A man admitted carrying a samurai sword and knuckle duster in Telford when he appeared before a crown court today.

A cage fighter from Telford who hoped to help a disabled girl by raising money through a title bout has had to postpone the fundraiser until March.

A 29-year-old man has appeared in court charged with being in possession of a samurai sword and a knuckle duster in Telford.

Great-grandmother Rose Strickland is known as Shropshire’s Karaoke Queen but has only just recorded her first CD – at the age of 87.

A multi-million pound scheme to transform Telford’s central road network and create a greener transport system has been shortlisted for a major Government grant.

Staff at a Shropshire school working in an area of “high deprivation and low aspirations” have beaten the odds and been named Outstanding Primary School of the Year by a national newspaper.

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

Two police officers were injured in a violent struggle with a drunken man on the landing of a Telford house, a court heard.

Two Telford men accused of murdering a town factory worker today appeared in court.

A Telford family had a lucky escape when a gas explosion caused a flame of up to 9ft to shoot out of their fire.

A Telford woman who helped to build the famous Hollywood-style sign in Dawley has died aged 34.

Plans for a plush new Telford & Wrekin Council civic headquarters are set to be given the green light next week.

A 37-year-old man has appeared in court accused of the murder of a Shropshire factory worker.

A SECOND MAN has been charged with murdering a Telford factory worker, police said today.

While I welcome new play areas in the borough, I was concerned to read in your paper that our borough leader, Councillor Andrew Eade was able to find funding for a new play area in his ward of Church Aston.

Detectives were today continuing to question two men arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a 31-year-old man was found at a flat in Telford. Magistrates yesterday granted detectives more time to question the men, aged 37 and 24.

An “L” of a mistake on a road sign in Telford has remained uncorrected for about 20 years, it was revealed today.

A Telford mother who falsely claimed almost £85,000 in benefits has been spared an immediate prison sentence.

A Telford man who assaulted his former girlfriend and then launched a campaign of harassment against her has been jailed and given a restraining order.

A Telford woman received more than £84,000 in benefits after falsely claiming she lived alone, a court heard today.

A 16-year-old Telford schoolboy’s dream came true when he performed a song from The Lion King on national television.

Letter: Dear J. Askew of Newport, regarding your letter in the Shropshire Star, under the heading: “More then enough is spent on this area.” I, as the local borough councillor, would like to point out some facts to you and to the readers of the Shropshire Star.

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

Letter: Regarding the 200 people who signed the petition that MP David Wright and Councillor Sahota launched, demanding Malinslee has a play area. Is the town park not big enough or close enough for you?

An ice cream van exploded in “a massive ball of fire” after a suspected arson attack in Telford early today.

A security guard has been threatened at shop which was ravaged by fire in Malinslee, Telford, last week.

A security guard was allegedly threatened with a machete after catching looters attempting to steal stock from a fire-ravaged Shropshire supermarket.

The Shropshire Star has been given video of the blaze which destroyed the Spar Shop in Malinslee last week. See the film here.

A man was hit by a brick in Shropshire moments after telling a gang of youths he had no cigarettes to give them, police said today.

THE OWNER of a Shropshire supermarket was attacked by a gang of yobs just days before his shop was destroyed in an arson attack, a leading detective revealed today.