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Plastic-free Hills

The staff at Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre are pulling together with their visitors to reduce the amount of single-use plastic used around the site, moving

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Time for a rest!

Homework will take on a whole new meaning for a couple who are both retiring this month after almost 80 years of teaching between them.

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New BMX clubhouse

Children at Dawley’s BMX club are celebrating after winning the backing of a local Rotary Club which has donated a new clubhouse. The Rotary Club

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Prom parade

Blakelands Country House in Bobbington was the place to be as Bridgnorth Endowed School students turned out for their end of year prom. The Year

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A poppy for all reasons

Kestrels were hunting in the grassy field margins and bumblebees and soldier beetles feasted on the flowers… My son loves steam trains. Living in Bridgnorth,

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Two become one

Two education trusts have combined to become one for the new school year. The South Shropshire Academy Trust and Bridgnorth Area Schools’ Trust have joined

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Oktoberfest returns

The huge beer tents for Shropshire Oktoberfest are due to return to Shrewsbury’s Quarry Park on Friday 4 to Saturday 5 October. The Shropshire Festivals

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Hats off to Holly

Keen sewer Holly Paget came to Herefordshire and Ludlow College initially for a textiles short course, before completing her Levels 2 and 3 in Millinery

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Silver anniversary

This year Ludlow Food Festival, the original festival for food and drink lovers, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a feast of mouth-watering events in the

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Ask the Lions

Need a helping hand with financial support for a good cause or local charity? Bridgnorth Lions may be able to help. Bridgnorth Lions, which has

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Hell’s kitchen

Visitors to the Ironbridge Gorge Museums at Coalbrookdale will be able to extend their day at the historic attractions with a visit to the new

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£1.1m boost

Three schemes to boost skills training across Shropshire have been awarded more than £1.1 million. The awards come from a £42 million pot of ESF

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No plastic here

A Shropshire meringue maker has beaten the likes of Mars and Nestlé to become the first company in the confectionery sector to move into plastic-free

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Tributes paid

Tributes have poured in for Bridgnorth’s mayor Jean Onions, who has died following her long battle with cancer. She was praised as having her love

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One million mentors

Some of the county’s top business talents have joined forces with Telford College students as part of a national campaign to connect more young people

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Council buys bank

The future of Much Wenlock’s town centre cashpoint has been secured after the town council succeeded in buying the former Barclays bank. The town council

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Shortlisted for award

Ludlow Farmshop at Bromfield has been shortlisted in the Midlands Best Rural Food or Drink Business category at the 2019/20 Rural Business Awards, held in

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Biz-Fest Returns

The Shropshire Chamber of Commerce have partnered with Reech Media and Shropshire Festivals to bring Shropshire BizFest back for a second year. The free festival

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30 years of care

For 30 years this year, staff at Severn Hospice have been helping people through some of life’s toughest moments. In the years since its inception,

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Coworking hub

Shrewsbury is set to become a hub for flexible and remote working with the launch of a town centre coworking campus as a group of

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Callum’s gift

A local boy has set up a charity to support siblings of young cancer patients at Princess Royal Hospital. Callum Finazzi was eight when his

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Success at world champs

Hours of painstaking practice and dedication have seen a group of Telford-based cheerleaders named the leading performers in the country at an international competition. And

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Coracles return

Friday 13 September at 2.30 will see the colourful and hotly-contested Coracle World Championships once again take place at the Pengwern Boat Club in Shrewsbury.

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Race on the Edge

The 2019 Wenlock Olympian Society’s Race on the Edge will take place on Sunday 29 September. This year, a short distance Fun Run will also

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Film Fest returns

Returning to screens this autumn, the Telford Film Festival will run for six weeks from Friday 6 September, with screenings and special events in venues

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Bridgnorth run

The Bridgnorth Running Club are pleased to announce that the Bridgnorth 10k is back in October for its sixth year. The race is an undulating

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