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Teenagers threatened by group of men in Shrewsbury town centre robbery

Teenagers threatened by group of men in Shrewsbury town centre robbery

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Fundraising bid for Shropshire dad with brain tumour after treatment on NHS refused

Fundraising bid for Shropshire dad with brain tumour after treatment on NHS refused

Telford | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Future Fit: Petition launched to keep both Shropshire's A&Es

Future Fit: Petition launched to keep both Shropshire's A&Es

Telford | Last updated: 15 hours ago

Shropshire MPs set to back Brexit deal

Shropshire MPs set to back Brexit deal

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Super Saturday: What is it and what will happen?

Super Saturday: What is it and what will happen?

UK News | Last updated: 9 hours ago

Police chase from Telford to Craven Arms ends in crash

Police chase from Telford to Craven Arms ends in crash

Craven Arms | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Pair banned for five years after trouble during Shrewsbury Town v Wolves match

Pair banned for five years after trouble during Shrewsbury Town v Wolves match

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 17 hours ago

Shropshire Council tax benefits decision ‘horrible and punitive'

Shropshire Council tax benefits decision ‘horrible and punitive'

Politics | Last updated: 15 hours ago

176 nurses to join Shropshire's hospitals from India

176 nurses to join Shropshire's hospitals from India

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 16 hours ago

Jailed: Man stabbed drug dealer three times in Shrewsbury street

Jailed: Man stabbed drug dealer three times in Shrewsbury street

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 20 hours ago

Featured

Meet the winners of our Great Big Thank You Awards - with pictures

The county's unsung heroes were given a Great Big Thank You on behalf of our readers at a prestigious awards ceremony organised by the Shropshire Star.

News | Last updated: Oct 13, 2019

Man charged over armed robbery near Bridgnorth

Man charged over armed robbery near Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth | Last updated: 16 hours ago

Telford parking enforcement plans delayed

Telford parking enforcement plans delayed

Telford | Last updated: 17 hours ago

More than 30 arrested across West Mercia in county lines crackdown

More than 30 arrested across West Mercia in county lines crackdown

Crime | Last updated: 20 hours ago

Shropshire school boarding house loses its 'outstanding' rating

Shropshire school boarding house loses its 'outstanding' rating

Wem | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Telford & Wrekin Council backs motion urging Government to halt Future Fit

Telford & Wrekin Council backs motion urging Government to halt Future Fit

Telford | Last updated: 15 hours ago

Knife crime rises by 30 per cent and robbery up by a fifth in West Mercia

Knife crime rises by 30 per cent and robbery up by a fifth in West Mercia

Crime | Last updated: 20 hours ago

100 sites across Shropshire on Historic England's at Risk Register

100 sites across Shropshire on Historic England's at Risk Register

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 23 hours ago

Telford zoo accused of building 'illegal' structures

Telford zoo accused of building 'illegal' structures

Telford | Last updated: 16 hours ago

Top stories

Main Shrewsbury road to close for tree maintenance work

Main Shrewsbury road to close for tree maintenance work

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 23 hours ago

Shrewsbury MP would 'die for the right of young people to be confident in their sexuality'

Shrewsbury MP would 'die for the right of young people to be confident in their sexuality'

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 20 hours ago

Strikes at Shrewsbury colleges over higher education funding

Strikes at Shrewsbury colleges over higher education funding

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Call for Newport's heritage buildings to go on list

Call for Newport's heritage buildings to go on list

Newport | Last updated: 15 hours ago

Councillor vows to use new role to solve Shropshire's housing needs

Councillor vows to use new role to solve Shropshire's housing needs

Telford | Last updated: 15 hours ago

Telford recycling scheme's teething issues should be over - contractor

Telford recycling scheme's teething issues should be over - contractor

Telford | Last updated: 20 hours ago

Shropshire protestors head to London Brexit march

Shropshire protestors head to London Brexit march

Politics | Last updated: 20 hours ago

Train operators reflect on first year in charge

Train operators reflect on first year in charge

Mid Wales | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Walkers raise more than £1,000 for Broseley care centre

Walkers raise more than £1,000 for Broseley care centre

Telford | Last updated: 19 hours ago

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Featured

Shropshire Dog who sniffed out bombs and enemy fighters while under fire from Taliban named Hero Animal of the Year

A former army dog who sniffed out bombs and enemy fighters while under fire from the Taliban has been named Hero Animal of the Year.

Ludlow | Last updated: Oct 8, 2019

Crime

Cars stolen from Highley home following break in

Cars stolen from Highley home following break in

Bridgnorth | Last updated: 11 hours ago

Teenagers threatened by group of men in Shrewsbury town centre robbery

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Business

New Morrisons opens its doors in Oswestry - in pictures

New Morrisons opens its doors in Oswestry - in pictures

Oswestry | Last updated: 20 hours ago

Hopes for dairy staff facing axe as Britian's biggest chicken processor comes forward with 100 vacancies

Business | Last updated: 23 hours ago

Success on the Inter-National Express

Business | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Education

Shropshire school boarding house loses its 'outstanding' rating

Shropshire school boarding house loses its 'outstanding' rating

Wem | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Strikes at Shrewsbury colleges over higher education funding

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Tenth of pupils missing from Shropshire schools

Education | Last updated: 23 hours ago

Motors

UK’s best cities for parking revealed

Motors | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Stelvio is Alfa choice

Motors | Last updated: 17 hours ago

Quarter of drivers say car is part of their ‘personal image’

Motors | Last updated: 17 hours ago

Ford announces charging scheme for plug-in owners

Motors | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Vauxhall’s all-electric Vivaro won’t be built in UK

Motors | Last updated: Oct 17, 2019

Property

Councillor vows to use new role to solve Shropshire's housing needs

Councillor vows to use new role to solve Shropshire's housing needs

Telford | Last updated: 15 hours ago

Joan reflects on 45-year property industry career

Wellington | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Townhouses and apartments plan for Shrewsbury hotel site

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Oct 15, 2019

Health

Fundraising bid for Shropshire dad with brain tumour after treatment on NHS refused

Fundraising bid for Shropshire dad with brain tumour after treatment on NHS refused

Telford | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Future Fit: Petition launched to keep both Shropshire's A&Es

Telford | Last updated: 15 hours ago

176 nurses to join Shropshire's hospitals from India

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 16 hours ago

Latest videos

Severn Hospice extension taking shape in Shrewsbury - with video

Severn Hospice extension taking shape in Shrewsbury - with video

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Oct 17, 2019

Did you see the dummies with the dummy? Shrewsbury shop appeal after mannequin stolen in break-in

Did you see the dummies with the dummy? Shrewsbury shop appeal after mannequin stolen in break-in

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Oct 16, 2019

GALLERY: Crowds brave rain for first-ever Oswestry 10K

GALLERY: Crowds brave rain for first-ever Oswestry 10K

Oswestry | Last updated: Oct 13, 2019

GALLERY: Remote controlled cars battle it out at Telford championships

GALLERY: Remote controlled cars battle it out at Telford championships

Telford | Last updated: Oct 14, 2019

Latest News

Cars stolen from Highley home following break in

Cars stolen from Highley home following break in

Bridgnorth | Last updated: 11 hours ago

Teenagers threatened by group of men in Shrewsbury town centre robbery

Teenagers threatened by group of men in Shrewsbury town centre robbery

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Fundraising bid for Shropshire dad with brain tumour after treatment on NHS refused

Fundraising bid for Shropshire dad with brain tumour after treatment on NHS refused

Telford | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Future Fit: Petition launched to keep both Shropshire's A&Es

Future Fit: Petition launched to keep both Shropshire's A&Es

Telford | Last updated: 15 hours ago

Shropshire MPs set to back Brexit deal

Shropshire MPs set to back Brexit deal

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Super Saturday: What is it and what will happen?

Super Saturday: What is it and what will happen?

UK News | Last updated: 9 hours ago

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Crime

Shropshire Star comment: Be vigilant over 'cuckoo' criminals

While some visitors from the big cities in the West Midlands come to Shropshire to appreciate its spectacular countryside and priceless heritage, others come for entirely different and entirely unwelcome reasons.

Opinions | Last updated: Oct 11, 2019

Opinions

Pete Madeley: Can Boris's deal hit the magic number?

Pete Madeley: Can Boris's deal hit the magic number?

Politics | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Shropshire Star comment: Dispelling myths around adoption

Shropshire Star comment: Dispelling myths around adoption

Opinions | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Peter Rhodes on the thicko Master Race, claptrap from those in authority and choosing a name for your memoirs

Peter Rhodes on the thicko Master Race, claptrap from those in authority and choosing a name for your memoirs

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Oct 17, 2019

Peter Rhodes on techno-tyranny, the ten-bob note and stuffing mouths with gold

Peter Rhodes on techno-tyranny, the ten-bob note and stuffing mouths with gold

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Oct 17, 2019

Readers' letters

Readers asked to offer reaction on thoughts in letter

Readers asked to offer reaction on thoughts in letter

Readers' letters | Last updated: 19 hours ago

It is time everyone accepted we are leaving the EU

It is time everyone accepted we are leaving the EU

Readers' letters | Last updated: Oct 17, 2019

School bus charge of £800 a year is simply ridiculous

School bus charge of £800 a year is simply ridiculous

Readers' letters | Last updated: Oct 16, 2019

You don’t need to be religious to have morality

You don’t need to be religious to have morality

Readers' letters | Last updated: Oct 15, 2019

Please can you be considerate to me and my dog

Please can you be considerate to me and my dog

Readers' letters | Last updated: Oct 14, 2019

Visit to castle was soured thanks to ignorant litterers

Visit to castle was soured thanks to ignorant litterers

Oswestry | Last updated: Oct 11, 2019

UK News

On day of reckoning in House of Commons, newspapers stick to their guns

On day of reckoning in House of Commons, newspapers stick to their guns

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

What the papers say – October 19

What the papers say – October 19

UK News | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Shapps wants ‘earlier extinction of diesel trains’

Shapps wants ‘earlier extinction of diesel trains’

UK News | Last updated: 2 hours ago

PM faces knife-edge vote on Brexit as Parliament meets on ‘super Saturday’

PM faces knife-edge vote on Brexit as Parliament meets on ‘super Saturday’

UK News | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Skippy the Bucks kangaroo on the loose, or is it a wallaby?

Skippy the Bucks kangaroo on the loose, or is it a wallaby?

UK News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Super Saturday: What is it and what will happen?

Super Saturday: What is it and what will happen?

UK News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Salons, tattoo shops and funeral directors ‘thriving on high street’, study finds

Salons, tattoo shops and funeral directors ‘thriving on high street’, study finds

UK News | Last updated: 5 hours ago

End the Brexit ‘pain’ says Johnson as he tries to rally support for his deal

End the Brexit ‘pain’ says Johnson as he tries to rally support for his deal

UK News | Last updated: 7 hours ago

World News

Trump names Perry deputy to replace him at Energy Department

Trump names Perry deputy to replace him at Energy Department

World News | Last updated: 8 hours ago

UK agrees to further talks over disposal of old Shell oil rigs

UK agrees to further talks over disposal of old Shell oil rigs

World News | Last updated: 8 hours ago

Lady Gaga falls off stage while dancing with fan

Lady Gaga falls off stage while dancing with fan

World News | Last updated: 8 hours ago

38 people cited for violations in Clinton email probe

38 people cited for violations in Clinton email probe

World News | Last updated: 9 hours ago

Lebanese PM offers 72-hour ultimatum amid nationwide protests

Lebanese PM offers 72-hour ultimatum amid nationwide protests

World News | Last updated: 11 hours ago

Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of violating US-brokered ceasefire

Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of violating US-brokered ceasefire

World News | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Netflix releases Panama Papers movie despite lawsuit

Netflix releases Panama Papers movie despite lawsuit

World News | Last updated: 13 hours ago

Five more arrested over racist abuse at England match in Bulgaria

Five more arrested over racist abuse at England match in Bulgaria

World News | Last updated: 14 hours ago

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