shropshirestar.com

Multi-million pound plans to transform Newport and create hundreds of jobs were today welcomed with caution by town chiefs.

Flammable liquid was found on the clothing of a Shropshire man found dead in a burnt out car in the countryside more than 15 years ago, a court has heard.

The people of Cleobury Mortimer could seal the fate of the town’s planned £1 million doctor’s surgery under radical plans for a public vote.

Controversial plans to build five massive poultry units in the Shropshire countryside have been thrown out by a Government inspector after a huge people-power campaign.

Barry Johnston’s stunning strike kept Cliftonville in contention as The New Saints flattered to deceive in this Europa League opener at Park Hall.

Shrewsbury’s Riverside Shopping Centre will be razed and rebuilt as part of a £150 million scheme to merge the town’s three biggest shopping centres and create a new department store, it was revealed today.

Bosses of a not-for-profit Ludlow company today unveiled £120,000 plans for a new waste recycling service for town businesses.

A man was stabbed in the back in a street attack in Oswestry this afternoon.

More than 40 firefighters were called to battle a blaze involving more than 100 tonnes of hay which broke out in a barn at a Shropshire farm this morning.

Care policies at Oswestry’s Orthopaedic Hospital have been revised after staff X-rayed the wrong patient, bosses have revealed.

A south Shropshire village fete has been postponed for more than two months after organisers admitted they had forgotten to apply for events licences in time.

Police confirmed today that a body found found on a beach near Southport is that of a north Shropshire woman who went missing last month.

Shropshire’s bowlers have been forced into a late change for their crunch Endsleigh County Championship group decider against Wales on Sunday, writes JAMES GARRISON.

SHREWSBURY TOWN centre traders today reacted with outrage after council chiefs unveiled plans to increase parking charges – just a week after they were begged to lower them.

Defensive lynchpin Ian Sharps today welcomed Shrewsbury Town’s first wave of new recruits – and the added competition in his position.

Disappointed boss Mike Davies felt The New Saints failed to seize a golden opportunity as their hopes of progressing in this season’s Europa League hang in the balance.

Wolves’ chances of signing Craig Gardner collapsed over personal terms, it has emerged.

Neil Bentley and Carlie Swain with the best bits from this week’s breakfast shows on The Severn.

A 25-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder of a Shropshire pensioner who was attacked in his own home has been granted police bail while investigations continue.

Five people have been arrested following a late-night raid on a security van outside a Powys supermarket in which a substantial amount of cash was stolen.

The chief executive of Telford & Wrekin Council has offered to quit less than two months after Labour wrestled control of the authority from the Tories.

TRADERS AND civic leaders in two Shropshire market towns today begged transport chiefs to scrap parking charges, claiming they were destroying the high street.

Review: There are no flashy lighting effects when Paul Simon takes to the stage, no lasers or fanfare or dry ice.

Council chiefs today unveiled multi-million-pound plans for a massive redevelopment set to change the face of Newport and create about 500 jobs.

What to look up for during the coming month

Movie expert Carl Jones takes a look at Transformer 3 – and has some words of advice for BBC reviewer Mark Kermode…

Blog: Leaving home this morning to drive to work I had to stop to let a wild pig cross the road. Growing up in Shropshire I never recall this being an issue – the occasional stray sheep or cow, but certainly not a wild pig.

Rating **** A chef with a sense of humour gives this charming country pub a fun edge to fine dining, writes Andy Richardson.

Rating **** Sue Austin revisits a pub and discovers it’s hardly changed.

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