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Scrooge show cast bring festive cheer

Some talented actors are not only treading the boards to bring a Christmas classic to life in Telford but they also turned their hands to promoting festive tipples to really compliment the season. Oakengates Theatre @ The Place is the venue for Scrooge, ...

From CHRIS LEGGETT, Shropshire Star,  21 Nov 2009

Fuel poverty hits a third of rural homes

A third of households in villages, hamlets and isolated rural parts of the West Midlands, including Shropshire, are in fuel poverty as they struggle to heat their home during the recession, latest figures show today. And at least a quarter of people ...

From CHRIS LEGGETT, Shropshire Star,  21 Nov 2009

Direct line to the top for Isabelle

Old showbiz stars say you should never work with kids or animals, writes Peter Rhodes. So what possessed David Cameron, facing a sea of eager hand-waving adults, to ask for the microphone to be passed to a little girl with a mischievous smile and pixie- ...

From CHRIS LEGGETT, Express & Star,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Cameron,  UK Conservative Party,  National Health Service

Red Lion Hotel, Knighton

One of the best things about living in the Welsh borders is the absolutely fabulous range of walks on the doorstep, including several long-distance footpaths. So Knighton is a magnet for walkers. And there is nothing better after a long walk than a ...

From CHRIS LEGGETT, Shropshire Star,  21 Nov 2009

Kitten now back home after visit to the Star

A stray cat which won the hearts of staff at the Shropshire Star’s head office has finally been reunited with his owner following an appeal in the paper. The black kitten, named Star by employees at the paper’s Ketley office, was taken in and given a ...

From CHRIS LEGGETT, Shropshire Star,  21 Nov 2009

Pharmacist struck off over drugs use

A Shropshire pharmacy manager, who regularly helped herself to morphine-based medicine at work to ease back pain following a car accident more than 20 years ago, has been struck off. Hazel Wilkinson, of Painters Place, Tudor Gate, Shrewsbury, was ...

From CHRIS LEGGETT, Shropshire Star,  21 Nov 2009

Wrong-way drivers warned of dangers

A parking attendant was almost knocked down by a motorist driving the wrong way through an historic part of Shrewsbury, it emerged today. Council officer David Roberts revealed the lucky escape for one of the attendants as he spoke of how dangerous it ...

From CHRIS LEGGETT, Shropshire Star,  21 Nov 2009

Hygiene case butcher must pay £10,000

A Powys butcher has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 after parts of his shop were found to be unclean. Rikki Lloyd Butchers of Welshpool admitted three food hygiene charges. Rikki Lloyd, 35, was fined £9,200 and ordered to pay £1,500 costs at ...

From CHRIS LEGGETT, Shropshire Star,  21 Nov 2009

Luke packs punch to ring up revenge

A capacity crowd enjoyed a bumper night of amateur boxing as 14 bouts made up Shrewsbury & Severnside ABC’s latest show. It was a story of tight contests at the Lord Hill Hotel in Shrewsbury with – results wise at least – the host club having a ...

From CHRIS LEGGETT, Shropshire Star,  21 Nov 2009

Man shot dead on night out

A man has been shot dead and another injured after trouble flared at a notorious nightclub in the Black Country. For more photos click on the numbers below It is the second shooting near Tropical Harmony in High Street, Bilston in 14 months. In today’s ...

From CHRIS LEGGETT, Express & Star,  21 Nov 2009

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