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A Shropshire woman has won a club championship in only her first full novice year in motor racing.

Driver improvement courses for the “everyday” motorist are being launched for the first time in the UK with Shropshire as the first venue.

PLANS WERE unveiled today for a new 60-bedroom care home on the outskirts of a south Shropshire town which could create up to 90 jobs.

Blog: Town’s dismal away form continues to threaten their chances of promotion, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

Rock Star Elton John is to headline a one-off Shropshire concert at Shrewsbury Town’s Greenhous Meadow Stadium, on June 12 next year.

Telly Talk: Tess in towering heels, Cheryl in cheeky hosiery and Ann’s airborne antics. And that’s before we even get started on flirty Felicity and that smacker.

Fire crews from across Shropshire have spent the night dealing with an aluminium spill at a Shropshire smelting foundry.

James Shaw meets the protesters who have spent months camped out in an effort to stop opencast mining near The Wrekin.

A Shropshire man suffered a serious head injury when he fell 25ft from scaffolding while working at his house.

A 60-year-old Mid Wales motorcyclist has died following a crash also involving two cars.

Battling Wolves produced one of their best performances of the season – but it was all in vain as they became Chelsea’s 10th successive victims.

Council tax bills across Telford could be frozen next year to help families cope with Government cuts and soften the blow of the economic crisis.

Heritage enthusiasts got a last glimpse of the view from the top of a historic Shropshire castle and had the chance to see how £1.25million restoration works were progressing.

More than 100 Shropshire food businesses, including chip shops, schools, cafes, butchers, residential homes, shops, pubs and hotels, are among the first in the country to be awarded the maximum rating under the new National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.

Former stand-up comic-turned-successful author Alexei Sayle thrilled visitors to Wellington Literary Festival with readings from his latest book.

A US weatherman found himself an object of ridicule. Can’t see the joke, personally.

A major new campaign which aims to stop people throwing away good food is launched today across Shropshire and Mid Wales.

Burglars on a motorbike smashed their way into a Shropshire newsagents and fled with £5,000 worth of cigarettes in the latest in a series of raids.

Two Shropshire girls being treated for head injuries in hospital after they were struck by cars in separate incidents are recovering.

Housing and planning experts today moved to allay concerns that areas of its Shropshire’s housing market could grind to a halt amid fears that lenders won’t offer mortgages on homes built near old mine shafts.

Deputy Editor Carl Jones, Business Editor Amy Bould and feature wrioter Ben Bentley look back over the past seven days, including Chancellor George Osborne’s budget cuts.

Police swooped on a Shropshire home and arrested a man in the latest in a series of drugs raids across the county. Ten officers targeted an address in Newport last night following tip-offs from the public.

A man was airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries after he fell 25ft from scaffolding in Shropshire.

Shrewsbury slipped seven points behind League Two leaders Chesterfield after being edged out in a thrilling seven-goal encounter.

Shrewsbury Town injury victim Nathan Elder insists there is “light at the end of the tunnel” as he makes progress from his long-term lay-off.

A decision to allow supermarket giant Tesco to increase the amount of space it uses for non-grocery goods at one of its Shropshire stores was today labelled as “shambolic”.

Wolves’ £7m hitman Steven Fletcher today insisted strike partner Kevin Doyle will soon see the benefits of his workrate by hitting the goal trail.

Shropshire MPs Daniel Kawczynski and David Wright today called for an immediate review of maternity visiting times after a Shropshire Star investigation.

Two teenagers have been released on police bail after they were arrested on suspicion of arson following a fire which forced residents to flee their homes in Shrewsbury.

Dozens of campaigners were expected to gather today for a protest on the site of a planned £3.9 million primary school in south Shropshire.