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YOUTHS ARE deliberately standing under controversial Mosquito devices at a south Shropshire supermarket to try to withstand the piercing noise, it is claimed.

A Powys mother and her four young children were forced to flee their burning home after a fire ripped through the property.

AFC Telford United have swooped to secure the signature of Trinidad & Tobago winger Josh Johnson.

Goalkeeper Chris Neal has vowed to continue making the most of his chance after producing his best performance in a Shrewsbury shirt.

Ian Wilkinson took the honours at the 2010 Newport Nocturne in front of a record crowd of more that 15,000 spectators.

A young woman plunged hundreds of feet to her death from the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct near the Shropshire border.

Secret plans for security during the Pope’s visit to Britain were handed in at a Shropshire police station after being left in a pub, it was revealed today.

Plans to extend a Shropshire supermarket, creating new jobs have been submitted to council chiefs.

Oswestry’s anti-supermarket campaigners today vowed to battle on after developers revealed they will appeal against a decision to reject their application.

Steven Fletcher was today released from international duty as Wolves started a week-long battle to get the £7m record buy fit for Premier League duty.

A 71-year-old man was injured when he was struck by a car while apparently giving directions to another motorist in Bridgnorth.

A four-year-old Shropshire girl suffered minor injuries in a collision involving a car on a holiday beach in Mid Wales.

Rarely can there have been a more memorable weekend for the Shrewsbury Town goalkeeping union.

Never has a manager sounded so upbeat after a game his side failed to win, writes Alex James.

Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley today took the wraps off their new morning show amid obvious sighs of relief that Daybreak did actually open to a glimpse of the rising sun, writes Tracey O’Sullivan

It was to be a proud moment, and one that vintage car racer David Rushton had looked forward to for some time writes Ben Bentley.

A police sergeant is facing the sack after being convicted of assaulting a woman in a Wiltshire police station.

Pictures from Saturday night’s Newport Nocturne, which attracted a crowd of thousands of onlookers.

A Shirehall task group has given vital backing to the Meals on Wheels service in Shropshire with a call for hot meals to continue to be provided to the elderly and other vulnerable people.

A cleaner working in a public toilet in Oakengates has found 35 drug needles on the floor of the site in four weeks, it was claimed today.

Shropshire student and X Factor hopeful Katie Brisbourne today said she has made it through to the boot camp of the competition.

Telford councillors are being urged to adopt new government legislation making it more difficult for lap dancing clubs to open in the town. Telford & Wrekin Council’s licensing committee will discuss the measures on Wednesday.

Campaigners fighting plans by Tesco to increase the amount of space it uses for non-grocery goods at its Shrewsbury “Extra” store today said a decision to refuse the application could be a landmark case.

Shropshire’s Joe Hart has vowed not to rest on his laurels after making an impressive competitive England debut – and netting a cash bonanza for former club Shrewsbury Town.

It’s the start of the new term next week and with it comes a big bill for families with parents now having to face soaring costs to send their children back to school.

A THINK-tank says residents should be paid money to vote for new housing developments in local ballots. Meanwhile, back at the cricket . . . .

The prized title of the kings of Shropshire cricket will be up for grabs this weekend.

Grumpy Old Man Rick Wakeman is in town for a visit to Theatre Severn. However, when he spoke to our man, he was a downright charmer. School uniform is in the spotlight as Shropshire Star Women’s Editor Tracey O’Sullivan reports on a detailed investigation into the cost of sending kids back to school.

The battle to build Oswestry’s new multi-million pound supermarket reignited today after developers revealed they are appealing against a council decision to reject their plans.

The trust which runs a Shropshire school where a 40-year-old father died while helping to demolish a classroom has expressed its sympathy to his family and said it “genuinely believed” the work was being undertaken safely.