A man in his 40s was airlifted to hospital after a tree fell on him crushing one of his legs near The Wrekin.

The Midlands Air Ambulance has reached its milestone 21st birthday after clocking up vast distances across Shropshire while saving countless lives.

The Midlands Air Ambulance spent £6.026 million from April 2010 to April 2011. It received £5.32 million from charities, £640,000 from trading and other smaller sums.

Three of Shropshire’s air ambulances were today due back in the air after being grounded for three days amid safety fears.

He knows all too well the importance of the Air Ambulance. After all, were it not for the RAF rescue helicopter which winched him to safety from the stricken yacht Drum in 1985, Simon Le Bon, the lead singer of Duran Duran would no longer be here.

A fault has been found in the type of helicopter used by Shropshire’s air ambulance service which could cause a crash, it emerged today.

A boy, believed to be 11, was airlifted to hospital after complaining of neck pain following a fall during a rugby tournament in north Shropshire.

A motorcyclist in his 20s was flown to hospital with a serious leg injury after his bike hit a car and a wall.

Daredevils tested their nerves on a charity abseil and helped to raise thousands of pounds.

A man has died after the car he was travelling in left the road and ended up in a hedge.

A paraglider was airlifted to hospital after crashing into a tree in Shropshire.

People were today warned to be on their guard against bogus charity collectors trying to dupe supporters of the Midlands Air Ambulance.