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Plus Telford grooming gang ringleader has bid for freedom rejected

Joule’s Brewery and The Red Lion Inn

Shropshire pubs recognised at Joule’s Brewery Awards 2026

Josh Davison fires his last-gasp winner

Crawley Town 2 Shrewsbury Town 3: as it happened

House of Fraser at Telford Shopping Centre

Appeal after eight men involved in Telford shopping centre altercation

Pics at the Veterans Centre at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital. It was the 107th birthday of: Colin Cole.

Tributes as former Shropshire D-Day veteran dies aged 107

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital where a major construction project is continuing.

Shropshire health organisations launch voluntary redundancy scheme

A temporary road closure along the A41 near Newport is set to come into force next week.

Four-week closure planned for A41 - with 13-mile diversion in place

News

Wolves fans

Give us your player ratings for Wolves v Portsmouth

Some of the cats at RSPCA Gonsal Farm

Adorable cats looking for a home as numbers at all-time high

Powys Council plan to turn Ysgol Calon Cymru's Builth Wells campus into a Welsh medium all through school. from Google Streetview.

Welsh medium all through school in Builth Wells delayed until 2028

Llandrindod residents invited to set out their priorities before town council budget set

Residents invited to Llandrindod Wells pre-budget consultation event

The refurbishment will include new Freemotion strength and resistance equipment

Telford gym to close for more than a month for major refurbishment

Ocean Colour Scene are coming to Shrewsbury next year

Britpop legends announced as first headliners of Loopfest 2027

Carys is an adoptive parent with Adoption Mid and West Wales

More Powys families urged to consider adoption

Paramedics called as car ends up on roof in Much Wenlock crash

Two vehicles up in flames on busy A5 on outskirts of Shrewsbury

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Peter Hill from West Bromwich has forked out around £336,0000 drinking on the world's longest pub crawl has celebrated reaching his 25,000th boozer.

West Midlands man on world's longest pub crawl reaches 25,000th pub

Tom Decker with knitted traffic officer in Fillongley, Warwickshire.

West Midlands villagers install fake knitted speed cameras

Four in five drivers would consider going back to driving school

Luke Powell at Burnley

WATCH: Video analysis of Wolves’ brilliant Burnley comeback

Business

The disruption is believed to be linked, at least in part, to technical problems affecting Google Cloud

Major internet outage hits banking apps and websites across the world

Small rise in West Midlands unemployment rates as UK wide figures fall

High Street, Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth businesses invited to share their good news

Randlay Community Centre in Telford.

Parish council agrees to spend £20k on battery system for solar panels

Nostalgia

Keith Beddoes at the Severn Valley Railway in Bridgnorth in 1970, when his dream of preserving and reviving the closed line had come to triumphant fruition. May 23 that year saw the line reopened for steam hauled passenger trains.

Remembering SVR founder Keith Beddoes with some gems from collection

Simple wooden crosses on the graves of the German enemy at Bridgnorth Cemetery, seen here in 1941

Bridgnorth's wartime mystery of the flowers on the enemy graves

Billy Lloyd in front of Dawley’s Captain Webb Memorial with two unidentified children.

Little Billy Lloyd: The Shropshire character everyone remembered

Nigel Hadlow, who was assistant general manager of the Chasewater Light Railway, near Cannock, was sprucing up some old signs ready for the new season when this picture was taken in February, 1978. Old railway signs continue to be in high demand from collectors.

'What's going on with the Royal Mail?' - Your letters

The end of the Seven Stars in December 1964

The 450-year-old Shropshire pub that vanished in just a few hours

'King' John Richards and Steve Daley

Plus When it was Moor the merrier for Wolves

Education

An architect’s drawing of new construction skills centre at Shrewsbury College

Work to begin on new construction skills centre at Shrewsbury College
Work is due to begin this autumn, with the centre scheduled to welcome its first students in September 2027.
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Dame Esther Rantzen

Esther Rantzen’s daughter tells of ‘great love’ and ‘great grief’

Paul Hollywood, Alison Hammond, Nigella Lawson and Noel Fielding smiling while standing in a row

Fifth baker leaves Great British Bake Off during dessert week

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne in 2017

Sharon Osbourne: I did not tell children how sick Ozzy was before final concert

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne in 2017

Sharon Osbourne: I did not tell children how sick Ozzy was before final concert

Richard E Grant

Richard E Grant denies staging Traitors reveal to get out of filming

Mairi McAllan

Moving BBC Scotland online ‘wholly unacceptable’, says Scottish Government

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e.l.f. Cosmetics is bringing its beauty looks to the virtual world with a new ZEPETO experience

e.l.f. Cosmetics has launched Express Your e.l.f. on ZEPETO

I found these beautiful autumnl flower bouquets from Bunches that are perfect for the season

Three beautiful autumn bouquets from Bunches

Politics

Powys residents can submit a question about services to the full council meeting

Powys residents can submit a question to the next full council meeting

Cllr Beverley Baynham, joint leader of the of the Powys Independents group, represents Presteigne.

New councillors to meet standards committee after local elections

Safety concerns have been raised regarding the Bullring area in Whitchurch.

Action demanded over town trip hazards, dark spots and crime fears

Elisabeth ‘Elise’ Addams.

Former Mayor of Shrewsbury to stand in by-election

Shropshire Fire Service at scene of London Road crash

Safety plan being drawn up in wake of tragic fatal Shrewsbury crash

Member of the Senedd for Gwynedd Malddwyn, Claire Johnson-Wood taking her oath.

Column by Reform UK Senedd Member Claire Johnson Wood

Gladestry young people show their support for their local at risk school.

'Keep Gladestry School open for future learners', young people say

Farming

FUW calls for a long-term strategy to fulfil significant potential of Welsh dairy sector

Union calls for a long-term strategy for Welsh dairy sector

CLA Midlands Regional Director, Sophie Dwerryhouse

Farming Talk: Rural communities urged to prepare

Pheasant

MP urges gamekeepers to have their say on gamebird restrictions plan

A caravan being towed

Fire service urges drivers to ‘keep it in tow’ in rural road campaign

Felicity at the university

Ruth Archer star 'humbled' by honorary degree

Jo Hilditch at the presentation of the Outstanding Contribution to British Agriculture Award 2026 at this year’s British Farming Awards

Prestigious British Agriculture Award presented to Kington woman

Opinion

PICTURE FROM THE ARCHIVE: The Mayor of the French town of Thiers, Mr Maurice Adevah-Pœuf (left), and Bridgnorth Mayor Councillor Mike McCarthy pose proudly in Bridgnorth High Street on October 1, 1978. The pair held up the official scrolls commemorating the civic ceremony that formally united Bridgnorth and Thiers as twin towns. Were you in the High Street crowd to watch this historic moment in Bridgnorth's history?

Letters: Wildlife, Europe and Strictly, plus a 1978 twinning ceremony

PICTURE FROM THE ARCHIVE: This aerial photograph captures the changing skyline of Whitchurch in 1978. Key landmarks of the Shropshire market town stand out clearly across the townscape: the historic St Alkmund's Church dominates the top left, the bustling Smithfield market occupies the top right, and the town's local dairy site is visible in the bottom left. Do you recognise any of your favourite streets or buildings in this 1970s view of the town?

Pensions, transport and the Budget - letters, plus a 1978 aerial view

Prisoners celebrating their early release

Mark Andrews: Solve jail crisis and boat crossings in one fell swoop Mark Andrews

Dorothy Croxton was a cobbler in the village of Penkridge, Staffordshire, and is pictured here at her workshop in May 1970. She took over the job when her husband left the business to work for the council. This image comes from the national archives of the Press Association.

'Was I brainwashed on Brexit?' - Your letters Pictures from the Past

Your World

The 'Let's Get Together' group's entry to the travel themed scarecrow competition!

Broseley scarecrow entry celebrates Friendly Bus and its passengers

Tea and Telescopes

Much Wenlock care home residents explore the solar system

Jimmy Harrison (left) and Dale Vernon (right) outside of Minimal Barbers Newport

Barbershop raises £1,500 for charity after 12-hour darts marathon

Statesman Conwy Valley

Vintage Christmas lunch train to call at West Midlands stations

Environment

Stormy conditions are expected this weekend

Beware Storm Austen - woeful weekend weather for the West Midlands

Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy, Adam Price

Powering Powys communities from the ground up

Plans to purchase new dog waste bins for Kington will have to be considered when a new budget is set.

Plans for new Kington dog waste bins to be considered in budget talks

Welsh Water customers invited to help shape the organisation's long term strategy

Have your say on Welsh Water’s future strategy

Dan Stacey has a look around White Ladies Priory, which many people say is haunted

Plus Shropshire priory ruins that sheltered a king – and may hide a ghost

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