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The father of murdered prostitute Janine Downes said today he still believed her killer would be brought to justice – 19 years after her battered body was found in a Shropshire lay-by.

Shropshire newly-weds John and Ruth Suckling enjoyed a live DJ set by Radio 1 presenter Greg James at their wedding reception after a cheeky request turned into reality.

A building destroyed in the Shrewsbury blast is still not stable enough for heavy machinery such as jack-hammers to be used nearby – meaning work to repair traffic signals and get a remaining section of road open can still not take place.

Paul Simpson is urging Shrewsbury Town not to take tomorrow’s trip to Macclesfield for granted – and to learn from their last two meetings.

The charity behind the Shrewsbury Flower Show made a profit of £52,000 last year, a turnaround from a £283,00 loss in 2008.

National bosses of a closure-threatened Mid Wales call centre have met the local MP and councillors trying to save up to 180 jobs.

Assistant manager Larry Chambers is challenging AFC Telford United’s players to rise to the challenge at in-form Droylsden by ending their bleak run of away form.

Simon Line today confirmed his return to manage Market Drayton Town, insisting: “I’m as ambitious as ever.”

Plans for 12 affordable homes in Wem have been recommended for approval despite strong opposition from the town council and residents, it emerged today.

Shropshire construction company Frank Galliers, which shut down with the loss of more than 130 jobs, is being liquidated after running out of cash.

Police have started a murder inquiry after the bodies of two women were found at a house in Oswestry.

Take a look at Shrewsbury from a rather different viewpoint – over 4,000 miles away, in fact.

Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures for the week ending Saturday, February 6.

On February 11, 1990, when Nelson Mandela walked free from Robben Island after more than a quarter of a century of incarceration in his eight feet by eight feet cell, he discovered a country divided by apartheid.

From an auspicious beginning in a 1951 Japanese manga comic book created by Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy has become firmly embedded in popular culture around the world.

'In the movies, the good guy gets the girl,' ruefully confides the socially awkward hero of Youth In Revolt, adding that in real life, the girl usually walks off into the sunset with a jerk.

In an extraordinary career, producer Walt Disney redefined the boundaries of hand-drawn animation, initially on television and later, and more prominently, on the big screen.

Letter: Fighting, urinating and vomiting continues apace but now it lasts through the night.

Letter: Sean Bayley, who stated that prison does not work, is clearly a fan of the soft option and thinks that rehabilitation is the answer.

Letter: Watching the television programme on the rights or wrongs of the war in Iraq – what is the point of this?

Shropshire snooker star Adrian Gunnell was today taking on former World finalist Nigel Bond for a place at the Sanyuan Foods China Open.

The man who sifted through the expenses claims of every British MP has described the expenses saga as “traumatic and painful”.

Three Royal Marines, including a Shropshire soldier, were killed in Afghanistan by a 13-year-old suicide bomber who carried his explosives in a wheelbarrow, an inquest heard.

Enterprising businesses given £2,500 by the Shropshire Star have turned the cash into more than £30,000 for life-limited children.

More than half of ambulances responding to 999 calls in Powys failed to reach patients within set targets, new figures have revealed.

Former boss Simon Line was today on the brink of a sensational return to Market Drayton Town.

A charity fund which was set up to help the five people most seriously injured in the Shrewsbury explosion, which happened just after the new year, so far stands at £5,000.

The family of a Shropshire soldier who died while serving in Afghanistan today said they hoped to find closure after his inquest.

Defiant manager Mick McCarthy has insisted Wolves should be judged on their recent Premier League performances and not their FA Cup flop, writes TIM NASH.

Motorists will be able to park for free in a car park in Craven Arms for a trial period of two years, it emerged today. Drivers are now being warned to take advantage of the scheme or lose it.