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2,000 homes plan as Shropshire Council sets up its own housing company

2,000 homes plan as Shropshire Council sets up its own housing company

St Martins | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Telford drugs ring man pays back £124,000

Telford drugs ring man pays back £124,000

Telford | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Telford recycling site applies for 6am starts

Telford recycling site applies for 6am starts

Telford | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Eighty-two new homes planned near Telford town centre

Eighty-two new homes planned near Telford town centre

Telford | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Claims on Bridgnorth 'garden village' plans are questionable, says protesters

Claims on Bridgnorth 'garden village' plans are questionable, says protesters

Bridgnorth | Last updated: 6 hours ago

From China to Shrewsbury for superfan Dan (it's a good job Town won)

From China to Shrewsbury for superfan Dan (it's a good job Town won)

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Huge blaze near Shrewsbury was deliberate, say investigators

Huge blaze near Shrewsbury was deliberate, say investigators

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

'Pendants' unearthed in Shropshire were Roman eyeliner tools

'Pendants' unearthed in Shropshire were Roman eyeliner tools

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Boy, 12, robbed of phone and cash in Telford

Boy, 12, robbed of phone and cash in Telford

Telford | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Boris Johnson’s case on suspension of Parliament under Supreme Court spotlight

Boris Johnson’s case on suspension of Parliament under Supreme Court spotlight

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Featured

You're not fit for purpose: Damning message to politicians from disillusioned Star readers

Shropshire Star readers today delivered a damning verdict on the state of politics in Britain.

Politics | Last updated: Aug 19, 2019

Roads closures to cause delays in Telford

Roads closures to cause delays in Telford

Telford | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Paco the eagle is star attraction at Shrewsbury show after his escape left keepers in a flap - with pictures and video

Paco the eagle is star attraction at Shrewsbury show after his escape left keepers in a flap - with pictures and video

Wem | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Cafe and visitor centre plans for Ellesmere given green light

Cafe and visitor centre plans for Ellesmere given green light

Ellesmere | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Pendragon axing 300 jobs as 22 Car Store showrooms to close

Pendragon axing 300 jobs as 22 Car Store showrooms to close

UK News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Bishop’s Castle Business Park expansion recommended for approval

Bishop’s Castle Business Park expansion recommended for approval

Bishop's Castle | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Telford village paper mill homes plan to be reconsidered

Telford village paper mill homes plan to be reconsidered

Telford | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Secret dining event in Shrewsbury for charity

Secret dining event in Shrewsbury for charity

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Bake off back for Severn Hospice

Bake off back for Severn Hospice

Oswestry | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Top stories

Reopening hotel shakes it up with cocktail contest

Reopening hotel shakes it up with cocktail contest

Ludlow | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Secret dining event in Shrewsbury for charity

Secret dining event in Shrewsbury for charity

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Peter Rhodes on the future of food banks, disappearing capitals and that worst-case Yellowhammer

Peter Rhodes on the future of food banks, disappearing capitals and that worst-case Yellowhammer

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Cycling worshippers raise £1,200 for Bridgnorth church

Cycling worshippers raise £1,200 for Bridgnorth church

Bridgnorth | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Battle that proved A Bridge Too Far

Battle that proved A Bridge Too Far

Bayston Hill | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Whole raft of activities on the water at festival

Whole raft of activities on the water at festival

North Shropshire | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Festival fever in Oswestry with plans for a new party in the park

Festival fever in Oswestry with plans for a new party in the park

Oswestry | Last updated: 1 hour ago

£1,000 raised for Shropshire school library

£1,000 raised for Shropshire school library

North Shropshire | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Drug deaths increase by 78 per cent over last 10 years

Drug deaths increase by 78 per cent over last 10 years

Mid Wales | Last updated: 3 hours ago

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Featured

My fight for sight: Why Star reporter Nick will never wear contact lenses again

Star reporter Nick Humphreys tells his story of how a bacteria found in a droplet of water ruined his eyesight – and caused him a year of misery.

Health | Last updated: Jul 9, 2019

Crime

Telford drugs ring man pays back £124,000

Telford drugs ring man pays back £124,000

Telford | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Huge blaze near Shrewsbury was deliberate, say investigators

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Business

Telford recycling site applies for 6am starts

Telford recycling site applies for 6am starts

Telford | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Claims on Bridgnorth 'garden village' plans are questionable, says protesters

Bridgnorth | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Pendragon axing 300 jobs as 22 Car Store showrooms to close

UK News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Education

£1,000 raised for Shropshire school library

£1,000 raised for Shropshire school library

North Shropshire | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Two schools to merge in 2021

Newtown | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Powys sixth-form review work begins

Newtown | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Motors

BMW urged to buy ‘severely challenged’ Jaguar Land Rover

BMW urged to buy ‘severely challenged’ Jaguar Land Rover

Motors | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Mitsubishi teases plug-in hybrid crossover ahead of Tokyo motor show debut

Motors | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

France to scrap law stipulating drivers carry alcohol breathalysers in the car

Motors | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Property

2,000 homes plan as Shropshire Council sets up its own housing company

2,000 homes plan as Shropshire Council sets up its own housing company

St Martins | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Eighty-two new homes planned near Telford town centre

Telford | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Claims on Bridgnorth 'garden village' plans are questionable, says protesters

Bridgnorth | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Health

Drug deaths increase by 78 per cent over last 10 years

Drug deaths increase by 78 per cent over last 10 years

Mid Wales | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Please help the hospice, it's my rock: Charity canal walk in memory of mother

Oswestry | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Christel Callow: Fundraisers smash target for Shifnal woman with brain tumour

Shifnal | Last updated: Sep 17, 2019

Latest videos

'Pendants' unearthed in Shropshire were Roman eyeliner tools

'Pendants' unearthed in Shropshire were Roman eyeliner tools

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Paco the eagle is star attraction at Shrewsbury show after his escape left keepers in a flap - with pictures and video

Paco the eagle is star attraction at Shrewsbury show after his escape left keepers in a flap - with pictures and video

Wem | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Countdown on as Shrewsbury panto promises to be bigger and better than ever - with video and pictures

Countdown on as Shrewsbury panto promises to be bigger and better than ever - with video and pictures

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Sep 17, 2019

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

Latest News

2,000 homes plan as Shropshire Council sets up its own housing company

2,000 homes plan as Shropshire Council sets up its own housing company

St Martins | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Boris Johnson to defend decision to suspend Parliament at Supreme Court

Boris Johnson to defend decision to suspend Parliament at Supreme Court

UK News | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Telford drugs ring man pays back £124,000

Telford drugs ring man pays back £124,000

Telford | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Telford recycling site applies for 6am starts

Telford recycling site applies for 6am starts

Telford | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Eighty-two new homes planned near Telford town centre

Eighty-two new homes planned near Telford town centre

Telford | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Claims on Bridgnorth 'garden village' plans are questionable, says protesters

Claims on Bridgnorth 'garden village' plans are questionable, says protesters

Bridgnorth | Last updated: 6 hours ago

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Voices

Politics

Comment: Election plunge would be a bold move for Boris

He's described it as a total no goer, ruled it out completely and said the chances of it happening are next to zero.

Opinions | Last updated: Jul 20, 2019

Opinions

Peter Rhodes on the future of food banks, disappearing capitals and that worst-case Yellowhammer

Peter Rhodes on the future of food banks, disappearing capitals and that worst-case Yellowhammer

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Shropshire Star comment: Concentrate on issues other than Brexit

Shropshire Star comment: Concentrate on issues other than Brexit

Opinions | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Peter Rhodes on a missing loo, the approach of Brexit and summer's last blast

Peter Rhodes on a missing loo, the approach of Brexit and summer's last blast

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Sep 17, 2019

Shropshire Star comment: Gareth is a shining example

Shropshire Star comment: Gareth is a shining example

Opinions | Last updated: Sep 17, 2019

Readers' letters

Climate change is the issue we must address

Climate change is the issue we must address

Readers' letters | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Honesty and intelligence on both sides of debate

Honesty and intelligence on both sides of debate

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 17, 2019

Please show respect and care for rabbits

Please show respect and care for rabbits

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 16, 2019

I will abide by result

I will abide by result

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 13, 2019

Shame on your flower show

Shame on your flower show

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Sep 11, 2019

We voted Leave to control our own borders

We voted Leave to control our own borders

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 10, 2019

UK News

Vodafone bucks high street trend with plan to open 24 new stores

Vodafone bucks high street trend with plan to open 24 new stores

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Humphrys bows out as longest serving presenter in Today’s history

Humphrys bows out as longest serving presenter in Today’s history

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Bloody Sunday: Soldier F case reaches courtroom

Bloody Sunday: Soldier F case reaches courtroom

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Fernando Ricksen: Rangers cult hero who lived life in the fast lane

Fernando Ricksen: Rangers cult hero who lived life in the fast lane

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Angry parent tells Johnson the NHS is being ‘destroyed’ during hospital visit

Angry parent tells Johnson the NHS is being ‘destroyed’ during hospital visit

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Days of sunshine forecast as autumn approaches

Days of sunshine forecast as autumn approaches

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Cause of plane crash that killed two Britons ‘unexplained’

Cause of plane crash that killed two Britons ‘unexplained’

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Fernando Ricksen dies after battle with motor neurone disease

Fernando Ricksen dies after battle with motor neurone disease

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

World News

Hiker drags himself through woods for two days with broken leg

Hiker drags himself through woods for two days with broken leg

World News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Hong Kong cancels China National Day fireworks amid protests

Hong Kong cancels China National Day fireworks amid protests

World News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Cash-starved Air India puts flight crews on low-fat diet

Cash-starved Air India puts flight crews on low-fat diet

World News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Bermuda gets ready for brush with Category 3 Hurricane Humberto

Bermuda gets ready for brush with Category 3 Hurricane Humberto

World News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Iran warns of ‘immediate response’ to any US action over Saudi attack

Iran warns of ‘immediate response’ to any US action over Saudi attack

World News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Panda mascot for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics unveiled

Panda mascot for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics unveiled

World News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Three dead as record-bid speedboat crashes off Venice

Three dead as record-bid speedboat crashes off Venice

World News | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Samoa’s tattooed rugby players to cover up at times in Japan

Samoa’s tattooed rugby players to cover up at times in Japan

World News | Last updated: 7 hours ago

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