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In this world of over-regulation, with the tangled web of rules we have to live our lives around, there are some things I just don’t understand, writes Emma Suddaby.

Shropshire schools’ boss Liz Nicholson is to retire in April, it was announced today.

British police have appealed for internet users across the globe to spread a new video aimed at finding a key witness who knows what happened to Madeleine McCann.

One in five people in parts of Shropshire are claiming housing benefit, new figures reveal today.

A-ha on tour at the Birmingham NIA. November 2, 2009.

Dancer Wayne Sleep arrived in Shrewsbury last night and immediately heaped praise on the Theatre Severn.

From ovation to desperation – it was an emotional weekend for All England winner Callum Wraight.

Letter: In September I telephoned the Arriva hotline to register my dissatisfaction with the revised bus services, only to be told it was nothing to do with them and advised to forward my views to an address in Luton.

A Shropshire landlady has come to the rescue of villagers who faced travelling miles to their nearest shop – by opening a store for them in her pub.

Shropshire Star Business Editor Amy Bould looks at the shake-up of the banking industry and what it will mean.

Firefighters spent more than two hours tackling a blaze at a barn, near Bridgnorth, which contained 30,000 litres of bio oil.

Sophie Bignall investigates unexplained sightings at a stately home…

A shocker for Workington but a treat for AFC Telford United’s delighted fans. Halloween turned out to be anything but scary for the Bucks as Phil Trainer popped up to stun the visitors two minutes from time.

They came, they saw and they so nearly conquered.

Health bosses in Telford & Wrekin today lifted the threat of some hospital services being transferred from Telford to Shrewsbury — at least for the time being.

A Shropshire soldier who was the first British casualty of the Afghanistan conflict has spoken of his joy and hope of inspiration for others after climbing Africa’s highest mountain.

Plans have been submitted for a £22 million transformation of Abraham Darby in Telford to include a built-in leisure centre, swimming pool and a new fitness suite as part of a major schools overhaul.

Health chiefs in Telford were today expected to scrap plans for the “immediate” transfer of services from the Princess Royal Hospital to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

Oswestry’s traders say a new superstore should be on the site of the Central car park – if a site in the town has to be developed at all.

Shropshire was on flood watch today after torrential rain and strong winds wreaked havoc across the UK. Scotland has been worst hit, with several severe flood warnings in force.

Boss Rob Smith today moved to make loan sensation Shane Killock a permanent AFC Telford United player – snapping him up on an 18-month contract.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has insisted the time is right for the team to take the scalp of a ‘big four’ side.

Goalkeeper Steve Phillips today waved farewell to Shrewsbury Town and declared: “Automatic promotion is there for the taking.”

What does it take to stop Drayton? Amid the turmoil of manic managerial upsets, the uncertainties generated on who is taking over next, and the loss of leading players to new clubs and injuries, they just keep on winning. Even with 10 men.

Kevin Doyle believes Wolves veteran goal hero Jody Craddock can play for at least another five years after hailing him as a “shining example” to all other players.

Pictures from the Wolves fightback as Mick McCarthy’s men come back from the dead to pick up a draw at Stoke.

Shropshire soldier hero Stuart Trow has reached the top of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro.

Trick or treaters turned out in force, pumpkins glowed and wannabe witches took to their broomsticks as people of all ages across Shropshire dressed up in a range of costumes to mark Halloween.

Members of the Welsh Assembly will need receipts for all their expenses claims from today.

A man who was killed after his car crashed into barriers on a north Shropshire bypass was today named by police.