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A former Shropshire MP was today revealed as being among those who defied a court gagging order in naming footballer Ryan Giggs, but said he did not fear being prosecuted by the star’s lawyers.

A 26-year-old man appeared before magistrates after being jointly charged with robbing a security guard of a cash box containing up to £13,000 from outside a Powys bank.

INSPECTORS TODAY raised serious concerns about the way some NHS hospitals in England treat elderly people.

AFC Telford United today unveiled ticket prices for their return to the top flight of non-League football.

Boss Graham Turner has begun his pursuit of new blood to freshen up his Shrewsbury Town squad — with up to five new signings.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today confirmed that he expects the deal to clinch Jamie O’Hara’s permanent signing will be completed.

Shrewsbury could have a complete overhaul of its Christmas lights this year, according to council chiefs, in a bid to boost tourism by turning the town into a magical winter wonderland.

AN EXPLOSIVE device was found during a raid on a house in Shrewsbury, police said today.

Shropshire schoolboy Jamie Moir made sure the opposition were bowled over — when he took six wickets in an over.

Television viewers are receiving patchy signals and different channels in neighbouring parts of Shropshire following the digital switchover, it was claimed today.

A frightened teenage girl ran off after being approached by a driver on the outskirts of a village near Oswestry who tried to get her in his car.

Anglers fear a Shropshire brook has been polluted after discovering about 10 fish dead in the water.

A man in his 20s was left with a crushed hand after becoming trapped in farm equipment near Whitchurch

School attendance in the Shropshire education area has risen, bucking national figures which show a record numbers of pupils skipped lessons.

A businesswoman has started work to install an ice skating rink in her £2

"You know what I look like?" asks Robert Lloyd over the phone ahead of our scheduled chat, appropriately in his local boozer in Ketley, Telford

Elf and safety! A bulbous-nosed gnome flashes a cheeky smile from the herbaceous border, while a sentry meerkat wears a red bandana to show off his status

A Shropshire museum which marks the county's inspiration for the modern Olympic Games has been awarded a grant of more than £500,000 to overhaul it

A quartet of Shrewsbury Town players climbed two of Britain’s tallest mountains on the first day of a gruelling charity challenge.

Vintage vehicle enthusiasts from across the country will be descending on Shropshire next month for an event which is one of the biggest of its kind and has raised £150,000 for charity over the years.

A former sanctuary for Shropshire monks, described as one of the county’s hidden secrets, is on the market after being transformed into a modern seven-bedroom home.

Opera singer Lesley Garrett is to take to the stage in Shropshire today to perform in front of a sell-out audience.

Blog: So Cheryl Cole is the first judge to be booted off the US X-Factor panel. Maybe she now knows how Treyc Cohen felt all those months back when she failed to back her own act.

A stand-up gig by Shropshire-born comedian Greg Davies at a county theatre is becoming an internet sensation.

Two young farmers from the Tanat Valley have reached the final of a national contest. Richard Lewis, from Llanfyllin, and Llion Vaughan, from Llanrhaeadr, have become a YouTube hit with their entry, Plough On, in the Farmers’ Guardian Tractor Factor contest that carries with it a chance to perform at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.

Letter: We read with interest the front page of the Shropshire Star about the new parking charges hitting trade in the county town.

Overall crime in Shropshire has fallen again for the seventh year running, new figures show.

Could you play the Victorian doctor who proved the unlikely inspiration behind the resurrection of the modern Olympics?

A campaigning Shropshire mother stunned MPs after dropping her skirt and delivering a speech, wearing a nappy.

A Shropshire driver has been jailed for three years after a motorcyclist was killed in a 60mph head-on collision.