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'Limited bus routes and railway stations leave young people excluded from opportunities at college' says Shrewsbury MP

There is a "poverty of opportunity" forcing Shropshire students to limit their career aspirations due to a lack of transport options, an MP has said.

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Shrewsbury MP Julia Buckley

Thomas Adams School in Wem has won the Boarding Innovation
Award at the Boarding Schools’ Association (BSA) Supporting Excellence Awards.

North Shropshire secondary boarding school wins prestigious award

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Moorfield Primary School in Newport has been graded as 'Outstanding' across the board by Ofsted. Picture: Google.

'Pupils know their school is a special place' - Primary school in Newport graded as 'outstanding' across the board

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Parent and child reading

Tutor Doctor’s top educational book picks for Children’s Book Week

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Powys County Council Leader Councillor James Gibson-Watt

Powys council leader speaks about dire Estyn report

Staff and children at Nurture & Grow. Pictured front, from left: Ronnie, two; Lucas, two; Maeve, three; Hunter, three; Ollie, one. Pictured back, from left: Emily, two, and Hayley Dwyer; Hugo, three. and Debbie Woolley; Margo, one, and Natasha Stanford; Ollie, one, and Amber Walters; nursery manager Amanda Rawlings-Higgins with Ryleigh, one. Photo: Steve Leath

Broseley nursery whose 'staff provide children with a welcoming environment' celebrate glowing first Ofsted report

Race the Sun winners Chloe and Daisy

Girl power as pupils race the sun

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Editor's choice

Major change coming to GCSE Results Day 2025 - here's what you need to know

Eric and Albert's toy dragon competition with Ysgol Llanfechain

Public Health Wales calls on parents to protect young people against cancer with HPV vaccination

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Beckbury CofE Primary School were selected to receive the £5,000 Golden Grant

Tesco shopper selects Beckbury CofE Primary to receive a £5,000 grant

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Headteacher at Greenacres Primary School and Nursery Emily Kynaston with pupils.

Greenacres Primary School celebrates Ofsted judgement and being upgraded after recent improvement

Celebrations at Cosy which has been honoured for its excellence in international trade, and supplying sustainable nursery and educational equipment to 38 countries.

Early years’ specialists Cosy Direct achieve King’s Award for Enterprise

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Aidan Matthews, a former student at William Brookes School in Much Wenlock, is among the first cohort.

Game on: New course is generating ‘incredibly exciting’ results

Students from Lady Hawkins School in Kington will be invited to attend a Kington Town Council meeting to pass on youth issues and to learn about local councils

Kington pupils invited to town council meeting to talk about youth issues and learn about councils

Sally Baggaley, aged 103, worked as a nurse throughout the 2nd World War

Students meet veterans to talk about the war

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Pupils love playing outdoors and building dens in the forest school.

'I love the family feel' - Inside nurturing Shropshire primary school with a beautiful backdrop and a reason to celebrate

'Children thrive in this inspiring and nurturing setting' - Telford nursery celebrates 'outstanding' Ofsted judgement

Pupils wish much-loved Reverend Garry Ward the best in his retirement.

Claverley school bids farewell to popular retiring vicar who told bible stories in a 'fun and enthusiastic way'

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Ratify ocean treaty and ban destructive fishing in protected areas, PM urged

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Direct trains from UK to Switzerland move step closer

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Cabinet meeting

‘Trade deal needed urgently to save 150,000 livelihoods’ senior minister says

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A handheld SSE smart meter for household energy usage is held next to an electricity meter displaying a balance

Energy suppliers pay out £7m after overcharging 34,000 customers

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A British Airways Boeing plane at Heathrow airport

British Airways owner IAG buys 32 new Boeing planes from US amid trade deal

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Addenbrooke’s University Hospital

Mothers of patients of suspended surgeon seek meeting with Health Secretary

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Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds

Jobs ‘days’ away from being lost without US deal, suggests Reynolds

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Military troops stand in formation in Red Square

Russia’s Victory Day parade marks 80th anniversary of defeat of Nazi Germany

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The new Pope waves at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV to celebrate first Mass after election as Francis’s successor

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Man stands in the window of a scorched building

Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire overnight

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A family waits for transportation as they leave following overnight shelling from Pakistan at Gingal village in Uri district, Indian controlled Kashmir

Pakistan denies Indian accusations of attacks on military bases

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North Korea says Kim Jong Un supervised missile tests

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The clinic where Maradona underwent surgery

Psychiatrist testifies she has no regrets over treatment of Diego Maradona

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A man waving a Peruvian flag

Peruvians elated after cardinal who spent years in country is elected Pope

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Smokey Robinson speaks to the media

Smokey Robinson’s lawyer says rape allegations against him are ‘vile and false’

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A big hole is seen on the roof of a house suspected to have been damaged in an Indian drone attack in Karachi, Pakistan

India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations amid fears of wider confrontation

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