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The spectacle of Richards Castle Soap Box Derby will be back this summer, with soap box carts of all shapes and sizes racing down Hanway

Young Rupert Beckett sadly lost his fight with his ‘crocodile’ in January. The Stottesdon youngster and former Castlefields Primary pupil had suffered with the rare

Bridgnorth Stroke Club, who recently celebrated their 20th anniversary, enjoyed their Christmas lunch at the Punchbowl at the end of last year.  At the lunch,

President of Bridgnorth WI Judith Tranter presented a cheque for the impressive figure of £1,616 to Oak Farm in Ditton Priors earlier in the year. Manager

Much Wenlock Community First Responders (CFRs) are raising funds to update their well-loved ambulance car. CFR regular Robin Bennett explains, “After more than 1,500 hours

A local riding charity’s pioneering work with disabled people is going from strength to strength. The Perry Riding for the Disabled Association is raising money

Royal Air Force Museum Cosford is inviting youngsters to grab their sleeping bags and take part in a sleepover to remember. The Museum is offering

A local lady and former WW! Local Hero has won national recognition in the New Years’ Honours list. Bridgnorth Hospital’s League of Friends’ vice president

The much-loved Friendly Transport Service, which serves residents of all ages in the Broseley and Much Wenlock areas, had one of its buses sabotaged in

The largest mechanical puppet ever constructed in Britain will rise again this Easter to visit a number of sites around the UK including Blists Hill

The award-winning Chatterbox Action against Loneliness and Crisis Support Programme helps people come to terms with bereavement and deal with end of life situations. Chatterbox,

For the country’s canine charities, spring can be a challenging time as people begin to reconsider whether having a dog is right for them –

Aspiring programmers aged seven to 11 can join in a three-part series of digital coding workshops in Enginuity’s FabLab this spring. The sessions explore the

A Broseley running group is revisiting its successful Couch to 5k programme for spring. Broseley Joggers will be meeting at the town library car park

A Much Wenlock cemetery tended by a community group suffered damage in January when unknown vandals ploughed their vehicle or vehicles through it, leaving ground

A regional builder has given a cash boost to help a Bridgnorth sports club provide coaching and training equipment as its membership continues to grow.

From a scrapyard ‘no-hoper’ to the last of its kind – a range of locomotives with a real story to tell will star at the

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, organisers of one of the biggest biker events in the UK, has announced that two special VIP guests will be returning

The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) Charitable Trust has received a flood of donations following an attack by vandals on two of the railway’s carriages. The

The Easter Bunny has dropped his Easter eggs! Join the seasonal rabbit on Saturday 31 March on a 2.5km multi-terrain and traffic-free run along woodland

A county market has beaten off stiff competition to be named Britain’s Favourite Market for 2018. Shrewsbury Market Hall was awarded the accolade at The

To celebrate 100 years of the Royal Air Force, RAF Museum Cosford has set a new challenge to run 100km in 100 days. The Spitfire 100K

As one of the county’s top tourist destinations, Ironbridge is used to welcoming colourful characters. But this year a dozen very unusual visitors will be

In November last year, Aga’s foundry at Coalbrookdale closed its doors for the last time, bringing to an end a monumental chapter in the area’s

Bedlam Furnaces, one of the most important industrial monuments in the Ironbridge Gorge, has been taken off Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register, thanks to