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Super Wolves produced arguably their best Premier League performance as they moved seven points clear of the drop zone with this remarkable win.

Doctors are calling for smoking to be banned in cars and some outdoor locations as new research reveals impact of passive smoking.

Doctors today called for a ban on smoking in all vehicles after a new report revealed passive smoking causes at least 22,000 new cases of asthma and wheezing in children every year.

Letter: There are quite a number of cats in my area and they all make a beeline to my rear garden – they use it as a communal toilet – I am fed up of it. Why can’t these cat lovers make a small sand pit on their property, I’m sure that other people would [...]

Top Kiwi organist Dr Christopher Hainsworth will be in action at Shrewsbury Cathedral next month in “an organ entertainment with a difference” which will be in honour of both St George’s Day and Shakespeare’s birthday.

Letter: When does information become propaganda? Shropshire Council, in its Your Shropshire magazine, includes an article on the Shrewsbury NW Relief Road which is completely one-sided.

Whitchurch’s poor run of form in Midlands 1 continued on Saturday as they slipped to their fourth defeat in a row going down 12-5 away at Walsall.

It was job done in spectacular fashion for Newport as they took an important leap towards safety in National Three Midlands.

A Shropshire pensioner stabbed his brother to death before killing himself, an inquest heard.

Mixed sex bays have been “virtually eliminated” at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Telford’s Princess Royal, it is claimed.

Two people have died in a smash between a cattle lorry and a car close to the Shropshire border.

Blog: The final weeks of this Parliament seem to plumb new depths of the low standards of public service amongst certain MPs.

A Shropshire man ran over another man leaving him in a pool of blood and then fled the country for more than six years, a court heard.

More on a road crash in Shropshire which left two people dead and closed a major trunk route. Also, we take a look at an ‘early bird’ offer for AFC Telford fans.

The Staffordshire Hoard of Anglo Saxon treasure found last year will stay in the West Midlands, it was announced today.

Larry Chambers has told AFC Telford United to focus on their own games – after the Blue Square North play-off race took a fresh twist with more freak results.

Wolves’ on-song striker Kevin Doyle has demanded more of the same from the team in tonight’s crucial Barclays Premier League clash against relegation rivals West Ham United at Upton Park.

Villagers are launching an action group to fight plans for a massive composting unit near their north Shropshire homes.

Hundreds of jobs are to go at the biggest employer in Powys over the next five years in a bid to cut costs and improve services it has been revealed.

A Shropshire judge, described as “caring and professional”, has died at the age of 72.

Jobs at a new engineering support centre in Shropshire are safe for the time being despite the loss of a £4 billion deal for armoured vehicles by defence giant BAE Systems.

A Shropshire charity which helps people maimed by hidden landmines in war zones has been given a huge £1 million cash boost.

Shropshire colleges are facing massive cuts to their budget as higher education funding is slashed for adult courses.

A call has gone out for one of Shrewsbury’s most famous sons to be honoured in the town.

A green business wanting to boost plastic recycling, and a cleaning company focusing on the critters you can’t see, are just two of the ventures hoping to pick up a £4,000 prize in the Shropshire Star’s Dragons’ Den-style competition.

One of the leading lights of rugby in Shropshire has died following a short illness.

Boxing legend Barry McGuigan relives his favourite Harry Carpenter moment.

Three former Cabinet members have been suspended by the Labour party after a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary was broadcast.

Letter: I agree with the letter “Something wrong with our system of benefits”. I too was made redundant in December 2009.

Letter: My mother lost her purse in Asda’s Donnington Wood car park on March 17.