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This week’s pictures from the past

Newtown from Barnfields - possibly 1960

A selection of nostalgic photos from the Shropshire Star’s popular series.

County ex-miners net £8m damages

Thousands of former miners and their families in Shropshire have received £8 million from the Government’s compensation scheme for ex-coalworkers suffering from poor health.

This week’s motor news in pics

The midas touch

29 August 2008: Get all the latest motoring news including new product releases, changes to road laws and new research in our weekly picture gallery.

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Midland Game Fair 2008

Rural areas ‘hit’ by higher taxes

West Midlands taxpayers are paying millions of pounds too much in green taxes than is needed to offset the levels of carbon emissions in their areas, according to a survey.

Police set to enter blaze house

Search teams could go into a fire-ravaged Shropshire home tonight to start looking for a missing millionaire and his family.

CCTV hunt in fire mystery

Detectives were today trawling through CCTV footage which could hold the key to what happened to a Shropshire millionaire and his family before their home was destroyed in an arson attack.

Threat to county’s mighty oaks

The future of Shropshire’s mighty oak trees is under threat from tiny wasps, experts have warned.

School of Rock opens its doors

A School of Rock is opening in Oswestry and hopes to turn youngsters in to the next Jimmy Page or Eric Clapton.

Mystery blaze house still unsafe

The fire-ravaged mansion of a missing Shropshire businessman and his family is still not safe to enter, according to police.

House prices down 10.5%

The average property in the UK has lost more than tenth of it value over the last year, according to the latest research from the Nationwide.

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