Singing sensation Katherine Jenkins will perform at this year’s Llangollen International Eisteddfod.
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Bosses cancel balloon bonanza
This year’s Llangollen Balloon Festival has been cancelled because organisers say the weather is so unpredictable.
Police target off-road bikers
Off road bikers and four by four drivers who are ripping up Llangollen’s spectacular, Horseshoe Pass could be hunted down by police helicopter.
Fight over beauty spot damage
Off-road bikers and 4×4 drivers who are ripping up Llangollen’s Horseshoe Pass could be hunted down by police helicopter.
Threat of more wet weather to come
River levels remained stable across Shropshire and Mid Wales today but there was a new weather threat on the horizon as forecasters warned of heavy rain and possibly even sleet on high ground tonight.
Work well under way on historic structure
Work is well under way to give the historic Pontcysyllte aqueduct its check-up while the canal is drained.
Parents’ fears over bus plan
Parents who face losing their children’s school transport are being urged to pack a public meeting on Tuesday.
Child’s finger stuck in door
Firefighters had to go to the rescue of a five-year-old child who got a finger stuck in a door of a canal boat moored near Oswestry.
Paramedic in river rescue
A hero paramedic plunged into a river near the Shropshire border in a daring rescue after a man was found clinging to the rocks.
School decision is due
A meeting was being held today to decide which secondary school hundreds of Chirk youngsters will attend.
Overhead line lobby pledge
Countryside campaigners today vowed to lobby the Government to make sure a £13 million overhead electricity line near Oswestry is buried underground.
Former hostage Waite on time in captivity
Terry Waite talks to the Shropshire Star about the effect that his time in captivity had on his faith, as well as some of the major problems facing the Middle East today.
Music of the world comes to Eisteddfod
The 63rd Eisteddfod brought the music of the world to the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.
Wait to hear on aqueduct status
Campaigners for Pontcysyllte aqueduct and canal’s bid for world heritage status were today waiting to hear whether they had been successful.
Inspirational story deserves prize
The inspirational story of a Shropshire man who defied doctors to walk again after a horrific motorbike crash has been named the county’s “good news” item of the week.
Eisteddfod ticket sales bucking recession
Bosses at Llangollen’s internationally renowned eisteddfod are hoping for a record number of visitors as people opt to holiday at home because of the recession.
Choir members celebrate latest gold disc
Members of a male voice choir from the Shropshire/Welsh border say they have so many commemorative discs celebrating their record sales they don’t know where to put them.
Thousands to visit railway gala
Steam locomotive The Royal Scot will star in a £100,000 nine-day railway event in Llangollen.
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