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40ft from disaster: Spitfire and Chinook in near miss before 2018 Cosford Air Show

40ft from disaster: Spitfire and Chinook in near miss before 2018 Cosford Air Show

This the frightening moment a Spitfire came within feet of smashing into a Chinook helicopter at RAF Cosford - the day before this year's Cosford Air Show attended by 60,000 people.

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Polish and Bulgarian nurses offered to Shropshire hospitals

Polish and Bulgarian nurses offered to Shropshire hospitals

Telford | Last updated: 23 hours ago

'I don't believe in changing the team captain': Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski backs Theresa May

'I don't believe in changing the team captain': Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski backs Theresa May

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 17 hours ago

Town and parish councils give nearly £20,000 to Telford hospital 'DIY SOS' project

Town and parish councils give nearly £20,000 to Telford hospital 'DIY SOS' project

Telford | Last updated: 15 hours ago

Facebook to fund 80 trainee journalists under Community News Project

Facebook to fund 80 trainee journalists under Community News Project

Business | Last updated: 16 hours ago

Windows smashed as beer bottles thrown at windows in Church Stretton

Windows smashed as beer bottles thrown at windows in Church Stretton

Church Stretton | Last updated: 16 hours ago

'We did it': Tears and relief as poorly Zac, 4, starts his treatment in America

'We did it': Tears and relief as poorly Zac, 4, starts his treatment in America

Telford | Last updated: 21 hours ago

Veteran Gus Hales forced to call off Newport hunger strike

Veteran Gus Hales forced to call off Newport hunger strike

Newport | Last updated: 18 hours ago

'We did it': Tears and relief as poorly Zac, 4, starts his treatment in America

'We did it': Tears and relief as poorly Zac, 4, starts his treatment in America

Telford | Last updated: 21 hours ago

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Danny Coyne focusing on the positives as he urges Shrewsbury players to keep proving themselves

Danny Coyne focusing on the positives as he urges Shrewsbury players to keep proving themselves

Danny Coyne has urged his Shrewsbury Town players to ‘do it for themselves’ after Saturday’s uplifting victory over Rochdale.

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: 17 hours ago

Next Game Wed 21 Nov 2018 vs Salford City

Next Game Sat 01 Dec 2018 vs Bradford P A

Next Game Sun 25 Nov 2018 vs Huddersfield

Paul Hurst's agent claims Shrewsbury Town have made contact

Paul Hurst's agent claims Shrewsbury Town have made contact

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: 20 hours ago

Analysis: Nice guy Danny Coyne has re-energised Shrewsbury Town

Analysis: Nice guy Danny Coyne has re-energised Shrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: 17 hours ago

Wolves' Jonny Castro Otto sidelined for up to six weeks

Wolves' Jonny Castro Otto sidelined for up to six weeks

Sport - Top Stories | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Gavin Cowan head over heels with AFC Telford players

Gavin Cowan head over heels with AFC Telford players

Sport - Top Stories | Last updated: 20 hours ago

Favourite for Shrewsbury job Sam Ricketts insists Town have made no contact

Favourite for Shrewsbury job Sam Ricketts insists Town have made no contact

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Wolves' Conor Coady: We all want to get better

Wolves' Conor Coady: We all want to get better

Football | Last updated: 20 hours ago

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Shrewsbury Town FC

Danny Coyne focusing on the positives as he urges Shrewsbury players to keep proving themselves

Danny Coyne focusing on the positives as he urges Shrewsbury players to keep proving themselves

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: 17 hours ago

Paul Hurst's agent claims Shrewsbury Town have made contact

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: 20 hours ago

Analysis: Nice guy Danny Coyne has re-energised Shrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: 17 hours ago

AFC Telford United

Analysis: Brilliant AFC Telford up to third after away win

Analysis: Brilliant AFC Telford up to third after away win

Sport | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Gavin Cowan head over heels with AFC Telford players

Sport - Top Stories | Last updated: 20 hours ago

FC United of Manchester 1 AFC Telford 2 - Report and pictures

AFC Telford United | Last updated: Nov 17, 2018

Wolves

Wolves' Jonny Castro Otto sidelined for up to six weeks

Wolves' Jonny Castro Otto sidelined for up to six weeks

Sport - Top Stories | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Wolves' Conor Coady: We all want to get better

Football | Last updated: 20 hours ago

Bennett urges Wolves: Let’s go on the front foot

Wolves | Last updated: Nov 17, 2018

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Watch and vote: Which is your favourite Christmas TV advert?

Watch and vote: Which is your favourite Christmas TV advert?

Entertainment | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Croeso i your Welsh-lingo playgroup . . . in Oswestry, England - with video

Croeso i your Welsh-lingo playgroup . . . in Oswestry, England - with video

Oswestry | Last updated: Nov 17, 2018

Work starts on medics’ houses at Telford hospital - with video

Work starts on medics’ houses at Telford hospital - with video

Telford | Last updated: Nov 16, 2018

Shropshire cheers for the Rickshaw Challenge - with video

Shropshire cheers for the Rickshaw Challenge - with video

Wellington | Last updated: Nov 16, 2018

Entertainment

Download Festival 2019: Smashing Pumpkins, Slayer, Lamb Of God and more announced

Jess Glynne, Genting Arena, Birmingham - review

Michael Bublé to play Birmingham

Telford 6 a side League

Telford 6 a side League

Hadley Learning Community 20:00 - 22:00

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Business

Facebook to fund 80 trainee journalists under Community News Project

Facebook to fund 80 trainee journalists under Community News Project

Business | Last updated: 16 hours ago

Whitchurch slaughterhouse to face cruelty charge over birds' deaths

Whitchurch | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Newtown chicken farm proposals at risk over road visibility fears

Newtown | Last updated: 17 hours ago

Education

Shropshire student Olivia through to UK mathematics final

Shropshire student Olivia through to UK mathematics final

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 18 hours ago

New Telford centre to train 400 construction workers

Telford | Last updated: 23 hours ago

Welsh stay and play group in Shropshire

Oswestry | Last updated: Nov 17, 2018

Property

Controversial 29-home Shrewsbury plan is increased to 40

Controversial 29-home Shrewsbury plan is increased to 40

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 20 hours ago

New Telford centre to train 400 construction workers

Telford | Last updated: 23 hours ago

Over 2,000 empty Shropshire homes show stark reality of housing crisis

Property | Last updated: Nov 16, 2018

Motors

Head-on crash narrowly avoided during Baja 1000 race

Head-on crash narrowly avoided during Baja 1000 race

Motors | Last updated: 13 hours ago

Private parking firms ‘paying £16m to DVLA for driver details’

Motors | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Lamborghini’s racing arm unveils extreme one-off SC18

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Shropshire Star comment: Let’s grab offers of such help

Shropshire Star comment: Let’s grab offers of such help

Opinions | Last updated: 20 hours ago

Peter Rhodes on wallies in hats, bread for swans and a loyalty card for frequent mourners

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Nigel Hastilow: Brexiteers and Remainers both losers in this political mess

Nigel Hastilow | Last updated: Nov 17, 2018

Peter Rhodes on a theatrical knight, that 50p coin again and the perils of asylum in unsafe Britain

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Nov 16, 2018

Phil Gillam: Deeply moving acts of remembrance

Phil Gillam | Last updated: Nov 16, 2018

Shropshire Star comment: Empress has got no clothes

Opinions | Last updated: Nov 16, 2018

Readers' letters

High hopes as we enter the final negotiations over our withdrawal

High hopes as we enter the final negotiations over our withdrawal

Readers' letters | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Where has all the money pot gone?

Readers' letters | Last updated: Nov 16, 2018

Such despondency over future

Readers' letters | Last updated: Nov 14, 2018

Private firms exploit NHS

Readers' letters | Last updated: Nov 13, 2018

Prospect of never ending referenda

Readers' letters | Last updated: Nov 12, 2018

Concern whether air ambulance funding is good value for money

Readers' letters | Last updated: Nov 9, 2018

Star Witness

Star Witness - send us YOUR autumn colour photos

Star Witness - send us YOUR autumn colour photos

Star Witness | Last updated: Oct 22, 2018

Star Witness: Send us your World Cup photos!

Star Witness: Send us your World Cup photos!

Star Witness | Last updated: Jul 12, 2018

Star Witness: Send us your school prom photos!

Star Witness: Send us your school prom photos!

Star Witness | Last updated: Jun 29, 2018

Star Witness - Stunning Shropshire in the sunshine

Star Witness - Stunning Shropshire in the sunshine

Star Witness | Last updated: Jun 27, 2018

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