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Controversial plans for five luxury homes in the heart of Ludlow have been recommended for approval ahead of a crunch meeting next week – despite widespread opposition from residents.

Two councillors today hit out at the potholed state of Telford & Wrekin’s roads.

Movie expert Carl Jones takes a look at the latest big releases at the county’s cinemas, including Black Swan and Morning Glory.

A crane which sat upside down in a Shropshire field for the past 12 months has been removed by a five-man team in a nine-hour operation.

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived at the Chilcot Iraq inquiry to face what will be his second day of questioning.

The chairman of a Shropshire health watchdog today effectively blocked calls for a Government public inquiry into plans to downgrade children’s services at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

Fears have been raised of a new “turf war” between Shrewsbury and Telford which could lead to Shropshire losing hospital services.

Telly Talk: Well they say Rome wasn’t built in a day – and based on the first instalment of Channel Four’s new documentary series, I’d say they are definitely on the money with that.

A dozen cars were destroyed when fire engulfed a wooden garage at a home in Shropshire and caused a gas cylinder to explode blowing part of the corrugated roof off the building.

She may be only eight – but Shropshire schoolgirl Charlotte Dixon is proving age is no barrier to success as an internet blogger. The youngster, from Bridgnorth, has been named the top blogger on a US science website.

Closing smaller schools in Powys could be the only way forward to help sustain the quality of education in the county, it has been claimed.

Neil Bentley and Carlie Swain with their fun-sized version of the Severn radio breakfast show.

Motorists on the Powys and Shropshire border are being put at “serious” risk by gangs of thieves stealing cast-iron manhole covers from roads, the county council warned today.

Government inspectors have placed a Mid Wales primary school in special measures amid fears about the standard of education it was providing.

Shrewsbury Town boss Graham Turner has shrugged off the challenge of facing League Two leaders Chesterfield tomorrow, declaring: “We don’t worry about tables.”

Boss Andy Sinton is set to make changes to his AFC Telford United team for tomorrow’s clash with Hinckley, insisting: “We’ll give the fans something to shout about.”

Wolves newcomer Adam Hammill is determined to seize his chance to play Barclays Premier League football after sealing a £500,000 move from Barnsley.

Shrewsbury Town manager Graham Turner believes fan support could prove vital during tomorrow’s visit of League Two leaders Chesterfield.

One of Shropshire’s tourist gems was catapulted into the limelight in the first of a new six-part Channel 4 TV series.

Shropshire’s chances of producing a national schoolboy boxing champion have been halved after three fighters from Donnington – the only Shropshire club in the competition – tumbled from the title race.

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

The Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle is the largest rocket launched from the US west coast.

Lorry drivers travelling into Ironbridge Gorge are being unnecessarily directed by sat nav systems down a steep and narrow country lane, residents claimed today.

Ricky Gervais has defended his performance as host of this year’s Golden Globes on Piers Morgan’s Tonight Show.

Letter: Shropshire Star readers who travel by train will be interested in the new Network Rail West Midlands and Chilterns RUS (Route Utilisation Strategy) which is to plan future developments and improvements in the rail services in our area for the next 15 years.

Blog: In recent Command Team restructures across the force, I was lucky to receive a posting to Telford, writes Chief Inspector Andy Udall, the new lead on Local Policing in the borough.

Blog: Some mornings my son is so beautifully adorable that I feel the worst pang of green-eyed monster and I hate the “other woman” in our lives. Or actually I should make that the “other women”.

Blog: Back in the 1960s the American rock band The Doors sang that “Strange days have found us.”

Blog: Carl Jones explains why aggressive parents made him decide to stop working as a football referee with the Shropshire FA.

This is the first image of what a £30 million retail hub, creating up to 400 jobs in Telford, could look like if given the go-ahead.