An outstanding display from Shropshire-based gymnast Kristian Thomas helped Great Britain’s men take gold in the team event at the artistic gymnastics European Championships in Montpellier.

A 25-year-old airman from Telford was one of two British servicemen who were shot dead by members of the Afghan police force in Helmand, the Ministry of Defence said today.

Kristian Thomas today admitted the Olympic heat can become “too much” and insisted Team GB’s gymnasts must ignore the hype.

The pleasant Shropshire countryside is a world away from Afghanistan where every road and every ditch is a front line in which deadly danger lurks.

Shropshire archer Alison Williamson, 40, remains on course to reach her sixth Olympic games after finishing third in a selection shootout at Lilleshall National Sports Centre.

Shropshire archer Alison Williamson was today battling to make her sixth Olympic games – and enter the record books as the country’s most prolific Olympian.

Magnificent shows, and times of tragedy and turmoil in a Shropshire Conservative Association in the 1930s and 1940s are all touched on in a collection of memorabilia which has been passed to a Telford woman.

A new £30 million specialist rehabilitation centre to treat injured soldiers is to be created in Shropshire, bosses of the Royal British Legion have revealed.

A primary school bus service in Telford was axed just two days before the start of the new term.

A 35-year-old man has suffered serious head injuries after being struck by a van while walking in Shropshire today, police said.

More than 40 firefighters were called to battle a blaze involving more than 100 tonnes of hay which broke out in a barn at a Shropshire farm this morning.

Thieves have stolen hundreds of pounds from a Shropshire cricket club, some of which was supposed to be donated to charity.

Police today appealed for help to trace the owner of a bird of prey which has been spotted circling over a Shropshire village.

A woman was taken to hospital after a faulty gas fire caused a blaze in the living room of a Shropshire home.

A charity ball will be held in memory of a Shropshire woman who was murdered by her father.

More than 1,400 homes were sold in Shropshire from July to the end of September at an average price of £194,295, figures released today by the Land Registry reveal.

This week’s Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures.

Top British athletes with an eye on the London 2012 Olympics are to showcase new multi-million pound facilities at Lilleshall National Sports Centre today.

A round-up of Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures for the week ending July 24, 2010.

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

A round-up of Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures for the week ending Saturday, May 1, 2010.

Sir Geoff Hurst believes Wayne Rooney is “the one player that England cannot afford to be without” if they are to have a realistic chance of winning the World Cup this summer.

Convicted Shropshire drug dealer Naseer Zaman has paid a total of £225,000 into court under a confiscation order imposed by a judge, it was revealed today.

Convicted Shropshire drug dealer Naseer Zaman, who plotted to smuggle cocaine and heroin into the country, has had his 15-year prison sentence cut by appeal court judges.

Hundreds of talented young athletes from all over the county will race in the annual Shropshire Schools Cross-Country Championships in Oswestry tomorrow.

More photos from yesteryear, as featured in the Shropshire Star.

Schools from across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin today gained high marks in league tables showing how every 11-year-old in England performed in their English, maths and science Sats tests.

Injury doubts Carl Rodgers, Chris Nurse and Andy Brown will all receive last minute fitness tests ahead of AFC Telford United’s clash with Vauxhall Motors tomorrow.

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.

More pictures of autumn scenes from our army of amateur photographers.