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Fewer drivers are picking up hitch-hikers these days. Ben Bentley tries to thumb his way from Telford to Shrewsbury.

The chairman of Shrewsbury Public Art Partnership, which helped commission a new £350,000 Darwin sculpture in the town, has hit out after learning that it is out of alignment.

This week we chat to south Shropshire twitterer and former London city trader John Russell about the ancient brewery he co-owns in Bishops Castle, and the history he’s uncovered since taking over.

Shrewsbury boss boss Paul Simpson is planning to exploit his relationship with Celtic manager Tony Mowbray in a bold bid to attract promising youngsters from the Scottish giants.

A Shropshire mother-of-three today recalled how footballing legend Sir Bobby Robson never forgot her family after the death of her son.

A Shropshire businessman accused of laundering proceeds from his son’s £175,000 fraud on HSBC is facing a possible retrial. Alan Baker allegedly plotted with his son Timothy.

The parents of a little boy who died after being found in a slurry pit on a farm near Broseley today paid tribute to their “bright and adventurous” son, who was “generous to a fault”.

Forgotten Wolves defender Mark Little says he feels as if he has a ‘new knee’ after surgery to sort out his troublesome injury.

A cannabis factory with plants worth thousands of pounds has been discovered by police in Shropshire.

A river boat could be taking tourists along a stretch of the River Severn in Shropshire for the first time in about five years.

A driver who smashed the window and wing mirror of another car during a road rage incident in Shropshire is being sought by police.

A new town clerk has been chosen to head up Shrewsbury Town Council on a salary in the region of £50,000.

A 33-year-old Mid Wales mother died after crashing a go-kart, her inquest heard.

More than 7,000 new jobs will be created across Shropshire and the West Midlands after the county was given a share of a £1 billion Government kitty.

Last witnesses have given evidence in the trial of BBC star Ashley Blake – accused of hitting a teenager around the face with a wooden pole.

A motorcyclist lost control on a Mid Wales road and slid into the path of an oncoming vehicle, an inquest heard.

The University of Wolverhampton is to axe 250 jobs in a bid to save £8 million.

My name is Colin Illingworth, and I’ve never seen Star Wars.

A celebrity charity football match in memory of an Oswestry man will be held at the home stadium of the town’s Welsh Premier League team The New Saints, organisers revealed today.

Our weekly round-up of Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures.

Star rating: ** James Shaw is taken aback by changes which were hard to swallow

Star rating: *** Sophie Bignall discovers an excellent restaurant

Sir Bobby Robson was one of the most beloved of British football managers in the post war era. In a world of inflated egos, his humility endeared him to millions.

A Shropshire grandmother whose eight-year-old grandson has a severe genetic muscle wasting disease is aiming to raise money and awareness for charity.