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Health experts put Newport civic ball chefs in clear

Health inspectors today said they had found no evidence to link the illness of dozens of high-profile guests at a civic ball at Newport’s Harper Adams University College to food served at the venue.


Leader – New rail link is bad news for Shropshire

Were the High Speed Rail link planned to pass through Shropshire, the protests on environmental grounds would make the objections to new electricity pylons across the county look tame indeed.


From coldest ever to a walk on the mild side

Thirty years ago today, Shropshire recorded the lowest temperature ever seen in England as the mercury fell to a staggering -26.1 C (-15F).


Shropshire pig academy to open for budding farmers

A pioneering new academy for prospective pig farmers is due to open in Shropshire. The Fresh Start Pig Academy is designed for anyone interested in setting up and running a pig farming business.


Farming college Harper Adams among best in country

Students have ranked Harper Adams University College as one of the best in the country – putting it just behind the great seats of learning, Oxford and Cambridge.


The Lamb Inn, Edgmond

Rating **** Lisa Bailey enjoys a family celebration which suited three generations down to a tea!


Harper Adams to charge students £9,000 for courses

Students face a big hike in the cost of obtaining a degree in Shropshire as the county’s university college announced it is planning to impose the maximum fee of £9,000 for its courses.


Telford’s pothole busters get to work

Pothole busters took to Telford’s battered streets today as a campaign got under way to fill hundreds of holes left by the freezing winter weather.


People hurt in spate of Shropshire road crashes

An elderly couple were injured when the car they were travelling in hit a telegraph pole in Shropshire causing a power cut to five homes.


Great expectations for a ‘bakers’ dozen’

It is not just the land at a Shropshire farming college which is proving fertile after more than a dozen staff fell pregnant within months of one another.


Man found by canal named

Police have today identified a man who was found close to death near a Shropshire canal – but say they still don’t know how he died.


Card from trenches handed to family

A pensioner who made a nostalgic visit to his childhood Shropshire home was stunned after being handed a poignant postcard – sent by his late father from the trenches during World War One nearly 100 years ago.


NFU’s dossier part of fly-tipping fight

Members of the Shropshire branch of the NFU are calling on the Government to allocate more resources to tackle the growing problem of fly-tipping in the county.


Petition on hospital is signed by 12,000

A petition against plans to downgrade services at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital has swelled to 12,000 names, it has been revealed.


Princess to tour county

The Princess Royal will be in Shropshire in December to officially unveil new developments in the county.


County wedding’s talk of the world

A Shropshire Star sales executive was at the centre of international media attention today after she tied the knot in a wedding costing just £51 from an internet auction site.


Band on lookout for new members

A Shropshire band is calling on budding brass players in the county to join its musical team.


£2.3m dairy unit opened

A new £2.3 million dairy unit was officially opened today in Shropshire at one of the country’s top agricultural colleges.


Work shuts busy route

The main route linking Shrewsbury and Newport is to close for repairs – raising fears of causing traffic chaos for hundreds of motorists.


Traffic delays due as road repairs start

Traffic delays are expected across Telford & Wrekin as work on a £372,500 programme of road repairs gets under way next week.


College sheep shot dead

A sheep has been found shot in a field at a university college near Newport.


College handed £500,000 gift

A millionaire businessman who made his fortune in the poultry industry has handed over £500,000 to the Shropshire agricultural college where he studied.

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