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The Shropshire war hero immortalised in The Great Escape has been given a permanent memorial in Ludlow.

Highlights from AFC Telford United’s 3-0 loss to Southport on Saturday, January 23, 2010.

Vandals broke into a building in Telford believed to be a roosting area for bats and set light to furniture.

Parents’ fears over controversial proposals which could see up to five Powys secondary schools closed will be aired at a series of public meetings.

Shropshire’s “Great Escape” hero Jimmy James was buried without a gravestone, it was revealed today.

Highlights from Shrewsbury Town’s 2-1 win over Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday, January 23.

After a slow start in the transfer window things have begun hotting up for Town, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

From his office in Shrewsbury, Martin Brian Jones, one of the managing directors of the Woodland Stewardship Company, manages a forest in New York State covering 18.5 million acres – larger than all the forest land within the UK.

A special 40-page guide documenting the effects of Shropshire’s coldest winter in 30 years is now on sale.

Letter: One reason that the British NHS has been such good value for money for many years is the single point of entry to healthcare.

A Shropshire war hero who suffered horrific injuries while on patrol in Afghanistan is “smiling and happy” again and even enjoyed a trip to the pub over Christmas, his family said.

The final stage of a new planning blueprint that will help shape the development of Shropshire over the next 15 to 20 years has been approved by councillors and will go out to consultation next month.

Andy Keogh has started light training in his bid to rejoin Wolves’ Premier League survival bid before March.

Ben Bentley is on pothole watch in this week’s Sunday supplement. The senior feature writer at Shropshire Star recalls a day on the pothole trail, with workmen from local councils.

In-form striker Dave Hibbert scored for the fifth consecutive game as Shrewsbury came from behind to beat Dagenham & Redbridge.

Three second half goals condemned AFC Telford United to a third consecutive Blue Square North defeat away at high-flying Southport.

Shropshire health chiefs are being forced to rethink plans for concentrating some services on one site and building a new hospital by 2020.

Four Liverpool men who burgled a Shropshire woman’s home and stole her car moments after meeting her on a night out in Shrewsbury were today behind bars.

Shropshire’s top snooker star Adrian Gunnell has vowed to keep fighting as he looks to rediscover his winning touch.

Convicted Shropshire drug dealer Naseer Zaman, who plotted to smuggle cocaine and heroin into the country, has had his 15-year prison sentence cut by appeal court judges.

Boss Paul Simpson believes the next five games could have a huge bearing on Shrewsbury Town’s promotion prospects this season.

AFC Telford United chairman Lee Carter today dismissed reports that Fleetwood Town have bid for star asset Lee Vaughan – and blasted attempts to unsettle the player.

The Ambulance service in Shropshire is facing an unprecedented 85 per cent increase in emergency 999 calls in less than two years.

The father of one of four young friends who were seriously injured in the Shrewsbury blast said all the families were “amazed” at how well they were recovering after the ordeal.

Three men who took part in a “serious” riot which caused £18,000 damage to a Shropshire young offenders’ institution were back behind bars today beginning fresh custodial sentences.

The Wrexham and Shropshire railway must reduce its running time to London before there is open competition on the line, a Shropshire MP has said.

Get a smoke alarm and test it weekly – that is the stark message from Shropshire firefighters if householders want to avoid dying from toxic smoke in a fire.

A round-up of the Shropshire Star’s pictures from the past for the week ending Saturday, January 24.

Pupils have been left devastated and staff morale at five Powys high schools threatened with closure has sunk to an all time low, it has been claimed.

The speaker of Shropshire Council today explained why he didn’t allow a discussion on the removal of a former key player at the Shirehall from seven committees.