A controversial traffic refuge is to be ripped up and removed from the centre of Shrewsbury less than two years after it was installed in a £1.8 million traffic improvement project.

Gardeners across Shropshire, Telford and Mid-Wales are being urged to prove that they are the best in the region by taking part in a major competition.

The search is on to find the best gardeners in Shropshire and Mid Wales in a new-look competition.

Entry prices for the Shrewsbury Flower Show have been frozen at last year’s levels, organisers have announced.

The society behind Shrewsbury Flower Show made a £216,000 loss last year after taking a hit on its stock market investments and making a major donation to charity, officials have revealed.

The boss of Shrewsbury Flower Show is stepping down after almost 30 years in the job, it was revealed today.

Celebrity chef James Martin will be headlining next year’s Shrewsbury Flower Show, it was announced today.

About 50,000 people made their way through the gates of this year’s Shrewsbury Flower Show, organisers have confirmed.

Shropshire Council chiefs have spent £28,000 on sponsorship of Shrewsbury Flower Show in the past two years, it was revealed today.

Blog: Over the past two years, Shropshire Council has spent £28,000 of taxpayers’ money sponsoring the Shrewsbury Flower Show.

Organisers of the Shrewsbury Flower Show will attempt to mark next year’s 125th anniversary of the event in style, despite it falling at the same time as the closing weekend of the 2012 Olympics.

Initial indications show that visitor numbers at this year’s Shrewsbury Flower Show were up on last year, organisers of the event today said.

Shrewsbury Flower Show organisers said they were hopeful of a bumper attendance today on the final day of this year’s extravaganza.

Italian celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo was cooking up a storm at Shrewsbury Flower Show got under way today.

Our first gallery of photos from this year’s Shrewsbury Flower Show.

The former president of Shrewsbury Flower Show today presented organisers with a special new trophy to be awarded at this year’s event.

A round-up of this week’s Shropshire Star nostalgia pictures.

Organisers behind Shrewsbury Flower Show today said that last year’s event made a profit of £34,000 – a drop of 34 per cent on 2009.

Shrewsbury Flower Show officials today said they had no plans to change the name of the floral extravaganza in the immediate future after the idea was put forward at a private meeting.

A Shropshire student got more than she bargained for when she visited this year’s Shrewsbury Flower Show.

Letter: An open letter to the organisers of The Shrewsbury Flower Show:

It might have been one of the driest starts to the year for eight decades but there was certainly no shortage of water at the 2010 Shrewsbury Flower Show.

Shrewsbury Flower Show chiefs said they were hopeful of a good turnout today on the final day of the 123rd floral extravaganza despite gloomy expectations of another washout.

THOUSANDS OF people braved the rain to pack through the gates of the 123rd Shrewsbury Flower Show today.

Thousands of visitors will flock to Shropshire’s county town tomorrow for the award-winning Shrewsbury Flower Show.

Fundraisers have stepped up their campaign to restore a Shrewsbury church to its former glory. The St Chad’s Campaign aims to raise £2.5 million to redevelop the historical building which is close to the town’s Quarry.

The Shrewsbury Flower Show appears to have weathered the economic storm – but how did show bosses manage it?

New ticket prices and entry times are being trialled at this year’s Shrewsbury Flower Show to encourage more people to visit the event earlier and enjoy the full package of attractions.

Bulletin: The build-up has begun to this year’s Shrewsbury Flower Show, and Shrewsbury Town threw open its doors to meet the Press.

MORE THAN 60,000 visitors are expected to flood through the gates of Shrewsbury Flower Show next week for the annual extravaganza, organisers said today.