Entertainment Archive
2025 was a landmark year for the National Garden Scheme with a record £3,875,596 donated from garden openings throughout the year
The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65
‘We've got a packed programme of events lined up’: Severn Valley Railway looking forward to 2026 after ‘rollercoaster year’
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The best pubs in Shropshire in 2025 - according to TripAdvisor reviews
West Midlands rail disruption from Boxing Day to New Year: what trains are running and what’s cancelled
Recieved a Christmas present you didn't like? Know your rights on gift returns
Emmerdale star Gemma Oaten to join Shropshire film project Holly & Ivy
20 years of The Salopian: Time to raise a glass as landlord looks back on floods, fun and famous faces at Shrewsbury pub
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Some of opera’s most favourite melodies will be heard when La Traviata is screened to a Builth Wells venue
The film The Roses will be shown at a Kington venue early in the new year
Dancing celebs and a Peep Show reunion: What’s on this Christmas and Boxing Day?
130 dogs dress up for huge pooch Nativity - including cute Midlands pups dressed up as Shepherds
New year deals at Travelodge could make visiting family across the Midlands even cheaper
Christmas Day at the zoo: We learn what the big day brings for animals and their dedicated keepers at Telford attraction
Date high street favourite Next will start Boxing Day sales amid 2025 change - find your local store
The magic of panto: Robin Hood at the Birmingham Hippodrome 'five stars!' - review
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Tickets released for Bluebell Charity Walk at Soulton Hall’s “As You Like It” wood
'Very costly': Bridgnorth Cliff Railway to close for up to five weeks for street sewer repairs
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The Flying Scotsman, a catastrophic landslip, Herculean repair efforts and a 60th anniversary: Just 12 months at the Severn Valley Railway
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Dobbies’ Gailey hosts free-to-attend workshop for kids in the New Year
Ozzy Osbourne's grandson steals show as mascot for Aston Villa - as mum Kelly reunites with her rarely-seen brother Louis
Two Knighton housing estates light up their homes to raise money for charity
A young Rhayader chef is one of four in the Junior Chef of Wales final
Young musicians deliver platinum performance and help raise thousands for charity
ASWAD to headline Rum & Reggae Festival debut at Shrewsbury Quarry in July 2026
10 spectacular pictures from Kington’s illuminated tractor run
Brian May to broadcast unreleased Queen track that ‘no one has ever heard’
Watch: Record-breaking dance group return to Shrewsbury to surprise Christmas shoppers with festive flash mob
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RSPCA faces tough Christmas with 3,500 animals in care - including 22 adorable dogs, cats and rabbits in Shropshire
Shrewsbury pupils bring Flaxmill history to life in unique and historic drama production
We visited a pub in the Wyre Forest countryside which is a true family affair and which prides itself on high quality food
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New Year's Eve party planned at a Llandrindod Wells venue
The film The Ballad Of Wallis Island will be shown at a venue near Kington on New Year’s Day
Never mind Strictly Come Dancing - a Powys women's group loved medieval dancing when they tried it recently
The film Fly Me to The Moon will be shown at a venue near Knighton just after Christmas
19 Shropshire pubs open on Christmas Day 2025 to grab the perfect festive drink
Dan Morris: Real heroes are all about the bacon
Meet the Market Drayton baker who set up his own business during lockdown and is now sharing his "love letter to ginger" recipe book
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'I took my son to see the REAL Santa in Lapland and it was a magical experience'
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Telford Krazy Races sees more than half the entries snapped up in just four weeks
Discover the wonders of Elan Valley: Dam open days return for Twixmas adventure
Plans for an exciting Kington’s Armed Forces Day 2026 event are taking shape
It's panto time again and rehearsals for a Knighton theatre group's current production are well underway
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale will be shown at a venue near Knighton early in the new year
Churches unite for special Crib Service at Hadley's Holy Trinity Church
Mid Wales youngster scoops multiple prizes in young photography competition
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies will be screened to a Builth Wells venue this new year
Kington venue to kick off the new year with a Burns Night event
