<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>Shropshire Star refurbishment</title>    <link>https://www.shropshirestar.com/topic/refurbishment/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Shropshire Star refurbishment and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:25:41 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-05T17:25:41Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.shropshirestar.com/topic/refurbishment/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Newtown youngsters benefit from better facilities at revamped youth cafe]]></title>          <link>https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/newtown-youngsters-better-facilities-revamped-youth-cafe-9332454</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Newtown youngsters benefit from better facilities at revamped youth cafe</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:00:11 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9332454</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.shropshirestar.com/jpim-static/image/2026/11/05/13/02/Newtown-Cafe-4.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C12%2C0%2C12" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Powys County Council</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Councillor Matthew Dorrance, Powys County Council&#039;s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for a Fairer Powys, at the launch event for the refurbished Newtown Youth Café, with Newtown East Councillor and the council’s Anti-Poverty Champion, Joy Jones (both standing). With them are Andrew Mederick and Gwen Evans of The Feathers Association and some of the young people who use the youth café. -  (Powys County Council)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karen Compton]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-05T14:00:11+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>