A ‘ferocious fighter’ stationed in Shropshire has been officially named the bravest of the brave. Sergeant Ryan McCready was named Britain’s Most Outstanding Soldier at the 2011 Military Awards.

The head of a Shropshire-based Army regiment has praised Market Drayton after the town raised a record £17,000 for this year’s Poppy Appeal.

Five heroic soldiers based at a Shropshire barracks have received medals recognising their bravery during a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan.

A 22-year-old Shropshire-based soldier was unlawfully killed while serving in Afghanistan on Remembrance Sunday last year, a coroner ruled today.

The grieving father of a 20-year-old Shropshire-based soldier who died in Afghanistan has spoken of his pride and sadness after collecting an Elizabeth Cross award from the Duke of York

The Duke of York and more than 1,200 well-wishers turned out at a Shropshire barracks to honour troops who served in Afghanistan and remember those who did not make it home.

Prince Andrew was due in Shropshire today to dish out medals to county-based soldiers back from a six-month tour of Afghanistan.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, have been awarded the freedom of their adopted town.

Hero soldiers who have just returned to the county after seven months in Afghanistan were today a step closer to being granted the freedom of Market Drayton.

Thousands of people lined the streets of Shrewsbury town centre today to welcome home Shropshire-based soldiers returning from a seven-month tour of Afghanistan.

Market Drayton came to a standstill to welcome back county-based soldiers returning from their seven-month tour of Afghanistan.

The last remaining Shropshire-based soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment have returned home from their seven-month tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Calls have been made for a vote taking place tomorrow on whether to honour Shropshire-based soldiers with the freedom of Market Drayton to be made public.

Irish eyes were smiling as about 180 Shropshire-based soldiers made an emotional return to the county from a seven-month tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Shropshire soldiers serving in Afghanistan have established a boxing club in a bid to end Taliban hopes of recruiting children to their cause.

Shropshire-based soldiers serving in Afghan-istan will be welcomed back to the county at a homecoming parade in Shrewsbury next month.

The widow of a Shropshire-based soldier killed in Afghanistan wept as she saw her husband repatriated to the UK, a year after losing their baby daughter.

Shropshire-based soldiers deployed in Afghanistan have mounted the largest air assault operation in the history of their regiment since 1945, it was revealed today.

This adorable puppy has been unveiled as the new regimental mascot for Shropshire-based soldiers serving in Afghanistan.

A Shropshire soldier who was killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan was today named as Lance Corporal Stephen McKee.

A Shropshire-based soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb, the Ministry of Defence said.

A parade is to be held to welcome Shropshire-based soldiers back from Afghanistan.

An inquest has opened on a 20-year-old Shropshire-based soldier who was killed serving in Afghanistan.

Hundreds of mourners lined the streets of Wootton Bassett as a Shropshire-based soldier who was accidentally killed in Afghanistan by a comrade made his final emotional journey.

The body of a Shropshire-based soldier killed in Afghanistan after being accidentally shot by a comrade was due to be flown back to Britain today.

A Shropshire-based soldier killed in Afghanistan was accidentally shot by a comrade, his family has said.

A Shropshire-based soldier serving in Afghanistan may have been shot dead accidentally as he and a colleague cleaned their rifles.

A homecoming parade could be held in Shropshire for soldiers currently serving in Afghanistan.

A Shropshire-based soldier serving in Afghanistan gave life-saving medical treatment to an eight-year-old girl who was shot by the Taliban.

He nobly fronted military parades and marches for five years while providing much-needed morale boosts for hero soldiers based in Shropshire.