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Illegal loan sharks in Shropshire are trapping people into paying them hundreds of pounds more than they borrowed by threatening them, a county detective warned today.

Blog: All right, enough’s enough, writes David Burrows.

A Telford teenager was pushed to the ground and kicked in the head during a robbery as he walked along a town path.

Intruders posing as water firm officials conned a disabled pensioner out of several hundred pounds during a distraction burglary at his north Shropshire home.

Today’s Shropshire Star features a four page supplement, Rising Stars, looking at the best in local youth sports.

Blog: No, this page hasn’t all of a sudden become confused with the blogs that you would expect of the Federation of Master Builders, nor with the many Ministerial blogs from the occupants of the Houses of Westminster. The above title is of course referring directly to you and your home and, more importantly, the [...]

Two doormen who killed Shropshire father-of-four Darren Griffiths at a Shrewsbury nightclub have today been jailed.

Champion athletes Jonathan Edwards and David Moorcroft were in Much Wenlock today to launch a new type of community games marking the town’s links to the Olympics. Find out more in our video interview.

Arsonists smashed down the back doors of a Telford supermarket to start a fire which razed it to the ground, detectives revealed today.

Two people have been taken to hospital after a five car crash on a Shropshire road.

A SHROPSHIRE COUPLE who cheated death after their car plunged 270ft down a ravine today said they were the “luckiest people in the world”.

The head of Shropshire’s showcase Thomas Telford School today claimed there will be “considerable enthusiasm” among state schools to become academies.

A woman had to be cut free from a vehicle after a crash on a road near Shrewsbury.

Rail passengers escaped injury after their train smashed into a barrier at a Mid Wales level crossing.

Shrewsbury Town are amongst the early favourites for next season’s League Two title – despite continued uncertainty over their new manager.

A man was robbed at knifepoint by a hooded attacker who forced him to hand over his mobile phone in a Shropshire village.

New AFC Telford United manager Andy Sinton has got straight down to business – holding talks with a string of potential transfer targets.

Convicted Shropshire conman David Oakley is to appeal against the three- and-a-half year prison sentence imposed last month for offences of fraud.

Jelle van Damme has revealed he still hopes to complete his move to Wolves despite Anderlecht haggling over the fee.

A campaign aimed at increasing the noise levels allowed for music events at Shrewsbury Quarry in a bid to attract big name acts has won support from members of the town council.

Three Shropshire women have been named in a seven-strong GB judo squad to compete at the Romanian Women’s World Cup next month.

The head of Shropshire’s showcase Thomas Telford School today claimed there will be “considerable enthusiasm” among state schools to become academies.

Wem USC will face St Georges in the final of the Alan Mayhew Trophy after a thrilling night of action in the last four.

Olympic gold medal triple jumper Jonathan Edwards was today launching a new type of Community Games in Much Wenlock to commemorate the town’s links with the Olympic Games.

More than 3,300 homes and businesses in Telford were without power for two hours today.

An inquest into how an Oswestry man drowned in a canal has been adjourned after it emerged that police had not followed a potentially vital line of inquiry.

A Shropshire cricket captain has resigned after a match involving his team was abandoned following a fracas.

Fears have been raised by residents about the impact hundreds of homes could have on amenities in Whitchurch if they are built over the next 16 years with no changes to the infrastructure.

A meeting to decide which one of four rival bids to build a supermarket in Oswestry should get the go-ahead is likely to be held in July, it was revealed today.

The body parts found in a river in West Yorkshire are those of the missing prostitute Susanne Blamires