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Outdoor Cooking

The River Cottage library of simple recipes that use the best of British produce, continues to expand, with the latest handbook, Outdoor Cooking, now available.

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Book review

The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective By Susannah Stapleton (Pan Macmillan, £20 in hardback)   In my 30 years of bookselling I’ve had two

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Cup winners

A ground-breaking deposit coffee cup scheme has already led to a 50 per cent reduction in single-use plastic cups being used in participating cafes in

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A cut above

Hairdressing students of Shrewsbury Colleges Group revealed their formidable talents at the college’s Annual Hair Competition which took place in May. The competition was judged

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Young gardeners

The team at St Leonard’s Primary in Bridgnorth are planning ahead – they are working on converting their existing bungalow garden into a kitchen garden.

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Calendar kids

Children at Much Wenlock Primary School are very excited to be working with Cuan Wildlife Rescue Centre and the Wenlock Poetry Society on a very

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Farm fresh

If the summer brings out the chef in you, one of the workshops at Acton Scott’s Historic Working Farm might just ignite your culinary passion.

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Eat street

If you like street food, live music and a cocktail or two, you’ll love the Cosford Food Festival. Hitting RAF Museum Cosford on Saturday 20-21

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Marvellous Montana

Y6 children from St Leonard’s CE Primary in Bridgnorth were among those who entered this year’s Shrewsbury Bookfest Creative Writing competition. Each entrant wrote a

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