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The heartwarming tale of donkey who 'saved Christmas' in Shrewsbury leads to a fascinating discovery

A fascinating discovery has been made after the tale was told of a donkey who “saved Christmas” in Shrewsbury during the Second World War.

Jessie the donkey and Private 'Taffy' Ellis

In the weeks before Christmas, refugees arrived - and Midlanders welcomed them

News|Dec 15, 2024

Major Joan Crooke in the dress.

See stunning haute couture dress which belonged to female Shrewsbury Major and has found its way to county museum

News|Dec 11, 2024

Snow scene from the March 1947 blizzards. Unnamed boy clearing a road on the way from Wolverhampton to Claverley

11 nostalgic photos of snowy Shropshire in years gone by

News|Nov 22, 2024

History of Shrewsbury's 16th century 'Prince's Palace' revealed as plans to demolish offices lodged

Property|Oct 15, 2024

Share your memories of Shrewsbury's night life before part of town is demolished for good

Shrewsbury|Sep 7, 2024

Flashback to the '90s in Shrewsbury: Bombs, Barbara Windsor and the biggest earthquake in Britain in 100 years

Shrewsbury nostalgia|Aug 18, 2024

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History uncovered as Shrewsbury artist draws town's historic library - complete with Darwin statue

Shrewsbury|Aug 11, 2024

22 nostalgic photos from more than 100 years of the Shrewsbury Flower Show

Shrewsbury nostalgia|Aug 4, 2024

The super 70s in Shrewsbury: 24 fascinating pictures of county town from the 1970s

Shrewsbury|Jun 12, 2024

10 aerial photographs of Shrewsbury from the 1950s and 1960s - how much has the county town changed?

Shrewsbury nostalgia|Apr 1, 2024

Never seen before Darwin images digitised by Shropshire Archives

Shrewsbury|Feb 6, 2024

Pictures recall Shrewsbury gasometer's last gasp

Shrewsbury|Jan 5, 2024

6 archive photos of Shropshire life as past generations of people prepared for Christmas

Shrewsbury nostalgia|Dec 25, 2023

The night up and coming band The Beatles played Shrewsbury Music Hall in the early sixties

Music|Dec 2, 2023

Unusual stone carving could solve medieval mystery about Shropshire's past

South Shropshire|Nov 4, 2023

Nostalgia: 18 photos that show how Shropshire's high streets have changed over the years

Bridgnorth nostalgia|Oct 28, 2023

Victoria with her cub Brodie

Victoria, the UK’s oldest polar bear, is euthanised at age 28

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Signs outside a JD Sports store

JD Sports reveals weaker profits as tariffs set to lift US prices

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A view of the entrance to Sir Keir Starmer’s house in Kentish Town, north London after a suspected arson attack. Emergency services were called to blazes at the doors of two homes in north London within 24 hours of each other

Third man charged over arson attacks on properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer

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Alex Staniforth, wearing a red T-shirt, running across mountainous terrain

Avalanche survivor marks 10 years since Nepal quake by scaling 446 UK mountains

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Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

Corbyn criticises ‘silence and evasion’ over Gaza in call for UK inquiry

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STV HQ at Pacific Quay

STV to create new commercial radio station

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An art piece displaying two women

Europe’s first museum of contemporary Palestinian art opens in Edinburgh

Viral news|May 17

Primary six teacher Lyndsay Ellis (left) with Ukrainian teacher Anzhelika Lishchenko (right), during training in Poland

Primary school pupils begin reading partnership with Ukrainian children

Viral news|May 11

Kris Baillie pictured outside Fife's Seescape

Partially-sighted man to travel across UK to raise funds for Fife charity

Viral news|May 11

School pupils hold up a Ukrainian flag

Co Antrim pupils building lasting links with Ukrainian school

Viral news|May 11

Crowds watch illuminations during the Bealtaine Fire Festival at the Hill of Uisneach in Co Westmeath

Spectators gather for ancient Celtic fire procession that welcomes summer

Viral news|May 11

The Royal Mint VE Day commemorative 50p coin

Coins to mark 80 years since VE Day launched by Royal Mint

Viral news|Apr 30

Russian servicemen attend a combat training for assault units in an undisclosed location in Ukraine

Putin visits Kursk region for first time since Ukrainian forces ‘expelled’

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US Menendez Brothers

Parole hearing for Menendez brothers delayed until August

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Senate Homeland Security

Judge rules US officials must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan

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Japan Rice

Japan’s agriculture minister resigns after remark about buying rice

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Fortnite Apple APP Sore

Fortnite video game returns to iPhone app store in US

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Donald Trump next to a display of the Golden Dome space programme

Trump announces he has selected final ‘Golden Dome’ space missile defences

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