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.

The Conservatives today ousted Lembit Opik from his Montgomeryshire seat and maintained their stranglehold on Shropshire.

The Conservatives maintained their stranglehold on Shropshire with the county once again a sea of blue today – except for Telford.

Nearly 100 residents packed out a hall to hear The Wrekin parliamentary candidates givi­ng their views on marriage, asylum seekers and “the 24/7 society”, writes Jason Lavan.

It’s the sort of phone message you dread hearing when you have friends overseas. And this morning, this one came: “Shirl, you are impossible to find but I just wanted to tell you that Bill died yesterday.”

Eco-campaigners claimed today UK Coal was acting illegally as the row over plans for an opencast mine near The Wrekin rumbles on.

Campaigners who are protesting at an opencast coal mine destined for Telford today unfurled their colours for all to see – from the top of the world famous Iron Bridge.

An eco-warrior has claimed he could have died in an attack on a protest camp near The Wrekin. See the full story here.

A camp set up in Shropshire by eco-warriors protesting over plans to mine 900,000 tonnes of coal has come under attack, it was revealed today.

Campaigners have set up camp at a mining site in Telford in protest at plans to mine 900,000 tonnes of coal.

A man who climbed The Wrekin every day for a month on his way to work has raised hundreds of pounds for charity.

The future of a Shropshire group formed to protect The Wrekin has been secured after volunteers came forward to help with its running.

A meeting is being held today to decide whether to wind up a Shropshire group which was formed to protect The Wrekin.

A Shropshire community group formed to protect The Wrekin could be on the brink of folding, it emerged today.

People living near the site of a planned opencast mine in Shropshire are to bombard coal bosses with a list of demands to safeguard their quality of life.

Battle lines were today being drawn up for a courtroom fight over a controversial decision to allow opencast mining near a Shropshire beauty spot.

Controversial proposals to open cast mine 900,000 tonnes of coal in the shadow of The Wrekin have been allowed by a Government minister, it was announced today.

Police today arrested a man on suspicion of stealing following reports of a string of thefts from vehicles parked near The Wrekin.