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Fridge magnate Tony Hawks hits town

Comic Tony Hawks keeps mum over whether he’ll be bringing his cooler to Shropshire.

Fridge magnate Tony Hawks hits town


They were Shropshire childhood sweethearts

For more than 70 years, childhood sweethearts Allen Clifford and his wife Rita were inseparable

They were Shropshire childhood sweethearts
Questions raised over ‘abandoned’ Market Drayton

Does Market Drayton have the most “abandoned” town centre in the county? The question raised in a Shropshire Star feature last week has divided residents, and provoked some passionate responses on both sides.

Questions raised over ‘abandoned’ Market Drayton

Market Drayton: most abandoned town in Shropshire?

Empty shops and a boarded up hotel paint a bleak picture in this Shropshire market town

Market Drayton: most abandoned town in Shropshire?

Shropshire soldier in First World War mystery

As he lay dying, mortally wounded by shell splinters, Shropshire soldier James Lawton repeatedly called out to his colleagues for water

Shropshire soldier in First World War mystery

Shropshire scooter fan who kits out the stars

Liam Gallagher, Kate Moss, Jude Law

Shropshire scooter fan who kits out the stars

A Shropshire travelling family

The life of Joanne Hale's family sounds quite romantic

A Shropshire travelling family

The Shropshire garage that’s top for customer care

Customer care is top of the list for staff who work at a county service station

The Shropshire garage that’s top for customer care

Shropshire Christian Aid is helping Nicaragua’s poor

It’s Christian Aid Week, and thousands of the charity’s collection envelopes are being pushed through letterboxes all over Shropshire. Andrew Owen went to Nicaragua to see how the money is being spent.

Shropshire Christian Aid is helping Nicaragua’s poor

Broseley hero’s amazing wartime achievements

His name is carved on Broseley war memorial, just one of many heroes from the town whose sacrifices are remembered with pride

Broseley hero’s amazing wartime achievements

Army wives keep Christmas while husbands are in Afghanistan

Christmas is a time for family, but a group of Shropshire wives will be sitting down to lunch tomorrow while their husbands are fighting a war far from home.

Army wives keep Christmas while husbands are in Afghanistan
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