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Mike Ashley has decided he wants to sell Newcastle United following their relegation from the Premier League last Sunday.

The Shropshire Star team look back at the past week’s news and look ahead to forthcoming news and events.

Reviewers rating **** Sharon Walters spends a most enjoyable Saturday afternoon at Bridgnorth’s latest eaterie, the newly opened tapas bar Casa Ruiz.

Reviewer’s rating **** After a year of driving past no less than five signs for the River & Rail pub twice daily, I finally decided that it was about time I went to investigate, writes Tania Taylor.

This week we’re taking a slightly different approach and focussing on the twitterings of one Shropshire headmaster and his deputy, using technology to enhance the learning experience of primary school children.

Shropshire’s one-day cricket season goes on the line tomorrow as they face a winner-takes-all showdown with Oxfordshire.

A desire to test himself at a higher level could prove the only stumbling block to Ben Davies signing a new contract with Shrewsbury Town.

Midfielder Phil Trainer has highlighted the two reasons he signed for AFC Telford United – manager Rob Smith and assistant Larry Chambers.

A teenager was murdered by a Shropshire man because he fell in love with the wrong woman, his family said today.

Armed police were called to Albrighton today after a call from a member of the public sparked a three-hour police investigation.

Telford MP David Wright was today among the latest batch of politicians drawn into the parliamentary expenses row.

A post mortem has been carried out on a Shropshire farmer who died after he became trapped in a baling machine.

Three Shrewsbury Town fans were able to wish Britain’s Got Talent singing sensation Susan Boyle good luck in person – after bumping into her in the unglamorous surroundings of a London cafe.

A car key burglar who led police on an 80mph chase before flipping his stolen vehicle near the Shropshire border has been locked up for more than two years. Ricardo Edwards, 18, was in a gang of thieves.

Shropshire food campaigner Jonathan Corbett, who is the potato buyer for Tesco, has launched a crusade to help cooks create perfect potato dishes every time.

Forecasters predict hot and sunny weather for Shropshire this weekend.

A 60-year-old Shropshire man has been jailed for 10 years for committing a series of serious sexual offences which spanned more than 20 years.

Tonight’s final of Britain’s Got Talent is expected to be the most watched TV show of the year as 10 acts battle for the £100,000 first prize and a chance to perform in front of the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance.

Murderer Jonathan Clarke was living in Great Yarmouth with his girlfriend Kerri Glover, the mother of his child, when he met Simon Everitt – the 17-year-old student he later killed.

A Shropshire firefighter started breathing on his own for the first time since he was left fighting for his life after being mowed down by a car, his girlfriend revealed today.

Bank bosses have welcomed a 12 month prison sentence imposed on a Shropshire man who “abused” his position of trust and stole more than £40,000.

A railway bridge in Shrewsbury was struck by a lorry, which left debris hanging down and resulted in a road being closed.

Bell-ringers at a church on the Shropshire border are now looking for new recruits to help keep the bells ringing long into the future.

As horror maestro Sam Raimi’s terrifying new film gets set to hit screens, we’d like to know what you think is the most frightening film of all time.

A woman was taken to hospital after the car she was in overturned and ended up in a ditch in a village near Whitchurch.

A Shropshire primary school recently cemented its links with a school in Kenya when Dave Tinker, Deputy Headmaster at St Mary’s CE School in Albrighton, visited its partner school on the Kenya-Uganda border.

More than 25,000 people from 40 countries made the trip to a sun-drenched Silverstone Circuit for MINI United 2009. Take a look at our photo gallery of the event.

Patients are giving the thumbs-up to food that was once on the sick list, says Sue Austin.

The FTSE 100 rose 0.69 per cent to 4,417.94, dipping slightly in afternoon trading following a fall in US markets shortly after opening.

Midfielder Emeka Nwadike has seen his AFC Telford United career come to an end after being told his contract will not be renewed.