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December 13, 2022

Supporting image for story: Ice tragedy has echoes of horror in Shropshire

Ice tragedy has echoes of horror in Shropshire

December 12, 2022

Supporting image for story: Flashback to 2012: Boxing building looking in good shape

Flashback to 2012: Boxing building looking in good shape

December 8, 2022

Supporting image for story: Last Dambuster George ‘Johnny’ Johnson dies aged 101

Last Dambuster George ‘Johnny’ Johnson dies aged 101

November 30, 2022

Supporting image for story: Lionel's sleek speedbirds were stars of the skies

Lionel's sleek speedbirds were stars of the skies

November 27, 2022

Supporting image for story: The brave crew who helped prevent a runaway train crash from being an even bigger tragedy

The brave crew who helped prevent a runaway train crash from being an even bigger tragedy

November 21, 2022

Supporting image for story: Group's appeal for help in unlocking secrets of demolished church

Group's appeal for help in unlocking secrets of demolished church

Soldier's explosive diary lifts lid on reality of war

November 20, 2022

Supporting image for story: Pen used by the late Queen up for adoption as museum celebrates golden anniversary

Pen used by the late Queen up for adoption as museum celebrates golden anniversary

Supporting image for story: Can you see it? Mysterious face spotted at the entrance to a tunnel dug under Bridgnorth Castle

Can you see it? Mysterious face spotted at the entrance to a tunnel dug under Bridgnorth Castle

Supporting image for story: 1930-2018: The Star looks back at EVERY previous FIFA World Cup tournament

1930-2018: The Star looks back at EVERY previous FIFA World Cup tournament

Supporting image for story: Incredible story about the controversial life of a Shropshire maid who broke taboos in Victorian Britain

Incredible story about the controversial life of a Shropshire maid who broke taboos in Victorian Britain

November 16, 2022

Supporting image for story: Is this what Shakespeare really looked like? The only portrait painted during his lifetime

Is this what Shakespeare really looked like? The only portrait painted during his lifetime

November 15, 2022

Supporting image for story: Death at 82 of one of county's last coal miners

Death at 82 of one of county's last coal miners

November 14, 2022

Supporting image for story: Triumphant return for lads who knew the drill

Triumphant return for lads who knew the drill

November 11, 2022

Supporting image for story: Long-lost cousins from fishmonger family hoping to reel in a Eurovision hit

Long-lost cousins from fishmonger family hoping to reel in a Eurovision hit

November 10, 2022

Supporting image for story: How Lucy Lunt brought sunshine into lives of blind children

How Lucy Lunt brought sunshine into lives of blind children

Supporting image for story: Author seeks help with Bridgnorth war book

Author seeks help with Bridgnorth war book

November 8, 2022

Supporting image for story: Sixties dancers riddle solved at last

Sixties dancers riddle solved at last

November 2, 2022

Supporting image for story: Newport then and now: Looking to the past to see how the town has changed

Newport then and now: Looking to the past to see how the town has changed

Supporting image for story: Strikes, swearing and Big Brother – 40 years of Channel 4

Strikes, swearing and Big Brother – 40 years of Channel 4

Supporting image for story: Ten shows that turned us on to Channel 4 over the last 40 years

Ten shows that turned us on to Channel 4 over the last 40 years

October 31, 2022

Supporting image for story: Archive photos of Wellington show how much one of Shropshire's biggest towns has changed

Archive photos of Wellington show how much one of Shropshire's biggest towns has changed

Supporting image for story: Shropshire storyteller tells of the county's eerie folklore dating back to the Norman Conquest

Shropshire storyteller tells of the county's eerie folklore dating back to the Norman Conquest

October 29, 2022

Supporting image for story: A trip to Italy confirms Shropshire's leading role in the Lamborghini legend

A trip to Italy confirms Shropshire's leading role in the Lamborghini legend

October 28, 2022

Supporting image for story: Couple's Ludlow local history book looks into not so well documented part of town

Couple's Ludlow local history book looks into not so well documented part of town

Supporting image for story: Memories of the Fiesta as Ford retires Britain’s best-selling car after nearly 50 years

Memories of the Fiesta as Ford retires Britain’s best-selling car after nearly 50 years

October 27, 2022

Supporting image for story: Former Roman camp for up to 10,000 soldiers granted special status

Former Roman camp for up to 10,000 soldiers granted special status

Supporting image for story: From shaky beginnings, beer guide became a national institution

From shaky beginnings, beer guide became a national institution

October 24, 2022

Supporting image for story: Shrewsbury schoolboy who turned his back on the new Queen

Shrewsbury schoolboy who turned his back on the new Queen

October 21, 2022

Supporting image for story: Leadership can be a funny old game, Liz

Leadership can be a funny old game, Liz

October 20, 2022

Supporting image for story: Shrewsbury in black and white: Archive photos show how town has changed in 100 years

Shrewsbury in black and white: Archive photos show how town has changed in 100 years

October 19, 2022

Supporting image for story: Shropshire towns then and now: Five old photos that show how the county has changed in 100 years

Shropshire towns then and now: Five old photos that show how the county has changed in 100 years

Supporting image for story: Confidential talks held on future of Ludlow's historic town walls amid growing calls for action

Confidential talks held on future of Ludlow's historic town walls amid growing calls for action

October 17, 2022

Supporting image for story: Proud footballing memories for cup winner Ken, 91

Proud footballing memories for cup winner Ken, 91

October 12, 2022

Supporting image for story: How Bridgnorth toiled to offer up gift to their Queen

How Bridgnorth toiled to offer up gift to their Queen

October 10, 2022

Supporting image for story: The story of the Severn speed king who gave boats some Wallie

The story of the Severn speed king who gave boats some Wallie

Supporting image for story: Flashback to October 1982: Mary Rose is brought back to the surface

Flashback to October 1982: Mary Rose is brought back to the surface

October 8, 2022

Supporting image for story: Murder and plague: The haunting of Buildwas Abbey by the ghost of a murdered monk

Murder and plague: The haunting of Buildwas Abbey by the ghost of a murdered monk

October 7, 2022

Supporting image for story: Flashback to 2007: Duke in region to visit flood-hit Severn Valley

Flashback to 2007: Duke in region to visit flood-hit Severn Valley

October 6, 2022

Supporting image for story: New excavation at Iron Age hillfort in Shropshire finds ancient remnants and shrapnel from WW1 training facility

New excavation at Iron Age hillfort in Shropshire finds ancient remnants and shrapnel from WW1 training facility

Supporting image for story: Back to the future as old abandoned bridge resurfaces at dried-out Lake Vyrnwy reservoir

Back to the future as old abandoned bridge resurfaces at dried-out Lake Vyrnwy reservoir

Supporting image for story: The ghostly stories behind one of England's bloodiest battles that took place in Shropshire

The ghostly stories behind one of England's bloodiest battles that took place in Shropshire

October 4, 2022

Supporting image for story: Still no names for teenage dancers of Shrewsbury after plea to identify them

Still no names for teenage dancers of Shrewsbury after plea to identify them

October 3, 2022

Supporting image for story: Meet the civic society members on a mission to document the definitive history of Market Drayton

Meet the civic society members on a mission to document the definitive history of Market Drayton

October 1, 2022

Supporting image for story: Tracing the memories of war veteran who cleared the way for D-Day invasion

Tracing the memories of war veteran who cleared the way for D-Day invasion

September 29, 2022

Supporting image for story: Friends of Flaxmill Maltings closed after saying its functions had been taken over

Friends of Flaxmill Maltings closed after saying its functions had been taken over

September 27, 2022

Supporting image for story: Dozens of historic discoveries declared 'treasure' found in Shropshire in the last year

Dozens of historic discoveries declared 'treasure' found in Shropshire in the last year

Supporting image for story: 'Our answer to Bigfoot!' The seriously creepy Victorian folklore surrounding the region's canals

'Our answer to Bigfoot!' The seriously creepy Victorian folklore surrounding the region's canals

Supporting image for story: How bike enthusiasts can bag a 1960s West Mercia Police constabulary motorcycle

How bike enthusiasts can bag a 1960s West Mercia Police constabulary motorcycle

Supporting image for story: Shropshire's picture perfect high streets could be captured in a national photography competition

Shropshire's picture perfect high streets could be captured in a national photography competition

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