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Shropshire river levels dropping but risk of floods remains

Shropshire river levels dropping but risk of floods remains

Local Hubs | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Suspected drink driver crashes Mini into 'slow down' sign

Suspected drink driver crashes Mini into 'slow down' sign

Crime | Last updated: 8 hours ago

Telford £57,000 Tesco fraudster to pay back just £10

Telford £57,000 Tesco fraudster to pay back just £10

Telford | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Shropshire school closes for day after death of deputy head

Shropshire school closes for day after death of deputy head

Telford | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Christmas Day getaway after drug addicts ram-raided Telford shop for £11,000 of perfume

Christmas Day getaway after drug addicts ram-raided Telford shop for £11,000 of perfume

Telford | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Warning as council tax scam comes to Telford

Warning as council tax scam comes to Telford

Telford | Last updated: 6 hours ago

‘We must protect our vital green belt land’

‘We must protect our vital green belt land’

Property | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Concerns raised over climate change and house building in Shropshire

Concerns raised over climate change and house building in Shropshire

Property | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Ludlow man charged with GBH

Ludlow man charged with GBH

Ludlow | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Motorhome stolen from Shifnal recovered in Telford

Motorhome stolen from Shifnal recovered in Telford

Shifnal | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Featured

Shropshire Great Big Thank You Awards - help us give heroes recognition they deserve

Do you know a special person who goes beyond the call of duty to help others? We think they deserve a special thank-you. A Great Big Thank You.

Features | Last updated: May 23, 2019

Rise in number of drug drivers in West Mercia

Rise in number of drug drivers in West Mercia

Crime | Last updated: 11 hours ago

Cows believed to have been stolen from field near Market Drayton

Cows believed to have been stolen from field near Market Drayton

Market Drayton | Last updated: 7 hours ago

No departure date set for Shropshire hospital boss

No departure date set for Shropshire hospital boss

Health | Last updated: 11 hours ago

Homes to go-ahead despite parking fears

Homes to go-ahead despite parking fears

Oswestry | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Brain injuries: A disability that is hidden away

Brain injuries: A disability that is hidden away

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Homes plan raises road safety fears

Homes plan raises road safety fears

Tenbury Wells | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Outstanding Ofsted report for Shropshire pre-school

Outstanding Ofsted report for Shropshire pre-school

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Aldi store and care home plans for Market Drayton are praised

Aldi store and care home plans for Market Drayton are praised

Market Drayton | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Top stories

Yesterday’s cars are ready for tomorrow

Yesterday’s cars are ready for tomorrow

Bridgnorth | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Youth centre planned at RAF Shawbury

Youth centre planned at RAF Shawbury

Shawbury | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Cheers! Foodies turn out for Ellesmere festival - with pictures

Cheers! Foodies turn out for Ellesmere festival - with pictures

Ellesmere | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Pair caught smuggling drugs into Shropshire prison

Pair caught smuggling drugs into Shropshire prison

Market Drayton | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Refugee Week to be marked in Shropshire with series of awareness events

Refugee Week to be marked in Shropshire with series of awareness events

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Grandmother can stay with her family after ‘hostile’ visa fight is won

Grandmother can stay with her family after ‘hostile’ visa fight is won

Mid Wales | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Dance group wins Telford's Got Talent

Dance group wins Telford's Got Talent

Telford | Last updated: Jun 16, 2019

Sun shines as Shrewsbury Carnival attracts thousands – PICTURES AND VIDEO

Sun shines as Shrewsbury Carnival attracts thousands – PICTURES AND VIDEO

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Jun 16, 2019

Campaign victory as Shropshire leisure centres saved

Campaign victory as Shropshire leisure centres saved

Bishop's Castle | Last updated: Jun 16, 2019

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Featured

Meet the man who has fathered children across the region – to help parents in need

Some people dream about having children – but not everybody finds it easy.

Features | Last updated: May 29, 2019

Crime

Suspected drink driver crashes Mini into 'slow down' sign

Suspected drink driver crashes Mini into 'slow down' sign

Crime | Last updated: 8 hours ago

Telford £57,000 Tesco fraudster to pay back just £10

Telford | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Business

Kier Group to cut costs with 1,200 job losses

Kier Group to cut costs with 1,200 job losses

Business | Last updated: 8 hours ago

Babcock confirms Serco made merger approach

Telford | Last updated: 9 hours ago

Business investment set to contract at faster rate this year, report warns

UK News | Last updated: 9 hours ago

Education

Shropshire school closes for day after death of deputy head

Shropshire school closes for day after death of deputy head

Telford | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Outstanding Ofsted report for Shropshire pre-school

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Yesterday’s cars are ready for tomorrow

Bridgnorth | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Motors

LEVC reveals plug-in hybrid van based on London taxi

LEVC reveals plug-in hybrid van based on London taxi

Motors | Last updated: 1 hour ago

New Renault Zoe debuts familiar looks but gets more range and power

Motors | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Volvo Trucks is testing its first fully autonomous vehicle in the real world

Motors | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Property

‘We must protect our vital green belt land’

‘We must protect our vital green belt land’

Property | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Concerns raised over climate change and house building in Shropshire

Property | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Homes to go-ahead despite parking fears

Oswestry | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Health

No departure date set for Shropshire hospital boss

No departure date set for Shropshire hospital boss

Health | Last updated: 11 hours ago

Brain injuries: A disability that is hidden away

Shrewsbury | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Aldi store and care home plans for Market Drayton are praised

Market Drayton | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Latest videos

More flood barriers going up in Shropshire as river levels continue to rise

More flood barriers going up in Shropshire as river levels continue to rise

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Jun 14, 2019

Shropshire village has most rainfall in the UK as THREE MONTHS of rain falls in a week

Shropshire village has most rainfall in the UK as THREE MONTHS of rain falls in a week

Welshpool | Last updated: Jun 13, 2019

Shrewsbury flood barriers going up as heavy rain causes chaos for commuters in Shropshire and Mid Wales

Shrewsbury flood barriers going up as heavy rain causes chaos for commuters in Shropshire and Mid Wales

Shrewsbury | Last updated: Jun 12, 2019

RAF Cosford Air Show: Relive the thrilling highlights - PICTURES and VIDEO

RAF Cosford Air Show: Relive the thrilling highlights - PICTURES and VIDEO

Attractions | Last updated: Jun 10, 2019

Latest News

State of the race for Tory leadership

State of the race for Tory leadership

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Kier Group to cut costs with 1,200 job losses

Kier Group to cut costs with 1,200 job losses

Business | Last updated: 8 hours ago

What are the next steps in the Tory leadership race?

What are the next steps in the Tory leadership race?

UK News | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Shropshire river levels dropping but risk of floods remains

Shropshire river levels dropping but risk of floods remains

Local Hubs | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Babcock confirms Serco made merger approach

Babcock confirms Serco made merger approach

Telford | Last updated: 9 hours ago

Suspected drink driver crashes Mini into 'slow down' sign

Suspected drink driver crashes Mini into 'slow down' sign

Crime | Last updated: 8 hours ago

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COMMENT: Have our main parties reached tipping point after EU poll collapse?

This country's traditional parties have been handed a wake up call in the European elections. How they respond will determine the future of the UK's two-party system.

Opinions | Last updated: May 27, 2019

Opinions

Shropshire Star comment: Drugs and driving can prove fatal

Shropshire Star comment: Drugs and driving can prove fatal

Opinions | Last updated: 8 hours ago

Peter Rhodes on the canals of Brum, heavyweight trippers and a crucial difference between cars and boats.

Peter Rhodes on the canals of Brum, heavyweight trippers and a crucial difference between cars and boats.

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: 11 hours ago

The Prophet of Doom

The Prophet of Doom

Politics | Last updated: Jun 16, 2019

Leaders’ labours leave us baffled

Leaders’ labours leave us baffled

Opinions | Last updated: Jun 16, 2019

Readers' letters

Trouble on the way

Trouble on the way

Readers' letters | Last updated: 8 hours ago

Problem with lift at railway station

Problem with lift at railway station

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jun 14, 2019

Concern over speeding vehicles

Concern over speeding vehicles

Newport | Last updated: Jun 13, 2019

We must get our priorities right

We must get our priorities right

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jun 12, 2019

Put house in order on bovine TB

Put house in order on bovine TB

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jun 11, 2019

Where are our Christian values?

Where are our Christian values?

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jun 10, 2019

UK News

DUP: Businesses could help govern schools

DUP: Businesses could help govern schools

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Philip Hammond urges leadership contenders to show fiscal responsibility

Philip Hammond urges leadership contenders to show fiscal responsibility

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

HIV patients contacted by health board over confidentiality breach

HIV patients contacted by health board over confidentiality breach

UK News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Sturgeon will ‘fully co-operate’ with Salmond misconduct allegations probe

Sturgeon will ‘fully co-operate’ with Salmond misconduct allegations probe

UK News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Kriegel trial: Jury sent home after 11 hours

Kriegel trial: Jury sent home after 11 hours

UK News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Senior royals don plumed hats and velvet robes for Garter Day service

Senior royals don plumed hats and velvet robes for Garter Day service

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Drugs deaths linked to people facing considerable adversity, study finds

Drugs deaths linked to people facing considerable adversity, study finds

UK News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Princess Beatrice launches Oor Wullie charity tourist trail

Princess Beatrice launches Oor Wullie charity tourist trail

UK News | Last updated: 2 hours ago

World News

Ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi dies in court

Ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi dies in court

World News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

What is the current status of Iran’s nuclear programme?

What is the current status of Iran’s nuclear programme?

World News | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Heiress and designer jeans queen Gloria Vanderbilt dies aged 95

Heiress and designer jeans queen Gloria Vanderbilt dies aged 95

World News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Elon Musk says he has deleted Twitter account

Elon Musk says he has deleted Twitter account

World News | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Hunger Games prequel novel coming in 2020

Hunger Games prequel novel coming in 2020

World News | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Protesters demand resignation of embattled Hong Kong leader

Protesters demand resignation of embattled Hong Kong leader

World News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit North Korea this week

Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit North Korea this week

World News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Pakistan chiefs accidentally add cat filter to Facebook Live press conference

Pakistan chiefs accidentally add cat filter to Facebook Live press conference

World News | Last updated: 5 hours ago

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