The haul of items stolen by two Polish men during hundreds of burglaries across the country – including dozens of homes in Shropshire and Mid Wales – could be worth in excess of £500,000, police have claimed.

Two Polish nationals who targeted homes in Shropshire and Mid Wales during a £300,000 burglary spree which lasted more than 12 months have been jailed for seven years.

Tributes have been paid to Liberal Democrat peer and former Montgomeryshire MP Lord Emlyn Hooson who has died aged 86.

Overseas visits, punditry and business dealings have all been declared by MPs in the House of Commons’ Register of Members’ Financial Interests.

A growing number of landowners are being tempted to build giant windfarms on their estates by the promise of tens of millions of pounds being offered by green energy developers, it was claimed today.

Three MPs from Shropshire and Mid Wales have opted for the same festive design on their Christmas cards this year.

Rating: ***** It was heartening to see the inclusion of The Checkers in the newest Michelin Guide, writes Andy Richardson.

Roads across Shropshire and Mid Wales could be inundated with lorries carrying huge loads, if proposals to build hundreds of wind turbines go ahead, a document by campaigners against the plans has claimed.

Rating ***** Neil Thomas and his band of dining enthusiasts are wowed by French chef Stéphane Borie.

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

More than a dozen protesters attempted to lobby Wales First Minister Carwyn Jones at one of Powys’ biggest tourist attractions.

Hundreds of people flocked into a Powys village at the weekend as dozens of people dressed as dragons to celebrate the annual Dragonfest and raise funds, writes Anwen Evans.

Former Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik went on to the offensive after being routed in the London Mayoral election – comparing himself to Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela and claiming he would stage an Arnold Schwarzenegger-style comeback.

Campaigners fighting to get the operators of a Shropshire and Mid Wales railway line to run an hourly service have called on government officials to act.

Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall flew into Mid Wales today as part of their annual summer tour of the country.

Two people arrested after a two-year-old boy got on a bus from Montgomery to Shrewsbury on his own have been released on police bail.

Work to repair a bridge on the Shropshire/Powys border, which partly collapsed because of extreme cold weather conditions, has started today