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A row has broken out after council bosses admitted they delayed an announcement that plans to build a road around Shrewsbury had been put on hold.

An Englishman’s home is his castle but thanks to a new form of luxury camping people in Shropshire could soon be swopping their turrets for tent pegs.

Two motorists had to be cut free from the wreckage of their vehicles following a collision on a main road in north Shropshire.

A former Mid Wales vicar will appear in court later this month accused of sexual offences against children.

AFC Telford United managerial wannabe Andy Sinton has resigned as boss of Ryman League club Fleet Town.

Ed Miliband has announced he will stand against his brother David for the leadership of the Labour party.

A fight breaks out as Amir Khan and Paulie Malignaggi weigh in ahead of their title fight in Madison Square Gardens.

One of Shropshire’s top schools is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a series of events including an “extravaganza” next month to which it hopes to attract many former pupils.

Seven young cats have died in Telford in the last two weeks from suspected antifreeze poisoning, RSPCA said today.

A Shropshire man serving a life sentence for the brutal killing of a pensioner was today named as the prime suspect in the murder of county antiques dealer Trevor Bradley.

Shropshire jobseekers have been handed applications for work on smutty X-rated websites by Government-run job centres in the county.

Doctors at Shropshire’s two main hospitals are to introduce changes in the way children are monitored after surgery following the death of a county teenager.

An open letter to NHS bosses in the West Midlands claims that spending £10,000 on a research project to find out how what makes leaders “cool” is morally and ethically wrong.

Footage found on the internet shows how Telford looked just 30 years ago – and how different some of the fashions were…

Captain Graham Coughlan and midfielder Paul Murray today saw their Shrewsbury Town careers ended as the club released their retained list.

A Shropshire woman spent £1,000 in just over 20 minutes as the first lucky winner to go wild in the aisles at Telford Shopping Centre.

Shrewsbury’s weir is a step closer to being used to harness electricity after council bosses announced they were inviting companies to submit expressions of interest.

Shropshire rugby ace Graham Kitchener has been forced to postpone his summer holiday plans – after receiving a call-up to England’s second team.

In-demand AFC Telford United midfielder Kevin O’Connor is eager to resolve his future – with Worcester City bidding to tempt him away.

The British embassy in Bangkok closed today in response to an upsurge of violence in the Thai capital.

Shropshire MP Philip Dunne was today appointed a Government Whip as David Cameron put the finishing touches to his coalition top team.

Major plans for a supermarket in Oswestry are being scaled back by nearly a half to woo planners to back the bid for a store, it emerged today.

Veteran comedian Ken Dodd is expected to have people laughing in the aisles tonight when he brings his own brand of humour to Shropshire to help raise vital cash for charity.

Shropshire Star film critic Carl Jones takes a look at Russell Crowe and Sir Ridley Scott’s new epic retelling of the Robin Hood legend. Is it an Errol Flynn or a Patrick Bergin? Find out here.

A round up of the week’s Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures.

A jockey was airlifted to hospital with hip and pelvic injuries and another was knocked out after they came off their horses during a race meeting in Shropshire.

Online voting for the Shropshire Star’s Dragons Den-style competition is launched today, with three finalists vying for the title of Star Idea winner and a £4,000 prize.

Every generation has its own version of Robin Hood.

Long serving grunge-pop outfit, Hole, better known for being  Courtney Love’s band – played a subdued but raw gig at the O2 Academy.

Popular Shropshire DJ Tom Campbell has an eclectic mix of music from across the county in this week’s Sound of Shropshire podcast.