Potential development sites for almost 1,200 homes and new employment land across north Shropshire have been revealed.

Shropshire petrol stations which were bled dry during the panic-buying crisis have been restocked, bosses said today.

More than 150 people have signed a petition calling for the tenants of a village’s only pub to be allowed to stay after the owners put it on the market for £325,000.

A man who smashed another man over the head with a beer bottle in a late-night bar brawl has been jailed for nine months.

A chef who has counted Michel Roux Snr and Sir Cliff Richard among his regular customers has taken charge of the kitchen at the Hill Valley Spa in Whitchurch.

A manufacturer will show off the world’s lightest aircraft seat when it exhibits its revolutionary product in Germany from today.

Whitchurch Community Hospital has become more eco-friendly after a new biomass boiler was installed.

Families of residents at a care home in Shropshire have spoken of their shock after learning that three former staff had been sacked amid claims residents were neglected.

Managers of a Whitchurch care home where three staff were dismissed after a police investigation into neglect have pledged to meet any families with concerns.

A boozed up bridegroom who started a fire during his own wedding reception to spite bosses at a country hotel near Whitchurch was today starting a six year jail sentence.

Whitchurch has launched a last-minute bid for a slice of £1 million from a new Government scheme fronted by retail guru Mary Portas, it was revealed today.

The manager and two nurses at a £620-a-week Shropshire residential nursing home have been sacked amid claims residents were neglected.

A bridegroom who started a fire during his own wedding reception near Whitchurch was today sentenced to six years in jail.

A groom will be sentenced today for starting a devastating fire at the Peckforton Castle Hotel where his wedding reception was held near Whitchurch.

A pensioner from Whitchurch was airlifted to safety by a RAF rescue helicopter after falling down a mountain in Snowdonia and suffering head and leg injuries.

More than 4,000 homes and businesses in Whitchurch will be able to benefit from super-fast broadband by next spring.

A cat from Whitchurch used up one of its nine lives when it crawled in to a tumble drier for a nap just before it was switched on.

Business leaders in Whitchurch say they are ‘hopeful’ controversial parking charges in the town will be relaxed to help save traders on the brink of closure.

Two couples from Shropshire are enjoying the lighter side of life – after shedding an incredible 27 stone between them in their battle against the bulge.

Plans have been revealed for £10,000 of equipment at a play area in Dearnford, near Whitchurch, including climbing frames, logs, tunnels and swings.

A new fish and chip restaurant is to open near Whitchurch with room for up to 100 diners, creating at least five new jobs.

A groom who set fire to his own wedding venue near Whitchurch failed to attend his sentencing hearing as he was drunk, a court heard.

Controversial car parking charges imposed on towns across Shropshire have brought in £320,000 less than council bosses had predicted, it was revealed today.

A massive plan to shape the future of Shropshire over the next 14 years – including proposals to build 16,000 new homes – was unveiled today.

The case against a man accused of a £59,000 ram raid on a supermarket cashpoint in Whitchurch has been dropped.

Three homes were targeted by burglars in a street in Whitchurch in less than 24 hours, police revealed today.

Work has started on a derelict former Little Chef site near Whitchurch – prompting speculation the building could soon be given a new lease of life.

Mystery surrounds the future of a planned Aldi supermarket in Whitchurch, which has still not opened for business two years after planning permission was granted.

Waterways bosses have launched a campaign to recruit volunteer lock keepers on the Llangollen Canal in Shropshire and on the Welsh border – backed by actor and adventurer Brian Blessed.

Safety campaigners today dubbed the A49 in north Shropshire as one of the most dangerous places in the county following the latest in a string of road accidents.