January 24, 2020

Archives project opens up researchers' treasure trove

Records relating to the internationally-known Owen family are being opened up to online researchers following the completion of a Shropshire Archives' project to catalogue the collection.

Shrewsbury

January 21, 2020

George Orwell's tales from the Midlands

George Orwell did not appear to be a fan of the West Midlands.

Church Stretton

Harrowing wartime diaries made into book

Secretly-written wartime diaries by a captured pilot detailing his harrowing experiences as a prisoner have been turned into a book by his daughter.

Telford

January 20, 2020

Flashback – January 20

January 22, 1972, was a ferry significant date for the river village of Arley, south of Bridgnorth.

Features

Blue Monday, or just fake news?

Cold mornings, short days, bracing winds and torrential rain. Christmas is a distant memory, the summer still a distant dream.

Health