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An elderly woman had hundreds of pounds in cash taken from her Telford home after letting in a man posing as a water official, police said today.

A Shropshire policeman accused of repeatedly punching a man in the face while on duty claimed he did it to save the life of a baby the victim was holding, a jury heard.

Two supporters have been banned indefinitely from watching AFC Telford United at home following an incident at the midweek home game with Eastwood.

Campaigners will take to the streets of Lydbury North as part of a public protest aimed at saving the village’s primary school from closure.

England keeper Joe Hart has admitted Gareth Bale’s absence from Saturday’s Euro 2012 qualifier with Wales is good news.

The creation of up to 250 jobs moved a step closer to becoming a reality today after work on a £3.5 million business park expansion in Shropshire was finished.

Shropshire NHS trusts have voted unanimously to support plans to reshape hospital services. But two comments yesterday captured the huge task that now faces health officials and clinicians in drawing up detailed plans.

Neil Bentley and Carlie Swain with the best bits from this week’s Severn breakfast show.

Shropshire health watchdogs have promised to closely monitor the shake-up of services at the county’s two main hospitals.

A Shropshire councillor has warned that there is a real threat to secondary education in the St Martins area, and is calling for people to work together to find a solution.

Campaigners fighting plans which could involve massive pylons being built through Shropshire and Mid Wales will stage a public meeting next week.

Council bosses should ditch plans for a shake-up of secondary school education in Powys as it is not viable and will not improve standards of education, it has been claimed.

CAMPAIGNERS TODAY vowed to continue fighting plans to switch maternity and children’s services from Shrewsbury to Telford, despite health chiefs unanimously backing the move.

Watch Chris Hudson’s video review of AFC Telford’s clash with Eastwood Town in the Blue Square Bet North.

Taxi driver Derrick Bird unlawfully killed the 12 victims he shot dead before he committed suicide, an inquest jury ruled today.

Wary skipper Ian Sharps has urged Shrewsbury Town not to underestimate Bradford City tomorrow – despite a sorry campaign for the pre-season promotion favourites.

A man died after his vehicle was involved in a collision with a tree in Mid Wales.

AFC Telford United chief Andy Sinton today swooped to sign Wolves keeper Daniel East as cover for Ryan Young – after losing regular understudy Daniel Platt to Nantwich.

A man was injured after the car he was travelling in collided with a lamp-post and ended up in the back garden of a house in Shrewsbury today.

Movie expert Carl Jones takes a look at this week’s big cinema release, The Eagle.

The decision to keep the Wakeman School open is “too important” to be judged by Shropshire Council’s cabinet, it has been claimed.

Former Liverpool defender Trevor Storton – who was a member of Telford United’s 1989 FA Trophy winning side and also played for and managed Oswestry Town – has died.

More than £4 million in Government funding has been handed over to Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin to help pay for repairs to potholes in the wake of the Big Freeze.

Blog: Health bosses have given their backing to a big shake-up of services at Shropshire’s two main hospitals. Someone asked me as I left the last of four meetings called to discuss the proposals, whether I was surprised the plans had won support, writes Dave Morris.

Specialist listening equipment usually used in rescue operations to find people among the rubble of collapsed buildings was used to find a small Shropshire terrier who was stuck down a rabbit hole.

Eight leading folk stars thrilled a near-capacity audience at Shrewsbury’s Theatre Severn when they descended on Shropshire to pay tribute to one of the genre’s most famous players.

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

Health bosses have backed plans to switch maternity and children’s services from Shrewsbury to Telford.

Letter: I note from the reports in the Shropshire Star that a new word has crept into the jargon of the Wenlock Olympic group – “fore-founder”.

Letter: A young graduate in his first job in a strange town writes show-off derogatory remarks to university friends in private letters which carry as much weight as a late night chat after a few pints.