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Bruno Mars brought his exuberant and likeable character to a jam-packed O2 Academy, in Birmingham.

In one of the worst cases of dangerous driving in Derbyshire, a driver is caught and jailed for 16 months.

Tourists planning a visit to historic Shrewsbury will no longer be confused into thinking it’s situated in the middle of a river in Powys after bosses at Google Maps corrected a major blunder.

Emotional tributes were today paid to father-of-one Mark Hodnett, whose body was found in the River Severn in Shrewsbury after a six-day search.

Just two-thirds of patients at Shropshire’s two main hospitals are being seen within 18 weeks of being referred for treatment by their GP, new figures reveal.

The big line-up for the V Festival this weekend might be star-studded – but its popularity means that the same can not be said for many Shropshire sports teams.

Oswestry’s work club is urging more unemployed people to use the facilities on offer.

Campaigners were this afternoon evicted from the site of a massive new mine in Telford after defying UK Coal bosses for 18 months.

The future of one of the county’s oldest primary schools could be decided today when a group of parents meet with Government officials in London.

The loss of jobs at the Shropshire airbase which trained Princes William and Harry is “a blow” to “the best helicopter training pilots anywhere in the world”, officials said today.

A motocyclist in his 60s has died in a collision with a car near Bridgnorth.

A petition calling for dangerous areas of the River Severn in Shrewsbury to be fenced off is to be launched as a poignant vigil was held in memory of Mark Hodnett.

A woman had to be cut free from her car after a two-vehicle smash near Telford.

The Shropshire Star’s Andy Richardson presents his video guide to this year’s V Festival at Weston Park.

Take a look at Carl Jones’s review of the Cowboys and Aliens, starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford.

They say eyes are the window to your soul but, if your panes have become a little hazy with age, it's time to make them sparkle again.

As thousands of music fans prepare to get down and dirty for the annual V Festival at Weston Park, Shropshirestar.com looks at the luxury options for discerning gig goers.

Prisons across England and Wales are running out of places, warns Eoin McLennan-Murray, President of The Prison Governors’Association.

Miles of tailbacks snarled up roads leading to Weston Park today as thousands of fans made their way to the V Festival. Meanwhile, a biker crashed on a roundabout near to Weston Park.

Three people were treated for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a house in Telford.

Commuters faced delays after a trailer attached to a tractor flipped over on the A5 near Oswestry.

Defender Carl Regan is set to miss Shrewsbury Town’s crunch League Two clash with Crewe Alexandra tomorrow – with boss Graham Turner admitting: “The pressure is on.”

Boss Andy Sinton believes AFC Telford United can stun highly-rated York City tomorrow – if their luck changes in front of goal.

Three people have been arrested in connection with a street robbery in Shrewsbury in which a 16-year-old boy was assaulted and his mobile phone stolen, police said today.

This is the first image of a planned 15,000sq ft Tesco superstore which could bring up to 150 jobs to Tenbury Wells.

Steven Fletcher was today challenged to fill his boots after being told he can score 20 goals for Wolves this season.

Whitchurch Town Council is thousands of pounds out of pocket because of “irregularities” with bookings and receipts for venue hire.

School chiefs in Powys are putting together an action plan in a bid to improve standards across the county.

A doctor has called for an inquiry into the General Medical Council after misconduct charges against her were dropped.

In the early morning of August 19, 1991, Michael Underwood woke up in an apartment in the USSR capital, listening to Radio Moscow