A knife-wielding man has been jailed for 10 months after threatening a man sleeping in his ex-girlfriend’s house.

A motorhome has been destroyed in a fire in West Felton which left one man needing hospital treatment. He rushed to move gas canisters away from the blazing vehicle.

West Felton Parish Council, which has been plagued by problems over the last three years, has appointed a new clerk.

A parish council chairman today called for a ban on future homes in a Shropshire village amid fears its roads would not cope with an increase in traffic.

Plans which could change the face of a village near Oswestry have been unveiled by developers. Up to 150 homes and community facilities are planned.

A Shropshire parish councillor has resigned from her post claiming rules have restricted her from contributing to the village.

The body of a Shropshire man may have to be exhumed from a village churchyard so that he can be buried with his wife.

A parish councillor has stepped in as West Felton’s acting clerk after another potential candidate withdrew his offer of help, claiming he feared he would be bullied.

A Shropshire parish council could be dissolved if councillors cannot settle their personal differences and be civil to each other, it has been claimed

The locum clerk selected to help a Shropshire parish council has withdrawn her offer of assistance just days before being officially appointed.

A Shropshire parish council has called an extraordinary meeting following the resignation of a clerk after just nine days in the job.

TWO PROLIFIC Telford burglars who looted a string of homes across the Midlands and North Wales for everything they could find were today jailed for a total of almost 10 years.

Pupils were taken to hospital after eating seeds from a bush outside the gates of their Shropshire school. The incident happened outside West Felton Primary School.

A Shropshire parish councillor has been suspended for six months after a tribunal ruled that he breached three parts of the council’s Code of Conduct.

A man had to be cut free from his vehicle by firefighters today after a crash on the A5 near Oswestry.

A round-up of this week’s pictures from the past.

Another selection of nostalgia photos from the Shropshire Star.

Firefighters battled for more than three hours to rescue a cow which had fallen 60 feet down a quarry at a farmer’s field near Oswestry.

Crowds were out in the sunshine on Saturday for the annual West Felton Carnival where they were treated to a feast of colour and sound - take a look at our picture gallery to see more.

Five Shetland ponies suffered injuries after being savaged in an attack believed to have been carried out by a dog in a field in Shropshire.

This year’s West Felton Carnival is being held on Sunday July 12th and is set to be the biggest ever, with a host of entertainment on offer as well as a fun fair and BBQ.