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The lives of teenage sexual exploitation victims and their families in Telford are being made a “misery” by the criminals who are targeting them, the borough council’s boss said today.

Bosses of a wheel clamping firm have defended charges of up to £200 for shoppers parking on a Shropshire pub car park.

Telford Tigers player-coach Tom Watkins is building a brand new team, but there is already a familiar feel as the first two signings for next season are announced returning Slovakian All Star Marek Hornak and the coach’s own younger brother, Jack Watkins.

Residents have hit out at plans which could see up to 1,000 homes built around a south Shropshire market town, claiming they could lead to traffic chaos and environmental concerns.

Shrewsbury Town skipper Graham Coughlan is eyeing one final hurrah at Shrewsbury Town as the future of out-of-contract players comes under scrutiny.

Campaigners today called on bosses at English Heritage to save Oswestry’s Cambrian Railway buildings amid fears that the town’s industrial heritage could be lost forever.

The standard of driving is “as bad as ever” on the A5 Chirk bypass despite a double fatal crash less than two months ago, road campaigners claimed today.

Health bosses are still working on proposals to reshape hospital services in Shropshire – but it will be months before details are made public.

Blog: So, here we are, after five days of talks we’re still not sure who is going to be running the country. And do you know who I blame? I blame anybody who couldn’t be bothered to vote last Thursday.

A new mini-roundabout could be installed at a junction close to where a Shrewsbury mother-of-one died following a car crash, highways chiefs said today. The crash happened in Hubert Way, Herongate.

Chairman Lee Carter today gave the clearest indication yet that Lee Vaughan will not be an AFC Telford United player next season, insisting: “We won’t play hardball.”

A new £1.5 million brewery is set to open its doors in north Shropshire at the end of the summer bringing with it new jobs, it was announced today.

David Cameron insisted today that it was “decision time” for the Liberal Democrats as power-sharing talks ran into their fifth day.

Britain slid closer to the abyss last night as Gordon Brown lobbed a hand grenade into the endeavours of David Cameron and Nick Clegg to form a government following the inconclusive result of the general election, writes John Hipwood.

Health bosses are still working on plans to reshape hospital services in Shropshire but it will be months before details are made public, they said today.

Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures for the week ending Saturday, May 8.

Plans for a £2.5 million expansion of a Shropshire college were unveiled for the first time today to help with an increase in student numbers.

After three years as Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that he will stand down as the leader of the Labour Party.

Spring is here, and we’re on the lookout for your pictures of the season.

Councillors say they want to visit a tourist railway project near Oswestry before committing thousands of pounds of public money to the scheme, which aims to be a tourist attraction.

Letter: At the beginning of April I applied for a postal voting form for my mother, who is 93 years old and lives with me.

Letter: In reply to MD Watkins’s letter (Shropshire Star, April 29), he/she thinks there should have been a sense of adventure.

Gordon Brown sensationally announced his resignation as Labour party leader. Send your views.

Thousands of people enjoyed county produce and real ales as they packed into a south Shropshire market town for a festival.

Just when we thought it was safe to take a deep breath, relax and forget election fever . . .

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has blasted the “idiot” national critics who have derided their goals record.

A huge operation to stop teenage girls in Telford becoming victims of sexual exploitation was launched today.

A man suffered serious pelvic injuries after he was crushed between two beams at a Shropshire steel factory today.

Shrewsbury Town’s Board today insisted they will not be rushed in to appointing the club’s new manager – after receiving more than 40 applications.

Chairman Lee Carter insists AFC Telford United will not rush to appoint a new manager, revealing: “All the candidates are happy to work with a clean slate.”