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A television set bought to watch the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953 is causing a stir in a hi-tech Shropshire electrical store.

A quarter of farming households live below the poverty line with those in Shropshire among those hardest hit, it was claimed today.

A Telford retail park has been sold to a new owner in a £42 million deal.

A Shrewsbury bar and restaurant owner has vowed to get rid of all his outdoor seating if council chiefs push through new plans to charge for each chair.

Shropshire and Mid Wales was today firmly in the grip of the Big Freeze which continued to cause chaos across Britain.

A 44-year-old Telford man went on trial at The Old Bailey in London today accused of murdering a workmate at a factory.

Street parties to celebrate next year’s royal wedding could be scuppered in one Shropshire town because of a lack of qualified first aiders in the area, it has been claimed.

Reader Penny Stephan sent in a selection of photos of Shropshire in the snow.

Video journalist James Shaw takes a look at how wildlife in Telford is coping with the big freeze.

The latest Suzuki Vitara offers bags of style writes Bob Hickman.

The Marston’s Shropshire Premier Cricket League will have overseas professionals next season – but only after the decision survived a tied vote at the league’s AGM.

Shrewsbury Town have been handed a winter warmer after winger Lionel Ainsworth and on-loan centre half Exodus Geohaghan returned to training.

AFC Telford United’s Phil Trainer wants to see his side use their impressive 1-0 victory over Guiseley as a stepping stone to success, and the Bucks top scorer admits he doesn’t care who gets the goals as long as Telford keep winning.

More than 30 firefighters battled a blaze at a Shropshire farm involving up to 300 tonnes of straw.

Wolves today admitted the £2.5m sale of Jelle van Damme was prompted by a clash with boss Mick McCarthy – but the club insist it will not stop them signing foreign players.

Shropshire health bosses have been fined £50,000 after an 89-year-old man died after falling out of bed in hospital.

A Shropshire businessman asked his bookkeeper to withdraw money from the business account before pocketing it himself, it was alleged in court.

Crunch meetings have been arranged to discuss the future of one of Shropshire’s biggest crematoriums.

Details of tough new safety measures introduced at a factory in Wem hit by three major fires in the last two years will be scrutinised at a public meeting next month, it emerged today.

A Shropshire brewery is toasting the sweet smell of success after one of its ales was named the best in the West Midlands.

A Shropshire town council ordered more than a dozen poppy wreaths to be thrown in a skip just days after the annual Remembrance Day service, it was claimed today.

Watch Alex James’ video report from AFC Telford United’s clash with Guiseley in the Blue Square Net North.

Watch footage from this weekend’s clash between Telford Tigers and Guildford Flames – an historic overtime win for the newly-formed side.

I’m so tired of Eastern Europeans being the acceptable target for bigotry in this country, blogs Emma Kasprzak.

The worst November snowfall for decades has brought travel chaos as forecasters warn temperatures will fall further in the coming days

Fancy a break this winter but still not booked anything? The year may be drawing to a close but it’s not too late to plan that trip – as long as you know where to look.

The following schools in the Shropshire Star region have been closed due to the weather.

The cost to me for the theft of my hands free kit will be about £110, just over a month before Christmas, and what benefit has the thief got from it? My stolen hands-free kit will earn no more than a tenner.

Whether you like it or not, Big Brother Andrew Lansley doesn’t want you getting fat, writes John Hipwood.

Shropshire’s racing superstar in the making Peddlers Cross has emerged as a major contender for the biggest hurdling prize in National Hunt racing.