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Top of the table

A group of students from Shrewsbury College’s Severndale Specialist Academy’s Futures Campus are set to compete in the finals of the Lord’s Taverners Table Cricket

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Show business

North Shropshire College (NSC) Commercial Services students recently held their annual skills show at the Oswestry Campus. This year the event raised £430 for the

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Dillon’s return

Shropshire bowler Dillon Pennington visited his old school after his stand-out performance for England in New Zealand. The visit to Wrekin College in Wellington also

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Sunday best

On a recent Sunday in Cressage, over 40 members of the community forfeited their day of rest to assist the local primary with a building

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Up for the challenge!

Class 2 at Brockton Primary recently completed two practise walks in preparation for their upcoming Snowdon challenge. The children, who were aged seven to nine

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Aquathon achievements

Several local schools shone during the Schools Aquathon Relays held at Wrekin College, with a clean sweep of all three age group titles. The challenging

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Write on!

Theatre Severn was packed to the rafters one morning last April as children, teachers, and authors gathered to celebrate work inspired by a shortlist of

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Local walks Jul/Aug

Walking in Shropshire is rewarding for all ages and abilities, with its stunning geography, geology, and wildlife. We’ve compiled our list of local walks and

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Cheers, Charlie!

A teenager has become the chair of the Labour Party’s Ludlow branch. Charlie Scotton-Peters (15) from Bridgnorth was elected to the position of chair in

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Cronkhill

An Italianate villa on the National Trust’s Attingham Park estate is again opening to visitors for just a few days this year. Cronkhill, an 18th

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Vibrant furnace

Abraham Darby’s Old Furnace in Coalbrookdale is among 10 industry, trade and commerce places chosen in May by Tristram Hunt of the Victoria and Albert

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Pothole patrols

Shropshire Council has formed a new seven-year partnership to deliver a wide range of highways maintenance and environmental maintenance services. Its partners are engineering consultant

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Free tunes from Beth

A Shrewsbury-based singer relied on the kindness of others to release her debut album, Little Acts of Kindness… and now she’s ‘paying it forward’. Beth

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Bush babies

Prepare to be ‘wow’-ed as vocalist Nadine Turner and her Kate Bush tribute band come to Theatre Severn on Friday 13 July. Them Heavy People

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Jackfield gates

A pair of old railway crossing gates that are part of Ironbridge’s industrial heritage are being taken restored. The Grade II listed gates, usually located

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Back to Banstock

A celebration of Black Country music is again being held on the grounds of the beautiful Bantock House near Wolverhampton. This year’s Banstock sees an

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Faces that fit

Two British comedy icons return for one night only at a Bridgnorth venue this summer – to reveal a more thoughtful side to their characters.

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D’s day

Wyndham Richard Davidson, known by family and friends as ‘D’, has been awarded a British Empire Medal for services to swimming coaching in Shropshire and

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Ladies first

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre is staging a new production of Amanda Whittington’s ‘Ladies’ Day’, running from Friday 13 to Saturday 28 July. ‘Ladies’ Day’ is an

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