Businesses and councillors today spoke of their anger after Shirehall bosses vowed controversial parking charges are ‘here to stay’ despite growing fears they are harming trade in market towns in north Shropshire.

It is a ghost story which has captivated the world after first appearing on the front page of the Shropshire Star.

Residents concerned about the impact of controversial parking charges in Shropshire towns last year have been told: ‘They are here to stay’.

Motorists and residents will get to have their say on controversial parking charges at a meeting in north Shropshire next week.

An elderly man was dragged to safety from his burning home by neighbours as fire tore through his rural cottage in Shropshire.

A company which began its life in a small Shropshire village has moved to larger premises as part of an £8 million expansion plan, which is creating 100 jobs.

A £20 million scheme to scrap manned signal boxes on a level crossing which is one of the most misused in Britain will not compromise public safety, a meeting heard.

Plans to put up a 20 metre wind turbine in the countryside near Wem have been withdrawn after dozens of residents objected.

A club which has been running for more than 50 years in Wem could close unless more people use it, bosses warned today.

Housing bosses are preparing to spend up to £2 million on new offices in Shropshire.

About 50 homes lost telephone and internet services in parts of north Shropshire after an overhead cable was mysteriously damaged.

For three years teenager Joel Wright went out in all weathers to deliver the latest news hot off the press to the people of Wem.

Controversial plans for 22 homes in Wem have failed to win the support of town councillors for a second time after fears were raised the development could spark flooding.

Tributes have been paid to a former mayor of Wem who died in a car fire in Shrewsbury.

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.

A man had to be helped by firefighters after he became trapped by his car after he reversed it into his garage in Wem.

Plans to create a £100,000 town square in Wem were today described as a ‘waste of money’ by a leading town businessman – just weeks before work on the controversial scheme is due to begin.

Egg producers in Shropshire face a tough year ahead because of increased competition, higher energy prices and a raft of Euro red tape.

Plans to build homes in the heart of Wem have been approved despite fears from residents over road safety.

A group of cats found abandoned at a home in Shropshire have been taken in ahead of Christmas – with staff at a rescue centre hoping to find new owners for them in the new year.

Appeals have been made to stop the demolition of Wem’s historic signal box as part of plans to monitor the rail line remotely from Cardiff next year.

The battle for a controversial new housing development near Wem is hotting up after a second developer was granted planning permission for the site.

Work to create a £100,000 town square in Wem will start next month.

One of the oldest amateur theatre groups in the country is celebrating a new £35,000 community room, unveiled by Wem Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society in Aston Street.

A woman escaped serious injury after her car overturned following a two-vehicle smash in Wem.

Spanish authorities had removed signs warning of strong currents at a beach where a teenager drowned during a family holiday, an inquest has heard.

Three traditional manually-operated signal boxes on a Shropshire railway line are due to close next year under a multi-million pound modernisation plan by Network Rail.

Campaigners have demanded face-to-face talks with Royal Mail bosses after the business refused their requests to drop the Shrewsbury reference from postal addresses in Wem.

Network Rail bosses have revealed that the signal box on Wem level crossing will become automated from next year, despite fears that such a move could put people’s lives at risk.

Campaigners in Wem have lost their battle to have Shrewsbury removed from the town’s postal addresses, it was revealed today.