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It is not just the land at a Shropshire farming college which is proving fertile after more than a dozen staff fell pregnant within months of one another.

Protesters campaigning against the proposed mining 900,000 tonnes of coal from a Telford beauty spot were due to sail down the River Severn today in a makeshift boat in a bid to get their message out.

Quatt head into the biggest game in their history on Sunday hoping all the attention will finally focus on what happens on the pitch.

Boss Andy Sinton will take a second look at right winger Aaron Dillon as he looks to put the finishing touches to his AFC Telford United squad.

Down one minute, up the next — Chester Road have gone through the emotions on their travels in two nights in the Furrows Shropshire Premier Bowls League.

A Shropshire Royal Marine saved the lives of fellow soldiers in Afghanistan after spotting and disarming a roadside bomb laid by insurgents.

Taxi drivers across Shropshire are refusing to work on Friday and Saturday nights after suffering a barrage of threats, abuse and violence from drunken louts.

Business leaders have condemned council red tape, claiming that it is “stifling” Shrewsbury’s economy. The comments come from Peter Bettis, chairman of Shrewsbury Business Chamber.

A CCTV camera could be installed in a Church Stretton town park in a bid to cut down on crime and disorder.

Councillors are likely to meet in September to make a decision on Oswestry’s three remaining supermarket applications, council bosses said today.

An eight-year-old Chinese boy who found himself lost in the south Shropshire borderland was reunited with his parents – after police called in local restaurateurs to help.

Oswestry firefighters used a coathanger to rescue a baby from his grandparents’ locked car.

CARL JONES cruises into the Arctic Circle for 12 days of fjords, fine dining and stylish fun

A 24-hour “grey guard” has been set up in a Telford estate after residents claimed they had been terrorised by yobs for weeks.

No court in Shropshire is “completely safe” from the threat of closure, justice bosses revealed today.

A 31-year-old Telford man described as an “unpaid courier” who admitted possessing about £80,000 worth of cocaine with intent to supply was today jailed for two years.

People’s lives could be put at risk by emergency services being delayed if a north Shropshire level crossing is automated, a meeting heard.

Bosses at J Ross Developments would not be drawn today on whether they will appeal against Shropshire Council’s decision to reject their bid to build Oswestry’s new supermarket.

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

Movie expert Carl Jones takes a look at the latest big releases, incuding The A-Team and The Karate Kid.

A new prestige car-lot company, shukers.com, has opened at Bayston Hill,Shrewsbury, bringing cutting-edge “e” marketing technology with it.

Boss Graham Turner has moved to bring goalkeeper Ben Smith to Shrewsbury Town – and insists there will be a fair fight for the No 1 shirt.

Weekly food waste collections in three south Shropshire towns will be axed as part of reforms which will save Shropshire Council up to £225,000 a year.

Hyundai have really achieved something with the ix35, a car that fits perfectly into its market writes Neil Ward.

Road accidents in Shropshire need not be a nightmare thanks to the launch of a new hassle-free service by a leading firm of county solicitors.

COUNCILLORS HAVE been “inundated” with complaints from people who say they feel unwell after an estimated 20 to 30 tonnes of rubber went up in flames during a major fire in Wem.

AFC Telford United boss Andy Sinton will use tomorrow’s pre-season friendly at Llanelli to step up his preparations, insisting: “The battle for places starts now.”

Kevin Foley has been earmarked for more central midfield duties by Wolves boss Mick McCarthy.

Bridgnorth have vowed to take nothing for granted as they bid for a Shropshire derby double over doomed St Georges.

An axe, a knife and alcohol were sold to children at this year’s Royal Welsh Show, Trading Standards bosses revealed today.