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The all too familiar feeling of ‘what might have been’ returned to haunt Shropshire’s cricketers.

Gutsy Market Drayton came from a goal down to secure their first home win in the UniBond League – and what a scalp it was.

The body of a man was pulled from the River Severn in Shrewsbury today.

The brother of murderer Christopher Foster today said people were failing to treat the remains of the Shropshire mansion with respect – a year to the day after the killings at the home.

Pictures from Wolves’ Carling Cup victory against Swindon which they won 6-5 on penalties.

Detectives hunting a rapist who struck in Telford have arrested a man.

Wolves booked their place in the third round of the Carling Cup for the first time since 2003 courtesy of a 6-5 penalty triumph over Swindon.

Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Simpson today swooped to sign goalkeeper Steve Phillips on a month’s loan from Bristol Rovers – after seeing Chris Neal ruled out for four weeks.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy does not mind who his side meet in the third round of the Carling Cup as long as they get a home tie.

It’s one year since the tragic events at Osbaston House. See how the village is marking the anniversary of the Foster killings in our news bulletin.

James Ralph has revealed his desire to remain as Shropshire captain after a Minor Counties Championship near-miss.

Skipper Stuart Whitehead has called for AFC Telford United to show the graft to match their undoubted quality in the Blue Square North, writes CHRIS HUDSON

Gordon Brown was looking particularly downbeat today; Her Majesty the Queen looked close to tears, and police were patrolling bridges and high buildings in case of suicides. Yes, Big Brother is no more. A nation mourns.

A Shropshire couple who survived a terrifying plane crash on the Channel Islands have returned home.

A married GP began a string of affairs with patients in Shropshire after getting “too intimate” with them about his crumbling marriage, a medical tribunal heard yesterday.

A main Shrewsbury road will be shut for up to eight nights over the next two months for resurfacing.

Teenage Telford soldier Matthew Cartwright has taken on a new role – guarding the Queen.

Car buyers in Shropshire are more likely to downsize to a smaller model than exchange for a newer version of their old car, according to a survey.

Part of a nightclub is to be transformed in a £100,000 refurbishment and another restaurant could be expanded into a wine bar and private members’ club in Shrewsbury.

A Weston Rhyn shoplifter who stole Reebok trainers from an Oswestry store was apprehended when a member of staff gave chase, a court has heard.

The leader of the Conservatives at the Welsh Assembly has welcomed plans for the restoration of a post office service to Llanymynech.

Hundreds of women every year give birth in accident and emergency departments, corridors and on their way to hospital, figures out today showed.

Residents in two Shropshire communities will be cut off when changes to a bus route come into force next month, it was claimed today.

A woman was airlifted to hospital with multiple fractures after a car and a van collided on a south Shropshire road.

Residents of Maesbrook were today remembering the events of 12 months ago when failed Shropshire businessman Christopher Foster killed his wife and daughter and then himself in a murder spree.

An emotional remembrance service has been held on the Greek island of Kos for Shropshire schoolgirl Charlotte Hartey, who died after her tonsillitis was diagnosed as swine flu.

Letter: Calves are not valued for beef production and in 2008, 45,000 were killed shortly after birth. One way to give them a better life is to rear them for veal.

Ticketless fans who want to see the action at this weekend’s Shrewsbury Folk Festival are being urged not to travel to the event’s venue – but to watch online instead.

Volunteers have carried out a clean up of Shrewsbury Railway Station after the town’s MP hit out over the state of the building.

Letter: The article in the Shropshire Star on August 21, about the police officer “trying to get back to grass roots policing” by holding a meeting, made me roll on the floor with laughter.