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'A wonderful opportunity to celebrate Shropshire': County's towns urged to express interest in being UK Town of Culture 2028

Shropshire Council is urging towns to look at entering the UK Town of Culture competition - and says it will back the entrant with the best chance of success.

Supporting image for story: 'A wonderful opportunity to celebrate Shropshire': County's towns urged to express interest in being UK Town of Culture 2028

Supporting image for story: 'Not considered appropriate': Shropshire Council took no action over drink-driving mayor

'Not considered appropriate': Shropshire Council took no action over drink-driving mayor

Supporting image for story: Shropshire providing the UK's first town of culture is surely a formality - here's why

Shropshire providing the UK's first town of culture is surely a formality - here's why

Supporting image for story: South Shropshire fire crews called to fuse board blaze in 50ft barn

South Shropshire fire crews called to fuse board blaze in 50ft barn

Supporting image for story: Shropshire mayor who hit cyclist with car while twice the drink-drive limit stands down

Shropshire mayor who hit cyclist with car while twice the drink-drive limit stands down

Supporting image for story: Organic farmers plan expansion of award-winning Shropshire holiday park on Welsh border

Organic farmers plan expansion of award-winning Shropshire holiday park on Welsh border

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?

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'A wonderful opportunity to celebrate Shropshire': County's towns urged to express interest in being UK Town of Culture 2028

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Supporting image for story: Shropshire trail makes The Telegraph's list of 11 Britain’s finest winter walks

Shropshire trail makes The Telegraph's list of 11 Britain’s finest winter walks

Supporting image for story: 'Our hands are tied': Shropshire town council explains its position on mayor's drink-drive conviction

'Our hands are tied': Shropshire town council explains its position on mayor's drink-drive conviction

Supporting image for story: Yellow weather warning and fog in parts of Shropshire and Mid Wales as drivers warned to take care

Yellow weather warning and fog in parts of Shropshire and Mid Wales as drivers warned to take care

Supporting image for story: Woman cut free from car by firefighters after south Shropshire crash

Woman cut free from car by firefighters after south Shropshire crash

Supporting image for story: Drink-driving Shropshire town mayor sentenced

Drink-driving Shropshire town mayor sentenced

Supporting image for story: 'We are grateful for the support and efforts of many people' - South Shropshire pub bought by the community to reopen again after time was called two years ago

'We are grateful for the support and efforts of many people' - South Shropshire pub bought by the community to reopen again after time was called two years ago

Supporting image for story: 'Triumphs and Tears': A family’s journey with Clun Forest Sheep

'Triumphs and Tears': A family’s journey with Clun Forest Sheep

Supporting image for story: Amber weather warning for Shropshire: Where Storm Claudia could hit as UK braces for washout weekend

Amber weather warning for Shropshire: Where Storm Claudia could hit as UK braces for washout weekend

Supporting image for story: Light goods vehicle crashes in rural south Shropshire - fire crews help driver

Light goods vehicle crashes in rural south Shropshire - fire crews help driver

Supporting image for story: Could Bridgnorth or Ludlow be the 'town of culture'? - MP calls for nominations for national competition

Could Bridgnorth or Ludlow be the 'town of culture'? - MP calls for nominations for national competition

About Clun

A small town on the Welsh border with south Shropshire, Clun has been named by the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England as one of the most tranquil locations in England. Popular with walkers, it sits on the Offa's Dyke path and boasts its own ruined castle that towers above the town. Every year the town hosts a unique Green Man Festival to welcome the spring.