Television presenter Richard Madeley learned the power of Twitter – after being met by dozens of fans as he scaled The Wrekin with his sister.

A Shropshire councillor is seeing red because he says the ‘Wrekin Beacon’ has not been lit up for weeks.

MPs across Shropshire submitted their second lowest ever claims for expenses in June and July this year, according to Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority figures released today.

These photos taken from the Wrekin’s summit show the extent of progress being made at the opencast mine in Little Wenlock.

Work to save 5,000 years of history on top of The Wrekin has been hailed a success by volunteers.

A charity fundraiser from Shropshire continued his year-long challenge climbing The Wrekin by carrying a set of skis to the top of the hill.

Letter: I was shocked to read that someone I have known for several years was attacked on The Wrekin by a cyclist.

People living beside The Wrekin today said the area would have “drowned” in litter if it were not for residents clearing up visitors’ rubbish.

When a Shropshire man decided to take his dog for a walk he was not expecting to hear the chorus of more than 40 toads and frogs.

An off-duty paramedic walking his dog came to the rescue when a man in his 60s fell while walking on The Wrekin.

With 100 days to go to one of the biggest changes in television viewing history – the digital switchover – households in Shropshire have been urged to get set for the end of analogue TV.

Protesters campaigning against opencast mining at a beauty spot blocked the site entrance branding it “a danger to human lives”.

Engineers were today investigating why one of Shropshire’s most familiar night-time sights has mysteriously vanished.

A disused public toilet block at the foot of the Wrekin which has become a focus for anti-social behaviour is to be demolished, council bosses said today.

Heavy plant machinery has moved into the site of open-cast mining at New Works in Telford. This week, we will be taking a look at how local people feel about the start of work at the site.

Officials have dismantled treehouses on the site of a planned opencast coalmine near Telford and stopped protesters from rebuilding them, it was revealed today.

A fun day with a difference was on offer in the shadow of The Wrekin when protesters fighting plans to mine coal at the beauty spot threw open their camp to the public.

SHROPSHIRE COULD lose an MP under plans to redraw constituencies and cut the number of Commons seats from 650 to 600.

Protesters fighting plans to mine 900,000 tonnes of coal from a Shropshire beauty spot today said they would padlock themselves to trees in a bid to avoid eviction.

Controversial plans to mine 900,000 tonnes of coal in the shadow of The Wrekin came under the national spotlight on the BBC radio show Any Questions.

Strictly Come Dancing star John Sergeant and former government minister Tony Benn are on the panel as BBC Radio 4′s ever-popular Any Questions? show is broadcast live from Shropshire tonight.

Protestors fighting plans to mine coal in the shadow of The Wrekin today defended their tactic of digging tunnels at the site.

A farmer today hit back at campaigners protesting against plans to mine coal in the shadow of the Wrekin, saying they are camped illegally, creating a rubbish tip and a health hazard.

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

It is Shropshire’s annual test of strength and endurance – to carry a barrel to the top of the Wrekin in the quickest time.

Campaigners bidding to stop the start of coal mining at a beauty spot in the shadow of The Wrekin today made an “all-out call” for more protesters to join them from across the country.

Environmental activists fighting plans to mine coal in the shadow of The Wrekin have now added to the facilities at their makeshift camp – a new kitchen.

The Telford Fashion Show has been wowing the crowds in Telford Shopping Centre. Tracey O’Sullivan was on hand to talk to organisers.

Green campaigners have moved into secret tunnels under The Wrekin, claiming they are putting their lives on the line to defend the beauty spot from developers, it was revealed today.

Environmental campaigners battling to stop controversial mining plans in the shadow of The Wrekin have vowed to go to the courtroom in a bid to prevent them being thrown off the land.