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Shropshire’s secrets

Bridgnorth author John Shipley’s latest book, The A-Z Of Curious Shropshire, is scheduled for publication in July. This is John’s eleventh book and follows on

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Street food fair

Bridgnorth High Street will play host to a street food fair on Sunday 27 August as part of the Bridgnorth Music and Arts Festival. The

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Piping hot stuff!

The most famous bagpipe band on the planet, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, will be bringing their unique brand of ‘bagrock’ to the Newport Show

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Flying food

A tasty line-up of over 90 local producers will be heading to the Cosford Food Festival, taking place on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 July,

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Hospice remembers

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre will be the venue for a night of theatre to mark Compton Hospice’s 35th anniversary on Saturday 15 July. The show, entitled

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Summer pub

The Pheasant Inn at Neenton near Bridgnorth has been voted Summer Pub of the Season by the local branch of the Campaign for Real Ale

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Flirting with blush

Pink is this year’s biggest fashion trend – and where designers lead, interior decorators soon follow. The secret is to blend, blend, blend… A ballet-slipper

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Pretty in pink

The pink fashion trend is here to stay… So versatile, pink tones are a soft and elegant alternative to neutrals and they pair perfectly with

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Ladies try cricket

Women’s cricket softball is taking Shropshire by storm. Two well-attended festivals have taken place in Shrewsbury and Alveley, and with numbers are growing more are

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Bikers fundraiser

Over 3,500 motorcyclists rode the 23 miles from Shrewsbury to RAF Cosford in the Bike4Life Ride Out, raising £73,800 for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity

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Rotary wishing well

The Rotary Club of Bridgnorth’s wishing well was recently unveiled in the Bridgnorth Castle Grounds. President of Bridgnorth Rotary Club Robert Davies said “ The

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Plea to help pool

Local residents are hoping the community will rally round to raise funds to make up the shortfall needed to get the Bridgnorth pool open again.

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Railway hits jackpot

The Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust has succeeded in meeting a £1 million fundraising challenge well ahead of schedule and The Heritage Lottery Fund has

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Re-use for phone boxes

In a brilliant reusage scheme, public defibrillators have been installed inside a number of iconic red phone boxes in the WW! area. Heartstart Midlands has

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Family fun at centre

Much Wenlock Leisure Centre’s new community club is open to families or individuals offering a range of ‘come and try’ activities at a very reasonable

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