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Only Fools and Horses star John Challis will join campaigners next week for a celebration of their successful bid to save a south Shropshire school from closure.

Shropshire’s newest trainer Nicky Vaughan made it two wins from just four runners in the last 14 days when Gee Major galloped to victory at Kempton.

A 21-YEAR-OLD Shropshire soldier who died in a shooting incident at a military firing range was about to become a father, his devastated family said today.

A 20-year-old man has admitted killing a Mid Wales teenager.

Imagine ditching the morning make-up routine because you've preened and powdered before your head's hit the pillow.

Workers at Shropshire Council will hold their first strike on Thursday, union officials have confirmed. Members of Unison’s Shropshire branch will hold a day-long walkout, marching from the Abbey Foregate car park in Shrewsbury at 9am.

The deadline for comments on Tesco’s controversial third attempt to enter Tenbury Wells has been extended by 18 days.

Video footage has emerged of England captain Mike Tindall’s night out during the Rugby World Cup showing the sports star embracing a mystery woman.

Watch Chris Hudson’s video highlights review of AFC Telford United’s clash with Luton Town in the Blue Square Bet Premier.

Market Drayton Town’s plans for the season have been rocked with the news that influential captain Paul McMullen could be sidelined for up to four months.

Street lights will be turned off at night in parts of Church Stretton from October 1, in the first such pilot scheme in the county it was revealed today.

Expectant Ed Foster has urged his Shrewsbury side to seize the moment as they aim to deliver a slice of Shropshire cricketing history tomorrow.

Bylet have received a boost ahead of a likely Furrows Shropshire Premier League play-off, writes JAMES GARRISON.

Boss Andy Sinton is urging AFC Telford United not to take victory for granted when they play host to a Bath City side rock bottom of the Blue Square Bet Premier tomorrow.

Long-serving Shrewsbury Town defender Shane Cansdell-Sherriff insists there are no dangers of a Carling Cup distraction ahead of tomorrow’s top of the table League Two battle at Port Vale.

Shrewsbury Town stars helped a primary school celebrate its official reopening after the completion of refurbishment work. Mount Pleasant Primary School, in Bagley Drive, was formed in September 2009.

Wolves ‘Superman’ Stephen Ward today insisted he is ready to fly against QPR tomorrow.

Telford Titans narrowly missed out on snatching a victory from ENL 1 pacesetters Trafford Metros when a late goal condemned them to a 3-2 defeat.

More than 4,600 tickets have been sold for Shrewsbury Town’s trip to Arsenal next week, as the club nears a sell-out of its allocation for the Carling Cup tie.

A community near Oswestry is calling for lottery funding to be spent on better opportunities for young people, affordable housing and projects to tackle unemployment.

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

The value of a Shropshire dairy will fall by £20 million when it sheds hundreds of staff, it has been revealed.

A bid for nearly £9 million of Government cash is to be lodged so vehicles can travel in both directions on the main road which goes around Telford town centre’s shopping complex.

More than £420,000 was falsely claimed in benefits by people in Telford over a 12-month period, it was revealed today.

Steve Gale – the only previous Shropshire captain to hoist aloft the National Knockout trophy – believes family fortunes can be the catalyst for another famous Shrewsbury triumph tomorrow.

Ummm…So what exactly was the point of Torchwood, then?

Fans are being urged to snap up tickets for a major music festival planned for Shropshire this weekend.

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

Offering spacious and flexible accommodation, Algerian Cottage in Knowbury near Ludlow the occupies the most outstanding position with unrivalled countryside views.

In this week’s edition of The Ticket, movie expert Carl Jones takes a look at the latest film to hit our cinema screens – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.