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An 18-year-old carpenter who died in a head-on smash on the south Shropshire border was today described by his parents as the “perfect son”.

A Shropshire village has just missed out on going through to the national finals in this year’s Calor Village of the Year for England competition.

An inherited farm at the centre of a legal tangle that left a Powys couple with a debt of more than £200,000 for repairs to a historic church more than 100 miles away, has been sold.

More pictures of autumn scenes from our army of amateur photographers.

Relatives of an 82-year-old woman who requires constant nursing today spoke of their anger after being told she is no longer entitled to hundreds of pounds of NHS-funded care.

Youngsters out trick or treating in Shropshire this Halloween are being urged by the police to have fun without causing distress to other people.

Letter: After reading the comments sent in by Judith Williams, I wish I could get our post delivered early in the morning.

Letter: Do we need additional supermarkets in Oswestry? I think not.

Letter: On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, an Armistice was signed to end the First World War.

The comeback fight of ‘retired’ Shropshire boxer Mark Lloyd is off.

Two people were injured today when a car crashed into Market Drayton Town Hall, trapping one of the victims underneath the vehicle.

Businessman David Unwin claims he “lost almost everything” after taking on the Wrekin Group in 2007, only to see the company go into administration in March this year with the loss of more than 500 jobs.

The struggle faced by traders in Ellesmere since the arrival of Tesco should set alarm bells ringing, an Oswestry campaign group claimed today.

There was no way Peter Farmer was going to end the 2009 season without a big money title to his credit.

Whitchurch cured their travel sickness as they won 19-5 at Cheltenham North to record their first away win of the Midlands 1 West season.

Ludlow’s flying start to the season was brought to a crushing end with a heavy home defeat in Midlands Two West (North).

Newport have been told to “tough it out” after slipping to their latest demoralising defeat in National Division Three Midlands.

Two Shropshire women today appeared on ITV’s This Morning for a makeover ahead of meeting the Queen.

Samir Nasri will be the star draw when Arsenal’s reserves take on Wolves at AFC Telford United’s New Bucks Head tonight (7pm).

Former military chiefs are warning that the Army is in danger of being hijacked by far right groups like the BNP. Watch the video here.

Today’s Shropshire Star news bulletin takes a further look at the row over services at the Princess Royal Hospital, including an interview with Telford MP David Wright.

Shrewsbury Town head into their rearranged Johnstone’s Paint Trophy tie at Accrington Stanley tonight with a threadbare squad devastated by injuries to 10 first-team players.

Larry Chambers has urged AFC Telford United’s misfiring players to take individual responsibility for their current plight.

Big-time amateur boxing roars back into action for a Shropshire club this weekend.

Friends and work colleagues have paid tribute today to a 46-year-old Shropshire man who died following a car crash on the county border.

A teenager was injured following an altercation between two groups of youths in Ludlow, police said today.

The man in charge of a Shropshire construction giant which collapsed with the loss of more than 500 jobs has claimed he could have been a victim of fraud.

A car came off the road and crashed onto a railway track used by a Mid Wales tourist railway injuring a woman and promoting calls for safety barriers to be put up.

Two men were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after police officers swooped on a van in a quiet Shropshire street. Sniffer dogs were brought in to help search the blue Ford Transit van.

Public borrowing ballooned by a further £14.8 billion in September, official figures showed today.