Poll: Should gay marriage be legalised?

As the coalition's controversial gay marriage legislation returns to the Commons with Tory MPs and activists deeply split over the issue, we ask if you think same-sex marriage should be legalised.

Multi-million pound bid for new Shrewsbury Town Council HQ scrapped

Multi-million pound plans for a new headquarters for Shrewsbury Town Council have been scrapped.

Court case councillor Mark Mountford becomes mayor of Shifnal

A councillor who admitted counterfeiting charges less than a month ago is now the mayor of a Shropshire town.

Shropshire Council planning further £35m cuts

Council chiefs could have to find £35 million of savings next year, it has been revealed.

Telford & Wrekin MPs at odds on Queen’s Speech vote

Telford Labour MP David Wright and The Wrekin Tory MP Mark Pritchard

Telford & Wrekin’s MPs have taken opposite sides in a vote in the House of Commons on a controversial amendment to the Queen’s Speech.

All change at Shrewsbury Town Council as Labour takes control

The Labour group on Shrewsbury Town Council has taken charge of running the authority’s main committees after becoming the largest party in the town in this month’s local elections.

Mayor calls for 10-year plan to boost Shrewsbury's economy

Shrewsbury needs a 10-year plan to improve its economy and attract more skilled jobs to the town, new mayor Jon Tandy has said.

Unemployment figures falling in Shropshire

Joblessness fell in Shropshire for the second consecutive month during April, despite the national employment figure falling at its fastest rate since autumn 2011, official figures showed today.

Councillors will vote on how to fill Whitchurch vacancy

Town councillors will decide how to fill a vacancy on their authority this week – after only 14 people stood for 15 seats.

Letter: Ukip’s success opens up broader picture

Leader of UKIP Nigel Farage, on the local campaign trail

Ukip’s success in local elections is having a wonderful effect in highlighting the uncomfortable truth that our mainstream parties have quietly surrendered our sovereignty to the detriment of many of their own voters.

Euro vote call by Shropshire MPs

Owen Paterson, David Cameron and Mark Pritchard

Tory MPs in Shropshire today piled pressure on David Cameron over the UK’s future in Europe – as a Shropshire Star poll revealed 72 per cent of people think Britain should quit the EU.

Poll: Should the UK leave the European Union?

As David Cameron insists that he welcomes the renewed focus on European policy following former chancellor Lord Lawson's public call for the UK to quit the EU, we want to know what you think.

Letter: Keeping track of councillors’ promises and failures is easy

Want local government and democracy improved? Expect your local councillors to be held to account?

Shropshire councils’ merger 'could save £10 million'

Shirehall, the home to Shropshire Council and courts, with Lord Hill’s column on the left

A merger between Shropshire’s two local authorities should not be ruled out if it will save £10 million and protect frontline services, a leading borough councillor claimed today.

Tories lack strength in leadership, says Shropshire Council boss Keith Barrow

Keith Barrow holds his seat for Oswestry South

The Conservative party has a ‘real problem’ on a national level, the re-elected leader of Shropshire Council has said.

Shropshire MP warns David Cameron that shake-up will hit local press

A Shropshire MP has urged the Prime Minister to make an exception for the local press when the Government introduces its planned Royal Charter for press regulation.

Labour and Lib Dems pledge partnership to run Shrewsbury Town Council

Labour and the Liberal Democrats are preparing to work in partnership on the running of Shrewsbury Town Council, a leading councillor said today.

£10m supermarket bid hit by objection

Fresh plans for a £10 million out-of-town supermarket which will create up to 200 jobs remain ‘wholly unsuitable’, a Shropshire town council has claimed.

Mixed day at polls for Tory candidates

Members of the Labour group celebrate their success in the town and parish council elections in Shrewsbury

Shropshire's Conservatives had mixed results in the county’s town council elections – losing half their seats in Shrewsbury but taking control in Market Drayton.

Tories bucking national trend in Shropshire

Cheers! Keith Barrow, front right, and members of the Conservative team, celebrate their success at The Two Henrys pub in Shrewsbury. Councillor Barrow said the result was a ringing endorsement of the Tories’ response to hard-hitting spending cuts.

Conservative leader Keith Barrow today hailed his party’s success at the polls as a ringing endorsement of the Tories’ response to hard-hitting spending cuts.