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May 6, 2025

The Great British Food Festival is coming to Shifnal's Weston Park. Photo: Great British Food Festival

Shropshire 'in for a treat' with The Great British Food Festival set to take over Weston Park

News|13 hours ago

Great British Food Festival arrives at Weston Park this July.

Great British Food Festival arrives at Weston Park this July with a celebration of delicious cuisine

Your World|17 hours ago

The author Salman Rushdie is to appear at this year’s Hay Festival (Hay Festival / Salman Rushdie)

Renowned writer Salman Rushdie to appear at Hay Festival

News|17 hours ago

Money raised will go directly to Pepper's Pet Rescue.

Hoo Zoo team complete 'Steep Challenge' for local pet rescue centre

Your World|20 hours ago

May 5, 2025

The platform at Telford Steam Railway's Lawley Village station has been rebuilt. Picture: Shaun Owen/Telford Steam Railway.

Telford Steam Railway celebrates reopening of station platform after major rebuild project

A Lancaster bomber will fly over Shropshire this weekend. Picture: RAF Museum.

Iconic Lancaster bomber to fly over Cosford to mark VE Day 2025 - here's when

Emily Reynolds and George the Shire Horse ready for Heavy Horse Weekend at Blists Hill Victorian Town

Heavy Horse Weekend returns to Blists Hill Victorian Town

Your World|May 5

Combermere Abbey gardens

Combermere Abbey opens restored gardens to visitors after 5-year break

Your World|May 5

25 amazing model railways entertain Severn Valley Railway visitors

May 2, 2025

ICE West Midlands Awards Heritage Winner

Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge Restoration wins at 2025 ICE West Midlands Awards

Your World|May 2

May 1, 2025

Close-up of part of the display at the Iron Bridge Tollhouse

New display in Iron Bridge Tollhouse marks Victory in Europe Day

Your World|May 1

April 30, 2025

Red Arrows practice new display.

Incredible cockpit footage shows RAF Red Arrows display being polished as 2025 season dates listed in full

Jess Hodgkiss, Visitor Engagement Team Leader, helps the team at Blists Hill Victorian Town practise their country dancing ahead of the Victorian Spring Fair

Blists Hill Victorian Town hosts a Victorian Spring Fair this May bank holiday

Your World|Apr 30

Half term holiday ideas: Gulliver's Valley Resort Stay & Theme Park Entry Family from £139

Half term holiday ideas: Gulliver's Valley Resort Stay & Theme Park Entry Family from £139

Affiliates|Apr 30

April 29, 2025

Shakespeare performed at Soulton Hall

Epic weekend of theatre at Soulton: Shakespeare’s Dreams and Shelley’s Tragedy

Your World|Apr 29

Two wolverine kits have ventured outside for the first time after being born at Dudley Zoo in February.

Adorable moment two 10-week-old baby wolverine kits venture outside for the first time at a West Midlands zoo

A visitor meeting a baby dino at Park Hall Countryside Experience

Don’t miss dino-themed fun on the farm

Your World|Apr 29

How volunteers brought a beloved Shropshire working farm back to life after four years in the wilderness

April 28, 2025

Ironbridge

'The quiet valley that changed the world' - Ironbridge features on list of places that make you proud to be English

Ironbridge|Apr 28

Gleaming steam loco proves popular on Severn Valley Railway line during extended Easter stay

April 27, 2025

Head gardener Marvin Challinor

In pictures: Spring in full swing at north Shropshire manor gardens now open to the public

Market Drayton|Apr 27

April 25, 2025

Ludlow Assembly Rooms is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Photo: Google

Independent cinema in Ludlow marks 100th anniversary by screening three films from 1925

April 24, 2025

Cholmondeley Castle Plant Hunters' Fair

Plant treats for garden lovers at Cholmondeley Castle Gardens this Sunday

Your World|Apr 24

April 23, 2025

Line-up at Church Stretton Arts Festival.

Everything you need to know about the Church Stretton Arts Festival 2025 including line-up and workshops

Church Stretton|Apr 23

April 22, 2025

On duty at 'Step Back to the 1940s'. Picture: Ken Witherow

Rip-roaring fun as the Severn Valley Railway steps back to the 1940s

The stable yard at the Oteley Estate

Ellesmere Farm Shop & Café extends opening hours

Your World|Apr 22

Billy the steam roller at Blists Hill Victorian Town for the Steam in Miniature event

Steam in Miniature at Blists Hill Victorian Town

Your World|Apr 22

A sneak preview of the VE Day installation which we unveiled at Wonderwool Wales

Wonderwool Wales 2025, the premier wool and natural fibre festival in Wales, is on course to be a record-breaker with advance ticket sales ahead of previous years

April 21, 2025

Telford Steam Railway with Michael Portillo (in red).

Telford Steam Railway stars in episode of Great British Railway Journeys

April 20, 2025

The Sabrina boat in Shrewsbury. Photo: Tim Thursfield

Seven of the best things to do in Shropshire over Easter from tours to boat rides

April 19, 2025

'Gutted' locals and tourists in the Quarry react to news of Shrewsbury Flower Show being cancelled

April 18, 2025

Weston Park is celebrating a year of success

Weston Park Easter Motor Show 2025: All you need to know that will get your engine revving

Tamworth Castle, by LDR, with permission for use by all LDRS partners

11 amazing West Midlands and Shropshire castles to visit for a royal day out this Easter

April 17, 2025

Zoo Owners Will and Becky Dorrell celebrate the award.

Telford's Hoo Zoo ranked 'second best zoo in UK' for third year running

Your World|Apr 17

April 16, 2025

Gayle Kelly, Head of Development at IGMT, with the new mobility scooter

Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust secures funding to launch its first all terrain mobility scooter at Blists Hill Victorian Town

Your World|Apr 16

April 15, 2025

Good Friday Plant Hunters' Fair at Whittington Castle

Plant fair returns to Whittington Castle this Friday

Your World|Apr 15

April 14, 2025

Lucy Oldnall, Project Manager, and Gary Stephenson, Project Officer for the Conserving the Historic Estate Project at the Hay Inclined Plane at Blists Hill Victorian Town

Scheduled Ancient Monument at Blists Hill Victorian Town reopens to visitors following major conservation work

Your World|Apr 14

The George Watson Buck narrowboat al Llanymynech Canal Wharf

Montgomery Canal trips restart at Easter

Your World|Apr 14

April 13, 2025

We visited the Bridgnorth pub full of vintage charm that pulls the perfect pint for avid trainspotters and locals alike

April 12, 2025

GreenWood Family Park has welcomed more than 100 new team members and several dinosaurs

Dinosaurs roar into GreenWood Family Park for Easter adventure as eco park recruits more than 100 extra team members

Your World|Apr 12

Plant Hunters' Fair at the Dorothy Clive Garden

Easter plant treats for gardeners at the Dorothy Clive Garden

Your World|Apr 12

The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society has announced that schedules for the 2025 Royal Welsh Show are now available to view on the official website

Royal Welsh Show 2025 Schedules Now Live – Entries Opening Soon

April 9, 2025

Weston Park Gins

New tasting event to showcase Weston Park gins

Your World|Apr 9

Meet the rabbits at Park Hall this Easter

Fairytale Eggstravaganza comes to Oswestry for Easter

Your World|Apr 9

Jessica Hodgkiss, Visitor Engagement Team Leader at Blists Hill Victorian Town, holding the Easter trails in front of the new steam yachts fairground ride

Have a cracking Easter at Ironbridge Valley of Invention

Your World|Apr 9

Lingen Davies Colour Fest at Apley. From left, Emilie Kerr of LD, Daniel Morton and Linda Harris of Apley, and Naomi Atkin, CEO of LD.

Highly-anticipated 5k colour run near Telford returns to raise money for Lingen Davies Cancer Fund

April 8, 2025

DJ Howard Donald, member of the 90s boy band pop group Take That.

UK Proms in the Park at Attingham Park announces celebrity line-up for 2025

Your World|Apr 8

April 7, 2025

Adorable bush dogs give the sniff-test at Peak Wildlife Park

Adorable rare endangered bush dog puppies give the sniff-test at Peak Wildlife Park

April 6, 2025

Chocolatiers at an attraction in Birmingham claim to have crafted the world's largest Cadbury Creme Egg. Standing at 3ft-tall (90cm), the Easter creation from confectionary workers at Cadbury World in Bournville is roughly the height of an emperor penguin.

Chocolatiers claim to have cracked world’s largest Creme Egg in the West Midlands

We visit an award-winning holiday home in the Shropshire Hills