The Office and Pirates of the Caribbean star Mackenzie Crook is to appear at this year’s Shrewsbury Bookfest, organisers confirmed this afternoon.

Plans to admit girls into all classes at Shrewsbury School in two years will come under the spotlight at a meeting for parents later this month. The school is planning to go fully co-educational from 2014.

When they took to the stage in Shrewsbury for a new musical, youngsters could not have imagined it would end up winning five-star reviews at the Edinburgh Festival and a slot in the West End of London.

Shrewsbury School is to admit girls into all classes from 2014, it was revealed this afternoon.

A Shropshire teenager who died after falling 60ft from a cliff in Scotland is to be remembered at a charity football match which will raise money for a foundation set up in his name.

Shropshire batsman James Taylor today made his breakthrough to the full England cricket squad.

The country’s next big cricketing stars could emerge from Shropshire, according to former England captain and Ashes winning legend Andrew Flintoff.

Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff believes the country’s Test side can be “the best in the world” – despite this year’s dismal failure in the Cricket World Cup.

Cricket legend Andrew Flintoff will be in Shopshire next week – facing the bowling of local youngsters.

A former Shrewsbury School student whose e-mails to a friend about a “hot” girl became an unlikely internet hit has been sacked, it has been reported.

When former Shrewsbury School student Harry Fildes replied to an e-mail from one of his friends about a “hot” former girlfriend it was meant to be for his mate’s eyes only.

Renowned BBC broadcaster Shelagh Fogarty will visit Shrewsbury School next week to give two separate talks on her fascinating career in journalism.

Plans to rebuild and modernise a boathouse on the banks of the River Severn in Shrewsbury are being discussed by civic chiefs today.

Plans to replace a boathouse on the banks of the River Severn in Shrewsbury with a contemporary building are facing opposition from residents who claim the development is not “iconic” enough.

This stunning panoramic picture of Shrewsbury’s snow-sprinkled skyline was taken from the top floor of Shrewsbury School by a steady-handed maths teacher.

Shropshire’s High Sheriff gave his “half-term” report with the hope that even when cuts were having to be made, ways could be found “to continue funding for our young people or long term costs may be considerable.”

Students in Shropshire were celebrating today after another record-breaking year for GCSE results.

Shrewsbury School’s leading cricketers will bid to become national Twenty20 champions at Lord’s on Monday.

Hundreds of hip Shropshire and Mid Wales revellers flocked to a unique forest location in Anglesey over the weekend for a new ’boutique’ music festival created by a former Shrewsbury School pupil.

Shropshire cricketer Jack Shantry is celebrating his maiden five-wicket haul in First Class cricket.

Shropshire rower Fred Gill was today getting in his final preparations before crewing for Cambridge in the annual University Boat Race this weekend.

England star James Anderson believes Shropshire cricket prodigy James Taylor is on track to become a star of the international game, writes JAMES GARRISON.

James Anderson, the Burnley Express, whistled into Shropshire yesterday ready to prove his fitness ahead of one of the biggest years in the history of English cricket.

The Shropshire Star’s nostalgia pictures for the week ending February 13, 2010.

In the intimate surroundings of the compact Ashton Theatre, the story will unfold of a girl named Charity who just wants to be loved…

Hundreds of talented young athletes from all over the county will race in the annual Shropshire Schools Cross-Country Championships in Oswestry tomorrow.

Monty Python star Michael Palin has launched Wrexham & Shropshire Trains’ new refurbished fleet.

Shropshire cricketer James Taylor has taken another major step towards fulfiling his dream of becoming an England regular.

Former Shrewsbury School pupil John Peel has been named in a list of the nation’s top unsung heroes, according to a study published today.

Former Shropshire batsman James Taylor has picked up another top cricket award.