A groom will be sentenced today for starting a devastating fire at the country house where his wedding reception was held near the north Shropshire border.

As topiary goes, it’s cutting hedge. At Nicky Fraser’s house in north Shropshire, a bush says “chaos”; around the side, a conifer is inscribed with the word “graffiti”.

Controversial car parking charges imposed on towns across Shropshire have brought in £320,000 less than council bosses had predicted, it was revealed today.

Work has started on a derelict former Little Chef site near Whitchurch – prompting speculation the building could soon be given a new lease of life.

Safety campaigners today dubbed the A49 in north Shropshire as one of the most dangerous places in the county following the latest in a string of road accidents.

Congestion charges, taxi fares and website design were among thousands of pounds in expenses claimed by MPs in Shropshire and Mid Wales, it emerged today.

A national charity’s last remaining office in north Shropshire has been saved from closure after fundraisers reached their £7,000 target.

Civic leaders in Wem will write to health bosses detailing concerns over controversial plans to shake-up services in the county.

North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson has called on mail bosses to reconsider their decision to keep the name Shrewsbury in Wem’s postal addresses.

Business leaders in north Shropshire today unveiled plans to take over the running of a town’s market hall.

Northern Ireland was top of the agenda as North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson met the Pope at the Vatican.

A campaign to reopen a railway station in north Shropshire more than 50 years after it closed has suffered a setback after councillors objected to a separate scheme which would have provided funding for the project.

Businesses and councillors today spoke of their anger after Shirehall bosses vowed controversial parking charges are ‘here to stay’ despite growing fears they are harming trade in market towns in north Shropshire.

Residents have given a mixed response to plans for a £2.5 million ring road in Market Drayton just days after officials backed it.

Parts of Shropshire’s unique landscape will be better preserved for future generations after conservationists landed almost £20,000 to help protect wetlands and wildlife.

A campaign to reopen a once-thriving north Shropshire railway station more than 50 years after it closed could be back on track as part of a developer’s plans to build homes, it emerged today.

A 30-year plan for a £2.5 million town centre ring road and 50 new homes in Market Drayton today won official backing.

Motorists and residents will get to have their say on controversial parking charges at a meeting in north Shropshire next week.

The Shipley Campus of Walford and North Shropshire College, near Bridgnorth, is due to launch a new full-time course in Animal Care from September 2012. There is a campus open day on Saturday, February 11. 2012.

A masterplan, which will see 750 homes built in Oswestry by 2026, is just weeks away from being presented to councillors.

A new group aimed at bringing together self-employed people and those who work from home is to be launched in north Shropshire.

A woman died today after fire ripped through a semi-detached Shropshire house.

Health campaigners have praised people for their generosity after they helped to raise £25,000 for a hospital in north Shropshire in the last 12 months.

A scheme to transform Whitchurch High Street and bring new business into the town centre is back on the cards.

About 50 homes lost telephone and internet services in parts of north Shropshire after an overhead cable was mysteriously damaged.

Solar panel users in a north Shropshire village have reported yields above the national average from the eco-friendly technology.

It is traditional for confetti to greet a bride and groom as they leave the church on their wedding day but newly-weds could soon be met by a chimney sweep from Shropshire.

A fresh wave of drain cover thefts across north Shropshire is continuing to put motorists’ lives at risk, police warned today.

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

Plans by a residents’ group to reopen a £180,000 community centre in Market Drayton appear to have been scuppered after a mystery buyer revealed he wants to make it his family home.