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Former Telford woman Kirsty Davies is a true Christmas covergirl after shedding almost five stone to make it onto the front of a nationwide magazine.

Developers today launched a last-ditch bid to tempt supermarket giant Asda out of moving from Telford Shopping Centre.

Goalkeeper Chris Neal has praised Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Simpson for the way he has re-focused his team following their shock FA Cup exit to Staines.

Shrewsbury Town loan stars Waide Fairhurst and Jamie Devitt have both beaten a sickness bug in time for tomorrow’s crunch League Two clash at home to Torquay.

Racing legends Peter O’Sullevan and Willie Carson crossed swords at Ludlow – and it was the former Flat jockey who saw Moghaayer make a successful start to what has already been a fascinating career.

Shropshire golfer Scott Drummond fought back from the brink of disaster today to keep his hopes of retaining his place on the European Tour alive.

Floods and gale force winds are set to batter Shropshire and Mid Wales today as Britain braces itself for the worst storm of the year so far.

Masked raiders smashed their way into a supermarket petrol station in Shrewsbury in the early hours of today before making off with cigarettes worth thousands of pounds.

A Shropshire man, who broke his neck in a rugby match 18 years ago, will be honoured with a special presentation at the England v Argentina match at Twickenham Stadium tomorrow.

A motorcyclist who died following an accident in Wellington has been named today as William Thomas Bell.

Two bidders, including the former owners, are believed to be battling it out to snap up Shrewsbury’s three main shopping centres in a multi-million pound deal.

Police have apologised to a Telford man after officers found his stolen car – only to let thieves steal it from under their noses.

Four more people with swine flu have died in the West Midlands, bringing the total to 23, new figures show today. None is believed to have been from Shropshire.

Two giant birds, which were part of a flock of rheas that ran amok in the Shropshire countryside, are still on the loose.

In-form Whitchurch are chasing a super six wins in a row when they make the trip to Leamington in Midlands 1 West tomorrow.

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – that’s the mantra new boss Matt Burton is following as he prepares for his first game in charge of Market Drayton Town.

A Shropshire aid worker was dramatically evacuated from a crisis-hit West African country as she worked for a children’s charity she set up with her mother.

A mystery Shropshire businessman was considering bailing out the West Mid Show to the tune of £50,000 before advisors warned him not to, it was claimed today.

Among a box of cassettes and books bought at a Newport auction for just £2, Jane Atherton and her partner Charlie Baxter discovered the life story of a devout woman who worked with disabled children, wrote fairy stories, and even apparently penned a song for the crooner Matt Monro.

A restaurant has pledged to donate £1 for every meal they sell throughout November and December to a foundation in memory of a Shropshire teenager.

A Powys hospital ward could close as part of a plan to modernise services. Health officials plan to shut the elderly mentally infirm (EMI) unit at Newtown Hospital.

A second Shropshire primary school has been told by Ofsted to improve its performance. Inspectors judged aspects of Longlands Primary at Market Drayton to be inadequate.

The director of a planning group today claimed there was no provision for a waste incinerator plant in Shrewsbury.

Injury doubts Carl Rodgers, Chris Nurse and Andy Brown will all receive last minute fitness tests ahead of AFC Telford United’s clash with Vauxhall Motors tomorrow.

A Shropshire mother was forced to go 36 hours without sleep after her children’s school closed due to the number of staff off sick.

A Shropshire couple who were left scratching their heads after finding an unexplained creepy crawly during a day out have had the mystery solved.

Campaigners fear more than 1,000 wind turbines could be built across Powys as more planning applications are set to flood in.

A round-up of this week’s Shropshire Star nostlagia pictures, including Wellington actors, Prees Heath prisoners and Shrewsbury bus drivers.

Managers of Telford’s railfreight terminal say they are on track to have daily services running by January.

Listen to Shropshire’s Major George Maund as he talks about the threats and challenges he faces each day while serving in Afghanistan.