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Shropshire Council chiefs have said they are happy with the number of people who took part in the first day of a plastic bottle recycling trial, as part of the county’s new kerbside collection service.

Ghost-hunters were spooked by weird noises including a “loud metallic clanging” and a bang when they camped out at a Shropshire library for a paranormal investigation.

Letter: I wish to express my disappointment and disgust at the service I have received from the police recently. I have suffered three thefts in one month.

The number of schools participating in a Shropshire Star campaign to encourage youngsters to grow vegetables, fruit, flowers and herbs at school has reached 84.

Council chiefs and private developers this afternoon took the wraps off blueprints for a £250 million project to transform Telford town centre into a nationally important hub.

A shake-up of health services in Shropshire could see more seriously ill and injured patients receiving emergency treatment at one hospital.

Chairman Lee Carter believes there are enough “strong characters” in the AFC Telford United hierarchy to ensure the club emerges from their current rut.

Young Shropshire badminton ace Jessica Pugh has become the leading European player for her age group.

A Shropshire striker who has taken the West Midlands League’s premier division by storm is on the radar of Shrewsbury Town.

Wolves could have four key players from their Championship-winning team available for Sunday’s clash against Fulham.

Shropshire bowls star Callum Wraight was today closing in on the £1,750 top prize in the sport’s biggest KO – the Autumn Waterloo.

An extra £100,000 could be spent on a major project to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Shrewsbury’s most famous son Charles Darwin, it emerged today.

Arts Alive is bringing a group of ten young men from Zimbabwe to Shropshire this September to perform in Whitchurch and Much Wenlock.

Shropshire teacher Andrew Radford fell asleep at the wheel of his car before it veered across the Welshpool bypass and crashed into two cars, an inquest heard.

Thousands of people will be descending on a Shropshire tourist attraction when it becomes the location for BBC’s Antiques Roadshow.

We asked for your pictures of the perfect Shropshire sunrise or sunset, and you went straight to work. See some of our best entries here.

A £20 million windfarm development will be officially opened in Mid Wales today.

A Shropshire man has been banned from keeping horses for five years and ordered to pay more than £12,000 after being found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to his horse.

A decision on whether to allow a motel to be built beside the A53/A41 junction near Market Drayton has been postponed for a second time.

Shropshire hospital boss Tom Taylor today insisted accident and emergency services at the county’s two hospitals would be strengthened.

Residents woke up early this morning to find cars had been towed away from a Shrewsbury estate — but clampers got short shrift from one man who continued a vigil in his camper van to protect it.

Britain’s unemployment total today rose to its highest level in 14 years – with nearly 10,000 people now out of work across Shropshire.

The DVLA arrived bright and early to remove clamped cars from a Shrewsbury estate. See the pictures here.

Shropshire today received a welcome jobs boost with the news that up to 100 posts have been created at two nursing homes and 20 positions could open up after the expansion of a convenience store.

If smoke detectors had been fitted in a Powys house, the life of its 57-year-old resident may have been saved, an inquest in Welshpool has heard.

Passengers using Shropshire’s direct rail route to London will soon take advantage of improved journey plans after the company behind the service carried out a major overhaul of its timetable.

Letter: Yet again I have witnessed logic turned on its head by an over-zealous member of staff at a well known shopping outlet – this time Asda in Telford Town Centre.

One of the greatest song writers of the last 50 years, whose work has been covered by such artists as Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings,  Kris Kristofferson, Glen Campbell and Shawn Colvin, is planning a one-off Midlands gig.

Hundreds of schoolchildren from across Shropshire who are used to watching TV programmes like The Bill got a taste of what real police work is like during a special event to dispel common misconceptions.

Shropshire Star photographer Andrew Cunningham captured dramatic images of this morning’s sunrise. You can see his pictures here and send in your own.