The Smartphone Revolution…
…and how it changed the digital world In 2007 Steve Jobs’ iPhone started a revolution and, 10 years later, 81% of people in the UK
20 April 2017
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…and how it changed the digital world In 2007 Steve Jobs’ iPhone started a revolution and, 10 years later, 81% of people in the UK
A room with a view… The owners of The Swan Inn at Knowle Sands each have over twenty years experience in the pub and catering
A solicitors firm in Much Wenlock has raised over £4,000 for charity through its involvement with the Will Aid scheme. Fodens Solicitors, which have offices
Bridgnorth Horticultural Society held its Spring Show on 1 April at St Leonard’s Church. Chair Glyn Lucas said, “Best in Show was Richard Spiers of
A new range of cycles have taken their name from the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Ironbridge Bicycles are handcrafted bikes, built from British steel
Butterflies and other insects are set to dine in style as a result of a project led by West Midlands Butterfly Conservation (WMBC). Volunteers have worked
Broseley in Bloom will be holding a plant sale on 27 May at the Victoria Hall on the High Street. This will be Broseley in
Severn Hospice’s ‘Forget Me Not’ flowers are handmade by the talented team at the British Ironwork Centre… and they have the added benefit that you
Anyone walking through Bridgnorth’s Castle Gardens will have noticed the knitted and crocheted flowers adorning the rails near the ruins. This ‘yarn bombing’ is the
May your garden grow Take the time to look after your garden now and reap the rewards later in the year. Despite a wet start
First ran in 1989, the Ironbridge Half Marathon has become a popular event on the running calendar, taking in a route that includes crossing the
Olympic Gold medalist and triple jump world record holder Jonathan Edwards was a special guest at this years’ Wenlock Olympian Live Arts Festival. The 131st
A group of Bridgnorth retailers and businesspeople received training about growing their businesses online as part of the town’s prizewinning package from the Great British
A protest march in Bridgnorth was held in late March to support and raise awareness of the county’s midwife-led maternity units. Several hundred people took
It’s the end of an era for a Bridgnorth sports club, as its head coach steps down after 35 years. Richard Davidson, known simply as
A collaboration between award-winners is taking place at the Severn Valley Country Park in June. Acoustic trio Whalebone and poet and author Kate Innes are
This year’s Bridgnorth Walk will see the event mark its 50th anniversary – and it’s taking on a brand new identity as the first organised
They may have won the award for England Athletic Club of the year in 2016, but Bridgnorth Athletics Club (BAC) shows no sign of resting
This landmark play by Edward Albee was famously bought to the silver screen in 1966, in a version starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. The
The Bridgnorth Community Transport Group (BCTG) have taken delivery of their latest vehicle, a 14-seat minibus funded by the government’s Community Transport Minibus Fund. The
Former Shropshire and Shrewsbury skipper John Foster is preparing for another Ashes battle with the Australians. John, president of Shrewsbury Cricket Club and Performance Director
Katy Brand is bringing her hit Edinburgh Festival show ‘I Was a Teenage Christian’ to the Oakengates Theatre, when she will give an honest, fascinating
In May 1943, a German Junkers Ju88R-1 night-fighter with a crew of three took off on a mission from Denmark. Two of the crew decided
The family of a Bridgnorth boy with cancer have been stunned at the public response to the launch of an appeal to help him. Five-year-old
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometres from home. He survives many challenges and dangers before being adopted
The Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron has opened after a six-month redevelopment, revealing how the remarkable events that happened in this part of Shropshire changed the
Broseley Festival announced earlier this month that the 2017 Festival was secure thanks to funding from Broseley Town Council. The Council have pledged financial support
A group of 16 staff and students from Bridgnorth Endowed School (BES) visited Umonga Secondary School in Tanzania earlier this year as part of an
Much Wenlock was twinned with French town Cysoing in 2004 and strong links have been developed between the two communities. But now the Shropshire town’s
Remember parachute pants, shoulder pads, rara skirts and big hair? That’ll be the 1980s… and that decade’s music is coming back to the county with