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March 26, 2025

Partial solar eclipse

Partial solar eclipse to be visible in the UK this weekend - how to watch as clear skies forecast for the West Midlands

MP demands 'reassurance' scrapping NHS England won't mean end of support for county's 'failing' hospital trust

Bellway is offering to pay up to £15,000 towards stamp duty costs for customers who reserve a new home at Darwin’s Edge in Shrewsbury before 30 April.

Bellway launches campaign to support buyers in Shrewsbury facing stamp duty increase

Your World|Mar 26

Physical activity can be one of the best ways for people to live well with a long term health condition

Shropshire communities eligible for up to £3,000 in funding as popular charity grants programme reopens in 2025

Your World|Mar 26

Titty Trail team
(l-r) Louise Childs, Naomi Atkin, Miranda Ashwell, Emilie Kerr, Steph Smith, Catherine Buckley, Helen Davies

Charity's 'Titty Trail' goes nationwide to promote breast cancer awareness

Your World|Mar 26

Paula Gardner, Interim Chief Nursing Officer

Nursing boss welcomes work to remove Shropshire hospital's danger concrete

Beetle and Honeybee are pictured with (from left) team members Sara Chambers, Trinity Metcalfe and Donna Richardson. Photo: Dogs Trust

Meet the playful greyhounds looking for loving Shropshire home after leaving the racing track behind

March 25, 2025

'He should have seen it through!' Watch 'gutted' Shrewsbury Town fans react to manager Gareth Ainsworth's shock departure

Town council shares update on closure of popular Shrewsbury splash park

Mark Hooper, Project Lead at Visit Shropshire, and Amelia Redge, Agency Director at Reech

Reech named as Shropshire’s official marketing partner

Your World|Mar 25

Shropshire Pine Marten 2023

Shropshire’s rarest wild mammal featured at national conference

Your World|Mar 25

Taxi driver pushed and grabbed around the throat in Shrewsbury town centre - police launch appeal

Detail from Wedding Illustration Sketchbook.
Pencil Sketch

The Art Practice of Michael Mihangel

Your World|Mar 25

Beetle and Honeybee are pictured with (from left) team members Sara Chambers, Trinity Metcalfe and Donna Richardson. Photo: Dogs Trust

Pair of playful grey-t-hounds looking for loving home after leaving the racing track behind

Your World|Mar 25

The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Firefighters called to blaze at property on an industrial park in Shrewsbury

Engineers called in to make repairs as Shrewsbury residents experience no supply, poorer pressure and discoloured water

Alistair McGowan

Ludlow resident and man of a thousand voices Alistair McGowan to appear in Shrewsbury

120 fantastic World Book Day pictures from schools across Shropshire and Mid Wales

March 24, 2025

The demonstration was organised by the Farmers to Action campaign group and led by Alan Hughes.

Watch: 'No farmers, no food' - Angry Shropshire farmers stage protest outside Telford council offices

The group first marched to the venue.

Activists hail success of rally as they campaign to improve water quality

The ferris wheel in position in The Square.

Shrewsbury Moves festival ends on a high with giant ferris wheel surprise

Some of the Community Foundation for Shropshire team at their new office

Community Foundation for Shropshire opens new office in Shrewsbury

Staffordshire|Mar 24

Picture of Morgan Dorsett making a heart shape with her fingers

Shrewsbury teenager killed in dog attack was bitten on face and neck, inquest opening told

Members of Severn Business Networking at the event

Hundreds join Pontesbury Potter to support Severn Hospice

Ebnal Road, Shrewsbury. Photo: Google

Yellow lines planned for roads near Shrewsbury college and primary school

Dorrington's Horseshoes. Photo: Google

Leasehold for pub which is 'destination dining venue' in Shrewsbury up for sale

'Black mamba' Shrewsbury cannabis dealer with history of 35 offences spared jail

St Andrew's CofE Primary School in Nescliffe. Picture: Google.

Village primary school near Shrewsbury praised for being 'warm, friendly and inclusive'

Richard Parkes, chief executive of the SYA charity.

Netflix's hit show Adolescence 'sends important message to parents' - Shropshire charity boss

March 23, 2025

The Beacon Hotel in Shrewsbury. Picture: Google

Fire brigade called to Shrewsbury pub after kitchen fire

Fine and points for Shrewsbury driver who crashed and failed to stop for police

Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller in Adolescence.

Netflix series Adolescence: Shropshire schools leader on the crime show everyone is talking about, including banning phones and Andrew Tate

Fire engines were called

Shrewsbury house fire - firefighters sent to the scene to tackle blaze in bedroom

Mayors, mergers and money - what's the truth behind devolution for Shropshire

March 22, 2025

Punk legend Feargal Sharkey issues rallying call to Shropshire river campaigners

The audience at the event

Shrewsbury Moves Festival enjoys sold-out launch

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service are proposing 10p a week council tax increase

Pair rescued from Shrewsbury M&S lift by firefighters

The Young'uns

Award-winning folk legends The Young'uns will celebrate band's 20th anniversary at Shropshire show

Your World|Mar 22

How Covid brought down the curtain on our theatres - but the show still went on

Features|Mar 22

The Mayor of Shrewsbury's charity evening.

Mayor of Shrewsbury 'delighted' after charity evening raises £1,500 for local causes

Pictured left to right, Mel Fullerton, Kate Johnston and Annalin Owen.

'We wanted to give people a real artisan experience' - Artists and jewellery-makers team up to open brand new stall in Shrewsbury’s market hall

Ukrainian refugee filmmaker to premiere new documentary telling stories of children fleeing war-torn nation to Shropshire

Six black and white cats up for adoption at RSPCA Gonsal Farm Animal Centre in Dorrington. Photos: RSPCA Gonsal Farm Animal Centre

Six black-and-white cats looking for homes in Shropshire including farm cat who was tragically abandoned

March 21, 2025

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Picture: LDRS

NHS waiting times at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust fall short of Government targets - here's by how much

Beth Heath, Sid Heath and Clare Wells accepting the award.

Food festival tastes success after securing major award

Swansea to Shrewsbury train cancelled as emergency services deal with 'incident' near railway

More disruption expected this weekend as M54 to close between Shifnal and Wolverhampton

The bronze sculpture by Josef Lorenzl which sold for £1,500.

Modern and contemporary designers in demand at Shrewsbury auction

Shropshire town named on 2025 Sunday Times list of 'best places to live'

The Mytton & Mermaid is requesting permission to build a new car park.

Mytton & Mermaid car park plans updated as experts say they would have no impact on historic surroundings

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