Spooky going-ons have been filmed at a castle in Shropshire for a television programme presented by reality TV star Kerry Katona.

Two areas of Shropshire have death rates so high they are comparable to African villages, new figures claim today.

A primary school near Oswestry was attacked by arsonists who set light to a pile of cardboard which had been left near the building to be saved for use in model-making classes.

Superspy James Bond has his pick of the latest high-tech gadgets – but his dad is struggling to even get a decent internet connection.

Lorry drivers and farmers are facing the misery of diversions of as much as 30 miles when an historic river bridge closes from Saturday for up to three weeks.

Police in Oswestry have appealed for witnesses after a woman was attacked by another female as she walked home from a village pub.

Traders in Oswestry hit out this week at the lack of local photographs in the tourist brochure Escape to Oswestry, with the organisers claiming they struggled to find any. We sent reporter Sue Austin out to try for herself.

A youth club in a Shropshire village has closed its doors temporarily in a bid to stop anti-social behaviour after complaints about some youngsters.

People living in the Ellesmere area and villages south of Oswestry have the chance to get involved in local government this week.

Visitors to a campsite booked via a £1 holiday promotion in a national tabloid newspaper were looking forward to a seaside break, but found themselves in land-locked Shropshire NOT five minutes from the coast.

Could this be evidence of ghosts in a Shropshire castle? Video journalist James Shaw spent an evening at Whittington Castle, near Oswestry, with a ghosthunting group.

Plastic bottles are to be collected from the kerbside for the first time across north Shropshire starting from next month, it was officially revealed by council bosses today.

Motorists using Shropshire’s A5 are being warned of overnight closures on the Oswestry bypass next week.

Reviewer’s rating: **** Sue Austin attended a ladies’ night out and gave in to temptation

A Shropshire village has just missed out on going through to the national finals in this year’s Calor Village of the Year for England competition.

A village which bought its own castle and has built up links between its teenagers and senior citizens has been named Shropshire Village of the Year.

Speed cameras are to be introduced on a notorious north Shropshire road where five young people have died in road accidents in less than two-and-a-half years.

The energy company behind plans for a round-the-clock drilling operation near Whittington has also lodged a bid for a similar operation close to a neighbouring village.

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

Ten neighbourhoods in Shropshire protected as “conservation areas” are under threat from neglect, decay and damaging development, English Heritage warned today.

A new family has arrived at one of Shropshire’s most historic homes, much to the delight of visitors and villagers.

A Shropshire mother has warned of the dangers of eating disorders after her “extremely bright” and “loving” daughter died following a 10-year battle.

Oswestry firefighters have returned to a fire-damaged home in Whittington to fit smoke alarms after the blaze trapped a woman in her bedroom.