It’s a dog’s life for adorable Shropshire pet sheep Lamo

Walkies – Jennifer Jones puts Lamo on a lead to enjoy a stroll in the countryside near their home in Wentnor, near Bishop’s Castle

Meet Lamo – the sheep that thinks he is a dog! The Shropshire Star ran a picture of Lamo being walked through the streets of Shrewsbury last week and appealed for information about its owner.

Ludlow market traders hit by quadrupled parking fee

Controversial new parking restrictions for market traders in Ludlow will open up more spaces for visitors and tourists and boost trade in the town, council chiefs said today.

Ludlow street teams out to warn under-age drinkers

Youth workers are to be sent out on the streets of Ludlow as part of a £90,000 scheme to tackle under-age drinking.

Thousands denied vote in Shropshire Council elections

More than 20,000 people, including an entire town, will not get the chance to vote in next month’s Shropshire Council elections, it was revealed today.

Caroline hanging up primary school broom after 28 years

Cleaner Caroline Slowik puts her feet up at Chirbury Primary School surrounded by some of the pupils

When Caroline Slowik first started working as a cleaner at a primary school on the Shropshire border, Wham! was top of the music charts with Freedom.

Bishop's Castle elections called off as mayor quits council

Elections have been cancelled in a Shropshire town – after the mayor and another long-serving member declined to put themselves forward as candidates again.

Tributes paid to loving father after Shropshire rabbit hunting accident

On holiday last year are Carl Rubisch, his wife Fay and children Callum, four, and Phoebe, one

The wife of a shooting enthusiast who died in an accident while out hunting rabbits in Shropshire today spoke of her devastation.

Rabbit hunter who shot himself by accident in Shropshire field is named

A man who was shot while out hunting rabbits in a Shropshire field has this afternoon been named.

Post mortem to be held on Shropshire rabbit shooting tragedy

A post mortem was due to be held today on a man who died in what is thought to be ‘a tragic accident’ while hunting rabbits with a friend on farmland in Shropshire.

Hunter killed in Shropshire rabbit shooting tragedy

A man was shot dead in a tragic accident while out hunting rabbits with a friend on farmland in Shropshire.

Wealthy killer John Taylor will not inherit wife Alethea’s cash

An undertaker found guilty of the murder of his wealthy wife will miss out on a £500,000-plus cash windfall he stood to inherit from her, it was revealed today.

Anger at auction of Bishop's Castle Town Hall furniture

Ageing wooden benches, pews and chairs at a town hall in Shropshire are set to be auctioned off ahead of a major revamp.

Shropshire wind turbine bid given go-ahead

A controversial plan for a 60ft wind turbine in the Shropshire countryside, the noise of which was likened to ‘Chinese war torture’, has been approved despite objections.

Killer John Taylor urged to say where wife Alethea's body is

An undertaker from the Shropshire border – jailed for life for the murder of his missing wife – was today urged by detectives to ‘come clean’ and tell them where he stashed her body.

Undertaker John Taylor jailed for life over wife Alethea murder

An undertaker from the Shropshire border was jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of his missing wife.

Ceremony will honour victims of Church Stretton hotel blaze

This picture was carried in the Shropshire Star on April 3, 1968, showing The Hotel in Church Stretton the morning after the fire

Forgotten victims of a massive hotel fire in Shropshire which claimed the lives of three children in 1968 are to be honoured at a ceremony next month.

One killed and four injured as crash closes route for six hours

One person died and four others – including a pregnant woman and two children – were taken to hospital after a three-car collision on Shropshire’s A5 which left the road closed for more than six hours.