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Thousands enjoy heat and fun at showground

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Thousands of people from across Shropshire and further afield came to a hot, sun-kissed Shrewsbury to enjoy a “perfect” 120th West Mid Show.

West Mid Show trophy winners

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Among the winners of major trophies and prizes at the West Mid Show were:

Beef farm family buck the trend

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A Shropshire family who have entered their 90th year of farming are bucking the trend during the credit crunch with their herd of prize-winning cattle.

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Chef’s praise for county food

French celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli has praised the quality of the county’s livestock and produce at this year’s show – and revealed he has a soft spot for Shropshire Blue cheese.

West Mid Show 2009

Crowds of happy people shrugged off the grey skies and packed into the 120th West Mid Show today as the annual extravaganza kicked off in style.

Royal Welsh Show profit is one of the best

Organisers of Wales’s premier agricultural show have today hailed last year’s show a massive success – revealing it had netted a profit of more than £370,000 – one of the best recorded.

West Mid Show is free for children

Children going to this year’s West Mid Show in Shrewsbury will get in for free for the first time in the show’s history, organisers announced today.

Fears over county house plans

Government plans to build more than 25,000 homes across Shropshire over the next 20 years could threaten the natural and historic environment of the county’s market towns, a campaign group has warned.

Farmer is FUW president again

Gareth Vaughan, who farms at Dolfor, near Newtown, has been re-elected for the sixth time as president of the Farmers’ Union of Wales.

Muller supports free farm visits for pupils

Shropshire schoolchildren are set to benefit from free visits to working farms under a new initiative from Muller Dairy.

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