Up to 35 new jobs are to be created by the £1.5 million conversion of Albrighton’s former Elysium health club into a care home.

Two men and a three-year-old boy were taken to hospital today following a crash on the outskirts of Shrewsbury.

Everyone has seen the footage, the moment which brought the world’s showpiece sporting event to Britain’s shores.

Brave soldier Simon Jones survived six months of Taliban attacks and bombings in Afghanistan to return to the arms of fiancee Hayley Allan for their wedding day.

Thousands of people across Shropshire and Mid Wales turned out in their droves to witness traditional Boxing Day hunts.

An officer who grew up in Shropshire is to take on one of the top roles with London’s Metropolitan Police – by royal appointment.

Museum workers faced a Herculean task to get RAF Cosford’s latest aircraft exhibit into its new home. A team of 15 museum technicians and RAF personnel were called into action.

An RAF Cosford trainee has been jailed for 16 months after admitting sparking a bomb scare at the airbase while suffering bullying and depression, a court heard.

Planners have given the go-ahead for a former bank and adjoining barns in Albrighton to be converted into homes, despite objections from parish councillors.

Part of a main road near Albrighton has been closed after a water main underneath burst.

A round-up of this week’s Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures.

MORE THAN £3.5 million is to  be spent on transforming two Shropshire railway stations.

Shropshire rail users faced delays after a man was killed by a train.

Are our high streets doomed?

Rating: *** The venue is stunning, as pretty as any in Shrewsbury, writes Andy Richardson. The Mercure Shrewsbury Albrighton Hall Hotel and Spa is situated in a glorious location, off the Ellesmere Road, and offers visitors picture perfect views.

Two seven-year-old children airlifted to hospital after a smash on the M54 remain in a critical condition in hospital today.

Five people, including two young children, were injured in a pile-up which closed the M54 and brought traffic to a standstill.

A 49-year-old Shropshire man who was involved in the supply of up to £50,000 worth of cannabis has been spared an immediate prison sentence because of a serious medical condition.

A Shropshire nursery caring for children of families serving in the RAF has been rated “outstanding” by Government inspectors.

Many people will hope that limits on public spending being introduced by the coalition government will slow down Shropshire Council’s profligate spending.

This picture shows the huge hole which opened up in a Shropshire road after water pipes burst – as workers prepared to start repairing it today.

A Shropshire road — closed after a two-tonne truck plunged into a 7ft hole which opened up in the middle of it — is expected to be shut over the weekend.

A Shropshire road where a seven-foot hole opened up which a two-tonne truck plunged into will be closed to drivers for at least the next three days.

TWO BROTHERS had an amazing escape when their two-tonne truck plunged into a 7ft hole that opened up in the middle of a Shropshire road.

A Shropshire hotel has struck a deal with bosses at the National Trust to entice more visitors to explore the county.

Reviewer’s rating ***** Sam Taylor and husband Nigel enjoy big flavours at an Italian restaurant in the countryside.

Shropshire’s cricketers can start dreaming of the summer – with the wraps coming off the first round draw for the Chronicle Twenty20 Knockout.

Two women, one a 19-year-old Shropshire hairdresser, have died in separate crashes.

A woman has died in a crash on the M54 near Albrighton.

A Shropshire woman was today jailed for four years after stealing more than £300,000 from her employer.