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A British hostage in Iraq has been freed after more than two years in captivity.

A Shropshire mum is urging people to give blood after her daughter needed 30 transfusions because of a rare auto-immune disease.

Colleagues of a Shropshire police officer who was found hanged over the Christmas break today said they were “deeply saddened” by his death.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy claims he does not know how much money he will have available to spend during the January transfer window, even though it will reopen in only three days’ time.

The body of a man was found today alongside a canal in Newport.

Shropshire went to bed last night expecting to wake up to blanket of snow and a winter wonderland. Oh well…

A Shropshire taxi drivers’ chief has denied drivers were intimidated to join a picket line in a recent strike over a licensing row.

Shropshire shoppers face confusion over January’s VAT increase as retailers adopt different approaches to the tax rise, it emerged today.

Two people were taken to hospital today after a lorry crash outside Shrewsbury.

Watch our video highlights review of AFC Telford United’s clash with Hinckley in the Blue Square North.

Captain Graham Coughlan is demanding his fellow Shrewsbury Town players take added responsibility in the second half of the season.

A comedy revue team will perform a show based on Charles Darwin in February.

The body of a missing Telford man believed to be in the River Severn has still not been found more than a week after his disappearance due to weather conditions.

The National Cold War Exhibition at RAF Cosford has welcomed its millionth visitor.

A Shropshire engineering firm which went into administration with the loss of 45 jobs is back in business after a management buy-out.

A Shropshire swimming pool has been forced to shut because of a boiler malfunction during the cold snap.

Drivers using Shropshire’s A5 are being warned of overnight closures on the Oswestry bypass next week.

Shropshire escaped the worst of the blizzards as an Arctic snap swept over the UK yesterday, but forecasters warned there could be more snow to come causing some disruption to travellers.

A four-year-old girl died and her mother was critically injured when a man shot them before turning the gun on himself.

The time-scale for Shropshire’s fire service to move over to a new regional control centre being built in Wolverhampton has been revealed.

Almost 11,000 homes could be built in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin over the next five years despite the national recession which has hampered house building in the county, new figures have shown.

A cyclist has died after he was involved in a collision with a car on a rural Shropshire road.

The search for Face of Future 2010 has almost reached its climax as we reveal the line-up of finalists bidding for the title.

Letter: Re. “Feeding scraps to chickens is banned” (Shropshire Star, December 14). So another quango has flexed its muscles and stopped domestic and catering waste food being utilised to feed farm animals.

Letter: How did Telford & Wrekin council get certificates from the government for good service?

Letter: Samaritans in Telford is entirely run by volunteers who are willing to spare a few hours a week helping people who are experiencing feelings of distress and despair.

Householders are being urged to have a warmer and cheaper 2010 – by getting proper insulation in their attics.

Shrewsbury Town began 2009 with a solid goalless draw against Bradford at Valley Parade on January 3.

Thousands of “tied tenants” in pubs across the UK, including many in Shropshire, are expected to vote in a ballot in the New Year on whether to take industrial action to try to secure a reduction in the amount of money they pay to pubcos.

AFC Telford United ended 2009 with a defeat that encapsulated their frustrating season to date.