Shropshire Star

The Shropshire Star is known as the twelfth largest regional newspaper in the UK. Located in Ketley, Telford, it serves the entire Shropshire area and also includes parts of Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and Mid Wales in its coverage.

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KFC worker and college student, 18, to stand in Shropshire Council elections

17 hours ago | shropshirestar.com | Paul Rogers

Will Isherwood is a Green Party candidate for Oswestry North-East, as well as the town council’s Cambrian ward. The son of the current Mayor of Oswestry, Mike Isherwood, the teenager is the youngest candidate standing in the elections. He said “it is sad to read that most people don’t vote in local elections” and will be delivering his leaflet to thousands of homes in the area.
Shropshire Council raises flag for St George’s Day - but on wrong day

1 day ago | shropshirestar.com | Paul Rogers

Traditionally, St George’s Day is celebrated on April 23 – historically known to be the date of the saint’s martydom. According to legend, St George slayed a dragon and he is revered as a patron saint in England. St George’s Day, also called the Feast of St George, is a feast day for countries and Christian churches around the world. King Edward III made St George the Patron Saint of England when he formed the Order of the Garter in St. George’s name in 1350.
Police worker charged with trying to arrange sexual activity with child under 13

2 days ago | shropshirestar.com | Harry Stedman

Christopher Thompson, 31, works in Regional Scientific Support Services for West Yorkshire Police. By contributor Harry Stedman, PAA police staff member has been charged with trying to arrange sexual activity with a child under 13 and other child-related offences.
Oswestry care home brings generations together to celebrate Global Intergenerational Week

2 days ago | shropshirestar.com | Emma Hird

HC-One’s Bluebell View Care Home in Oswestry has been opening its doors to children at a local primary school to encourage people from across the generational divide to come together to celebrate Global Intergenerational Week. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Bluebell View have been bridging the generational gap by welcoming in children from Moreton Hall Primary School, as it celebrated Global Intergenerational Week, which ran between April 24 and 30.
Volunteers from Shrewsbury tech firm help plant hundreds of trees as part of demonstrator project

3 days ago | shropshirestar.com | Luke Powell

Around 400 mixed native woodland trees have been planted in the Guisfield area through the Severn Valley Water Management Scheme (SVWMS). The Severn Rivers Trust, that is delivering the SVWMS project to use nature-based solutions to help inform a new water management strategy for the upper Severn, collaborated with staff from a Shrewsbury firm to plant the woodland. Software company SuperByte took a team of employees, directors, and staff to plant the trees at Tirnewydd Farm, Guilsfield.
Angry farmers plot latest tractor protest in Shrewsbury - the day before local elections

3 days ago | shropshirestar.com | Luke Powell

Alan Hughes of the Farmers to Action campaign group said farmers are set to rock up in the county town on April 30 to ramp up efforts to stop the 'family farm tax' changes to inheritance tax. He said Shropshire Council has been approached over whether the group can park up and stage a static demonstration in the town, but that farmers will ride their tractors - tooting their horns - around Shrewsbury's roads regardless.
Environmentally-minded Shropshire school pupils pitch in to help keep their area tidy

3 days ago | shropshirestar.com | Luke Powell

Eco ambassadors at Brown Clee Church of England Primary School in Ditton Priors near Bridgnorth spent time litter picking before the Easter holidays, removing rubbish from streets, parks and pathways in the area. One of the primary school's eco-ambassadors, who are responsible for making the school as 'eco conscious' as possible, came up with the idea.
'This is not a victimless crime' - Why this policing team is determined to tackle shoplifting in Telford

3 days ago | shropshirestar.com | Megan Jones

Despite the rise, local police officers say shoplifting is often perceived as being a "victimless crime", with big businesses able to pick up the bill. But with shop staff and members of the public at risk, shoplifted goods often sold to fund drug habits and prices on the rise, one team of officers in Telford want to change that perception.
Meet the Shropshire hospital chaplain who is getting patients dancing

3 days ago | shropshirestar.com | Luke Powell

Multi-faith chaplain, Kevin Place has visited wards across the county's hospitals playing his guitar, encouraging patients and staff to dance and sing along. If a patient is bed-bound while in hospital then it can lead to Hospital Associated Deconditioning (HAD), the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) said. So, it's hoped the new 'Music + Move' programme, that was launched in December last year, can help prevent the decline of mobility and improve muscle strength of patients.
11 photographs from Weston Park's Easter Motor Show 2025

3 days ago | shropshirestar.com | Megan Jones

Hundreds of car enthusiasts flocked to Weston Park on Sunday for the return of the annual Easter motor show. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Pontiacs, Cadillacs, Minis and Morris Minors were among the hundreds of car makes and models as Weston Park's Easter motor show returned for another year. The event, run by the classic motor group, Classic Shows, is reportedly the largest car show in the country to take place over Easter weekend.