The Midlands Air Ambulance has reached its milestone 21st birthday after clocking up vast distances across Shropshire while saving countless lives.

The CALSTAR air ambulance company based at McClellan Park in North Highlands has added a large, high-flying patient transport plane to its fleet.

MOTORBIKE star James Toseland's visit to a city Air Ambulance base by was cut short - because paramedics were called out to a bike crash. The former World Superbike champion, who was rescued by the service after an accident in 2000, had pledged his support to the organisation.