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A Shropshire villager claims residents didn’t turn up to a community clean-up event because they didn’t know it was taking place.

A historic south Shropshire bridge will reopen to traffic today following the completion of £110,000 emergency repairs after falling stonework left it in a dangerous condition.

The man responsible for overseeing fishing on the River Severn is leading a call for a boycott of Government permits in protest at a failure to cull river birds he claims are damaging fish stocks.

Thieves cut a hole in the roof to get into a Telford phone shop before escaping with more than £10,000 worth of stock.

More than 100 police officers raided homes across Shropshire today in a crackdown on the drug GHB, which has been linked to recent deaths in the county.

About 60 firefighters were this afternoon tackling a major fire on farmland in north Shropshire.

Public toilets in Shrewsbury town centre will be demolished to make way for a £300,000 information centre.

Shrewsbury chief Graham Turner today cast a glance over the Great League Two promotion race, declaring: “Four wins out of five should do it.”

Boss Andy Sinton is mulling over whether to throw fit-again striker Adam Proudlock back into the promotion fray at Hinckley United on Saturday.

DCI Alan Edwards talks about this morning’s drugs raids in Oswestry.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today admitted rivals Albion and Villa have effectively beaten the drop.

A woman was taken to hospital after a faulty gas fire caused a blaze in the living room of a Shropshire home.

Motorists faced rush hour chaos today after a car driven by a man in his 30s crashed into a bridge over a busy road in north Shropshire.

Where shall we go for dinner tonight? What shall we eat? These two questions are often heard all over Flanders. In a region where “the good life” and nice food have become second nature this shouldn’t surprise anyone, writes Sharon Walters.

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Shropshire based equestrian ace Oliver Townend will bid to reclaim British eventing’s most prestigious title next week after making a jaw-dropping start on the potential road towards London 2012.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley tells the Royal College of Nursing he is sorry his message on NHS reform has not been well communicated.

The country’s next big cricketing stars could emerge from Shropshire, according to former England captain and Ashes winning legend Andrew Flintoff.

Letter: In response to the article Risks to Safety at Hospitals Revealed, Shropshire Star dated March 5.

Letter: The Prime Minister blames the British Empire for many of the world’s problems.

Darren Wellings will be handed his Shropshire bowls debut in the opening game of this year’s Endsleigh County Championships, writes JAMES GARRISON.

A WOMAN WHO was raped by a stranger as she walked home from work in Telford was found by a passer-by in a distressed state, a court today heard.

The president of Wenlock Olympian Society, Roy Rogers, has died aged 79 after a short illness.

A man was today in hospital being treated for a fractured skull and broken bones after he was assaulted in Telford, police said.

A Shropshire man convicted of drugs offences has had to forfeit nearly £8,000 seized by police when they searched his home.

AFC Telford United’s push for promotion took an unexpected twist today – with potential rivals Eastwood Town ruled ineligible for the play-offs.

A four-car crash has caused traffic tailbacks near the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford this afternoon.

EDUCATION CHIEFS will have to spend £35m on building a new school in Shrewsbury within the next 10 years if they go ahead with cost-cutting plans to close the town’s Wakeman school, a governor claimed today.

Police have recovered a briefcase which was stolen from a Shropshire nightclub owner after thieves flagged down his sports car, handcuffed him and left him in a quiet country lane.

New £1.3 million facilities at a south Shropshire hospital have been officially unveiled.