Thieves deliberately set fire to a 33,000-volt pylon on the Shropshire border before attempting to strip it of valuable metal.

A major employer on the Shropshire border is to invest £5.5 million in its factory, with bosses saying the cash injection is evidence of its ‘long-term commitment’ to the area.

The 140-mile Shropshire Way is being extended to allow walkers to explore the north west of the county.

A male voice choir which calls itself the oldest ‘boyband’ in the world will be travelling to Leeds to take part in a national television show with TV presenters Ant and Dec.

Relocating a police station near Oswestry could downgrade policing levels on the Shropshire border, community leaders fear.

Kraft Foods is to cut 200 jobs under plans which include a £50 million investment in its chocolate and biscuit manufacturing, the firm said today.

A teenager has died after being struck by a train near the Shropshire/Welsh border.

A Shropshire animal charity facing a financial crisis believes the recession may be to blame for a huge increase in the number of dogs being abandoned in the county.

Officials have apologised for the distress caused during the public shooting of a herd of cows on a field in the centre of a housing estate.

Rating *** Dave Morris definitely got the feeling that something was missing during dinner . . .

A Chirk farmer man has denied a series of cattle identification offences brought by Wrexham County Borough Council.

An MP has written to a council expressing her concerns after a herd of cows was shot dead in front of residents after they escaped from a field near Oswestry.

A herd of cows was shot dead in front of shocked residents after they escaped from a field near Oswestry.

Plans for a £9 million project to build a dragon sculpture which would tower above the Shropshire and Welsh border have been given the go-ahead.

A dragon on a tower planned for the Shropshire border would have a “major impact” on the landscape if it was painted red, it has been warned.

Shropshire’s picture postcard landscape is to feature on a prime-time TV show as former Government minister Michael Portillo visits the county as part of his Great British Railway Journeys series.

Plans for a massive dragon to tower above the Shropshire border, standing at the gateway to Wales have suffered a setback – because of its colour.

Letter: Before May’s General Election, David Cameron (who belongs to the most privileged 10 per cent) suggested we should concentrate more on general well- being, the simple things in life and be less greedy and materialistic. Yes, I laughed too.

Firefighters from around North Wales were called to tackle a blaze at wood firm Kronospan’s factory in Chirk.

Motorists faced lengthy diversions today after a lorry crashed at an accident blackspot on the A5 at Chirk near Oswestry.

A woman from the Shropshire/Welsh border who used a dead baby’s identification to buy a house and claim benefits has been spared an immediate prison sentence.

Bosses at a factory near Oswestry, which employs more than 500 people, say they are concerned for its long-term future because of the threat from the biomass power industry.

A woman will be sentenced next month after admitting using a dead baby’s identity to get a false passport and claim benefits.

Traffic using the A5 on the Shropshire border are likely to face delays on Wednesday while police investigators work at the scene of a collision in which two men died.

A woman from Chirk has denied using a dead baby’s identity to get a false passport and claim benefits.

Speed restrictions and a ban on overtaking could remain on the A5 Chirk bypass until next week, road bosses warned today.

Motorists are still not grasping the message that the A5 Chirk bypass, which was the scene of a double fatal crash, is “highly dangerous”, a councillor warned today.

Two men who died in a crash on the A5 Chirk bypass on the Shropshire border were today named by police.

The A5 Chirk bypass reopened today three days after two people were killed in a horrific crash.

The A5 Chirk bypass reopened today three days after two people were killed in a horrific crash.