Pothole funds
The county council has been awarded an additional £1.86m of government funding to help fix Shropshire’s potholes. Adverse weather has led to a proliferation in
The county council has been awarded an additional £1.86m of government funding to help fix Shropshire’s potholes. Adverse weather has led to a proliferation in

This year’s Bridgnorth Carnival takes place on Saturday 28 June, with a new start time for the famous procession. The parade of floats will commence

The theme of this year’s May Shrewsbury Book Festival is inspiring young minds to be creative, to challenge them with exciting new activities and masterclasses

Two Shropshire schools have gone top of the class after they were given full marks by the prestigious Good Schools Guide. Wrekin College and the Old

Ex-Worfield school pupil Jess Grimsdale returned to her former primary school last week to promote her forthcoming research expedition to Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in

Bridgnorth couple Bill and Sue Mantle have closed the doors on their Malthouse Antiques shop for the last time after 37 years of trading. The
Bridgnorth’s Park and Ride bus is now open again, running from the car park at Tasley into the High Street and back every 10 or

RAF Museum Cosford has a busy couple of months ahead, with Open Cockpits events leading the way for the Museum’s flagship event, the annual Air

A popular local band is performing a show at Much Wenlock Priory on Friday 18 May. ‘Putting It on at the Priory’ will feature “a

Few things play a bigger part in a school’s success than its staff, and Wolverhampton Grammar School’s wide range of initiatives to improve staff development

Year 6 pupils from Christ Church Primary in Cressage entered a world of virtual reality recently. In a joint project with STEAM Centre UK for

The Duchess of Rutland was guest of honour at Kinlet Hall in March, when a launch party for new ventures at the Shropshire Grade 1
This year Christian Aid Week is from 13 to 19 May, and volunteers in Shifnal will be running a street collection and cake stall in

Chelmarsh Sailing Club is having an Open Day on Saturday 5 May from noon until 5pm, when anyone interested in trying sailing can come along

BalletBoyz was co-founded in 2000 by ex-Royal Ballet dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt and the company has been performing around the world for the

The launch of a new £1.9 million initiative at University Centre Shrewsbury (UCS) which will support Shropshire businesses was celebrated earlier this year. A special

A pupil from a Wolverhampton school has won a coveted award at his rugby club. Miles Walters, who is in Y9 at Tettenhall College, picked

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has honoured the British Ironwork Centre for their contribution to the Trust. Trust chief executive Simon Wright
Telford and Wrekin residents achieved a bumper 90% increase in the amount of the amount of plastic collected at the kerbside in December and January, compared

A new one-day event at AFC Bridgnorth’s Meadow Function Rooms will see computer gamers go head to head with games old and new. Bridgnorth Gaming

A young musical prodigy and his quintet will be visiting Shropshire as part of their UK tour. Alex Hitchcock will be playing at the Hive

A nursery in Kidderminster has raised an amazing £500 in support of a local schoolgirl who has been recently diagnosed with leukaemia. Little Trinity Nursery

Wolverhampton Grammar School (WGS) and St Paul’s School in Macau are separated by almost 6,000 miles, but the two schools have been surprised to learn

A Shropshire man has been granted the Freedom of the City of London. Bridgnorth lawyer Steven Corfield received the grant at a ceremony in the
The West Mercia Search and Rescue facility opened a new base in January on Bridgnorth’s Stanmore industrial estate. The highly trained volunteers of the Search

A village hall with a little-known royal connection turns 70 this year. Willey Village Hall is nestled in the hamlet of Willey between Broseley and

A Bridgnorth writer is taking children will be taken on a journey to an unusual place – an orange jelly planet. Sarah Isaacs from Low
Old Swinford Hospital in Stourbridge has been accepted on the Mandarin Excellence Programme, a new intensive language programme funded by the Department of Education. Mandarin

Shrewsbury Colleges Group (SCG) offers a huge range of courses for all age groups – and it’s not too late to apply for full-time courses

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre is to hold its first Golf Day in July to raise funds to support its charitable work. The Golf Day is taking