Parts of Shropshire’s unique landscape will be better preserved for future generations after conservationists landed almost £20,000 to help protect wetlands and wildlife.

A campaign to reopen a once-thriving north Shropshire railway station more than 50 years after it closed could be back on track as part of a developer’s plans to build homes, it emerged today.

Controversial plans for a new convenience store in Baschurch have been dealt a fresh blow after councillors upheld objections to the scheme.

A special meeting will take place in north Shropshire later this month over controversial plans to create a new convenience store after more than 750 people signed a petition objecting to the proposals.

Only six out of 226 schools in Shropshire have applied for academy status, government education officials said today.

More than 16,000 further homes and businesses in Shropshire will have access to faster broadband by next summer, BT said this afternoon.

A family from Shropshire have tasted success at Europe’s largest single display of Hereford cattle.

Developers today defended plans to create a new convenience store in Baschurch despite a petition signed by more than 750 people against the scheme.

Celebrity chef Marcus Bean dazzled Strictly star Russell Grant in a Channel 4 cookery programme – despite only getting three hours’ sleep the night before.

Controversial plans for a new convenience store in Baschurch have divided public opinion as about 100 people packed into the village hall to have their say at a heated meeting.

About 400 people have signed a petition opposing plans for a new convenience store in Baschurch – despite the fact it will create 24 new jobs in the village.

Community projects across Shropshire were celebrating today after landing a share of £860,000 in National Lottery funding.

Multi-million pound plans to reopen a rural Shropshire railway station after more than 50 years of closure were back on track today as campaigners vowed to commission fresh research on the plans.

More than 400 people have signed a petition against plans for a supermarket in Baschurch.

A teenager who suffered serious head injuries after she was hit by a car while crossing the road has been given the all clear by doctors to move home permanently.

An outdoor activity centre catering for groups of schoolchildren in north Shropshire was forced to close because of an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug norovirus.

An unattended skip fire sparked a huge inferno which raced across 40 acres of fields threatening to engulf homes in a Shropshire village.

A retained firefighter from Shropshire helped to drag a man to safety after spotting him struggling in the sea as he holidayed on the Greek island of Crete.

Lorry drivers and farmers are facing the misery of diversions of as much as 30 miles when an historic river bridge closes from Saturday for up to three weeks.

Multi-million pound plans to re-open a rural Shropshire railway station have hit the buffers because council chiefs say they cannot justify paying for a fresh feasibility study.

Seven sites earmarked for 400 specialist homes for elderly people in Shropshire could be sold off after planned Government funding for the scheme was cancelled.

Rating **** A chef with a sense of humour gives this charming country pub a fun edge to fine dining, writes Andy Richardson.

A Shropshire schoolgirl recovering from a heart transplant operation is getting by with a little help from her friends – who have raised £1,200 for charity in her honour.

A grieving Shropshire father has hit out after claiming sentimental ornaments have been moved from the grave of his 17-year-old son, who was killed in a car crash.

Controversial plans that could see electricity pylons stretching for miles across the Shropshire and Powys countryside have been greeted with a mixed reaction by villagers near Shrewsbury.

A Shropshire woman has died two weeks after hitting her head in a fall while on holiday in New Zealand.

A former chairman of Shropshire’s Women’s Institute is critically ill in New Zealand after suffering a fall while visiting a friend.

Three hoards of medieval coins found in Shropshire have been declared as treasure by a coroner.

Tests are being carried out to see whether a speed camera at the notorious Shotatton crossroads on the A5 was damaged in a failed arson attack.

Rating: **** Russell Roberts enjoys a locally sourced steak in a proper pub offering fine food.