropshire village hall as thousands of people turned out for the 47th Minsterley Eisteddfod.

Rail ticket prices are being slashed by the firm which provides Shropshire’s direct train service to London – as it today announced a new flat fare.

Ofgem is to give consumers more powers against gas and electricity companies stopping firms overcharging some households.

The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has announced it is to cut 1,000 jobs.

The FTSE 100 started the week on a positive mote, jumping over the 3,900 mark on opening.

Town remain firmly in the promotion hunt despite having to settle for a stalemate against an in-form Morecambe side, writes our Shrews Blogger.

Shrewsbury Town and Morecambe ground out a goalless draw at the Prostar Stadium.

AFC Telford United suffered FA Trophy heartbreak as the were unable to beat the odds in the second leg of their semi-final against York City.

Pictures from Shrewsbury Town’s goalless draw against Morcambe at the Prostar Stadium.

Pictures from AFC Telford United’s FA Trophy semi-final second leg defeat at the hands of York City.

Wolves took another major step towards promotion with their third successive 1-0 away win against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

Pictures from Wolverhampton Wanderers’ 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest.

Despite the claims of some banks research has shown consumers are continuing to use cash as the most popular method of payment during the current recession.

Employers are poorly equipped to weather the current economic downturn as they are failing to utilise workers' talents and give them little say over how they work, a study claims.

Andy Richardson rounds up the latest news from the music world, including the latest festival updates.

Toby Neal looks at the Shropshire films which were never made.

A group of soldiers serving in Iraq may be thousands of miles away – but they are still thinking of their mums back home in Shropshire.

Our weekly Sunday Supplement podcast starts off with an embarrassing blunder which made the news this week – a plaque at a Shropshire tourist spot which got everything wrong.

A Telford man who neglected his pet dog so badly it became emaciated and crippled and had to be put down has been banned from keeping any animal for life.

Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood is a loan target for Coca-Cola Championship leaders Wolves, boss Martin O’Neill has confirmed.

Shrewsbury school uniform shop Hares has closed for the last time. See our pictures here.