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Telford driver, 62, admits causing crash which killed OAP

Telford driver, 62, admits causing crash which killed OAP

Dawley | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Injured Shropshire mountain biker airlifted after SEVEN HOUR ordeal on hill

Injured Shropshire mountain biker airlifted after SEVEN HOUR ordeal on hill

Bishop's Castle | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Shropshire baby deaths: Hospital trust is higher than average for stillbirths, report shows

Shropshire baby deaths: Hospital trust is higher than average for stillbirths, report shows

Health | Last updated: 1 hour ago

DIY SOS: Emotional reveal of Matthew Cooper's new Telford home airs on the BBC

DIY SOS: Emotional reveal of Matthew Cooper's new Telford home airs on the BBC

Telford | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Dad set fire to Shropshire home with children inside

Dad set fire to Shropshire home with children inside

North Shropshire | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Shropshire Council urged to pay out £650,000 rates relief cash

Shropshire Council urged to pay out £650,000 rates relief cash

Politics | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Whitchurch GP 'super surgery' could be built by 2019

Whitchurch GP 'super surgery' could be built by 2019

Whitchurch | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Housing association criticised for removing fire extinguishers at Shrewsbury flats

Housing association criticised for removing fire extinguishers at Shrewsbury flats

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Licence review after Shrewsbury shop sold alcohol to youth

Licence review after Shrewsbury shop sold alcohol to youth

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Law student, 21, banned and fined for drink-drinking in Telford

Law student, 21, banned and fined for drink-drinking in Telford

Telford | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Second Ludlow baby born without midwife was planned home birth

Second Ludlow baby born without midwife was planned home birth

Ludlow | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Get into Steampunk at Telford festival

Get into Steampunk at Telford festival

Telford entertainment | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

£75 fines for urinating in Shrewsbury town centre

£75 fines for urinating in Shrewsbury town centre

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Harper Adams University wins gold rating

Harper Adams University wins gold rating

Newport | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Brexit one year on: What can we expect in the next 12 months?

Brexit one year on: What can we expect in the next 12 months?

In-depth | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Shrewsbury's Simply Gym blames rivals for closure

Shrewsbury's Simply Gym blames rivals for closure

Harlescott | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Women engineers are flying high at at RAF Cosford event

Women engineers are flying high at at RAF Cosford event

News | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Man found guilty of breaking another man's jaw in Newport

Man found guilty of breaking another man's jaw in Newport

Newport | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Top stories

Keep Shrewsbury swimming pool in town centre, say Shropshire Council leader

Keep Shrewsbury swimming pool in town centre, say Shropshire Council leader

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 5 hours ago

'Woefully inadequate': MP says latest crash proves A5 through Shropshire must be a dual carriageway

'Woefully inadequate': MP says latest crash proves A5 through Shropshire must be a dual carriageway

Chirk | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Peaky blinder: The Wrekin inspires Poundland to launch Toblerone-rivalling chocolate bar

Peaky blinder: The Wrekin inspires Poundland to launch Toblerone-rivalling chocolate bar

Telford | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Two illegal workers arrested during immigration operation at Telford Subway

Two illegal workers arrested during immigration operation at Telford Subway

Telford | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Man taken to hospital after battery explosion in Welshpool

Man taken to hospital after battery explosion in Welshpool

Welshpool | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Gaming machines damaged and cash stolen in Bridgnorth pub raid

Gaming machines damaged and cash stolen in Bridgnorth pub raid

Bridgnorth | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Olivia-Violet Reeves: Inquest opens into 11-year-old Shrewsbury girl

Olivia-Violet Reeves: Inquest opens into 11-year-old Shrewsbury girl

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Jun 22, 2017

Cliff Richard at Walcot Hall: Star and fans are wired for sound - with pictures

Cliff Richard at Walcot Hall: Star and fans are wired for sound - with pictures

Bishop's Castle | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Cliff Richard fans at Walcot Hall: Why we LOVE Cliff - watch the video

Cliff Richard fans at Walcot Hall: Why we LOVE Cliff - watch the video

Bishop's Castle | Last updated: Jun 22, 2017

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Pictures From The Past - June 16

Welcome to this week's collection of nostalgia photos from the pages of the Shropshire Star.

Latest photos | Last updated: Jun 16, 2017

Crime

Telford driver, 62, admits causing crash which killed OAP

Telford driver, 62, admits causing crash which killed OAP

Dawley | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Dad set fire to Shropshire home with children inside

North Shropshire | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Business

Shropshire Council urged to pay out £650,000 rates relief cash

Shropshire Council urged to pay out £650,000 rates relief cash

Politics | Last updated: 3 hours ago

County rail company sees passenger numbers soar

Telford | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Shrewsbury's Simply Gym blames rivals for closure

Harlescott | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Education

Harper Adams University wins gold rating

Harper Adams University wins gold rating

Newport | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Flood closes Telford primary school

Madeley | Last updated: 23 hours ago

College – one of the best in the country

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Jun 22, 2017

Motors

Car insurance premiums surge as compensation rules kick in

Car insurance premiums surge as compensation rules kick in

Motors | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Soon dashboard warnings will alert you to approaching emergency vehicles

Motors | Last updated: 22 hours ago

Skoda reveals price and specification for fastest Octavia vRS yet

Motors | Last updated: 23 hours ago

Property

Housing association criticised for removing fire extinguishers at Shrewsbury flats

Housing association criticised for removing fire extinguishers at Shrewsbury flats

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Housing association criticised for removing fire extinguishers at Shrewsbury flats

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Jun 22, 2017

Plans for an 8,000 seater stadium in Oswestry are 'exciting' says TNS owner Mike Harris

Oswestry | Last updated: Jun 21, 2017

Health

Telford carers service 'good' say inspectors

Telford | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Shropshire baby deaths: Hospital trust is higher than average for stillbirths, report shows

Health | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Whitchurch GP 'super surgery' could be built by 2019

Whitchurch | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Second Ludlow baby born without midwife was planned home birth

Ludlow | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Ludlow patients to rise as other hospitals refurbished

Ludlow | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Latest videos

DIY SOS: Emotional reveal of Matthew Cooper's new Telford home airs on the BBC

DIY SOS: Emotional reveal of Matthew Cooper's new Telford home airs on the BBC

Telford | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Cliff Richard fans at Walcot Hall: Why we LOVE Cliff - watch the video

Cliff Richard fans at Walcot Hall: Why we LOVE Cliff - watch the video

Bishop's Castle | Last updated: Jun 22, 2017

Meet Ernie the Ibis who eats crisps, sips wine and watches television - with video

Meet Ernie the Ibis who eats crisps, sips wine and watches television - with video

Oswestry | Last updated: 22 hours ago

Reservists get taste of real-life war zone at Shropshire training camp - with video and pictures

Reservists get taste of real-life war zone at Shropshire training camp - with video and pictures

Oswestry | Last updated: Jun 20, 2017

Latest News

Telford carers service 'good' say inspectors

Telford | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Telford driver, 62, admits causing crash which killed OAP

Telford driver, 62, admits causing crash which killed OAP

Dawley | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Farming building set for go-ahead

Market Drayton | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Making a Joyful Noise

Making a Joyful Noise

Oswestry | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Hillfort at centre of tourism bid

Oswestry | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Katie swops studying for sport

Katie swops studying for sport

Ellesmere | Last updated: 5 hours ago

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Voices

Featured

From orphanage to Eton: The humble teacher who shaped our leaders

He remembered David Cameron as a “thoroughly unremarkable boy.”

Education | Last updated: Jun 19, 2017

Opinions

Peter Rhodes: Pugh, Pugh...

Peter Rhodes: Pugh, Pugh...

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Peter Rhodes: The cabbage crisis

Peter Rhodes: The cabbage crisis

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Jun 22, 2017

Star comment: Survival speech for Government by the Queen

Star comment: Survival speech for Government by the Queen

Opinions | Last updated: Jun 22, 2017

The men who refused to run

The men who refused to run

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Jun 21, 2017

Readers' letters

Stop acting like bad losers and get used to the winning facts

Stop acting like bad losers and get used to the winning facts

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jun 22, 2017

Angry stats are misused

Angry stats are misused

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jun 21, 2017

Difficult times are ahead but Brexit must be carried out

Difficult times are ahead but Brexit must be carried out

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jun 20, 2017

Young voters – and MPs – do not know what they’re doing

Young voters – and MPs – do not know what they’re doing

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jun 17, 2017

Don’t let fraudsters prey on our elderly

Don’t let fraudsters prey on our elderly

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jun 16, 2017

Corbyn played blinder but why did Labour not negotiate with Greens?

Corbyn played blinder but why did Labour not negotiate with Greens?

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jun 16, 2017

UK News

Grenfell Tower blaze sparked by faulty fridge – police

Grenfell Tower blaze sparked by faulty fridge – police

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

May’s offer on residency rights for EU citizens ‘not sufficient’, says Juncker

May’s offer on residency rights for EU citizens ‘not sufficient’, says Juncker

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Jeremy Corbyn polls better than Theresa May on Prime Minister suitability

Jeremy Corbyn polls better than Theresa May on Prime Minister suitability

UK News | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Police chief warns over forces’ ability to cope with riots after years of cuts

Police chief warns over forces’ ability to cope with riots after years of cuts

UK News | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Tories urged not to forget pledge to get a million disabled people into work

Tories urged not to forget pledge to get a million disabled people into work

UK News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Amnesty want better police training to deal with ‘under-reported’ hate crimes

Amnesty want better police training to deal with ‘under-reported’ hate crimes

UK News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Warning of ‘risky and expensive’ nuclear project at Hinkley Point C

Warning of ‘risky and expensive’ nuclear project at Hinkley Point C

UK News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Charles: Future of humanity may depend on move to sustainable farming practices

Charles: Future of humanity may depend on move to sustainable farming practices

UK News | Last updated: 14 hours ago

World News

Police officer beaten to death in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Police officer beaten to death in Indian-controlled Kashmir

World News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

North Korea denies torturing US detainee Otto Warmbier

North Korea denies torturing US detainee Otto Warmbier

World News | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Qatar’s neighbours issue demands to end crisis

Qatar’s neighbours issue demands to end crisis

World News | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Donald Trump nominates New York Jets owner as UK ambassador

Donald Trump nominates New York Jets owner as UK ambassador

World News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Germany and France favourites to house London-based EU agencies post-Brexit

Germany and France favourites to house London-based EU agencies post-Brexit

World News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Obamacare replacement bill runs into Republican trouble

Obamacare replacement bill runs into Republican trouble

World News | Last updated: 14 hours ago

EU leaders vote to extend sanctions on Russia over Ukraine conflict

EU leaders vote to extend sanctions on Russia over Ukraine conflict

World News | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Funeral for US college student who died after North Korean detention

Funeral for US college student who died after North Korean detention

World News | Last updated: 11 hours ago

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