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A pirouetting Shropshire rescue dog has been tipped to win TV contest Britain’s Got Talent by the toughest judge of them all – Simon Cowell.

Blog: The Tories were looking decidedly panicky at the weekend in the aftermath of Nick Clegg’s forceful performance in the first of the leaders television debates. And you can understand why, writes John Hipwood.

Blog: It’s 9am on Saturday and we’re stuck at Faro airport on the Algarve.

Blog: An extra week in Spain – lucky you getting to top up the tan. Try telling that to the families huddled in several Nerja coffee shops trying to make the most of WiFi connections in a bid to keep a roof over their heads with no idea when they might get home.

Shropshire holidaymakers caught up in the airport chaos could also find themselves seriously out of pocket by the time they finally get home, an insurance broker warned today.

Letter: The UK’s language, English, is not evolving – it is being hijacked by America. Our pronunciation is gradually becoming their pronunciation.

Telford’s Kelly Edwards insists she’s ready to spring a surprise on her European Judo Championships debut after jetting back from a one-on-one masterclass with world champion Tomoko Fukumi at the sport’s spiritual home.

A pet cat was recovering this weekend after dragging itself home with one blood-soaked paw crushed inside an animal trap.

Witnesses have told of the horrific moment they saw a car hurtle into a crowded market in Bridgnorth and send shoppers and stallholders flying like skittles.

Two cousins from Telford who assaulted three passengers and a bus driver have both been sentenced to nine months each behind bars.

Shropshire cricketers will be battling for places in the opening game of the season when a full scale internal practice match is staged today.

For a film about the re-writing a political memoir, it's deliciously ironic that the screenplay for Roman Polanski's thriller should be one of its weaknesses.

With life expectancy increasing steadily, our ageing population makes ever greater demands on the state for medical care.

Clouds of Ash and a TV debate have dominated the headlines this week.

Striker Nathan Elder has not given up hope of playing some part in Shrewsbury Town’s run-in – as he gears up for his return to the Prostar Stadium.

INVESTIGATIONS WERE under way today into the cause of a crash in which a car ploughed into a crowded market in Shropshire and left 14 people needing hospital treatment.

Air passengers around Europe were in limbo for a fourth day today as the UK remained a virtual no-fly zone because of safety fears sparked by the Icelandic volcano eruption.

Travellers endured more misery today as a cloud of volcanic ash hanging over Europe forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights in and out of the UK for the fourth day.

A Welsh Assembly member accused of assaulting a paramedic on a night out has been summonsed to court, police said today.

South Shropshire’s parliamentary candidate for the Green Party is calling for residents to produce their own energy and invest in mini power plants to provide electricity for their own homes.

People in Shropshire unsure which way to vote at the General Election were given a shock when an online system matched them to their most compatible party.

It is widely recognised that Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg stole the show in the UK’s first-ever televised political debate. Good job too, because our survey shows that before the debate few people in Telford had heard of him.

Part of a main road near Shrewsbury was closed for more than two hours after a 25 litre plastic drum was discovered leaking an unknown liquid on to the highway.

The Government says there will be at least another 48 hours of disruption to air travel due to volcanic ash.

A north Shropshire business leader says proposals to switch off streets lights under radical plans to save money and combat climate change, would be sending the county back to the “dark ages”.

Schoolchildren will be joining archaeologists hoping to dig up a slice of history in Telford Town Park next week.

Drivers in rural parts of Shropshire are among some of the worst hit in the country by ongoing fuel hikes, a report revealed today.

Human remains and memorials dating back to the late 19th century have been dug up as part of plans to build a new police station in north Shropshire.

The Shropshire Star has linked up with Ron Cope, of Horsehay, to bring you extracts from the dramatic first-hand account of his late father Cyril of the Battle of Narvik, which took place 70 years ago.

Letter: Shrewsbury bus station has become an absolute pit.