A Shropshire pensioner has helped the County Air Ambulance collect £50,000 in six years after setting himself a fundraising target.

The latest events diary to raise funds for our £70,000 flying doctor appeal.

Ellesmere Comrades Sports and Social Club has come up with a knockout idea to raise cash for the Shropshire Star’s Flying Doctor Appeal.

Donations big and small have been pouring in from our generous readers taking the running total of the Shropshire Star’s Flying Doctor Appeal past the £4,000 mark.

Events are already being planned to help raise funds for our flying doctor appeal.

The Shropshire Star has launched a £70,000 appeal to fund a flying doctor to join the crew of the Shropshire-based air ambulance. The paramedics already do a wonderful job – so what can a flying doctor do that they can’t?

Darts ace Eric Bristow helped boost the Shropshire Star’s Flying Doctor Appeal at a special evening at a Telford pub.

Sheila Gould of Craven Arms has become among the first to help get the Shropshire Star’s Flying Doctor Appeal off to a flying start.

A massive non-uniform day involving all Shropshire schools is being planned to boost the funds of the Shropshire Star’s Flying Doctor Appeal.

Pensioner Pam Greaves knows first-hand how important the air ambulance is and told Toby Neal she would have appreciated the skills of a flying doctor when she was involved in a freak accident.

A Shropshire hair and beauty salon is getting the Shropshire Star’s Flying Doctor appeal off to a flying start with a special week of fundraising.

Today the Shropshire Star is launching a £70,000 appeal to provide a vital new service for the County Air Ambulance – and we are looking for your support.