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Black Panther: Looking back at 50 years since Donald Neilson kidnapped Bridgnorth teenager Lesley Whittle

Fifty years on from the abduction of Lesley Whittle, Mark Andrews looks back on the crime that shocked the West Midlands

Features|11 hours ago

At last it can be shown - a Shropshire bouncing baby picture which was banned at the time

Features|Dec 31, 2024

Review of the year: West Midlands was crucial as political landscape turned upside down

News|Dec 31, 2024

Eighty years ago, on December 24, 1944, Hitler sent a Christmas message to a Shropshire town.

Nostalgia|Dec 24, 2024

Christmas is a time when families get together - but years of war made things tough with enforced separation.

Features|Dec 20, 2024

Care at Christmas: 'Severn Hospice's art therapy helped me through my cancer ordeal'

News|Dec 19, 2024

We're more than a 'nice to have', says Severn Hospice chief

Features|Dec 16, 2024

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How Sophia turned her allergy struggles Into a life-saving app for millions

Your World|Dec 10, 2024

Dogs Trust: 23 adorable dogs in search for their forever homes in Shropshire this week

News|Dec 7, 2024

Shropshire village's disappearing doorstop mystery takes a new turn in search for unique relic from Munslow Church

Nostalgia|Dec 5, 2024

Veteran Star man tasted the highs and lows

Nostalgia|Nov 28, 2024

Council's adult social care approaches praised by watchdog

News|Nov 22, 2024

Covid, war and the death of The Queen: Shropshire in the 2020s

Nostalgia|Nov 9, 2024

Turning back the clock to look at Shropshire in the 2000s

Nostalgia|Nov 7, 2024

Strikes, power cuts, rampant inflation: A look back on Shropshire in the 1970s

Nostalgia|Nov 5, 2024

A look back at Shropshire in the 1960s

Nostalgia|Nov 4, 2024

Battleship battle veteran Tony Ditcham dies at 102

Cleobury Mortimer|Nov 1, 2024

Ministers await inflation data as Reeves defends response to market turbulence

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Parents’ mental health now most common factor in children’s social care need

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TV chef: Child poverty strategy must include healthy start scheme improvements

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Large portions and forcing children to finish meals ‘could be fuelling obesity’

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‘Lost generation’ at risk of leaving school without vital Send support, MPs warn

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Funeral costs reach record high as one in five families struggle to pay

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WATCH: Dog who lost more than half her body weight and had to be put down after owner left her starving

News|12 hours ago

Watch: Man tries to swig lager while being arrested for drink driving

UK News|13 hours ago

Brigit Festival to celebrate women of all ages and from all walks of life

Viral news|Jan 13

Royal award for ‘selfless’ teenager who supported fellow young cancer patients

Viral news|Jan 6

Thousands brave freezing Forth for annual Loony Dook

Viral news|Jan 1

How a 1904 Dublin boot store was brought back to life by a ‘trendy’ coffee shop

Viral news|Dec 29, 2024

Fresh warnings as death toll from wildfires rises to 25

World News|1 hour ago

South Korea’s impeached president detained in martial law investigation

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Elon Musk sued over failure to disclose stocks before buying Twitter

World News|2 hours ago

South Korean law enforcement officials enter presidential compound

World News|2 hours ago

‘It should have been toasted’: Retro blue VW van survives deadly LA wildfire

World News|5 hours ago

Senators grill Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s choice for Pentagon chief

World News|6 hours ago