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More than 5,000 solar panels are being installed on Shropshire farms in a bid to save farmers facing rising energy costs thousands of pounds.

Campaigners fighting to put a stop to Newtown’s ever increasing traffic problems are being urged to bombard Government officials with letters.

A colourful taste of the Middle East came to the banks of the River Severn in Shrewsbury today as the cast of Aladdin headed out on a boat trip to promote this year’s pantomime.

Wolves today received approval to open half of their new £16 million stand for tomorrow’s Premier League game against Tottenham.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy speaks ahead of the team’s weekend fixture with Tottenham Hotspur.

A major manhunt was today launched by police for a Shropshire conman who was this afternoon sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison after spending thousands of investors’ savings on a jet-set lifestyle.

West Mercia Police have apologised to the family of a Shropshire killer’s victim because the initial investigation did not treat the death as suspicious.

Parents of youngsters at an Oswestry primary school earmarked for closure say they need reassurances about their children’s future.

A Shropshire man who sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl has been jailed for six years. Russell Lee Kynaston, 35, of Smelt House Lane, Oswestry, appeared at Mold Crown Court yesterday after admitting the offence earlier.

Tenants living on a drug-blighted housing estate in Oswestry are to be given nearly £5,000 to move elsewhere if plans to demolish homes get the go-ahead.

Discussions are taking place to discover whether employees at a Shropshire desserts factory that is preparing to axe 350 jobs could be found new positions in the county if possible.

Bad drivers are to blame for some of the problems that have been created by Welshpool’s new one-way system, town clerk Robert Robinson has claimed.

Police and the RSPCA are investigating after discovering scores of birds in raids on homes in Telford.

More than 20,000 people have started their journey to Ludlow to celebrate the region’s best food and drink at the town’s annual three-day food festival.

Plans to recognise the efforts of a Shropshire-based regiment whose soldiers recently returned from Afghanistan have moved a step closer.

AFC Telford were today urged to cut out the costly lapses as they prepare to launch a home triple-header against high-profile Stockport tomorrow.

Plans have been unveiled to build 76 homes near a sports complex in Market Drayton. Town councillors gave their backing in principle for plans for the site off Greenfields Lane last night.

Leading scorer Marvin Morgan has urged on-song Shrewsbury to deliver a derby day hero tomorrow – as boss Graham Turner prepares for his latest reunion with his old club.

Wolves’ £7m record signing Steven Fletcher today pleaded with Kevin Doyle to sign a new deal at Molineux.

Small and medium sized businesses in Shropshire can be assisted by removing some of the burdens of red tape they face, a Government minister has claimed.

Neil Bentley and Carlie Swain with another podcast of the best of this week’s breakfast shows. They’ve got no moving parts, you know.

More than 250 residents in Cleobury Mortimer have given their unanimous support to a plan to build a £1 million medical practice on the town’s former Muller England factory site.

Take a look at all the highlights from Telford Titans’ clash with Coventry Blaze in the opening game of the English National League Division One season.

You don't have to suffer from seasonal affective disorder to feel glum about saying goodbye to summer. But luckily, your make-up bag has all the answers to put a spring back in your step.

I have just spent a few days in the North-East and observed the following.

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

Take a virtual tour of one of Shrewsbury’s most impressive homes set in beautiful landscaped gardens and on the market for £1.65m.

A builder is fighting for his life in hospital after falling 30 feet from scaffolding while renovating a house on the Shropshire border.

In this week’s edition of The Ticket, movie expert Carl Jones takes a look at Friends with Benefits starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis.

Blog: When I first moved to Arizona from Shrewsbury, purportedly smart people told me that one of Arizona’s claims to fame was that it boasted the highest number of boats per head of capita in the US. I was sceptical, but, smart people with local knowledge should know, so I took this  on board.