Hopes were growing today that a royal visitor might set the seal on a fabulous party to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in Shropshire this summer.

Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder is to visit the county this week – as the star attempts to discover whether the truth is out there in Shropshire for a new UFO show.

Museum workers faced a Herculean task to get RAF Cosford’s latest aircraft exhibit into its new home. A team of 15 museum technicians and RAF personnel were called into action.

An RAF Cosford trainee has been jailed for 16 months after admitting sparking a bomb scare at the airbase while suffering bullying and depression, a court heard.

Thousands of Ministry of Defence workers in Shropshire are to join a national walkout this month in protest at public sector pension changes, a union leader said today.

An RAF Cosford trainee thought to be suffering from post-traumatic stress has admitted sparking a bomb scare at the airbase.

A popular interactive area at RAF Cosford Museum has re-opened following a £30,000 revamp.

More than 2,000 visitors turned out to enjoy a Battle of Britain commemorative weekend at Shropshire’s RAF Cosford.

A 21-year-old RAF trainee appeared in court this afternoon accused of planting a hoax bomb outside his air base in Cosford.

After a hectic summer of thrilling activities at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford, this week’s final August Activity is dedicated to a flying theme guaranteed to excite youngsters – ‘Mini Kites and Windmills’.

The Royal Air Force Museum at Cosford has taken delivery of a 44-year-old RAF Hercules plane. The Hercules C130K mark three aircraft is one of the last remaining planes of its kind in active service.

FRESH DOUBTS were today cast over RAF Cosford’s hopes of staying alive as a military base after Defence Secretary Liam Fox announced plans to move defence training to the south west.

Scaled down models of historic aircraft took to the skies above RAF Cosford this weekend.

Hundreds of Shropshire war veterans visited RAF Cosford to celebrate the third annual Armed Forces Day which featured a flypast by the Battle of Britain Dakota.

Sunday’s RAF Cosford Airshow was still a big hit with visitors – despite the wet and windy weather that swept across Shropshire.

Crowds braved the heaving rain and strong winds at the Cosford Air Show as organisers were forced to cancel displays.

More than 50,000 visitors are set to descend on RAF Cosford tomorrow for a day of thrills at the base’s world famous air show.

Organisers of this year’s Cosford Air Show today announced the Tornado aircraft will appear above the Shropshire skies after its duties in Afghanistan.

Organisers of this year’s Cosford Air Show today said they expected up to 60,000 people to attend the event.

Staff at RAF Cosford were today no closer to learning whether their jobs were safe in the long term after Defence Secretary Liam Fox admitted the basing review was one of the most “difficult” tasks at hand.

A Shropshire nursery caring for children of families serving in the RAF has been rated “outstanding” by Government inspectors.

This is the restoration work taking place at a Shropshire airbase on one of the rarest planes in the world.

These pictures show the ongoing restoration of an iconic Battle of Britain bomber which is taking place at a Shropshire airbase.

Hundreds of plane enthusiasts from across Shropshire were flying high today after smashing a Guinness world record. More than 400 people packed out RAF Cosford on Saturday.

RAF Cosford was today saved from a massive jobs blow after the Government announced it was scrapping plans to move defence training to South Wales instead.

A scale model of a symbol of Britain’s fighting spirit has returned to Shropshire after wowing TV audiences nationwide.

It was opened by royalty just over three years ago but since then a unique Shropshire museum exhibition has gone from strength to strength, attracting more than a million visitors.

RAF Cosford’s hopes of staying alive as a military base today received a boost after reports that plans to move defence training to South Wales could be axed.

Almost 70 years ago to the day, Squadron Leader Tony Pickering’s Hurricane plane was shot down by the German Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain.

A rare German wartime bomber found on a sandbank 70 years after it was shot down in the Battle of Britain is to be restored at RAF Museum Cosford, it has been revealed.