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Properties of the Week

2 July 2009: This week’s stunning selection of county properties for sale this week includes an historic home on the Shropshire-Cheshire border, a pretty country house surrounded by National Trust parkland and a charming bungalow with its own ...

From LARA PAGE, Shropshire Star,  2 Jul 2009

Make a statement with exotic shrubs

It is good to have a few unusual shrubs in the garden that you can show to visitors, and they’re not that difficult to grow. The specimen Fabiana imbricata is relatively unknown in this country but is a great choice. It looks like a heather, but is ...

From LARA PAGE, ExpressandStar.com,  1 Jul 2009

Plant a seed and watch it grow!

The Star Gardens campaign is launched today with the aim of encouraging a new generation of Shropshire citizens to grow fruit, vegetables and flowers. Over the next 12 months, we will be working with the Royal Horticultural Society and other ...

From LARA PAGE, Shropshire Star,  1 Jul 2009

A bike for pure adventure

The latest adventure-style motorcycle from Moto Guzzi, the Stelvio 1200 NTX, is aptly named after the Stelvio Pass, the highest tarmac road in the Italian Eastern Alps with an unbelievable 84 hairpin bends and rising to a breathtaking altitude of 2,758 ...

From LARA PAGE, Shropshire Star,  30 Jun 2009

Saving rare breeds from extinction

These days it seems like everyone’s twittering about Twitter, and in this new weekly column we delve behind the stories of some of our favourite Shropshire tweeters to find out more about them. Every so often, we like to take a closer look at ...

From LARA PAGE, Shropshire Star,  27 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

£3m plan to boost housing

Nearly £3 million is to be spent on increasing the number of affordable homes in Shropshire, it has been revealed. Housing bosses at Shropshire Council have earmarked the cash to help implement new schemes as well as reduce the number of empty private ...

From LARA PAGE, Shropshire Star,  27 Jun 2009

Jacko’s body released to family

Michael Jackson’s body has been released to his family amid reports today that the singer was regularly taking a cocktail of prescription drugs. His body was taken to a mortuary last night at the request of the family who have yet to confirm their ...

From LARA PAGE, Shropshire Star,  27 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Michael Jackson

Holden agrees Town deal

Shrewsbury Town have ventured north of the border to wrap up their third summer signing - as they wave farewell to one of their existing players. Falkirk’s Dean Holden has made the switch from SPL outfit Falkirk after agreeing a two-year contract, ...

From LARA PAGE, Shropshire Star,  27 Jun 2009

Fans snap up Bucks tickets

AFC Telford United remain on course for record season ticket sales - with almost 500 snapped up ahead of today’s early bird deadline. Tickets have been available at discounted prices for the last few weeks, and the response from Bucks fans has been ...

From LARA PAGE, Shropshire Star,  27 Jun 2009

Police spending under spotlight

More than 250 employees of West Mercia Police were paid at least £50,000 last year, the annual accounts reveal. Allowances and expenses claimed by the police authority members totalled £302,000. The figures are revealed in the annual statement of ...

From LARA PAGE, Shropshire Star,  27 Jun 2009

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