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Shropshire’s first purpose-built eco-friendly police station is now open to the public.

One in eight people with dementia in Shropshire have been conned out of their money, according to figures out today which put the total at more than £500,000.

Shropshire Council chiefs are looking into changes to the authority’s pension arrangements which could lead to more employees dropping out of the scheme.

Council chiefs have vowed to work harder to ease Shropshire’s housing crisis, with the focus on providing affordable homes and bringing vacant properties back in to use.

A row has broken out over proposed changes to a building in Shrewsbury’s historic Square.

Fundraisers for Whitchurch’s hospital have enjoyed some festive cheer after they received a cash boost in time for Christmas.

A 25-year-old mechanic from Pontesbury has joined dozens of scientists and explorers as well as the Norwegian prime minister at a special celebration at the South Pole.

Steps leading to the River Severn in Bridgnorth have been closed off after the partial collapse of an unrecorded vault.

Farm bosses have defended controversial plans to build a storage unit for biofuel near homes on the outskirts of Market Drayton.

New supremo Toby Shaw has backed Shropshire to go from strength to strength as a Minor Counties cricket force.

A cage fighter from Telford who hoped to help a disabled girl by raising money through a title bout has had to postpone the fundraiser until March.

Shropshire Council’s scheme to reduce the number of parking spaces in High Street, Church Stretton, will result in shops closing and the loss of the Thursday general market whose customers will have nowhere to stop to collect their shopping.

Ben Hughes, who has been given just six months to live, talks about the latest items he has ticked off his bucket list in his weekly shropshirestar.com blog.

Shropshire is enjoying a pre-Christmas sales boom, as new figures predicted nearly £400 million would be spent by shoppers in the county’s two biggest towns.

Thieves broke into two homes in Telford and stole hundreds of pounds of Christmas presents.

Telford soldier Ricky Furgusson today said he was delighted that he would be carrying the Olympic flame next year. Furgusson, who spent more than four months in hospital in Birmingham recovering from injuries suffered in Afghanistan, has received extensive recognition for his bravery. He went to the aid of wounded soldiers who had been injured [...]

Workers at Shrewsbury’s DVLA office could walk out in protest over Government plans to close the centre in 2013, union officials this afternoon said.

Retail guru Mary Portas suggests many high streets are beyond rescue, and Professor Mike Haynes from the University of Wolverhampton Business School in Telford fears there is worse to come.

A 29-year-old man has appeared in court charged with being in possession of a samurai sword and a knuckle duster in Telford.

Jamie O’Hara today insisted Wolves are getting their priorities right this season.

An RAF Cosford trainee has been jailed for 16 months after admitting sparking a bomb scare at the airbase while suffering bullying and depression, a court heard.

A soldier who was awarded the Military Cross after losing both his legs in a bomb blast in Afghanistan will carry the Olympic Torch through Shropshire.

Parts of Shropshire were on flood alert today as weather experts warned the county was set to be hit by a second major storm this week.

A farmer who stole 860 pairs of ladies’ knickers from washing lines in Mid Wales has been given a curfew after he admitted that he needed help.

The current economic storm has no respect for even the biggest names in business.

More than 60 sheep worth thousands of pounds have been stolen from Mid Wales, prompting fears of another spate of sheep rustling.

One of Shropshire’s oldest buildings could become a dental practice or a town hall, it was revealed as Ludlow Town Council chiefs were handed the keys to Ludlow’s former magistrates’ court.

It may be the middle of winter, but charity-run Brides by Appointment in Wellington is preparing for a festive rush – find out why.

A music video which was filmed in Shropshire has been chosen as the theme to ITV1′s Text Santa appeal.

At the age of 70, Delia Smith continues to radiate careful, controlled perfectionism.