Former national serviceman Brian Smith took a trip down memory lane by visiting RAF Shawbury, where he served 60 years ago.

A tractor and a car collided on a road near Shrewsbury, leaving motorists caught up in long tailbacks.

A squadron leader at the Shropshire RAF base where Princes William and Harry earned their stripes was today awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.

The airbase where Princes William and Harry learned to fly helicopters has been contaminated by radioactivity from World War II military hardware, it emerged today.

Parents today said they had been left ‘deflated’ by the announcement that their school would be closed to make way for a larger one on a different site as part of budget cuts.

A man in his 50s who died in a crash in north Shropshire was today named locally as Jeff Blundell.

Britain is heading for its warmest November for more than 350 years, experts predicted today.

Meet Shropshire world record holder Lieutenant Jim Fraser who has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for running the quickest ever half marathon – while wearing a gas mask.

Talks on the merger of two village schools in Shropshire are gathering pace, governors said today. A committee has been set up to look at the plan for Shawbury Primary School and St Mary’s Primary.

Two rush hour crashes sparked hold-ups for drivers on main roads in Shropshire today.

A UFO scare was sparked on national radio – because officials at a Shropshire airbase were carrying out night exercises.

A Shropshire company which first started trading in the 1930s has closed all its branches, with more than 60 people thought to have lost their jobs.

The loss of jobs at the Shropshire airbase which trained Princes William and Harry is “a blow” to “the best helicopter training pilots anywhere in the world”, officials said today.

Campaigners fighting to save several county schools backed for closure by councillors today claimed their elected officials had let them down.

Education chiefs unanimously agreed to press on with plans to shut five Shropshire primary schools.

THREE CLOSURE-THREATENED Shropshire primary schools today vowed that their battle to stay open would go on.

Council chiefs look set to press ahead with controversial plans to close five Shropshire primary schools, it was announced today.

A Shropshire shed which has been converted into a pub has scored a podium finish in a national contest to find Britain’s “shed of the year”.

Proposals for a pedestrian crossing on a main road have been shelved in a Shropshire village because of “safety issues”, it emerged today.

A team from a Shropshire airbase is taking part in a gruelling bike ride to raise vital funds for the Royal British Legion.

England football stars Joe Hart and Joleon Lescott teamed up with Shropshire armed forces personnel for a photo shoot to celebrate a new fundraising link in time for St George’s Day.

Families have been asked to remove toys and flowers from graves at a north Shropshire burial ground after councillors raised concerns about the declining condition of the land.

Fewer children would have their education “disrupted” in a Shropshire village if education bosses back governors’ last-minute calls for a rethink of controversial merger plans, it was claimed today.

The humble garden shed has offered British men a sanctuary from the stresses of family life for decades. But now Shropshire man Jamie Pearce has taken the concept to new heights after spending £3,000 to convert his beloved shed into a pub complete with beer taps, optics, a TV showing live sport, a fruit machine [...]

Pupil and staff morale at two Shropshire primary schools has plummeted since controversial merger plans were announced, a meeting heard.

Controversial proposals to close a north Shropshire primary school and merge it with another would actually be a “takeover”, angry parents claimed today.

Parents and teachers today vowed “The battle starts here” as consultation got under way on plans to axe nine Shropshire schools.

A Shropshire councillor has refuted Shirehall’s case for closing small schools – describing proposed savings as “speculative”.

A man suffered serious facial injuries after being hit repeatedly in the face with a crowbar in broad daylight as he left a shop in a north Shropshire village, police said today.

Nine Shropshire schools – including a Shrewsbury secondary – face the axe under new plans revealed today aimed at tackling falling pupil numbers and funding shortages. Shirehall education chiefs say action is needed to maintain a “sustainable network” of schools. Under the plans 20 more schools could form “federations” – working closely together, sharing resources [...]