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A SHROPSHIRE NIGHTCLUB owner was flagged down in his sports car, handcuffed and left in a quiet country lane as thieves fled with the car and £1,000 in cash.

Thousands of people lined the streets of Shrewsbury town centre today to welcome home Shropshire-based soldiers returning from a seven-month tour of Afghanistan.

Little Abigail Gent has clashed with planning bosses over where to put her dream Wendy house.

PLANS PUT forward to save two under-threat south Shropshire primary schools from the axe could save education chiefs up to £200,000, campaigners claimed today.

A top Shropshire policeman who beat off competition from officers across Europe to become a police advisor in Palestine has spoken of the reality faced by people living near the West Bank.

Motorists are continuing to misuse Welshpool’s one-way system by driving the wrong way. Drivers have now been warned that they face being stopped by police.

Up to 100 placard-waving villagers in Powys turned out to fight plans which could see massive 46-metre high pylons built in Shropshire and Mid Wales.

Target man Matt Harrold has urged Shrewsbury Town to cut out the blips as they battle to get over the League Two promotion line.

Shropshire’s star chaser Neptune Collonges will go for Scottish Grand National glory.

Market Drayton came to a standstill to welcome back county-based soldiers returning from their seven-month tour of Afghanistan.

Thieves have stolen more than £150 in donations from a Shropshire grandmother who was raising the cash for soldiers injured on the front line.

Hollywood star Daniel Craig gave staff at a Shropshire shop a surprise after walking in and browsing its shelves.

Injured Kevin Doyle today put himself on course for a club versus country row by revealing he intends to play for Ireland next month – even if he doesn’t kick another ball for Wolves this season, writes TIM NASH.

Market Drayton Town clinched the Shropshire Challenge Cup at the Greenhous Meadow last night.

Boss Andy Sinton has set his sights on taking AFC Telford United up through the play-offs – despite admitting he is not a fan of the system.

The Shropshire Star has launched a fantastic opportunity to win a key role in the future of one of the county’s leading motor dealerships.

A former Cosmonaut and a former Soviet rocket designer discuss Yuri Gagarin’s first manned space flight on its 50th anniversary.

There was a curious group of travellers on board BMI Flight BD913 from Heathrow to Addis Ababa, writes Andy Richardson.

Blog: As winter’s chill is blasted away by the balmy onset of a British spring there are many things to be happy about, notes Peter Finch.

Letter: From supermarkets I can buy Fairtrade goods so that producers from all over the world receive a good price. I can buy meat, chickens and eggs from sustainable good practice British farms, I can buy fish from sustainable oceans.

In what was a potential play-off dress rehearsal AFC Telford United seemed to suffer from a worrying bout of stage fright.

“When we’re bad, we’re bad.” Graham Turner’s rueful post-match reflection summed up an afternoon to forget for Shrewsbury Town on a ground where a winless streak which dates back to 1957 shows no signs of abating.

Yobs have smashed windows and put passengers in danger by hurling stones at trains in Telford, transport police today revealed.

Kidney patients in Mid Wales will be able to receive dialysis treatment closer to home after a new temporary unit opened at Welshpool Hospital today. The unit opened today at the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Salop Road.

Councils are rejecting Government calls to bring back weekly rubbish collections, according to a new survey today.

The ashes of a lifelong AFC Telford United fan were put down pitch side by his family in a “moving” ceremony over the weekend.

Health Minister Simon Burns today insisted that the NHS must make front-line services a “priority”.

Organisers of Shropshire’s biggest vintage tractor rally have hailed the 13th annual event as a resounding success after thousands of enthusiasts turned out to take part in it.

Chris Hudson takes a look back at AFC Telford United’s clash with Boston United in the Blue Square Bet North.

An arsonist sparked nine wheelie bin fires during a five-hour rampage in Telford, it was revealed today.