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Tributes today poured in for a 19-year-old Shropshire hairdresser who was killed in a car crash on her way to work.

Campaigners staging a last-ditch bid to stop a £5 million biomass plant being built in Bishop’s Castle have sent SOS letters to all Shropshire councillors ahead of a key meeting.

Well hello, Dolly. Head chef Stuart Phillips meets the eldest resident of a Shropshire nursing home at the climax of the Shropshire Star’s War on Waste.

Ambulance chiefs have withdrawn personal issue emergency response bags from paramedics in Shropshire because of safety fears.

Officials at Ludlow have abandoned Thursday’s race meeting without holding their planned inspection.

A Shropshire father battled snowy conditions to cycle up Snowdon to raise thousands of pounds in memory of his daughter.

Micro-pigs are the latest must-have pet for the rich and famous, including most notably the Beckhams. But Shropshire MP Mark Pritchard said they were not suitable for the home and instead should be kept on a farm – or eaten.

A decision over controversial proposals to radically transform secondary education throughout Powys was due to be made by councillors today.

Watch all the video highlights from Telford Tigers’ clash with high-flying Basingstoke Bison in the English Premier League.

Snooker’s Mark Joyce is enjoying every minute of the 12Bet.com UK Championships after his first-round win over Ali Carter. Watch our video.

Longdon-on-Tern student James Smith took a popular victory at the final round of the 2010 Kick Energy Acceleration TV Formula 1000 Junior Rally Championship, the Hall Trophy Stages recently.

Watch our video interview with Jimmy White after Stephen Hendry won their battle of the veterans at the 12bet.com UK Championship in Telford.

Gangs of thieves are stripping empty properties and new homes in Telford of thousands of pounds of heating equipment, a top detective said today.

An Oswestry pub which sold alcohol to under-age drinkers will fight for its licence tomorrow.

Police have arrested a man for stealing and damaging a wheelchair belonging to an elderly disabled man in Mid Wales, leaving him to walk home on “treacherous” ice during the big freeze.

A charity calendar has been launched following a photographic competition organised by a team of volunteers from Shropshire Council.

The first 10,000 tickets for next year’s V Festival at Weston Park, near Shifnal, will go on sale on Thursday.

Fears for Oswestry’s future have been voiced after Government officials revealed they will not be intervening on the decision for a new town supermarket.

The IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) has issued advice on driving on snow and ice, with freezing conditions set to continue for many days to come.

Snooker’s Stephen Maguire believes the 12Bet.com UK Championships is one of the biggest tournaments on the calendar.

Designated drivers will be rewarded in thousands of pubs across the country as part of the THINK! Christmas drink drive campaign, launched today by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning.

Two women, one a 19-year-old Shropshire hairdresser, have died in separate crashes.

An 18-year-old man from south Shropshire has been charged with death by dangerous driving following the death of a local teenager.

Snooker’s Ding Jun Hui was unhappy with his first round performance against Matthew Stevens in the 12Bet.com UK Championships – despite winning 9-4.

Two people were taken to hospital following a crash today in which a tanker carrying more than 2,000 gallons of fuel overturned on the outskirts of Bridgnorth.

Reviewer’s rating **** David Burrows finds time and money has been well spent at a refurbished Shrewsbury hotel.

A former choirboy from Shropshire who stole £5 from a cathedral collection plate has returned the money – 27 years after he took it.

Reviewer’s rating *** James Shaw says simple dishes need to be cooked just as carefully as the more complicated.

Captain Ian Sharps is confident Shrewsbury Town’s League Two momentum will not be checked by their enforced absence from action.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy refused to blame injuries after his depleted side crashed 3-0 at Blackburn Rovers.