Mother and son saved from Telford house blaze
A mother and son were rescued after a blaze started in the kitchen of their home early today.
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more storiesBernard McNally backs Shrews over Wolves
Shrewsbury Town legend Bernard McNally believes his former club can relive former glories against fallen giants Wolves.
James O’Neill wants to stay with AFC Telford
Striker James O’Neill wants to be part of AFC Telford’s promotion push next season.
Bakary Sako's Wolves future still up in the air
Winger Bakary Sako returns to Wolves for the start of pre-season training next week with his future still unresolved.
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more storiesAFC Telford playing host to unity league finals
The finals of a football tournament which aims to end one of the “last taboos” in football will be held in Shropshire next month.
Colourful gardens on show as Market Drayton In Bloom competition launches
Greenfingered residents in Shropshire are being invited to transform their town into a riot of colour as part of a blooming competition.
Telford firm shells out for armoured vehicle outside headquarters
You need to be able to take some flak when you are in business – but one Telford firm has taken that to extremes.
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Superb scarecrows for Shrewsbury festival contest
Review: Rihanna, LG Arena, Birmingham
Groups will benefit from Shrewsbury Carnival cash
Dornier bomber already a big hit at RAF Cosford
Vintage vehicles on display at Oswestry machinery show
Shropshire duo hailed after Minor Counties win
Street dance craze sweeps Shropshire
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more storiesStar comment: Pub crawl drinkers need to play game
Whether a pub crawl organised through the internet and involving a roaming busload of drinking folk is a recipe for a great night out or a recipe for predictable chaos will depend on which side of the fence you happen to be standing on in this issue.
Star comment and poll: Will food guide help cut obesity?
The new food labelling system being rolled out by the Government has the virtues, and the perils, of simplicity. Confused? You probably will be.
Star comment: We must stop Shropshire flytippers
Haughmond Hill, one of Shropshire’s beauty spots, has been defiled by the lazy, the anti-social, the criminal.
Shropshire Business
more storiesTelford firm shells out for armoured vehicle outside headquarters
You need to be able to take some flak when you are in business – but one Telford firm has taken that to extremes.
Work begins in Market Drayton on UK's biggest butter plant
Work is under way on Britain’s biggest butter plant which is due to open in a Shropshire town this autumn.
Whitchurch manufacturer expand
Two new orders worth more than £250,000 have seen a north Shropshire company trading overseas.
Letters
more storiesLetter: Attitude to the EU is negative but it delivers many benefits
Bob Jenkins ‘Time for the EU to go’ (June 13) is typical of letters that are anti-EU, being full of rhetoric and short on substance, much like the party of ‘pub politics’.
Letter: Universities playing vital role in the education of Shropshire students
I write regarding the university in Shropshire. The recent article contrived to give the impression to your readers that we are looking at providing higher education in Shropshire for the first time.
Letter: Armed forces charity will be collecting later this month
I was delighted to read in the Shropshire Star that there is to be a crackdown on so-called “chuggers” in Shrewsbury town centre.
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more storiesLetter: Universities playing vital role in the education of Shropshire students
I write regarding the university in Shropshire. The recent article contrived to give the impression to your readers that we are looking at providing higher education in Shropshire for the first time.
Shropshire student Henry, 14, has a growing business with pumpkins
A teenage entrepreneur is hoping to harvest more profit this year as he expands his major pumpkin-growing operation in Shropshire.
Work under way at Shropshire all-through school site
Building work starting at Shropshire’s first all-through school will help strengthen the feeling that it is not simply a primary and secondary school, its head has said.
Dining Out
more storiesLudlow Kitchen, Bromfield
Star rating: **** A new addition to Ludlow Food Centre impresses critic Andy Richardson.
Mr Underhill’s, Ludlow
Star rating ***** It’s dazzled critics for years. But forget critics, Mr Underhill’s is the people’s choice for consistently fab food in a sublime setting, writes Andy Richardson.
The Hundred House, Norton
Rating: **** If it’s Man Vs Food size portions of top-quality, locally-sourced nosh you’re after then look no further than The Hundred House, says Keith Harrison
Farming
more storiesNew GM crop row likely as Owen Paterson backs move
Environment Secretary and Shropshire MP Owen Paterson is set to reopen the controversy over genetically modified crops with a speech extolling the benefits of the technology.
Shropshire student Henry, 14, has a growing business with pumpkins
A teenage entrepreneur is hoping to harvest more profit this year as he expands his major pumpkin-growing operation in Shropshire.
Letter: Disease needs tackling, not a question of badger eradication
In response to Chris Cooke in his June 11 letter, I agree that there is no silver bullet over bovine TB but respectfully point out that the science has long moved on.