Railway buffs to get glimpse of the past at Abbey station

The Abbey station, Shrewsbury, during the last week of operation by the War Department in March 1960. Picture: Russell Mulford

Visitors to an historic railway station in Shrewsbury will get a taste of the past – and a glimpse of the future – this weekend when it opens its doors to the public.

Dave saddles up for 1,500 mile cycle ride

Dave Luckhurst, from Brockton, near Bishop’s Castle, prepares for his John O’Groats to Land’s End cycle ride

Golden oldie Dave Luckhurst is preparing for up to 10 weeks in the saddle – as he prepares to embark on a race against time to complete a 1,500 mile cycle ride before his 65th birthday.

Poll: Should David Beckham be knighted for his services to football?

As bookmaker Ladbrokes offers odds of 6/4 that David Beckham would be knighted within a year, we ask whether the richest football player in the world should be made a Sir.

New bands join big names at Osfest

Bands from Shropshire and Wales will be taking to the same stage as some of the biggest names in the music world appear at the Osfest festival next week.

Festival to feature shrunken gardens

Members of Christ Church in Wellington are getting ready to host a Miniature Garden Festival over the weekend

For decades miniature gardens have been popular with village shows and WI competitions and now a Shropshire church is keeping the tradition alive by holding its own festival.

Creative Mid Wales company stars at Cannes film festival

Tony Ward and Matt Jones with a three-metre high Minion

Extraordinary creatures are the order of the day for a company based near Welshpool, which is having its latest project admired by some of the biggest names in film.

Pictures from the past - 17 May

Two unidentified girls from Madeley Modern School, which later became the Abraham Darby School, in class around the late 1940s or early 1950s. The photo comes from Mike Edwards, whose father-in-law Ted Roberts was the craft teacher at the school from the day it opened in the 1930s. In recent times the old school building has been demolished and superseded by the new Abraham Darby Academy.

Take a trip down memory lane with this week's selection of nostalgia pictures, taken from the pages of the Shropshire Star.

Trust the Shropshire Star to deliver on adverts

Alan Hopkins, owner of furniture giant Alan Ward, with company director Elaine Ray

When it comes to advertising your business – online or in print – you can trust the Shropshire Star to deliver.

CCTV captures 'ghost' on Wellington market stairs

The CCTV image showing the figure, circled, on the stairs. The figure pushed over a stack of boxes.

Staff at a county market hall have been stunned after CCTV footage captured what could be a ghost.

Taff the horse makes narrowboat trip special on Llangollen Canal

Horse power – Steve Furniss from the Saturn Trust with Taff the horse pulling the Saturn boat across the Chirk aqueduct

A narrowboat has been pulled across a landmark on the Shropshire/Welsh border by horse for the first time in 60 years during a celebration of the area’s industrial heritage.

Wembley dream come true as Shrewsbury schoolboy Charlie, 7, to be match mascot

A seven-year-old schoolboy from Shropshire is in dreamland after winning a competition to be a mascot at next week’s UEFA Champions League Final at Wembley.

Shropshire Star pushes boat out to back events

Mr Tom Graham, representing the Shropshire Star’s parent company Midland News Association, raises a glass, second from left, after helping to perform the official launch of The Shropshire Star narrowboat on its inaugural trip from Norbury Junction, near Newport

When it comes to supporting events in the community, the Shropshire Star isn’t afraid to push the boat out . . . sometimes, quite literally.

Poll: Should criminals who murder police officers spend the rest of their lives in jail?

The Home Secretary, Theresa May, arrives to make a speech to the Police Federation of England and Wales annual conference at the Bournemouth

Police killers are to face minimum whole life jail terms under proposals unveiled by the Home Secretary in front of thousands of rank-and-file police officers.