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Long-awaited £30 million plans to transform Shrewsbury’s historic Flax Mill into homes, offices and shops are to finally go ahead after the scheme was given approval.

Councillors in a Shropshire town have threatened to boycott a county-wide charter in protest at a decision to build a £5 million biomass plant.

Workers damaged a gas main in Market Drayton, leading to an emergency road closure near the Muller dairy. Residents reported a “distinct smell of gas” in Shrewsbury Road.

MONTGOMERYSHIRE AM Mick Bates was “very, very, very intoxicated” and asked a barmaid “do you know who I am?” on the night he is accused of assaulting hospital staff and paramedics, a court heard yesterday.

Former Shrewsbury professional Wes Robinson today did his best to derail England’s preparations for the Ashes.

Shrewsbury Town have been urged to have no fear as they aim to rekindle their FA Cup glory days at Southampton tomorrow.

AFC Telford United go bidding for their first double of the Blue Square Bet North campaign tomorrow – but have been warned to expect a major battle.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy will challenge his team to prove they have come a long way in a year when they return to Old Trafford.

Shirehall leader Keith Barrow today gave a stark warning that Shropshire Council is getting to the point where some impact on public services is “unavoidable” because of planned spending cuts.

A Shropshire father who fought for an investigation into his daughter’s death after she was misdiagnosed with swine flu, said the “grieving process will probably now start” after an inquest highlighted shortcomings in her care.

The Severn’s Neil Bentley and Carlie Swain, reduced, trimmed and all ready to entertain you either on your iPod or computer speakers.

A Shropshire climber swept 1,500ft to his death by a massive wave of snow on a Scottish mountain had changed his route to avoid avalanches, an inquiry has heard.

A Shropshire psychiatric nurse who gave a patient topless massages and described him to colleagues as a “stud” during a four-month affair has been struck off.

Results of a post-mortem into the death of a young man found in a Shropshire pool are expected next week.

Shifnal’s Christmas lights will go up this year after town councillors pledged to spend up to £20,000 to ensure the award-winning display was not scuppered by red tape.

A man has died and three other people were seriously injured after their car left a road and ended up in a field on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border today.

If there is one big lesson for David Cameron and Nick Clegg from the American mid-term elections, it remains the one set out so memorably by Bill Clinton during the 1992 US presidential race: it’s the economy, stupid.

Dramatic amateur footage of the moment an engine on the Airbus superjumbo blew out.

Telly Talk: Another week another Daybroken bid to fix things. And this time it’s a change of name because bosses of Daybreak certainly don’t want the one fans have given it to stick.

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

If you’re a fan of converted properties then this edition of Homes of the Week is the one for you.

A rock face above a Shropshire road which collapsed and caused havoc for drivers has finally been secured, council chiefs said today.

A Telford-based band has done a holiday camp double after winning major competitions at Pontin’s and Butlins.

Letter: You can now use your ordinary mobile phone for 3G calls and surf the net to your heart’s content on the summit of Everest. Why isn’t the service as good in Shropshire?

Letter: My credit card bill came through the door – no worries – all paid for the month, or so I thought.

Organisers behind a £140,000 plan to build communally owned affordable houses in south Shropshire have revealed the start date for their first project.

Five new legends have been inducted into AFC Telford United’s Hall Of Fame on a night which honoured the club’s rich history.

A proposed housing development in north Shropshire has been likened to an “army barracks” by campaigners who have gathered a 400-name petition objecting to plans in just over a week.

A night-time taxi marshalling scheme to usher Oswestry revellers into cabs and out of the town quickly is being introduced next month.

A specialist who saw a Shropshire schoolgirl who died from complications caused by tonsillitis told an inquest it was the first time in nearly 30 years he had come across a case like it.