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A herd of cows was shot dead in front of shocked residents after they escaped from a field near Oswestry.

A Shropshire racing driver has taken his fight to save the county’s schools from closure to the racing track.

This is the restoration work taking place at a Shropshire airbase on one of the rarest planes in the world.

Firefighters struggle to tackle blazes as water supplies run short in Miyagi.

Wistanstow School will benefit once again from the annual Shropshire Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Show later this month.

Shropshire trainer Henry Daly today geared up a fresh assault on Cheltenham Festival glory with a mixture of anticipation and relief.

Central Networks have turned to a Shropshire company for help in a bid to clamp down on copper thefts which cost the electricity company more than £1 million last year.

Blog: My financial life passed before my eyes. I’d failed to tick the box saying ‘welcome to the cheap seats’ and, suddenly, I was on the verge of commiting £1,500 of Barclays Bank’s money to the London 2012 Olympics…

The University of Ulster’s Professor Christopher Busby says the Fukushimi nuclear plant explosions are comparable with Chernobyl.

Letter: A recent Star item “Father’s anger over stop and search” outlined a town councillor’s complaint that his son, aged 15, and a group of his friends were stopped by police while walking to an AFC Telford game. Apparently one was searched and they were all directed away from the ground.

Letter: So, the date has been set for the referendum on the Alternative Vote system (AV) and the great debate has begun.

AFC Telford United stayed hot on the heels of the promotion front-runners with a comfortable victory away at Hyde.

One of Shrewsbury’s most controversial buildings has been sold to an investment firm for nearly £10 million.

Rarely can the inevitable and the unexpected have collided with such dramatic consequences.

Two extraordinary results on an outlandish day in the Evo-Stick League South will send Drayton to table-topping Barwell tomorrow night in high spirits.

Unbeaten hurdler Peddlers Cross will tomorrow aim to give Shropshire a champion start to the Cheltenham Festival.

Public services across Shropshire will undergo “radical” changes in the county council’s bid to save £70 million in four years.

An under-threat Shropshire primary school could be turned into a Church of England academy in a bid to preserve its future, a county MP has claimed.

A petition calling for improvements to be made on the A49 following a number of road accidents is to be officially handed over by concerned north Shropshire residents today.

Telford Tigers player-coach Tom Watkins has been selected as part of GB’s initial 34 man squad ahead of two international games against the Netherlands and the forthcoming World Championships in Kiev, Ukraine, next month.

A 40-year-old Telford man today appeared in court accused of rape and sexual assault.

Blog: Westlife have been urged to split up by music fans who mis-heard today’s news headlines about their separation from music mogul Simon Cowell.

A Shropshire man caught up in Japan’s worst earthquake today said he ran for his life as the city came crashing down like a scene from “War of the Worlds”.

Blog: The subject of river safety in Shrewsbury is a serious one, and I don’t want to appear to be making light of it – but I have a sneaking suspicion that’s what’s going to happen.

Striker Jake Robinson has revealed he is keen to earn a new contract at Shrewsbury Town – after helping to inflict a promotion wound on Graham Turner’s side.

Legendary Shropshire golfer Sandy Lyle is back in the winner’s circle – after a 19-year absence.

A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a £10,000 caravan from a south Shropshire compound.

Tenbury Wells is to undergo a major facelift which will see town centre streets spruced up and major repairs to a historic bridge in a scheme which could run into millions of pounds.

Plans are well under way for Oswestry’s Food and Drink Festival which will be celebrating its fifth birthday this year.

A major discount fashion retailer is to open its doors in Whitchurch next month.