A road in Oswestry which has been shut since last summer because of major works is on track to reopen in July.

Free swimming is to be offered to every single person in Shropshire in the run up to the Olympic Games. Shropshire Council is opening up all of its swimming pools for the public sessions once a week during the eight-weeks before London 2012.

One of two men charged with the manslaughter of an 87-year-old man in his Oswestry home rang the other to suggest they ‘go on the rob’ a jury heard at Stafford Crown Court.

A hard-hearted fraudster who used a dead baby’s identity to apply for a mortgage on a house in Shropshire has had an appeal against her jail sentence thrown out by top judges.

The horrific catalogue of injuries suffered by a pensioner from Oswestry who died after disturbing burglars has been revealed to a jury at Stafford Crown Court.

Shropshire’s Labour leader has questioned the savings that will be made under a new deal to get a private multi-national firm to run five of the county’s leisure centres.

Dedicated Reg Mason has been honoured by the Football Association for more than 50 years of loyal service to the game.

Horrific injuries suffered by an 87-year-old man who died after a violent burglary at his Shropshire home have been revealed to a crown court jury.

Serco will have to make a ‘significant investment’ in improving five county leisure centres as part of any deal to hand the buildings over to them, council bosses insisted.

A tragic 999 call from an 87-year-old man who died after being beaten up by burglars at his Shropshire home was played to a hushed courtroom today.

Five of Shropshire’s biggest leisure centres are set to be taken over by a private firm.

Two men accused of the manslaughter of 87-year-old Oswestry pensioner Charles Green have gone on trial.

Two men were due to appear at Stafford Crown Court today charged with killing an Oswestry pensioner.

Osfest is catching the eye of potential festival-goers thanks to its newly decorated car.

Plans by fast food chain KFC and coffee giant Starbucks to open two ‘drive-through’ restaurants in Oswestry have been welcomed by town councillors.

Plans have been unveiled to build giant poultry units in a small village in Shropshire to house nearly 150,000 chickens.

The closure of local county courts across Shropshire has resulted in journeys of up to two hours and expensive travel costs for people facing the threat of losing their homes, the Citizens Advice Bureau has revealed.

A mother-of-two who cheated the benefits system out of £15,000 by not revealing her partner was living with her in Oswestry has been given a suspended prison sentence.

A pensioner from a rural village in Shropshire fears she may be left stranded when a charity bus service introduces fares.

Drivers on the Shropshire and Mid Wales border face delays on Friday when roads are closed to allow giant windfarm blades to be transported through the area.

The Shropshire Star’s fire safety week campaign, which has seen hundreds of smoke alarms given away in a collaboration with the county’s fire and rescue service, is to receive national recognition.

Young children are risking their lives by running in front of traffic on a main road between Oswestry and Welshpool, it has been claimed.

Hundreds of contract staff in job centres were striking today – but Shropshire appeared to have escaped the worst of the disruption.

More than £700,000 has been raised for council coffers from charges on Oswestry’s three town centre car parks in 12 months, it was revealed today.

Traders in Oswestry have been warned to expect disruption when the Olympic Torch passes through the town on its way to London next month.

The leader of Shropshire Council has blamed Britain’s 24-hour drinking laws for late night problems in town centres.

North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson has had a high-flying start to the year in more ways than one. Among the people he met on recent foreign travels was Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States.

A memorial wall could be created in West Felton for people who want to remember their loved ones.

The cost of resurfacing one of Oswestry’s car parks has more than doubled, thanks partly to the world’s rising oil prices.

The Shropshire Star’s smoke alarm campaign has been hailed a great success by the county’s fire and rescue service.