Luxury cruise operator Fred Olsen is facing a massive legal action over claims holidaymakers picked up the deadly norovirus sickness bug on one of its ships.

Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire which caused members of a family to flee their home near Ludlow. Dozens of firefighters spent six hours tackling the blaze.

Rating: *** The Jolly Frog, at Leintwardine, now under new ownership is a restaurant that divides opinion like few others in Shropshire, writes Andy Richardson.

Rating **** Sharon Walters spends an idyllic Sunday by the Teme.

A road near the south Shropshire border, which was closed after breeding badgers tunnelled under it and caused it to collapse, could be shut for some time, it was revealed today.

One of the UK’s oldest parlour pubs near the Shropshire border will be on TV tomorrow as part of the BBC series Oz and Hugh Raise the Bar.

Wine expert Oz Clarke and comedian Hugh Dennis were treated to a squirrel supper when they visited a historic pub on the south Shropshire border as part of a new TV series which will be aired in the new year.

Reviewer’s rating *** Neil Thomas and his wife had high expectations when they headed for this village eatery. Would they be met?

Residents of a village on the Shropshire border have vowed to fight on against moves by banking giant HSBC to close their local branch and cash point.

Protesters in a village on the south Shropshire border are calling on people to switch their accounts after learning their only bank is be axed.

Villagers in a village on the south Shropshire border were up in arms today after learning that their only bank is to close.

Plans for a £100,000 development at a pub formerly owned by, reputedly, the UK’s oldest landlady have been given the go ahead.

Independent petrol stations across Shropshire and Mid Wales today said they were finding it “impossible” to compete with major retailers as fuel prices rose to an all-time high.

A woman in her 60s was in a critical condition in hospital today after a three-vehicle crash near the south Shropshire border which left a road shut for more than five hours.

A huge blaze has ripped through a rural hotel causing several hundred thousand pounds of damage in a suspected arson attack.

A woman from the south Shropshire border today claimed her family’s Christmas was spoilt when her son-in-law became ill on a cruise.

With so many of the county’s businesses and individuals now using Twitter, we wanted to give our followers the chance to tell us about the things that make our county so special. And the result? The 2009 Shropshire Star Twitter Awards!

The River Teme in Ludlow could be used to power homes in the town in the future through hydro-electricity. A survey of possible sites is being undertaken.

A man who was arrested in connection with a missing 14-year-old Shropshire schoolgirl will not face any charges, police said today.

A teenager from Leintwardine, near Ludlow, who went missing more than three weeks ago could have links with Dudley’s Muslim community, police said at a press conference this afternoon.

The future of one of the UK’s last surviving parlour pubs on the Shropshire border has been secured.

An 18-year-old carpenter who died in a head-on smash on the south Shropshire border was today described by his parents as the “perfect son”.

A Shropshire schoolgirl who vanished 12 days ago is still missing, police said today.

Police hunting for a missing Shropshire schoolgirl have released a CCTV image of the teenager taken on the day she disappeared.

Fears were today growing for the safety of a missing teenager from Leintwardine who disappeared during a day trip following a row.

One of the UK’s oldest landladies will have a lasting memorial to her installed at a tiny village church close to the south Shropshire border.

An auction to sell one of the UK’s last surviving parlour pubs on the Shropshire border has been postponed. The plan to auction The Sun Inn at Leintwardine has been delayed.

It was the end of an era for villagers on the Shropshire border when Britain’s oldest publican died, and now one of the UK’s last “parlour pubs” is to be sold at auction.

A Ludlow woman has been jailed for four months after making a false allegation of sexual assault against her boss after she was sacked from a restaurant.

A woman from the Shropshire border who was reputedly the oldest publican in the country, has died at the age of 94.