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A budding Shropshire wildlife presenter has been shortlisted in a national competition to win a guest slot on a nature TV show after impersonating celebrities such as Steve Irwin and David Bellamy in a YouTube video.

Blog: When Sarah Ferguson married Prince Andrew I wrote that the smiling girl with the freckles and flaming red hair would bring a breath of fresh air to the royal family.

David Beckham has met British troops in Helmand province on a visit to Afghanistan.

It was full steam ahead for the Severn Valley Railway as it celebrated 40 years of carrying passengers through the Shropshire countryside.

Transform, the United Kingdom’s most trusted provider of cosmetic surgery, and its team of professionals understands the frustrations and embarrassing situations hyperhidrosis sufferers find themselves in.

Tumble dryers are a must-have household appliance, especially in the UK where the weather is so unpredictable and the temperature is rarely hot enough to hang your clothes outside on the washing line.

Letter: Just what do the German car manufacturers have against us?

Letter: What is wrong with the Arriva drivers on the 55 route? As I again waited over 35 minutes (timetable says every 15 minutes), I started wondering why do they mostly travel in pairs? One full, closely followed by another nearly empty.

Business Editor Amy Bould lets us into her wardrobe secrets in this week’s Sunday Supplement, on the eve of the Shropshire Business Awards.

A Shropshire teenager could undergo a pioneering medical technique which will avoid her having to face more open heart surgery.

A 28-year-old Telford man who poured petrol through the letterbox of a home and lit it as a family slept upstairs has been jailed for three years.

Up to 15 youths clashed in a mass brawl in the centre of Shrewsbury, just days after a teenager was stabbed during a huge fight in the town.

A 20-year-old Shrewsbury man who robbed a fish and chip shop at knifepoint has been sent to a young offenders institution for more than three years.

Ready, set, go! Olympic mascots Wenlock and Mandeville are planning a cross-country trip from their Shropshire base to educate UK youngsters about the Olympic Games.

A group of girls at a Shropshire school really are the bee’s knees when it comes to spelling, after being ranked in the top 10 in the country.

Shropshire’s new hospital boss has stressed the need for close collaboration within the county NHS to safeguard the future of services at the Royal Shrewsbury and Telford’s Princess Royal.

A charity football match held in memory of two Shropshire men has raised about £1,000 for the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

Shrewsbury’s MP is calling for a parliamentary debate over plans to build an incinerator in the town.

Hundreds of people are expected to turn out for a special party tomorrow to mark the 50th anniversary of a Shropshire race car venue.

Schemes to boost the arts for children in Shropshire and Mid Wales could get a cash boost in the Shropshire Star’s great Cash 4 Schools campaign.

A regional Government agency could be scrapped with the loss of 200 jobs in the West Midlands, it emerged today.

Nearly half of energy customers in the West Midlands, including Shropshire, do not understand how their bill is calculated, a survey has revealed.

More than 150 soldiers who will march through Telford when they receive the Freedom of the Borough will be handed one-off commemorative tiles designed by The Jackfield Tile Museum.

Shrewsbury Town legend Graham Turner could be just days away from ending his long association with Hereford United.

Chairman Lee Carter has paid tribute to the AFC Telford United squad for sticking with the club through their managerial hunt.

Serious doubts were today raised about the future of a new £23 million West Midlands fire control centre after the Government pledged to scrap controversial plans to regionalise the UK’s fire service.

An investigation has cleared two leading Telford & Wrekin councillors of wrongdoing after taxpayers paid for a rescheduled private flight so they did not miss a vital meeting, it emerged today.

AFC Telford United are set for a reunion with Bernard McNally – but the club’s first ever boss will not be returning as manager!

Drugs raids have been carried out at addresses in Shrewsbury.

A budding Sir Steve Redgrave from Shropshire has become one of the youngest rowers to claim a place on one of the world’s top crews.