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A former Shrewsbury School student whose e-mails to a friend about a “hot” girl became an unlikely internet hit has been sacked, it has been reported.

Star rating: **** Andy Richardson finds a restaurant that easily fits in to Shropshire’s top ten.

A speed camera in Telford has been set on fire by arsonists, traffic police today confirmed.

Up to £900,000 of Bridgnorth taxpayers’ money invested in a collapsed Icelandic bank could be retrieved, council bosses said today.

A specialist team has carried out a search of the River Severn as fears were today growing for the safety of a Shrewsbury man who has not been seen for more than a week.

Comeback man Michael Kightly today revealed Wolves were surprised how bad they were on Saturday as he vowed to play a part in the run-in.

Irish eyes were smiling as about 180 Shropshire-based soldiers made an emotional return to the county from a seven-month tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Hundreds of people are expected to turn out tonight to a public meeting in Newtown’s Coleg Powys to discuss a shake-up of secondary and sixth form education in the county.

Jessie J cut a stunning figure when she wowed fans during a sell-out solo show at Birmingham’s O2 Academy.

Two people have been killed in separate crashes in Powys, police said today.

Fulham owner Mohammed al Fayed says fans can “go to hell” if they do not like the new Michael Jackson statue at Craven Cottage.

Blog: So the Buttermarket’s up for sale.

Up to £3 million of Powys taxpayers’ money invested in collapsed Icelandic banks could be retrieved, council bosses said today.

Blog: Nicely positioned in the automatic promotion places – now let’s stay there, writes Shrewsbury Town blogger James Pugh.

Letters: I read with anger the article in the Star (March 26), saying the fuel station owners were moaning they had lost money due to the fact they had bought the fuel still in their tanks at pre-Budget prices, so would lose money because of the short notice of the price drop.

Hundreds of households in Shropshire have signed special contracts promising good behaviour and ensuring organisations provide high levels of service in their neighbourhoods.

Women’s Editor Tracey O’Sullivan catches out senior feature writer Ben Bentley in this week’s Mother’s Day Sunday Supplement.

A Shropshire manufacturing plant will close at the end of the month with the loss of 200 jobs, it was confirmed today.

Shrewsbury Town came from behind to inflict a heavy defeat on Macclesfield and maintain their League Two promotion push.

AFC Telford United’s title hopes took a big knock as they slumped to a heavy defeat away at Eastwood.

Loan ranger Niall Canavan has spoken of his delight at swapping a relegation dogfight for the thrill of a promotion push.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today admitted there is “a lot of interest” in Matt Jarvis – but vowed to fight off the big guns if they stay up.

The New Saints saw their hopes of lifting the Welsh Premier crown receive another boost after closest rivals Bangor City suffered a 2-1 home loss to Prestatyn last night.

Ice hockey star Scott McKenzie picked up a hat-trick of awards at Telford Tigers end of season presentation night – and then delighted fans at the event by announcing he would be back in Tigers colours again next season.

Much Wenlock has been unveiled as one of 17 areas across the country to pilot the coalition Government’s new planning powers. The town is to receive £20,000 to help design and shape its future growth.

Nearly 20 firefighters were called to help stop oil spilling into drains and water supplies after a 250-gallon oil tank burst at a Shropshire home.

MORE THAN 7,000 people have signed petitions to save a Shropshire school after it was named on a hit-list for the axe.

A Shropshire town has been given a one-month reprieve from new car parking charges just a day after they were supposed to be rolled out to locations across the county.

Ten Shrewsbury Town legends are to be inducted into a new “Hall of Fame” at the Greenhous Meadow as part of plans to celebrate the club’s 125th birthday, it was revealed today.

Two police officers were injured in a violent struggle with a drunken man on the landing of a Telford house, a court heard.