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Everything you need to know as three-day music festival returns to Shrewsbury’s Albert’s Shed - including line-up

Shrewsbury’s three-day multi-venue music festival is returning to one of the most popular bars in the town - here’s everything you need to know.

Albert's Shed is hosting Loopfest 2025. Photo: Google

Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac

Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac kick-off their huge 70-date spring-summer 2025 UK tour

Your World|22 hours ago

Olivia Jageurs, harp

Presteigne Festival will be holding its mini festival of arts in May - the Springboard Weekend

Newtown Male Voice Choir

Choir to sing in Montgomery this Saturday in aid of hospital charity

Your World|Apr 23

Line-up at Church Stretton Arts Festival.

Everything you need to know about the Church Stretton Arts Festival 2025 including line-up and workshops

Church Stretton|Apr 23

Award winning Scottish folk band Gnoss

North Shropshire Folk's next gig with Gnoss

Your World|Apr 22

A Taylor Swift night will be held at a Llandrindod Wells venue in May

Swifties get ready – a Taylor Swift night will be held at a Llandrindod Wells venue in May

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Gemima

Musician plans to play all 40 venues as annual music festival returns to Shrewsbury

Rhayader and District Male Voice Choir was once again invited by Knighton Town Silver Band to join forces in a wonderful evening of music in Knighton Community Centre

Spring Spectacular with Knighton Silver Band and Rhayader Male Voice Choir

Picture: Gemima Gallier

Loopfest: Musician will play every venue over the festival weekend to raise money for arts-based charity working with learning-disabled adults

Your World|Apr 17

Páirc Summer Series

Páirc Summer Series 2025: More acts announced for the UK’s biggest Irish music & culture celebration

Cantiones takes a bow!

An extraordinary 'sublime' concert - praise for choir's performance

Your World|Apr 16

Let’s Rock is set to return to the Quarry this summer. Photo: NW

UK's 'most iconic retro festival' returns to Shropshire - everything you need to know from line-up to tickets

DS:UK are back with one of their most popular tours – “Brothers in ’85” and its coming to Llandrindod Wells

DS:UK are back with one of their most popular tours – “Brothers in ’85” and its coming to Llandrindod Wells

Two musicians will be performing a night of live music to raise money for a Builth Wells venue

Two musicians will be performing a night of live music to raise money for a Builth Wells venue

A heavy metal tribute band will be playing al AC/DC’s hits at a Llandrindod Wells venue

A heavy metal tribute band will be playing all AC/DC’s hits at a Llandrindod Wells venue

Wellington (Telford) Brass Band performing at the Edge Arts Centre

Wellington Brass Band celebrates 25th anniversary in style at The Edge Arts Centre

Your World|Apr 14

Micheal Martin signing a book of condolence

Irish postal service offers to send cards to the Vatican for free

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Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle arrives in Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting

Government would not support social media ban for under-16s, minister says

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Jamie Kadolski

Man who pretended to be paramedic jailed for sexual offences

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Nick Thomas-Symonds

Youth mobility scheme with EU ‘not in Government plans’, minister says

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Police officers

Half a million shoplifting offences recorded by police for the first time

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Marks and Spencer

M&S says contactless payments still down after cyber attack

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Blues and Villa fans spotted at WWE

Aston Villa and Birmingham City fans spotted at WWE 'every week' - leaving fans flabbergasted

Aston Villa|Mar 26

CCTV shows Shane O'Malley and an accomplice raiding Hansons Auctioneers building in Derbyshire

BBC Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson's auction house targeted by hammer-wielding ram-raid crook in £21,000 raid

Mackintosh at the Willow

Glasgow tearoom hosting talks on enduring relationship with ‘now-humble’ cuppa

Viral news|Mar 24

Ireland’s ‘best contemporary art’ to be showcased at Dublin fair

Viral news|Mar 23

Lisa Wright and Valerie Jack

Woman who gave kidney to friend urges Scots to consider donation

Viral news|Mar 11

Actor Alexander Westwood

West Midlands Police admit losing interview of another potential victim of rapist actor Alexander Westwood

India-Kashmir-Attack

Tensions escalate between India and Pakistan following deadly attack in Kashmir

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A man sits on the ground outside a house damaged by a Russian air strike in a residential neighborhood in Kyiv

Zelensky cuts short South African trip after Russian strike on Kyiv kills nine

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China Space

China launches three astronauts to replace crew on Chinese space station

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South Korea Obit Pope Francis Global Reax

Pope’s doctor recounts Francis’s final moments

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he American and Chinese flags wave

China says there are no negotiations with the US over tariffs

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Two men and a child walk in front of a building, blackened and smoking. There is rubble covering the floor.

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 28 people, Palestinians say

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