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Thousands of music fans are arriving at Weston Park ahead of the 2011 V Festival.

Police today said they were satisfied that a body found in the River Severn was that of missing Shrewsbury man Mark Hodnett.

On Homes of the Week, we take a look at five character properties on the market in Shropshire that still offer a much-craved rustic charm.

Telford & Wrekin Council has requested more than 25,000 criminal record checks in the last six years.

The former head of IT at Telford and Wrekin Council walked away with a £52,000 redundancy payout while he was suspended from his job, it was revealed today.

Students in Shropshire were today celebrating outstanding A-levels as colleges and sixth forms across the country recorded their best ever results.

A man’s body has been found in the River Severn in Shrewsbury, police have said this afternoon.

It ought to be a day of celebration: a day for popping champagne corks and pats on the back.

Hundreds of Romany gipsies were today gathered near Oswestry as they prepared for a Christian camp.

A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a car on a main road in Mid Wales.

As students across Shropshire continue to pick up their A-level results, we bring you more pictures as they discover whether they were awarded the grades they wanted.

When it comes to personalising our homes, we can quite literally hit a brick wall.

Boss Graham Turner today admitted Shrewsbury Town’s first team hopefuls had given him food for thought ahead of Saturday’s big League Two home clash with Crewe.

Farmland prices in Shropshire have reached an all-time high – with the costs per acre at record levels. Arable and pasture prices have also soared.

Striker Alex Meechan believes AFC Telford United have proved they can “do some damage” in the top flight of non-League football – despite their losing start.

A doctor said his “heart dropped” the moment he accidentally injected a killer dose of drugs into a patient.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today indicated he is happy with the depth of his squad nearing the end of the transfer window.

Two rare tortoises worth hundreds of pounds have been snatched from a Shropshire family’s back garden in separate raids.

A children’s assessment unit at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital could shut at night under controversial plans to downgrade some services at the site, health chiefs said today.

Shropshire’s ‘Gang of Four’ bowls selectors have pulled off a major surprise for next month’s Crosfield Cup final – by handing a surprise recall to Alan Palin.

A retained firefighter from Shropshire helped to drag a man to safety after spotting him struggling in the sea as he holidayed on the Greek island of Crete.

A mother who nursed her daughter through two life-threatening bouts of leukaemia will enjoy a weekend at V Festival, courtesy of the Shropshire Star.

Top secret German maps showing Adolf Hitler plotted to blow up bridges, factories and power stations across Shropshire were going under the hammer in Ludlow today.

Oswestry captain Mark Robinson will make his first Shropshire Minor Counties appearance for two years on home territory this weekend.

It’s a trend made famous by the likes of actress Sienna Miller and model Kate Moss but visitors to Shropshire could soon enjoy a touch of their own luxury-style camping in the county’s picturesque countryside.

We're officially in season swapover - that time of year that leaves us hanging in fashion limbo land.

There has been an invasion of superhero films this year and the licensing bandwagon has, of course, taken full advantage.

Students across Shropshire have been receiving their A-level results today. See all of the pictures here.

It’s not due to happen until September, but fans of unsigned music in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin ought to make a date in their diaries for the Park Live Festival.

With times as difficult as they are at the moment you would think Shropshire Council would have taken advantage of the large crowds coming into the town for the flower show.