shropshirestar.com

A 47-year-old former north Shropshire scout leader has been banned from working with children for the rest of his life after more than 15,000 indecent images of children were found at his home.

Two men who tortured and stabbed a Shropshire man in a violent attack in his own home were today beginning lengthy jail terms – as police welcomed the sentences handed down.

A Mid Wales teacher cleared of having a sexual relationship with a special needs pupil, has thanked jurors for “seeing the truth of the situation” that she was in.

Headstones at Oswestry Cemetery which are deemed unsafe could be laid flat or part-buried, council bosses warned today.

Shrewsbury town centre was returning to normality today with a section of road fully reopened to traffic more than three months after a huge gas explosion destroyed a building and left 12 people hurt.

A round up of Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures for the week ending Saturday, March 27, 2010.

Two men who died in a crash on the A5 Chirk bypass on the Shropshire border were today named by police.

A former Church in Wales vicar from Powys has appeared before a court charged with serious sexual offences.

Campaigners are celebrating a decision to scrap plans to build a travellers’ site near Oswestry and today called for the land to be used to house a £6 million leisure and tourism complex instead.

Political satire The Thick Of It – written by Shropshire screenwriter Jesse Armstrong – scooped a hat-trick at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, it was announced today.

A Shropshire Star exhibition promoting careers and training opportunities available in the county has been declared a huge success.

A Shropshire cyclist today described how he was left lying in a verge at the side of the road after being knocked off his bike by a hit and run driver.

Shropshire hospitals boss Tom Taylor has highlighted two threats to the future of patient services and repeated warnings that they could be lost to larger centres outside the county.

Prince Charles has praised military personnel and embassy staff while visiting the Afghan capital Kabul.

A father of three from Huddersfield has been telephoned by NASA after he took photos of space, using a cheap camera and a balloon.

Letter: Rubbish on Shropshire’s streets? Was anyone surprised by such headlines? There seems to be a bin on every street corner but I’ve witnessed people drop litter rather than walk a few steps to the bin.

The Prince of Wales has made a surprise trip to Afghanistan – becoming the most senior royal to visit British troops on the frontline.

A 47-year-old former North Shropshire scout leader has been banned from working with youngsters for the rest of his life after admitting making thousands of indecent images of children.

A respected teacher from Mid Wales was cleared today of having a sexual relationship with a special needs pupil.

Shrewsbury Town’s board of directors today issued a rallying cry to the club’s frustrated fans, urging: “Roar us to promotion.”

Kevin Doyle believes two more wins should guarantee Wolves another season in the Barclays Premier League and insisted: “When we play well, we can get points against anyone.”

The A5 Chirk bypass reopened today three days after two people were killed in a horrific crash.

AFC Telford United chairman Lee Carter today called for commonsense to prevail in the row over the expunging of Farsley Celtic’s Blue Square North record, insisting: “We’ve all lost out.”

A gifted Shropshire student plunged to his death after unwittingly leaping over a cliff-side fence on his way to a late night party with a county friend.

As Britain goes “dine-with-me” crazy, Shropshire’s very own freelance butler Carl Stanfield, says it is important to remember that entertaining is not all about the food.

Police believe a spate of burglaries in Church Stretton may be linked, it emerged today.

Five Clee Hill rugby players who took part in a drunken brawl which left a man with a broken jaw have been spared jail sentences. The fight took place in Tenbury Wells in November 2008.

MP Lembit Opik has presented a petition to Parliament demanding a public inquiry into proposals for a large number of windfarms in Powys. He said he is yet to be convinced about the use of turbines.

The A5 Chirk bypass reopened today three days after two people were killed in a horrific crash.

A Shropshire director of engineering firm Alstom and two of his colleagues have been freed without charge after being questioned by police on suspicion of bribery and corruption.