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A former officer at Shrewsbury prison, who claims she was bullied out of a job near Wolverhampton for being too sexy, would “horse around” with inmates, a tribunal heard.

Boss Rob Smith insists AFC Telford United will keep it clean in tomorrow’s Shropshire Senior Cup final with Shrewsbury Town.

Naturalist David Bellamy has praised Shropshire residents for “fighting the good fight” in their people power victory over developers who wanted to build a windfarm near their homes.

A union official today expressed concerns over an announcement that soldiers due to be based in Shropshire could instead be sent to barracks in another county.

North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson has been in Northern Ireland taking on peacekeeping and charity tasks.

Tears were mixed with happy memories as Oakland Primary School, in Bayston Hill, closed its doors for the last time. Have a look at our pictures of the end of an era.

Striker Grant Holt looks set to step up his Shrewsbury Town comeback by leading the line in tomorrow’s Shropshire Senior Cup final against AFC Telford United.

Organisers of the 100th Newport Show are promising a “really special” event.

Hundreds of motoring enthusiasts are expected to flock to the north Shropshire border this weekend for a two-day vehicle extravaganza.

Shropshire rock singer Carol Decker today joined the chorus of criticism over sound levels imposed on live music events held at Shrewsbury Quarry.

A Shropshire man whose body was exhumed as part of a murder investigation was due to be reburied today.

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

Watch our video interview with Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Simpson as he talks to reporter James Garrison about his side’s start to the pre-season programme.

A discount high street chain could soon open up a £500,000 outlet in a Shrewsbury town centre store under plans which would see it sharing the site and creating up to 30 new jobs.

Drivers were today urged to drive with caution if they get caught up in heavy rain in Shropshire and Mid Wales as warnings were made about the risk of localised flooding.

Thieves in Market Drayton targeted an elderly lady while she was out shopping.

LETTER: The date of the opening of the Tesco supermarket in Ellesmere is fast approaching and I write sharing the concern of the smaller shopkeepers in the town centre.

Liver disease killed Helen Peacock’s baby at just eight months old. Here she writes about how a transplant could have saved her daughter.

The father of a Shropshire boy who needed urgent hospital treatment after being hit on the head by a cricket ball has praised air ambulance staff for saving his son’s life.

Graffiti “hotspots” in Shrewsbury have been treated with anti-graffiti paint.

INMATES at Shrewsbury Prison are being given a heroin substitute through vending machines.

An American music fan made an exhausting 10,000-mile round trip to attend Shrewsbury Quarry’s Back to the 80s concert – and all because of Shropshire’s Carol Decker.

About 3,000 properties were left without power in parts of Shrewsbury today.

Cherie Blair has suspected swine flu, it was revealed today. The former Prime Minister’s wife has pulled out of a series of public engagements while she battles the illness.

Watch Chris Hudson’s latest pre-season review as he looks at friendlies involving AFC Telford United and Shrewsbury Town.

Campaigners were celebrating today after a Government inspector threw out plans for a windfarm near Market Drayton.

GPs have seen a rise of almost 50 per cent in the number of people contacting them in the last week fearing that they have swine flu, new figures suggest.

A mother whose death at a New Year’s Eve party in a Shropshire village sparked a murder inquiry died of an underlying heart condition which could have struck at any time, her inquest in Shrewsbury heard today.

Mumps and measles are on the increase in Wales with parents being warned to get their children vaccinated as the worst outbreak for more than 20 years continues to spread.

A number of Shropshire primary schools may be forced to close because of funding pressures and population changes, warns a top level report.