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Almost 200 homes in a Shropshire village were left without water when two mains in the area burst. Stores in Highley, near Bridgnorth, sold out of bottles of water as villagers rushed to stock up until supplies were restored.

Letter: In reply to Theron Haynes letter (Shropshire Star, December 22) regarding the town park amphitheatre, it should be pointed out that the last Labour administration at Telford & Wrekin let this amenity fall into disrepair over many years, preferring to use the Arena.

Ed Miliband has warned that the rise in VAT is set to cost families £7.50 a week from January 4th.

Telly Talk: It was the controversial New Year storyline which saw soap fans plead with EastEnders bosses to drop it as Ronnie Branning found her newborn son James dead in his cot.

Letter: Britain seems to be getting heavy snowfall with a greater regularity than before. This makes me wonder when the British government will start making winter tyres compulsory for drivers during the winter months.

Letter: There’s been a new rule in Ludlow pubs for a few months now, that if you get barred from one you are barred from all.

Letter: It seems the “health and safety, claim and blame culture”, now extends to our postal deliveries, when there is a bit of snow. For two days, the outlying areas around Church Stretton have had no postal deliveries, in case a postman slips and claims compensation, according to a post office spokesman.

Blog: Joy! I finally got my car back from a relative’s house where it has been languishing in a thick blanket of snow since the white stuff first arrived a couple of weeks ago, writes Emma Suddaby.

Blog: The political cover story for VAT rises is that it is an optional tax. You can choose whether to pay it or not, because you don’t really need that new television or new car, and it isn’t charged on vital items like food and children’s clothes.

Family life and a home in Shropshire were at the centre of actor Pete Postlethwaite’s life, according to his friend Andy Richardson.

AFC Telford United had to settle for a point in a thrilling top of the table clash in the Blue Square Bet North that was marred by post-match crowd trouble.

A year on from the devastating blast which rocked the centre of Shrewsbury, Emma Kasprzak meets those affected by the explosion to see how they are faring 12 months on.

Shrewsbury Town’s unbeaten home record came to an end with a disappointing home reverse at the hands of Crewe.

Rob Hughes: To put it simply, Stafford did what Stafford do best: Two banks of four behind the ball to soak as much pressure up as possible by all means – fair or foul.

Boss Andy Sinton is stepping up the battle for re-inforcements – after all but conceding defeat in the battle to keep Greg Mills at AFC Telford United.

The life and career of Pete Postlethwaite, a man described by Steven Spielberg as ‘the greatest actor in the world’.

In-limbo winger Mark Wright has stressed his desire to remain part of Shrewsbury Town’s promotion push as uncertainty remains over his future.

Shropshire actor Pete Postlethwaite has died aged 64, it has been announced. Send in your tributes.

Bosses at the Health and Safety Executive today said a report on the Shrewsbury blast is likely to be published in a matter of weeks – a year after the explosion rocked the town.

A business chamber today called for stronger measures to help protect town centre trade in Shrewsbury from big name retailers.

Council chiefs today vowed to keep the Arena in Telford town centre as the key venue for major outdoor events.

A renewed appeal for witnesses was today issued by police trying to catch burglars who raided a Telford newsagents.

Police today issued a fresh appeal for witnesses following a road collision near Ellesmere in which a man died.

Ninety-nine per cent of emergency calls for ambulances in Shropshire are answered within five seconds, according to a new report. And almost all of those calls are answered within one second.

Three weeks without a game was always likely to produce a rusty performance from Town, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

People in villages near Shrewsbury are being urged to blow the whistle on illegal fly-tippers who a parish council chief today warned were causing a blot on the landscape.

Fresh details have been unveiled today by a supermarket giant which plans to build a store in a Shropshire town.

AFC Telford’s six-game winning run came to a frustrating end as they were held to a goalless draw by near neighbours Stafford Rangers.

Shrewsbury Town began 2011 with a goalless draw at Burton to extend their unbeaten League Two record to seven games.

Shrewsbury Town return home for the first time in three weeks on Monday eyeing a derby double over Crewe Alexandra – hoping it won’t be the last sight of on-loan winger Mark Wright.