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Bosses at a Shropshire hospital where a West Midlands businessman died in a low-risk knee operation have vowed to “fully co-operate” if the General Medical Council launches its own investigation.

Wellington councillors have voted unanimously to retain a street name honouring poet Philip Larkin.

Campaigners protesting against the mining of 900,000 tonnes of coal at a Shropshire beauty spot have started building a second camp to block diggers and workers coming in.

This picture shows the huge hole which opened up in a Shropshire road after water pipes burst – as workers prepared to start repairing it today.

Education chiefs have defended the way they calculate pupil numbers and are warning that in 2020 the county could still have the same numbers as now.

Letter: I am the parent of two children who attend Onny C of E school which is one of the schools on Shropshire Council’s closure list. There will be many valid arguments given during the consultation period for not closing this excellent school.

This week’s pictures of bygone Shropshire.

Richard Stearman could become Wolves’ latest full international after the Football Association of Ireland today confirmed it has contacted him.

Japan today launched its biggest ever military rescue operation following the earthquake and tsunami which caused devastation across the country.

Almost 115,000 people have signed up to a group on the social networking site Facebook calling for a boycott of petrol stations on April Fool’s Day.

Cars, ships and buildings are swept away by a wall of water as a tsunami washes inland from the Japanese coast.

Office workers in Japan run for cover as part of a building collapses around them.

Staff and governors at a Shropshire school have been fighting a “lost battle” to stop a slide in pupil numbers, its headteacher claimed.

Shropshire should have its own mayor directly elected by county residents to make the political decision-making process more accountable, it has been claimed.

Nearly half of pensioners in Shropshire claim to have been targeted by rogue traders on their doorsteps, a survey claimed today.

Shipping around Japan’s eastern coast has been battered by monster waves.

Kia’s new Sportage is a winner on just about every front — from safety, to eco-friendliness, to looks and capability writes Sharon Walters.

Shooting Stars funnyman Angelos Epithemiou receives a lukewarm review from critic Thom Kennedy, following a stand-up headline at the Wulfrun Hall

Listen to the latest film reviews by Shropshire Star movie expert Carl Jones.

A Shropshire road — closed after a two-tonne truck plunged into a 7ft hole which opened up in the middle of it — is expected to be shut over the weekend.

A Mid Wales family claimed they were often too tired to stay awake during the day because of their neighbours’ constant crowing cockerels, a court has heard.

The sixth largest earthquake in the history of the world brought devastation to Japan today, sparking a massive tsunami which swept away ships, buildings and cars.

A 21-year-old Shropshire man has been put behind bars for 12 months for causing the death by careless driving of a passenger in his car.

A Shropshire soldier who was killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan was today named as Lance Corporal Stephen McKee.

A lorry driver was stuck on a narrow Shropshire lane for about 10 hours after ending up in a ditch when he followed his sat nav down the road.

Jake Robinson today admitted it will be a “strange experience” to line up against Shrewsbury Town in tomorrow’s big League Two clash at Torquay.

Shropshire youngster Victoria Cowie was today hailed a child genius — after scoring a higher IQ than Albert Einstein at the age of just 11.

AFC Telford United today sealed a double transfer coup — snapping up Congo international Yannick Salem and beating rivals Alfreton to former Hereford forward Danny Williams.

Superstar singer Sir Elton John’s big summer concert in Shropshire has been given the go-ahead by councillors despite last-minute worries over health and safety rules.

Shropshire’s schools are losing £15 million over 10 years in Government funding because of falling pupil numbers, a top Shirehall official has claimed.