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Visitor attractions and accommodation providers in Shropshire and Mid Wales were gearing up for a busy bank holiday weekend today with some predicting record-breaking numbers.

Shropshire Olympic hopeful Oliver Townend will go for glory at this weekend’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials with a horse he describes as “the real deal”.

A Shropshire parish councillor has resigned from her post claiming rules have restricted her from contributing to the village.

More than 200 golfers teed off to raise £9,000 for a Shropshire soldier badly injured fighting for his country in Afghanistan, just days after he moved back home to the county permanently.

Drivers across Shropshire have a poor understanding of The Highway Code with more than half not knowing some of the basics rules of the road, it was claimed today.

Four Shropshire “petrol heads” are preparing to travel more than 1,000 miles in a car costing just £250 to raise money for a Shrewsbury charity.

Police in Shropshire today urged green-fingered residents across the county to help the force weed out garden crime by stepping up shed and allotment security as the warm weather takes hold.

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

Letter: I am a senior citizen and for the last few years have received a winter fuel allowance of £250. As the cost of all types of fuel is expensive and prices go up every year I have found this benefit very useful.

Movie critic Carl Jones takes a look at all the big releases at local cinemas in this week’s Ticket, including Fast and The Furious Five and Arthur.

A fire, with a ten mile front, raged across the Brecon Beacons in south Wales yesterday.

You featured an excellent article on the front page of the Star about fly-tipping. One fact that is never mentioned on this subject is the contribution to this problem made by the council.

Blog: Ye Gods. I have just been subjected to a large dose of Greek bureaucracy, writes Colin Dodd, from Kefalonia.

A community has been left devastated after an early Easter holiday for a family of five turned into a horrific tragedy when a car plunged into a Mid Wales reservoir.

Childs Ercall have narrowly missed out on what would have been the biggest coup in the history of the Furrows Shropshire Premier League – having made an audacious bid to sign British No 1 Graeme Wilson.

A Telford man who assaulted a paramedic and a custody officer at a police station has lost his appeal against a jail sentence.

A 22-year-old north Shropshire benefit cheat was behind bars today after falsely claiming more than £1,000 that he was not entitled to.

People in Shropshire will be able to enjoy Easter egg hunts, fun fairs and melodies from a gospel choir over the bank holiday weekend.

It’s not easy to get your face into a royal portrait, but one Shropshire web developer is giving 100,000 internet users the chance to do just that.

Manager Jamie Pitman today urged Hereford United supporters to give Shrewsbury Town chief Graham Turner a warm reception on his first return to Edgar Street this weekend.

The body of a man recovered from the River Severn near Shrewsbury has been identified.

Skipper Shane Killock is backing AFC Telford United to re-kindle their early season form in time for the all-important play-offs.

A Shropshire MP is to present a fresh bid for fairer funding for county schools to Education Secretary Michael Gove.

FOUR PEOPLE have died after a car plunged 20ft into a Mid Wales reservoir.

A protester said he was prepared to go to prison to stop massive pylons being built across Shropshire and Mid Wales.

Thousands of campaigners fighting to halt plans that could see hundreds of pylons built across Shropshire and Mid Wales will descend on Cardiff next month to lobby politicians.

Telford’s Netto store has closed but is to reopen next month as a Morrisons supermarket, it was revealed today. The Donnington store is believed to have closed on Saturday.

Two men have been arrested after a police raid at a Shropshire scrapyard in a fresh crackdown on metal thefts today. Officers carried out the operation at the yard near Shrewsbury.

  Take a look at all the highlights from Telford Tigers’ anniversary legends game, featuring players that have appeared for club over the last 25 years.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today declared his players are ready to reap the benefits of his ‘back to basics’ approach against Fulham on Saturday.