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Shrewsury’s 100 per cent start to the season was brought to an end by Aldershot at the Greenhous Meadow – but their unbeaten record remains intact.

Wingers Tyree Clarke and Aaron Dillon have both left AFC Telford United – though boss Andy Sinton insists there are no more imminent departures.

The countdown to Shrewsbury’s big Carling Cup trip to Stoke kicked off today – with a glowing tribute to Town boss Graham Turner from counterpart Tony Pulis.

Coal bosses today revealed legal papers are being prepared to evict protesters camping near a Shropshire beauty spot earmarked for mining.

Former AFC Telford United and Shrewsbury Town footballer Glen Tolley has been jailed for 15 months for his part in a brawl in which a man’s jaw was broken.

TV star Martin Shaw was unable to perform at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn last night despite his best attempts to return to the stage.

A mystery thief calling himself the “Pimpernel” who stole a picture from the gents’ toilet of a county pub before e-mailing the owners with ransom demands has said he wants more cash – after reading an appeal in the Shropshire Star.

Companies in Shropshire say securing lucrative contracts for the 2012 Olympic Games will help them to safeguard the region’s economy in coming years.

A Shropshire housing association has ditched scaffolding in favour of using abseiling contractors in a bid to improve services and reduce costs.

A Shropshire soldier is featured in a moving account of life on the front line in a newly released book by his comrade.

Ghosts and pet fish are two of the stranger subjects West Mercia Police has been asked about under the Freedom of Information Act.

Four books which provided a window into Shropshire’s past sold for £1,550 when they went up for auction in Shrewsbury.

Ten Shropshire gardens will be open to the public this weekend to raise funds for a county charity.

Loft space in a building at a Shropshire National Trust estate could soon be converted into offices if new plans get the go-ahead.

Shropshire swimmer Rachael Kelly proved good things come to those who wait after finally making her way onto the podium at the Youth Olympics in Singapore.

Controversial plans for a care home for abused youngsters in Shropshire have been turned down after hundreds of people objected to the proposal.

Some of Oswestry’s festive lights may be in jeopardy if plans to chop down cherry trees in the town centre are given the go-ahead.

Shropshire Star Assistant Editor Carl Jones, Business Editor Amy Bould, and Sports Editor Dave Ballinger look back over the past seven days in the newsroom.

When life-long Shrewsbury friends Finn McCann and Tom Greenwood set off to climb western Europe’s highest mountain they never imagined they would be forced to survive for nearly 24 hours in sub-zero temperatures trapped on an Alpine ledge.

Burway are ready and raring to go for their big day in the national bowling spotlight, writes CHRIS HUDSON.

Nearly four million motorists in the UK are so frustrated with irritating passengers that they always prefer to drive alone according to a survey by Continental Tyres.

Entries have already started coming in for the Telford Open Photography competition, run by Telford Shopping Centre in partnership with the Shropshire Star.

The UK’s only road-going Vauxhall ‘Vivaro Vault’ rolled into Worfield near Bridgnorth last week to collect more than £500 raised by Vauxhall retailer Evans Halshaw for the Help for Heroes charity.

Two men hid inside a Shrewsbury pub before mounting an attack on its landlord and forcing him to hand over around £2,000 in cash from the safe.

Boss Andy Sinton believes AFC Telford United are heading to their sternest test of the season so far when they travel to big spending Gainsborough Trinity tomorrow.

On-song striker Matt Harrold attempts to continue his early-season scoring spree for Shrewsbury Town tomorrow – against a side he might have joined in the summer.

Council chiefs in Shropshire today announced major cost-cutting changes to its management structure which will see the number of directors halved in a bid to save £3 million a year.

Bridgnorth Town are on the verge of completing one of Shropshire football’s most unlikely signings – with a deal for former Wolves star Adam Proudlock.

The New Saints accept that a late collapse in Bulgaria has left them “with it all do to” if they hope to progress to the group stages of the Europa League.

Two Shrewsbury climbers who were stranded on one of Europe’s highest mountains were rescued after raising the alarm via text message to one of their friends in the town.