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More snow on the way as temperatures dip

Shivering Shropshire and Mid Wales has been warned more snow could be on the way – as temperatures dipped to -6.5C (20F) early today.


Telford Steam Railway man’s wedding back on track

A man who had his legs crushed in an accident at Telford Steam Railway today revealed he has battled back to health in time to walk down the aisle next month.


There’s much to learn from so-called developing countries

One of the things I love about going on holiday, and the reason I always try to visit somewhere new if possible, is getting the chance to see how other people live, writes Shropshire Star blogger Emma Suddaby.


Campaigners demand public inquiry on Shropshire hospitals

Campaigners fighting plans to shake-up services at Shropshire’s two main hospitals in Shrewsbury and Telford today vowed that they would fight for a public inquiry.


Shropshire crime maps pinpoint hotspots for offences

Anti-social behaviour has been highlighted as the scourge of town centres across Shropshire and Mid Wales on a new-look police website.


Letter – Creating a place to offer our thoughts on peace

My friend Dave Barnett, like many, seems to have absorbed the official politicians’ line that war, while evil, is inevitable.


Cafe India, Watling Street

Rating **** Andy Richardson goes for a curry and finds the converstaion is saucy and spicy too!


Badge holder livid over parking ticket

A disabled pensioner has vowed she would rather go to court than pay a fine for displaying her parking permit the wrong way around in her son’s car in Oswestry.


Thieves steal drain covers worth £5,000 from Shropshire’s roads

About 20 drain covers worth a total of £5,000 have been stolen from Shropshire’s roads in the past week, including more than a dozen in one night, it was revealed this afternoon.


Ted Hankey set for PDC debut in Benidorm

Shropshire darts star Ted Hankey is set to make his eagerly-anticipated PDC debut in Benidorm later this month.


Police to step up patrols over dog fouling

Police have been called in to deal with the issue of dog fouling after a complaint was made by an ‘incensed’ resident.


Shropshire library homework clubs face the axe

Children across Shropshire will lose their homework clubs at the end of March if money cannot be found to keep them open, it emerged today.


Shropshire facing drought risk

Shropshire and Mid Wales could be hit by hosepipe bans this su mmer, with the region still worryingly dry despite last week’s floods, the Environment Agency said today.


Shropshire police chief James Tozer in budget vow

Front-line policing on the streets of Shropshire will be ‘retained’ despite huge budget cuts facing the force, the county’s top police officer said today.


Church Stretton plastics firm moving to Craven Arms

A plastics manufacturing firm has been given permission to build a factory in Craven Arms.


Olympics legend Tessa Sanderson signs up with BT

People in Shropshire will be greeted by a familiar face when they receive their new phone book from BT.


Gemma Weetman wins first athletics title of 2012

Shropshire athletics star Gemma Weetman won the first national title of 2012 as she struck gold at the England Indoor Combined Events Championships in Sheffield.


Pictures from the past – Jan 13

This week’s collection of nostalgia pictures taken from the pages of the Shropshire Star.


Mixed bag for Shropshire golfer Ashley Chesters

England international golfer Ashley Chesters today continued a mixed start to life Down Under.


Shropshire divorces rise for first time in decade

The rate of divorce in Shropshire is increasing for the first time in almost a decade – and the economic downturn is to blame for breaking up families, a county law firm claimed today.


London Olympics signal opportunies for Shropshire

Everyone has seen the footage, the moment which brought the world’s showpiece sporting event to Britain’s shores.


£60m Shrewsbury incinerator gets the go-ahead

A controversial £60 million incinerator for Shrewsbury was today given the go-ahead. Planning inspector John Woolcock has ruled that Shropshire Council’s waste contractor Veolia will be able to build the facility at Battlefield Enterprise Park.


Shropshire student dies in horror crash

Tributes were today paid to a 21-year-old Harper Adams student who died following a road smash in Somerset.


From coldest ever to a walk on the mild side

Thirty years ago today, Shropshire recorded the lowest temperature ever seen in England as the mercury fell to a staggering -26.1 C (-15F).


Aga suffers sales fall but Debenhams bucks trend

Sales at Shropshire-based cooker manufacturer Aga fell three per cent in 2011, but there was better news on the high street as Debenhams did well over Christmas.


Muller milk price cut news leaves Tory fuming

Plans by Shropshire-based dairy giants Muller to cut the price it pays farmers for milk have been slammed by Shrewsbury’s MP Daniel Kawczynski.


Kerry Katona joins spooky fun at Whittington Castle

Spooky going-ons have been filmed at a castle in Shropshire for a television programme presented by reality TV star Kerry Katona.


Pebble Learning has big plans for new year

The PebblePad e-learning system helped scoop its developers the prestigious Company of the Year award at this year’s Shropshire Business Awards – and it’s set for a major overhaul in 2012.


Crunch meeting on Shropshire leisure centres cash

A crunch meeting to discuss funding the running of leisure centres in parts of Shropshire will take place tomorrow, amid claims some could see their budgets cut by up to 40 per cent.

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