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The Guildhall in Shrewsbury. Picture: LDRS

Plus Death of hip patient, 72, prompts coroner concern over hospital delays

Strong wind blowing an umbrella held by woman

Live LIVE: Storm Austen to hit region with strong winds

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds. Photo: Marina Gordejeva - stock.adobe.com

Yellow wind warning: Times and what to expect in Shropshire

West Midlands Railway services have been beset by delays and disruption

Trains cancelled between Shrewsbury and Birmingham due to disruption

Stoke Heath (Market Drayton) and residents speak after finding out a large number of migrants are being re-homed on there estate. New build housing on the estate.

Council says Stoke Heath homes were never reserved for local residents

Plus Teen motorist who refused to give blood sample must pay hundreds

The Stables & Granary at Woodstile Farm

Seven new homes planned for 'redundant' barns at north Shropshire farm

News

T-Level students at Sandwell College, with Lisa Capper, right

'T-Levels are vital if we are to power progress through skills' By The Newsroom

Work to begin on Brecon active travel improvements

Work to begin on Brecon active travel improvements

The Farmer Awards at Shrewsbury Town FC. Winners.

Farming industry celebrated at glittering night at the Rural Awards

Amazon Halloween Mask recall

Halloween mask 'destroyed at border' due to suffocation risk

Chris Walsh is a Labour Powys County Councillor for Brecon East.

Money from producers of waste has saved Powys jobs

Terrific trio – new Life Members (from left) Pete Driver, Sean Round and Phil Owen seen with Mid Shropshire chairman Chris Hayward

Clubs vote against revolutionary Premier League rule changes

Powys County Council is continuing its targeted programme of ditching and drainage works this winter.

Highway drainage improvements continue across Powys

Rail replacement buses are in place between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.

Rail replacement buses due to West Midlands line issues

A single ticket-holder has won the £111 million in the EuroMillions jackpot

EuroMillions players can boost their jackpot odds for just £8 (aff)

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Lewis Cox's Shrewsbury video verdict

Watch: Video verdict as Shrewsbury Town seal memorable comeback win

Peter Hill from West Bromwich has forked out around £336,0000 drinking on the world's longest pub crawl has celebrated reaching his 25,000th boozer.

West Midlands man on world's longest pub crawl reaches 25,000th pub

Tom Decker with knitted traffic officer in Fillongley, Warwickshire.

West Midlands villagers install fake knitted speed cameras

Four in five drivers would consider going back to driving school

Business

The Danery, Quatford

Plans to refurb and reopen shuttered former Bridgnorth biker pub

Rheinmetall launches new gun barrel factory in Telford

UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting

Tank barrel production returns to UK as gun hall opens in Telford

College plans to expand T-level courses

Nostalgia

The Chevrolet which reached the top of The Wrekin in 1929

The American truck which conquered The Wrekin in a pioneering stunt

A trip back to 1985: 27 pictures full of Shropshire memories

Members of Shrewsbury Borough Police Force in 1937, when policemen doubled as firemen. The location is possibly Bicton Heath and they appear to be checking a fire hydrant or piece of equipment. Left is Tom Davies, then Tom Meredith. Far right is Ieuan Lloyd. Jack Laird is thought to be the person bending down with “Bomber” Mills hidden second from right

Memories of days when Shrewsbury police officers fought fires too

The Springwell Pit may well have looked something like this - this is the Moat Hall mine in the shadow of the Stiperstones, perhaps around the 1880s.

Shropshire mining tragedy which plunged a town into mourning

Plus Shropshire’s Evel Knievel-style stunt that went wrong – in pictures

23 pictures bringing back memories of Shropshire pop bands

Education

Moreton Say Primary School near Market Drayton

Expansion plans for ‘too small’ Shropshire primary school revealed
Work is scheduled to start in February next year
Megan Jones

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Wallace & Gromit Lego set

15 Wallace & Gromit gifts to celebrate Aardman's 50th birthday

Jimmy Carr heading back on a lengthy tour - ticket details here (aff)

Sean Jones & Joe Sleigh: Mickey and Eddie

I'm not a musical fanatic - but Blood Brothers left me enthralled

Crowds at this year's 'Titty Trail'

More than £45,000 raised as hundreds walk breast cancer-themed trails

The full Tour de France stage three route in Wales.

Sprint in Llandrindod Wells brings Tour de France to Mid Wales

We visit West Midlands Safari Park Spooky Spectacular

Our spooky return to one of the West Midlands' best-loved attractions

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This bestselling Ryanair cabin backpack is now £16.99

Beauty fans can get their hands on a free full-size bestselling e.l.f. make-up product for a limited time. One of the things you could buy to qualify for the free gift is Save Your e.l.f. Hypochlorous Mist (pictured).

How to get a free full-size e.l.f. make-up product for a limited time

From colourful seasonal flower bouquets to pretty plants that last well beyond the occasion, Bunches has a range of autumn bouquets that make thoughtful November birthday gifts.

If you've got a November birthday, you can save 20% at Bunches

Politics

Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd Senedd Member and Reform UK’s James Evans, said rural communities must not be left behind in Welsh Government social care plans.

Delivering social care in rural areas poses unique challenges, says MS

A person posting their voting slip into a black ballot box

Resignation creates vacancy on parish council in Shropshire

A house being built. By Paul Brennan from Pixabay free to use.

Powys Local Development Plan hit targets 'pretty well' over lifespan

Cllr Geoff Morgan - Reform UK - represents the Ithon Valley in Powys.

Powys chairman has been running holiday let for a number of years

Donald Trump continues to move ever closer to Vladimir Putin

How much more money should UK commit to conflicts we cannot control? Roshan Doug

Kington Mayor Councillor Martin Woolford (middle) welcomes Councillor Martin Blackaller (left) and Councillor Leonard Timmins to the council. Councillor Patrick Conrad could not be present.

Kington Town Council gains three new members

A proposal for a new National Park in north east Wales which includes a small part of Powys now looks set to be scrapped.

Powys council reinforces its objection to national park proposal

Farming

The RWAS is sponsoring Mid Wales livestock farmer William Davies as the 2027 Royal Welsh Nuffield Scholar

Mid Wales man named as 2027 Royal Welsh Nuffield Scholar

Ludlow Winter Festival. Picture: Ludlow Town Council

Farmers to be celebrated as Ludlow Winter Festival returns

FUW calls for a long-term strategy to fulfil significant potential of Welsh dairy sector

Union calls for a long-term strategy for Welsh dairy sector

CLA Midlands Regional Director, Sophie Dwerryhouse

Farming Talk: Rural communities urged to prepare

Pheasant

MP urges gamekeepers to have their say on gamebird restrictions plan

A caravan being towed

Fire service urges drivers to ‘keep it in tow’ in rural road campaign

Opinion

PICTURE FROM THE ARCHIVE: A barber wearing a protective visor works on a client wearing a face mask inside a Bridgnorth barbershop as coronavirus lockdown restrictions eased across England in July 2020. After months of closure, the summer respite allowed locals to finally replace questionable home DIY haircuts with a professional trim. Did you queue up for a professional haircut as soon as barbers reopened, or did you stick with a lockdown DIY trim?

Letters: Loneliness, school trips and a 2020 barbershop scene

Prisoners celebrating their early release

Mark Andrews: Solve jail crisis and boat crossings in one fell swoop Mark Andrews

PICTURE FROM THE ARCHIVE: Dora Mayall slices a loaf of homemade bread at Lea Hall in Harmer Hill, captured in a photograph published on July 23, 1960. Married to local farmer Sam Mayall, Dora baked her own loaves using wheat grown right on their farm—a true picture of self-sufficiency and natural living long before it became a modern trend. Do you or your family bake your own bread using traditional methods, or does this slice of 1960s farm life bring back fond memories?

Letters: EU U-turn, loud music and loneliness, plus 1960s farm life

The cast of The Choir of Man on stage

The Choir of Man brings joy to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre - review

Your World

Mia and Katie outside Specsavers Shifnal with its Halloween window decorations

Shifnal opticians gets spooky to raise money for local food bank

L-R Hannah Davies from Healthwatch, Linda Lade and fellow Buddy Su Norris

Oswestry cancer group hears how patients can make their voices heard

Shetland Ponies Cooper and Boomer are ready to welcome visitors at Frankly Farm Tours in Broseley

Guinea pig cuddles and pony stroking on offer at Shropshire farm

Gregynog Hall is inviting visitors inside

Gregynog Hall invites visitors inside for friendly Open House event

Environment

Stormy conditions are expected this weekend

Beware Storm Austen - woeful weekend weather for the West Midlands

Network rail workers inspect the track and embankment after the Stourbridge wildfire

Call for BBQ ban and fire-fighting planes after Stourbridge wildfire

Randlay Community Centre in Telford.

Parish council agrees to spend £20k on battery system for solar panels

Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy, Adam Price

Powering Powys communities from the ground up

Plans to purchase new dog waste bins for Kington will have to be considered when a new budget is set.

Plans for new Kington dog waste bins to be considered in budget talks

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