Marlowe looking to see daylight

Struggling Bridgnorth Town aim to put daylight between themselves and the foot of the Midland Alliance tomorrow.


Nativity! and Paranormal Activity

Shropshire Star film critic Carl Jones on new films Nativity! and Paranormal Activity.


Officials set to throw out waste plans

Controversial proposals to build an incinerator in Telford could be thrown out by planning chiefs, it was revealed today.


McCarthy: Judge Wolves on crunch games

Mick McCarthy admits Wolves will be judged on how they perform in a trio of crunch games in the next month.


Three in and one move out at busy Bucks

AFC Telford United have wrapped up their third signing in the space of 24 hours – as fans favourite Danny Edwards was sent out on loan.


Simpson fails in defender bid

Manager Paul Simpson today revealed he had failed in his attempts to strengthen his defensive options for Shrewsbury Town’s hectic December programme.


Food firm’s jobs boost

Thirty new jobs are up for grabs after one of north Shropshire’s biggest employers announced a major recruitment drive, it emerged today.


Respects paid to river death pensioner

Tributes have been paid to an elderly woman who was found dead in the River Severn at Newtown.


Big plans to revamp town

Town centre bosses have taken the wraps off multi-million pound plans which will completely transform a key gateway into Telford – including a new £30million supermarket, homes and restaurants.


Pictures from the past

A round-up of the Shropshire Star’s nostalgia pictures for the week ending Saturday, November 28, 2009.


County TA soldier tells of his proud moment

It was a moment he will never forget. Marching with his regiment past Buckingham Palace to meet Prince Charles was, said Shropshire Territorial Army soldier Mick Hubbard, “a proud moment”.


Burst main cuts off 1,700 homes

Up to 1,700 Shropshire households were left without water and a school was closed after a burst water main cut off supplies.


River levels dropping in some areas

River levels remained steady and fell in some parts of flood-hit Shropshire and Mid Wales overnight — with parts of the region finally drying out.


Video: New look for charity

The Samaritans have opened a new shop in Wellington, and managers are hoping it will give the charity, and the thousands of people it helps, a big boost.


Rail bosses: Crash site crossing is safe

Network Rail bosses say they are “fully confident” a Shropshire level crossing which was the scene of a crash between a train and a tractor is safe.


Women’s network event for business

Shropshire women working in business can take advantage of a networking opportunity.


Stavros Flatley shine at town lights event

Britain’s Got Talent Stars Stavros Flatley said they would know when “to pack up the act and go home” as they arrived in Shropshire for a festive performance.


Body found in pool

A body has been found in Shrewsbury, police said today.


Nativity!

Christmas comes early courtesy of British director Debbie Isitt (Nasty Neighbours, Confetti) and her improvised comedy about the preparations for a primary school nativity play.


Law Abiding Citizen

Justice is blind. By the end of F. Gary Gray's gruesome thriller, it's also horribly burned, dismembered and disemboweled as a family man turns the tables on the lawmakers who let him down with the help of his good friend, Semtex.


Letter: Are CSOs Labour’s policing on cheap?

Letter: Alan Johnson has stated that all victims of crime should be visited by the police – another ill-thought out idea from Labour.


Automated tills — proof of Satan?

Automated supermarket tills. No, please god, no…


Letter: Are windfarms the only way?

Letter: As a regular holiday visitor driving through Shropshire to West Wales I have been saddened by the growing number of unnecessary windfarms along my favourite routes.


Home from Afghanistan

Shirley Tart talks to county TA soldiers who have returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan


Crews called to rescue cow

Firefighters battled for more than three hours to rescue a cow which had fallen 60 feet down a quarry at a farmer’s field near Oswestry.


Tennis players’ home advantage hope

Shropshire’s leading tennis players will be hoping to make home advantage count when Winter County Cup comes to Shrewsbury this weekend.


Radio plan to stop thieves

A hi-tech early warning system used by big chain stores to thwart thieves could help reduce the £7,500 monthly shoplifting bill faced by traders in Market Drayton, it was claimed today.


Jennings ‘not undermined’ by bowls dispute

The first chairman of Shropshire bowls insists his position has not been undermined by the dispute which has rocked the sport in the county, writes JAMES GARRISON.


Warning over hoax council calls

Taxpayers in Shropshire were today warned by council chiefs over hoax officials asking for bank details. Residents are being phoned by someone claiming to be from “the council”.


Gray on way to New Bucks Head

Young Shrewsbury Town striker Andre Gray has signed for AFC Telford United on a one-month loan.

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