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Revealed: 40 per cent of Shropshire cancer patients in repeat GP visits before hospital referral

Revealed: 40 per cent of Shropshire cancer patients in repeat GP visits before hospital referral

Two in five patients diagnosed with cancer in Shropshire required repeat visits to their GP before being sent for tests, figures reveal.

Health | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Jailed: Man assaulted guards who tried to stop him swigging from wine bottle at Shrewsbury hospital

Jailed: Man assaulted guards who tried to stop him swigging from wine bottle at Shrewsbury hospital

Ludlow | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Shrewsbury baby ashes scandal: New site proposed for memorial

Shrewsbury baby ashes scandal: New site proposed for memorial

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 1 hour ago

VIPs everywhere at Shropshire hospitals awards night - with pictures

VIPs everywhere at Shropshire hospitals awards night - with pictures

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Four injured as serious crash closes A49 for four hours

Four injured as serious crash closes A49 for four hours

Church Stretton | Last updated: 22 hours ago

Missing Telford girl, 17, found safe and well

Missing Telford girl, 17, found safe and well

Telford | Last updated: 13 hours ago

One person rescued from Telford house fire

One person rescued from Telford house fire

Telford | Last updated: 22 hours ago

Annual Shrewsbury thanksgiving service honours Battle of Britain heroes

Annual Shrewsbury thanksgiving service honours Battle of Britain heroes

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 15 hours ago

Mark Pritchard reselected to stand for Conservatives in Wrekin seat

Mark Pritchard reselected to stand for Conservatives in Wrekin seat

Telford | Last updated: 15 hours ago

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Sam Ricketts: Dave Edwards unlikely to play for Shrewsbury against Southend after ankle 'niggle'

Sam Ricketts: Dave Edwards unlikely to play for Shrewsbury against Southend after ankle 'niggle'

Sam Ricketts revealed Dave Edwards is unlikely to be involved against Southend on Tuesday after a 'niggle' to the ankle that underwent surgery over the summer.

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Next Game Tue 17 Sep 2019 vs Southend

Next Game Sat 28 Sep 2019 vs Blyth Spartans

Next Game Sun 22 Sep 2019 vs Crystal Palace

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Shrewsbury Town – Lewis Cox's player ratings

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Shrewsbury Town – Lewis Cox's player ratings

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: Sep 14, 2019

Sam Ricketts: Jason Cummings will add quality and goals

Sam Ricketts: Jason Cummings will add quality and goals

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: Sep 14, 2019

AFC Wimbledon 1 Shrewsbury 1 - Report and pictures

AFC Wimbledon 1 Shrewsbury 1 - Report and pictures

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: Sep 14, 2019

Telford 1 Chester 3 - Report and pictures

Telford 1 Chester 3 - Report and pictures

AFC Telford United | Last updated: 21 hours ago

AFC Wimbledon 1 Shrewsbury 1 - As it happened

AFC Wimbledon 1 Shrewsbury 1 - As it happened

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: Sep 14, 2019

Comment: Steve Morison is right – We don’t understand the plans

Comment: Steve Morison is right – We don’t understand the plans

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: Sep 14, 2019

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Sam Ricketts: Dave Edwards unlikely to play for Shrewsbury against Southend after ankle 'niggle'

Sam Ricketts: Dave Edwards unlikely to play for Shrewsbury against Southend after ankle 'niggle'

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: 19 hours ago

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Shrewsbury Town – Lewis Cox's player ratings

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: Sep 14, 2019

Sam Ricketts: Jason Cummings will add quality and goals

Shrewsbury Town FC | Last updated: Sep 14, 2019

AFC Telford United

Telford 1 Chester 3 - Report and pictures

Telford 1 Chester 3 - Report and pictures

AFC Telford United | Last updated: 21 hours ago

Anthony Johnson: Chester will bring the noise to AFC Telford

AFC Telford United | Last updated: Sep 13, 2019

Marcus Dinanga hoping to continue AFC Telford hot streak

AFC Telford United | Last updated: Sep 13, 2019

Wolves

AFC Telford boss Gavin Cowan tells keeper to stay grounded

AFC Telford boss Gavin Cowan tells keeper to stay grounded

Wolves | Last updated: Sep 14, 2019

Sky Sports' Johnny Phillips: Embrace Euro journeys, they don’t happen often

Wolves | Last updated: Sep 14, 2019

Jesus Vallejo: I'm loving life on loan at Wolves

Wolves | Last updated: Sep 13, 2019

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Let’s get a moove on now with Brexit, say farmers - with video

Let’s get a moove on now with Brexit, say farmers - with video

Telford | Last updated: Sep 13, 2019

TV’s Radzi drops in for a visit at former Newport school - with video

TV’s Radzi drops in for a visit at former Newport school - with video

Newport | Last updated: Sep 11, 2019

It's Brexit time: Boris Johnson backed by Star readers

It's Brexit time: Boris Johnson backed by Star readers

Politics | Last updated: Aug 31, 2019

Building bridges in Ironbridge for world record attempt - with video

Building bridges in Ironbridge for world record attempt - with video

Ironbridge | Last updated: Sep 2, 2019

Entertainment

Nathan's burning ambition for festival of industry

As any good chef will tell you, it's all about the timing. Leave it too long, and it will be burned to a crisp. Too soon, and it will be hopelessly under-done.

Kidz Bop bringing first UK tour to Birmingham

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70 new jobs as The Red House, at Lilleshall, reopens as a gastro pub

70 new jobs as The Red House, at Lilleshall, reopens as a gastro pub

Dining out | Last updated: 20 hours ago

University honour for aviation pioneer and entrepreneur

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Ladder for Shropshire: Providing the skills for region to thrive

Business | Last updated: Sep 14, 2019

Education

Meet the superheads – the husband and wife who have transformed schools

Meet the superheads – the husband and wife who have transformed schools

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Gangs target certain pupils, West Mercia police chief warns

Education | Last updated: 20 hours ago

University honour for aviation pioneer and entrepreneur

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Property

Consultation events announced for 850-home Bridgnorth 'garden village' scheme

Consultation events announced for 850-home Bridgnorth 'garden village' scheme

Bridgnorth | Last updated: Sep 14, 2019

New Shrewsbury apartments plan submitted by developers

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Sep 12, 2019

Anger over delay on Shropshire school land sign-off

Minsterley | Last updated: Sep 12, 2019

Motors

Abarth 595 Pista revealed

Abarth 595 Pista revealed

Motors | Last updated: Sep 13, 2019

High-performance ‘plaid’ Tesla Model S coming next year

Motors | Last updated: Sep 13, 2019

Carrera 4 joins ever-expanding Porsche 911 range

Motors | Last updated: Sep 13, 2019

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Peter Rhodes on embarrassing retirements, missing Aslan and perfect peace in Parliament

Peter Rhodes on embarrassing retirements, missing Aslan and perfect peace in Parliament

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Sep 13, 2019

Shropshire Star: Plugging gaps just makes do

Opinions | Last updated: Sep 13, 2019

Peter Rhodes on big girl’s blouses, a princely row and a very curious object

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Sep 12, 2019

Shropshire Star comment: Law has to be used on tech firms

Opinions | Last updated: Sep 12, 2019

Shropshire Star comment: Act now or our shops will be lost

Opinions | Last updated: Sep 11, 2019

Peter Rhodes on Devon for oldies, Boris as a victim and a smart phone in your body

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Sep 11, 2019

Readers' letters

I will abide by result

I will abide by result

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 13, 2019

Shame on your flower show

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Sep 11, 2019

We voted Leave to control our own borders

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 10, 2019

We’re being gagged by suspension of Parliament

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 9, 2019

Bus use is way forward

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 6, 2019

Cannot do without us

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 5, 2019

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Star Witness: Send us your 2019 school prom photos!

Star Witness: Send us your 2019 school prom photos!

Star Witness | Last updated: Jul 4, 2019

Star Witness: Pretty, but is it a pollen bomb?

Star Witness: Pretty, but is it a pollen bomb?

Star Witness | Last updated: Apr 20, 2019

Star Witness: Still waters as spring returns

Star Witness: Still waters as spring returns

Telford | Last updated: Apr 13, 2019

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