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Gardening champion who dubbed Telford 'a disgrace to the nation' just kept winning in 60s and 70s

Started on the garden yet? You'd better get a move on if you want a display anything like as good as Jack York's.

Features|Mar 14

A little Shropshire town with a big heart - I discovered why locals love it in Much Wenlock

We need to talk about incontinence, Dudley MP tells Parliament

Features|Mar 12

The 'Great Fire' that changed Newport forever

International Women's Day 2025: Shropshire team is scoring a bright future for womens’ football

Nearly 30 years ago the Bedstone College story nearly came to an end when fire gripped the main school building.

Popular Shrewsbury Italian restaurant celebrates one last hurrah as owners look forward to retirement

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Inside the Shrewsbury cafe famed for breakfast and pancakes that's offering mouthwatering special offers this Shrove Tuesday

A rare beauty, isn't she? Muscular, too, with enough horsepower to knock your socks off.

Wigwig, New Invention, lynx and midges - the origins of some of Shropshire's weird and wonderful place names

Features|Feb 23

House of Yum Shrewsbury: Owners of beloved Thai restaurant thank "incredible" customers as second site announced

Couple who spent 67 years bringing music to the people of Walsall

Features|Feb 19

'I'm so excited' - Beverley Knight coming home to star for the first time at Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre

Surprise twist in tale of Shrewsbury baby honoured by pop star visit

Meet the Shropshire pottery artist who enjoys sharing her passion of clay with others

How RAF Cosford nursed sick and battle-scarred prisoners back to health as they returned home

The Toby Neal Collection|Feb 2

Dudley's father of the Industrial Revolution could have become a brewer

Ironbridge|Jan 26

Russian confrontation with peacekeepers ‘would be an extraordinary escalation’

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Health Secretary declines to be drawn on benefit freeze ‘speculation’

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Streeting ‘genuinely sorry’ for anxiety over job losses amid war on quangos

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Michelle O’Neill Washington boycott was a big mistake – Taoiseach

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‘Castlemen’ suited up as historical Fort Guard to be restored to full strength

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Appeal for commemorative playground for Southport victims hits £250,000 target

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Woman who gave kidney to friend urges Scots to consider donation

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

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Children’s artwork to go on show digitally at Scotland’s National gallery

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Girl with rare skin disease excited to go to secondary school

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Red Arrows 50p coin takes off from Royal Mint

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Pop-up tattoo parlour forms part of Valentine’s event at Ulster Museum

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Woman set alight on tram in eastern Germany

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Dozens killed in nightclub fire in North Macedonia

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Pope acknowledges presence of children praying for him outside hospital

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Ordnance blast kills 16 and collapses building in Syria

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Iran denies aiding Houthi rebels as US air strikes on Yemen kill 31

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Pope to miss Angelus prayer delivery for fifth Sunday

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