shropshirestar.com

More than three quarters of people do not think Oswestry needs another supermarket, a survey has revealed.

Two people had to be cut from the wreckage of a lorry after it crashed into a factory unit in Welshpool.

Today’s Shropshire Star news bulletin includes the parents left angry after being denied entry to their children’s carol concert, the paramedics treating people at home, and a look-ahead to the weekend’s sport.

A giant discount food store has been unveiled as the latest addition to a multi-million pound development to transform derelict land in Newport.

Telford MP David Wright today launched a Twitter attack on press officers at Telford & Wrekin Council – for choosing to hold their Christmas bash in Shrewsbury instead of Telford.

Shropshire’s very own Million Dollar Baby, Sophie Potter, has made her boxing ring debut.

Hundreds of schoolchildren were left disappointed after an electrical fault forced the cancellation of a county pantomime.

Shrewsbury Town insist they will have “no fear” as they attempt to pull off an pre-Christmas cracker at League Two leaders Rochdale tomorrow.

The West Mid showground pumps more than £6 million into the regional economy, it was revealed today.

Shropshire Council was today rapped over the knuckles after officials lost a computer memory stick which contained personal information about vulnerable members of the public.

The remarkable roller-coaster season of Market Drayton Town today enjoyed a major peak – with two players returning from Hednesford.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is poised to make more sweeping changes to his side for Sunday’s clash with Burnley at Molineux.

“It’s time for the talking to stop and the action to begin” – that’s the message from AFC Telford United chairman Lee Carter ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Northwich.

A Ludlow man has been banned from parts of the town after carrying out a year-long reign of terror, which included pushing people over in the street.

A smattering of snow covered parts of Shropshire and Mid Wales this morning, but other parts of Britan suffered much worse with flights cancelled, roads closed and rail services disrupted.

A row erupted after a group of Shropshire parents was told they could not watch their children perform in a Christmas carol concert due to health and safety.

A north Shropshire branch of a county automotive firm which has ceased trading could bounce back saving jobs, it was claimed today.

Shropshire Council has been branded “irrational” for trying to derail a bid to bring a new supermarket to a county town in a move which could eventually cost the public thousands of pounds, it emerged today.

More than 40 firefighters from across Shropshire spent the night battling an “enormous fire-ball” after a barn containing 150 tonnes of straw went up in flames.

Work taking place at Shrewsbury’s Market Hall clock tower is general maintenance work, bosses confirmed today.

A Shropshire town council meeting was abandoned while legal advice is sought over the appointment of the mayor.

The former owners of Shrewsbury’s three main shopping centres today said that they had lost out in the multi-million pound race to buy the Darwin, Pride HIll and Riverside malls.

Average petrol prices at the pumps have fallen but some drivers are paying up to 5p more a litre than others, the AA said today. What are you paying?

Director James Cameron returns to the screen with Avatar, one of the most expensive films ever made. Will it be a Titanic hit at the box office, or should it have been Terminated?  Find out here with Shropshire Star film critic Carl Jones.

Thieves distracted traders and stole jewellery while their backs were turned at a south Shropshire antique market.

More photos from yesteryear, as featured in the Shropshire Star.

The headmaster of a Shropshire school told an inquest lessons had been learned following the death of a builder when the roof of a classroom he was helping to demolish collapsed on him.

Letter: I am writing in response to Stephanie Faulkner’s letter of December 12 since she seems to have quite a poor knowledge of dog behaviour and yet sees fit to incriminate the majority of dog owners.

Letter: Despite Britain’s national debt ballooning to about £785 billion, Gordon Brown and his climate change fanatics have decided to allocate a further £1.5 billion to the Third World, via a climate change fund.

Asda bosses today said they were determined to press on with plans to build a store on the site of Telford & Wrekin Council’s civic offices despite a late hold-up to the controversial scheme.