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Best Shropshire beauty spots to watch dazzling meteor shower peaking this weekend with up to 120 meteors per hour

Winter's best meteor shower is set to peak this weekend - with experts predicting up to 120 meteors per hour on a clear night.

Supporting image for story: Best Shropshire beauty spots to watch dazzling meteor shower peaking this weekend with up to 120 meteors per hour

Supporting image for story: Illuminated tractor run raises more than £3,000 for cancer charity

Illuminated tractor run raises more than £3,000 for cancer charity

Supporting image for story: West Midlands Ambulance Service to get 23 new vehicles after multi-million pound investment from Government

West Midlands Ambulance Service to get 23 new vehicles after multi-million pound investment from Government

Supporting image for story: Music teacher banned for life after inappropriate behaviour towards a pupil at school near Shropshire

Music teacher banned for life after inappropriate behaviour towards a pupil at school near Shropshire

Supporting image for story: Villagers warn of flood risk and 'significant strain' on services as plan for 100 new homes considered

Villagers warn of flood risk and 'significant strain' on services as plan for 100 new homes considered

Supporting image for story: Cancellations of prosecution notices for speeding offences from West Mercia Police see huge increase, new figures show

Cancellations of prosecution notices for speeding offences from West Mercia Police see huge increase, new figures show

Supporting image for story: Search is on for six figure EuroMillions winner from Powys

Search is on for six figure EuroMillions winner from Powys

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Best Shropshire beauty spots to watch dazzling meteor shower peaking this weekend with up to 120 meteors per hour

Council accused of giving Ludlow Boxing Day hunt dog 'privileges' and 'glossing over health concerns'

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Supporting image for story: Call for car theft crackdown as new figures show 38% of cases unsolved in Dyfed-Powys

Call for car theft crackdown as new figures show 38% of cases unsolved in Dyfed-Powys

Supporting image for story: ‘My teenage son’s limp turned out to be cancer’: West Midlands mum’s heartbreaking message to parents to help save others after raising £280,000 for charity

‘My teenage son’s limp turned out to be cancer’: West Midlands mum’s heartbreaking message to parents to help save others after raising £280,000 for charity

Supporting image for story: West Midlands Ambulance Service seeks volunteers in Shropshire - can you help?

West Midlands Ambulance Service seeks volunteers in Shropshire - can you help?

Supporting image for story: Crash at bridge on busy south Shropshire A-road - firefighters and police called to scene

Crash at bridge on busy south Shropshire A-road - firefighters and police called to scene

Supporting image for story: National Trust hopes to boost income with new ticketless parking machines at south Shropshire beauty spot

National Trust hopes to boost income with new ticketless parking machines at south Shropshire beauty spot

Supporting image for story: New Year Honours List 2026: Meet the inspirational Shropshire folk honoured by the King for helping others in diverse ways

New Year Honours List 2026: Meet the inspirational Shropshire folk honoured by the King for helping others in diverse ways

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Council accused of giving Ludlow Boxing Day hunt dog 'privileges' and 'glossing over health concerns'

Shropshire Council has been accused of being “biased” towards the Ludlow Hunt and giving the organisation "privileges".

Supporting image for story: Council accused of giving Ludlow Boxing Day hunt dog 'privileges' and 'glossing over health concerns'

Supporting image for story: Ludlow Winter Festival brings magic to the town centre

Ludlow Winter Festival brings magic to the town centre

Supporting image for story: Countdown to Christmas begins in south Shropshire as towns hold their big light switch-on events

Countdown to Christmas begins in south Shropshire as towns hold their big light switch-on events

Supporting image for story: Fundraising talk and art fair in Church Stretton

Fundraising talk and art fair in Church Stretton

Supporting image for story: Christmas Concert at Ditton Priors

Christmas Concert at Ditton Priors

Supporting image for story: Rick Astley confirmed for Ludlow Castle concert line-up - tickets on sale later this week

Rick Astley confirmed for Ludlow Castle concert line-up - tickets on sale later this week

Supporting image for story: A celebration of Britten: Marches Choir to bring composer’s genius to Bishop’s Castle

A celebration of Britten: Marches Choir to bring composer’s genius to Bishop’s Castle

About South Shropshire

South Shropshire is the most rural area of the county. It is home to ancient monuments and is packed with history, and includes Ludlow, where tourists flock to all year round to visit the castle and many other landmarks.